Friday, January 29, 2010

Bee-eater (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Blue Tit (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Colorful fish (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Seahorse (2D)


Pattern from this book.

Frog/toad (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Great Tit (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Tiny crab


Pattern from this book.

Chaffinch (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Llama in progress


Pattern from this book.

Barn Swallow (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Petits Animaux en Perles

"Tiny beaded animals"
By Marie-Claude Burel, published in 2005

No longer available


My copy of this book is a downloaded version (shame on me!), because the original became unavailable just this Christmas. I had it in my Amazon shopping cart, but when I finally could afford it, it was gone :( If it ever becomes available again I'll definitely buy it.



Like the other book by the same author the layout is very practical, with the pattern/chart on the same side as pictures of the animal. The animals are presented with scientific names and a few facts, and they are sorted by class/type, like reptiles & amphibians, birds, rodents, insecteaters, etc.

Contains 30 patterns, some of which include:

Viper
Frog
Snail
Mouse
Squirrel
Hedgehog
Bat
Fox
Skunk
Raven
Blue tit
Pheasant
Rabbit
Deer
Wild boar

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Treefrogs (2D)


Modeled after pictures of real treefrogs. Based on the frog pattern in this book.

Poison dart frogs (2D)


All these frogs are modeled after actual species of poisonous frogs. Based on the frog pattern in this book.

Scarab beetle (2D)


The scarab is the blue beetle to the right. Shown here with a ladybug and an ant, because this is the only picture I took before giving the scarab away to a friend. Based on the ladybug pattern in this book.

Beaded ladies




All the ladies are based on the same pattern, the original is the Witch in the third picture, the rest are my own adaptations.

Tufted duck (2D)


The head is supposed to be black or blue, don't know why I made it green, and the wings should be darker as well... Pattern from this book.

Advent wreath with candles




Pattern from this book.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (2D)


Want to try again with this one... Based on the heron pattern in this book.

Panda in progress


Based on the polarbear pattern in this book (if I remember correctly).

Firebug (2D)


Pattern from this book.

Red beetle



Pattern in this book.

Bullfinches (2D)


Based on the hummingbird pattern in this book.

Cockatiel


Modeled after my mother-in-law's pet cockatiel named Dolly. Pattern from this book.

Bombardier beetle



Pattern in this book.

Firefly



Pattern in this book.

Senegal parrot



Modeled after my mother's pet, a Senegal parrot named Jakob. He passed away a few months ago, more than 40 years old! Based on the cockatoo pattern in this book.

Scarlet Ibis



Pattern from this book.

Swan in progress


Only the tail is missing, but I'd like to re-do the whole thing... Pattern in this book.

Butterfly & caterpillar



Patterns in this book.

Flying Mallard duck (2D)


Pattern from this book.

Gray Heron (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Toucan (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Crocodile (2D)


Pattern from this book.

Pig (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Badger (2D)


Pattern in this book.

Ladybug (2D)


Pattern from this book.

Bumblebee (2D)


One of my favorite insects, they are so fat and furry :) Pattern from this book.