PUFFY HEART PENDANT

My version of the "puffy" heart using the hana-ami motif. Fully illustrated and detailed step-by-step instructions for a double-sided "puffy" heart pendant—19 pages, 108 steps with illustrations. The smaller hearts make sweet earrings as well.

Stitch: Triangle weave

Beads Used:For larger heart: size 11 seed beads, 4mm bicone crystals and 4mm fire-polished beads; for smaller heart: size 15 seed beads and two colors of 3mm fire-polished beads.

Approx Finished Size: Larger heart: 1.5 inches wide by 1.5 inches long; smaller heart: about one inch wide by one inch long

Pattern Price: $5.00

Payable through Paypal or major credit card for instant PDF download.

Also available for sale at Bead-Patterns.com.

PRINT COPY:
A print copy can now be purchased for $14.95 at my Lulu.com store. 19 pages, full color, 8.5 by 11 inch booklet professionally printed on 80lb interior paper with a 100lb cover and saddle-stitch binding.

Beads used in the photo above:

Large Heart:

• Approximately 150 size 11/0 seed beads: Matsuno Dyna-Mites Gold-plated. Can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com. Or use Miyuki 24kt Gold 11-465 at WhimBeads.com and Charlene's Beads.

• 50 size 4mm bicone crystals: Swarovski Rosaline Gold. Can be purchased online at INM Crystal.

• 14 size 4mm fire-polished beads: Czech Garnet. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com.

Small Heart:

• Approximately 150 size 15/0 seed beads: Miyuki Bronze 15-0457. Can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com (although for some reason, they call them metallic dark gold instead of bronze), WhimBeads.com and FoxdenDesigns.com.

• 50 size 3mm garnet fire-polished beads: Czech Garnet. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com.

• 14 size 3mm bronze fire-polished beads: Czech Light Bronze. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com.

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