ELSA ORNAMENT

©2016 Deborah Roberti

Also makes a lovely suncatcher!

Get out your favorite crystals to make some sparkling crystal ornaments or suncatchers. These make great gifts and stocking stuffers!

Stitch: Triangle weave, netting

Beads Used: Size 11/0 and 8/0 seed beads, 8mm bicones, 6mm, 4mm and 3mm beads (fire-polished, glass pearls, round beads or bicones)

Approx Finished Size: About 2.5 inches square, not including seed bead loop

Pattern Price (Downloadable PDF only): $4.00

Payable through Paypal or major credit card for instant PDF download. NOTE: PDF download links are sent to the email address that you supply during purchase. If you have any problems downloading your PDF pattern purchase (this can sometimes happen if you are using a mobile device or tablet), please email me at Deb@AroundTheBeadingTable.com and I am more than happy to email your PDF pattern purchase to you.

My patterns are also available for sale at:

Etsy.com

Sova-Enterprises.com and Bead-Patterns.com

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Finishing Tips

If you are creating an ornament and want a much stiffer motif, you can find more information and links to product information on my tip, How to Stiffen Beadwork, here:
https://www.aroundthebeadingtable.com/Tutorials/StiffenBeadwork.html

Beads used in my photos

NOTE: Bead colors and coatings (and even bead types!) seem to be disappearing at a rate that I can no longer keep up with. I try to find substitutes when I can but "discontinued" seems to be the norm these days.

Silver-White:
• About 75 size 8/0 seed beads: Czech/Miyuki #27000 Crystal Full Labrador
• About 60 size 11/0 seed beads: Czech/Miyuki #27000 Crystal Full Labrador
• 6 size 3mm round beads: Czech White Opal
• 6 size 4mm beads: Opaque Grey Druks
• 12 size 4mm bicone crystal beads: White Opal
• 6 size 6mm beads: Comet Argent Light bicone crystal beads
• 6 size 8mm Color1 bicone crystal beads: Comet Argent Light
• 6 size 8mm Color2 bicone crystal beads: White Opal

Purple-Silver:
• About 75 size 8/0 seed beads: Czech/Miyuki #27000 Crystal Full Labrador
• About 60 size 11/0 seed beads: Czech/Miyuki #27000 Crystal Full Labrador
• 6 size 3mm beads: Czech Silver fire-polished beads
• 6 size 4mm beads: Comet Argent Light bicone crystals
• 12 size 4mm bicone crystal beads: Amethyst bicone crystals
• 6 size 6mm beads: Czech Deep Amethyst fire-polished beads
• 6 size 8mm Color1 bicone crystal beads: Amethyst bicone crystals
• 6 size 8mm Color2 bicone crystal beads: Comet Argent Light bicone crystals

Orandge-Red
• About 75 size 8/0 seed beads: Miyuki #4204 Duracoat Champagne Rocailles
• About 60 size 11/0 seed beads: Miyuki #4204 Duracoat Champagne Rocailles
• 6 size 3mm beads: Bright Gold pearls
• 6 size 4mm beads: Crystal Red Magma bicone beads
• 12 size 4mm bicone crystal beads: Fire Opal bicone crystals
• 6 size 6mm beads: Swarovski Indian Red bicone beads
• 6 size 8mm Color1 bicone crystal beads: Swarovski Fire Opal (discontinued)
• 6 size 8mm Color2 bicone crystal beads: Swarovski Astral Pink (discontinued)

Turquoise-Gold
• About 75 size 8/0 seed beads: Miyuki #4204 Duracoat Champagne Rocailles
• About 60 size 11/0 seed beads: Miyuki #4204 Duracoat Champagne Rocailles
• 6 size 3mm beads: Bright Gold pearls
• 6 size 4mm beads: Opaque Satin Gold Druk
• 12 size 4mm bicone crystal beads: Light Turquoise AB2x (discontinued Preciosa Aqua Bohemia 2AB is a good substitute)
• 6 size 6mm beads: Light Turquoise bicone crystal beads
• 6 size 8mm Color1 bicone crystal beads: Light Turquoise AB 2x (sorry Swarovski has discontinued this color in size 8mm bicones and I cannot source it anywhere but Light Turquoise AB is a good substitute)
• 6 size 8mm Color2 bicone crystal beads: Preciosa Crystal Celsian