Brooch "Butterfly"

Bezuglaya Olga

Hello my dear!

Bring to your attention a lesson on creating a gentle butterfly brooches.

We need:

Beads: transparent pearl brown, beige, light green, green, dark green and beige transparent iridescent size 12;
Faceted beads of different sizes golden, beige, green. Onyx beads 8mm, 

natural pearls of different sizes and shapes. Pearls 4mm Czech Republic; 

two cabochon teardrop natural aventurine 14-10-4mm; 

Charms drops 9-18 mm olive 2pcs; 

Basis for brooches; 

Nonwoven (or felt); 

Leather, construction paper, glue moment; 

Monofilament, bubbly and needles awl.

 Draw a butterfly, cut along the contour and based translation. Choosing pearl Biwa most rovnenko pearl glue where body is to be sewn for butterflies and reliability through the existing hole. On the upper wings glue cabochons. Sheathing beads cabochons use dark green, green and light green beads, making a smooth transition to the light from the outside of the wings. The second row includes still and beige beads.

 Further embroider boundary between the wings on both sides. Using the same color beads make a smooth transition of color .Zapolnyaem voids in the inner parts of the wings using dark green beads and faceted beads. Approaching to the outside often using beads gradually lighter colors. The outer edge decorated with pearls and beads. Here you can improvise with the location of major emphasis. The edge of the wings decorates golden faceted beads.

 Very small cabochons have not, and sew large beads are considered inappropriate because it will puff up over the whole embroidery. By this I take an awl, to dress for her onyx bead, folding any tissue in many layers and dent in it with an awl bead by breaking it into two halves. Here too large beads are not suitable because they are broken up into many pieces))). So we have obtained two small matching cabochon, which is glued to the lower wing of a butterfly.

 Sheathe our little cabochons one side, making the same transition of colors in the beads, and that in the second row with cabochons trim on the upper wing. And once again fills the void in the inner parts of the wings using dark green faceted beads and seed beads, and closer to the outside often using beads smoothly lighter color. Leather cut blank for decoration inside out. Marks the spot where required cuts and scissors cut two holes for the spring and eyelet fastener to mount. Coat with glue, cut a hole in the needle insert with spring and eyelet fasteners. Then glued to the underside of the embroidery pattern of heavy paper. It should be on the contour of our 2-3mm smaller butterflies. Then again smear glue and sticking to the underside of the leather with suede buckle.

 Now 15 minutes give the glue to dry. Then cut future brooch with skin and proceed to trim the edges. Sheathe edge "Russian" way (holes to each other) using beads in a smooth transition of colors, only now, after more beige and brown include beads at the ends of the wings. H and lower wings, opposite pearls at the edge of the casing, sew on beads two holes outside the "American" way. So do at the place where our butterfly antennae should be. So it will be convenient, making the suspension on the lower wings and antennae.

 Picking 5-6 shades smoothly into each other, you can create wonderful things. Do not be afraid to play with color. Improvise and you will always be able to create something unique!