Vintage flowers, with their delicacy, sparkle, and vintage charm, are so right for jewelry, interior decor, special gift-giving, and memorable weddings. Beads in Bloom provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, advice on tools and supplies, and a colorful gallery of vintage collectibles and contemporary beaded projects. Projects include a clover, rose, sunflower and chrysanthemum flower pin. Make spectacular French beaded flowers-all you need is wire, beads, and this informative resource.
Arlene Baker—needlework and bead artist, designer and teacher—lives in Downey, California, and draws her inspiration for this book from more than 25 years of collecting vintage ribbonry and beadwork. She is a member of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America.