Crystal Bumble Bee Pendant Bead Pattern

It’s that time of year when the busy bumble bees are buzzing around the garden, hard at work collecting nectar to make honey. What better way to celebrate the humble bumble bee than wearing a crystal version of him! This pendant is super fast to make up and suitable for even beginners to beading with full colour instructions. He would make a lovely additional to a summer dress and a very special gift for birthdays that fall over the summer months. This Crystal Bumble Bee Pendant bead pattern is made using Japanese Miyuki size 11 Delica beads and Odd Count Peyote is used, full instructions for this stitch is given however we do make available free instructions for Odd Count Peyote on www.threadabead.com. Please note the pattern may not work with any other size and type of beads. There are 2 delica colours in total and the finished beadwork is approximately 2.5cm x 3.6 cm. 17 x 3mm Yellow Crystal, 16 x 3mm Black Crystal, 1 x 6mm Black Crystal, 1 x 8mm Black Crystal, 1 x 10mm Black Crystal, 2 x 7mm x 5mm Fire polished Drop Crystal AB, 1 x 18 inch Trace Chain, 1 x 5mm Jump Ring and 1 x Sliver Plated Head Pin or 1 x 3mm Jump Ring are also required. The bead pattern supplied is 12 pages and includes 30 full colour photo and detailed instructions.