star/poinsetta pendant pattern
size 11 seed beads
size 3 bugle beads (the longer the bugle bead, the larger the pendant
will be naturally)
size 12 beading needle
beading thread
base row: (the number of beads on the base row helps determine how many
petals/star points will be formed: 18 beads in the base row helps form 9
star points.)
string 18 seed beads to form a circle and tie a half-hitch knot in the
thread between 2 of the seed beads; string thread through the base row
one more time and pull taught.
1st petal/star point:
pull needle and thread through one of the beads of the base row and
string 1 bugle bead, 1 seed bead, 1 bugle bead and 4 seed beads. pull
needle through the first seed bead of the last 4, this closes the end
point forming a 4 bead cross/cluster. then string 1 bugle bead, 1 seed
bead and 1 bugle bead; pull needle through the next bead on the base row
and pull taught.
2nd petal/star:
thread 1 bugle bead and 1 seed bead, then run needle through seed bead
of first petal using ladder stitch, pulling taught. then add the next 1
bugle bead and 4 seed beads to form the point cluster; then string 1
bugle bead, 1 seed bead and 1 bugle bead to complete the 2nd petal,
pulling needle through the next base row seed bead.
continue the 2nd petal/star step until you've gone all the way around
the base row; this should form 9 petals/star points when completed.
pendant loop:
run the needle and thread through to the end of one of the cluster
points and string 10 seed beads, going back through the first seed bead
to form the loop; normally I run the thread through this beaded loop at
least 2 to 3 times for added stability.
closing the center of the poinsetta/star:
pulling the needle and thread down to the base row of the pendant, add
one seed bead and skip a bead, pulling the needle through; keep adding 1
bead and sewing it through every other bead until you've gone around the
base row once. then pull your needle and thread through each bead just
added to the base row and pull closed taughtly; you can even go through
this 2nd row twice to stabilize it more.
pull the needle through one of the seed beads of the 2nd center row and
string 4 seed beads; sew into one of the seed beads directly across the
center circle and string 4 more seed beads and sew into one of the seed
beads back across the center circle. run the needle in a ladder stitch
between these last two rows of 4 seed beads closing up the center.
to make the entire pendant a little more sturdy I usually run the needle
and thread through the entire outline of the petals, pulling taught as I
go and then tying off the thread in a half hitch knot and hiding it
inside the next bead before cutting my thread.
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