Getting Ready...and a FREE Beading Pattern!

We have been having some fun getting ready for the 4th of July!

We painted our toenails a couple of days ago...

It was such a pain doing all of the detail with a toothpick!

I saw something similar here today, and it looks like an easier process.

I also made the girls these flag fringe necklaces.

They were super quick and easy to make...

and I put together a pattern to share!

I started by stringing the necklace part with beading wire, but you can use beading thread also.

~basic bead stringing/fringe knowledge is helpful~

You can find the American Fringe Necklace pattern HERE:

© 2012 threemoonbabies / Marjorie Dalgarn, All rights reserved.You may use this tutorial to make jewelry for sale. If you do so, please link back to Marjorie Dalgarn (http://livingwiththreemoonbabies.blogspot.com) in the item description.

Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July tomorrow!

4th of July Nails

Ramona and Sienna have 4th of July nails! I painted them with acrylic paints, then added a clear sparkle top coat of nail polish. They turned out cute, and the girls were very happy!

Goodie Bags for the 4th

I made these goodie bags for my three little ones.

They were 100% upcycled from t-shirts.

What's more fun than

getting a bunch of candy at a 4th of July Parade?:)

Hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th of July tomorrow.

My little artist

This is a picture that my 5 year old son Charles drew. He got to ride in a fire truck with my husband in our town's 4th of July parade yesterday.

He is becoming quite the little artist!

Here he is at the parade:

Hope that everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July!

Hair Bows

Here are some cute bows that I made for my girls to wear in their hair tomorrow for the Fourth of July.

They are really simple. The striped one was just tied in a bow, then attached to a hair band. The other two were almost as easy...

More Fourth of July Beading Patterns:

Here is an American flag earring beading pattern that I have been making for years now (it is brick stitch). I hope to make a pair up tomorrow, so that I can show you a finished version...notice the slight wave in the flag:

(click on image below to enlarge)

Here are some other fun and patriotic beading patterns that I found online:

A Bit of Beaded Bunting
Easy to Make Brick Stitch Earrings

photo from http://beadwork.about.com ***** 4th of July Celebration Set (Matching Earrings) - Project Sheet #68-002-38

photo from http://www.rings-things.com ***** Want to know how to make an American flag out of polymer clay? Fourth of July Clay Bracelet

photo from http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/ ***** ...and don't forget about my American Beauty earring pattern. ***** check out this website for really helpful, free beading tutorials:http://www.beadseast.com/primers.html
want to make your own designs? look here for free bead graph paper:http://www.beadedimages.com/patternbrickgraphpaper.pdf

Like this pattern?

Check out my book of 15 patterns!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007M0KV0U

***** © 2009 threemoonbabies / Marjorie Dalgarn, All rights reserved.You may use this tutorial to make jewelry for sale. If you do so, please link back to Marjorie Dalgarn (http://livingwiththreemoonbabies.blogspot.com) in the item description.

Seed Beaded American Beauty Earring Pattern

These earrings would be perfect for the 4th of July!

Feel free to use the pattern to make yourself a pair (or buy them in my Etsy shop!).
You will need to know how to do a two drop brick stitch and looped fringe.
Size 11/0 round or cylinder type beads will work best. I used Toho 11/0 seed beads in cobalt silver lined, silver galvanized matte, ruby silver lined matte and white opaque (but any shade of red, white, blue and silver will work).

(click on photo below for larger image)

check out this website for really helpful, free beading tutorials:

http://www.beadseast.com/primers.html

want to make your own designs?
look here for free bead graph paper:

http://www.beadedimages.com/patternbrickgraphpaper.pdf

Like this pattern?

Check out my book of 15 patterns!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007M0KV0U

© 2009 threemoonbabies / Marjorie Dalgarn, All rights reserved.You may use this tutorial to make jewelry for sale. If you do so, please link back to Marjorie Dalgarn (http://livingwiththreemoonbabies.blogspot.com) in the item description.

Fourth of July FAM style!

You have to check out this great collection of 4th of July/American themed items by the Fabulous Artistic Moms of Etsy:

http://fam-fabulousartisticmoms.blogspot.com/2009/06/forth-of-july-fam-style.html