Friday, May 20, 2011

Beadie Movie Friday: Pirates of the Caribbean!

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides premiers today. I am a big fan of the movie series and will be seeing this one as soon as all of us have time!

In honor of this premier, I designed beadies to resemble the characters from the movies:

Jack Sparrow: www.beadiecritters.com/patternpages/beadpiratejack.htm
Elizabeth Swann: www.beadiecritters.com/patternpages/beadpirateelizabeth.htm
Will Turner: www.beadiecritters.com/patternpages/beadpiratewillturner.htm

Barbossa: www.beadiecritters.com/patternpages/beadpiratebarbossa.htm
Davy Jones: www.beadiecriters.com/patternpages/beadpiratedavyjones.htm
Angelica: www.beadiecritters.com/patternpages/beadpirateangelica.htm
Hope you enjoy these new beadies!

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Movie Beadie Friday: Beauty and the Beast

On Fridays I will be featuring characters from a movie. Most of the time these will be cartoon movies, as is this one. Today's feature beadies are from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."

The Beast: www.beadiecritters.com/beadbeast.htm

Belle: www.beadiecritters.com/beadbelle.htm

Mrs. Potts & Chip: www.beadiecritters.com/beadpottschip.htm


Cogsworth: www.beadiecritters.com/beadcogsworth.htm

Lumiere: www.beadiecritters.com/beadlumiere.htm
Beauty and the Beast is one of my daughters' all-time favorite movies. My younger daughter watched it over and over and over again for months, and will still watch it occasionally. It's a definite classic in our house!

Watch the movie while you do the beadies for even more fun!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Sunshiney Day!

The sun is shining so beautifully today!

Here's a sun beadie critter:

Sun 2: www.beadiecritters.com/beadsun2.htm

How about a bird to celebrate the birds singing so sweetly?

Trio of Birds: www.beadiecritters.com/beadbirds.htm

And a ladybug that you might find while gardening:

Ladybugs: www.beadiecritters.com/beadladybugs.htm

Finally, a snake that you would hope not to find in your garden!

Snake: www.beadiecritters.com/beadsna.htm

Enjoy the sunshine, if it's shining where you are! Take your beads outside to your deck or porch and soak up some rays while you bead!

Monday, May 2, 2011

How About Some May Flowers?

Spring is finally here in Oregon (maybe--we can never really tell, but the sunny days are occurring more frequently and the rain is more sporadic), so how about some nice flower beadies for your backpack, purse, or keychain?

Here is a nice bunch of flowers:
Orange and Blue Flowers, http://www.beadiecritters.com/beadflowers3.htm


Beaded Daisy, http://www.beadiecritters.com/beaddaisy.htm
Want to make some jewelry? A daisy bracelet would be nice!
Beaded Daisy Bracelet, http://www.beadiecritters.com/beaddaisybracelet.htm
You could make the flowers in any colors you would like to make your own unique creation!

The national pasttime is in full swing. Want to show your support for baseball? Here are two patterns--one for beginners, and one more advanced.


Baseball, http://www.beadiecritters.com/beadbaseball3.htm

3-D Baseball, http://www.beadiecritters.com/bead3dbaseball.htm
For more patterns, go to http://www.beadiecritters.com/ and click on Patterns. Then choose a category. There are lots more flowers, sports, people, cartoon characters, etc!