How to make a beaded hyacinth: 14-step tutorial

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Beaded Hyacinth

Twenty little flowers, five beaded leaves, and a plant that catches the light.

This tutorial uses yellow flowers to demonstrate the method. The same steps also apply to the other matching BobbleSprig hyacinth kits.

• 20 flowers
• 5 leaves
• One potted plant

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Materials and tools

The counts below describe the plant made in this tutorial.

• 20 · Flower-shaped beadsOne for each flower
• 20 · Small seed beads for the flower centersOne for each flower center
• 5 · Seed beads for the leaf stoppersOne at the base of each leaf
• As needed · Green bugle beadsOne per flower, plus the four rows in each of the five leaves
• As needed · Supplied craft wireCut as you work, leaving enough to form and secure each piece
• 1 · Main flower stemSupports all 20 flowers
• As needed · Green floral tapeSecures the flowers and wraps the main stem
• 1 · Small ceramic potHolds the arrangement
• 1 · Foam insertCut it to fit your pot
• As supplied · Decorative grassCovers the foam around the stem and leaves
• Bring your own tools: Wire cutters, Needle-nose pliers, Scissors, Ruler.

The main flower stem and floral tape are included. Cut the foam to fit your pot. Use the supplied wire and cut as you work, leaving enough for each join and stem.

Video tutorial

Normal-speed demonstrations show the key joins. Repeated work is accelerated and labelled.

STEP 01 / 14

Sort your materials and prepare the wire

Watch this step · 00:17

1. Separate the flower-shaped beads, seed beads, green bugle beads, and craft wire.
2. Use the wire supplied in your kit. Cut one piece for each of the 20 flowers, leaving enough wire to fold it in half and twist a small stem below the beads.

Keep your wire cutters, pliers, scissors, and ruler within reach.

Check before moving on: Your beads are sorted, and you have wire ready for 20 individual flowers.

STEP 02 / 14

Add the flower center and flower bead

Watch this step · 00:39

1. Fold one piece of wire in half. Thread on one seed bead and slide it to the middle, at the fold.
2. Bring both wire ends together and pass them through the center hole of one flower-shaped bead.
3. Slide the flower bead up to the seed bead. The seed bead should sit in the center of the flower, on its front side.

Both wire ends pass through the flower bead together.

Check before moving on: One seed bead sits in the flower center, with two wire ends extending from the back.

STEP 03 / 14

Secure the flower with one bugle bead

Watch this step · 01:20

1. Separate the two wires behind the flower. Thread one green bugle bead onto just one of the wires.
2. Push the bugle bead against the base of the flower. Bring the other wire down alongside the outside of the bugle bead.
3. Hold the flower and bugle bead in place. Twist the two wires together just below the bugle bead, starting with about two turns to lock it in place.
4. Continue twisting the remaining wires into a small flower stem. Repeat until you have 20 flowers.

The bugle bead stays close to the flower, with one wire through its hole and the other along its outside.

Check before moving on: Each flower has one center bead, one flower bead, one bugle bead, and a twisted wire stem.

STEP 04 / 14

Make a stopper bead for the leaf

Watch this step · 02:00

1. Cut a longer piece of the supplied wire for a leaf, allowing enough for four beaded rows and a twisted stem.
2. Thread on one seed bead. Position it so there is a short tail on one side and a long working end on the other.
3. Loop the wire back through the same seed bead and pull it snug to hold the bead in place. Use your pliers to help tighten the loop if needed.
4. Keep the long end free for the following beading steps.

This seed bead acts as a stopper at the base of the leaf.

Check before moving on: The stopper bead is secure, and the long wire end is ready for beading.

STEP 05 / 14

Form the two outer rows

Watch this step · 02:44

1. Thread 13 green bugle beads onto the long wire and slide them down to the stopper bead.
2. At the top of this row, fold the bare wire back beside the last bugle bead. This bend forms the tip of the leaf.
3. Thread on 13 more bugle beads and bring this second row down the other side, toward the base.
4. Wrap the working wire once around the short wire just below the stopper bead to hold the outer outline together.
5. Straighten the two rows and compare their lengths. If one row is longer, swap one of its beads for a slightly shorter one so the rows sit evenly.

Make the turn with the bare wire outside the top bead. Leave the inside of the leaf open for the next two rows.

Check before moving on: Two long beaded rows form the outside of the leaf, with an open space between them.

STEP 06 / 14

Add the first inner row

Watch this step · 03:54

1. Thread 12 green bugle beads onto the working wire as a starting count.
2. Bring this new row up inside the outer outline, working from the base toward the tip.
3. Straighten the wire and check the length against the outside rows. The beads should reach the tip without pushing the outline out of shape.
4. Once the row fits, wrap the working wire once around the bent wire at the tip to secure it.

Bead lengths vary slightly. Check the actual fit before securing the row.

Check before moving on: The first inner row runs from the base to the tip and is secured at the tip.

STEP 07 / 14

Add the second inner row and adjust the fit

Watch this step · 04:52

1. Thread on 12 more green bugle beads as a starting count for the second inner row.
2. Bring this row down inside the other side of the outline, returning to the base.
3. You now have four lengthwise rows: two on the outside and two on the inside.
4. Check the length of each inner row before finishing. If a row is a little short, add a shorter bugle bead. If it is too long, swap in a shorter bead or remove an extra bead.
5. Aim for straight, neatly fitted rows. The final bead count can vary with the lengths of your beads.

Twelve beads per inner row is the starting point; use the fit of the leaf as your guide.

Check before moving on: Four beaded rows sit neatly together, with the working wire back at the base.

STEP 08 / 14

Finish the leaf stem and make five leaves

Watch this step · 05:49

1. Pass the working wire back through the stopper bead at the base of the leaf and pull it snug.
2. Bring the two wire ends together below the leaf and twist them into one stem.
3. Leave enough stem to anchor the leaf securely in the foam, then trim off excess wire.
4. Arrange the four beaded rows and gently bend the leaf into a natural curve.
5. Repeat the same method until you have five leaves.

Keep the twisted stem long enough to hold the leaf firmly when it is inserted into the pot.

Check before moving on: You have five shaped leaves, each with a twisted stem for inserting into the foam.

STEP 09 / 14

Prepare the pieces and floral tape

Watch this step · 06:41

1. Set out your 20 finished flowers, five leaves, and one main flower stem.
2. Take the green floral tape supplied with your kit and gently stretch it to make it tacky.
3. Keep a light stretch on the tape as you wrap, so it grips the wires and stem.

The main flower stem and floral tape are included in the kit.

Check before moving on: All the pieces are ready, and the floral tape is stretched and ready to wrap.

STEP 10 / 14

Build the flower spike from the top down

Watch this step · 07:07

1. Place the first flower stem alongside the top of the main flower stem. Wrap them together securely with floral tape.
2. Gently angle each next flower at its wire connection below the bugle bead so the flower faces outward.
3. Add the flowers gradually as you work down the main stem, turning them in different directions to build the flower spike.
4. Wrap close beneath each bugle bead and cover the small wire stems as you go.
5. You can attach one flower at a time, securing it before adjusting its direction. Continue until all 20 flowers are attached.

Adjust the spacing and direction as you work. Each layer can be arranged to suit the shape of your flower spike.

Check before moving on: All 20 flowers are secured to one main stem, with their faces arranged outward.

STEP 11 / 14

Finish wrapping the main stem

Watch this step · 09:00

1. Continue wrapping floral tape down the main stem, covering the exposed stem and flower wires.
2. Cut the tape when the wrapping is complete, and press the end firmly into place.
3. Gently adjust the flower faces and spacing until the flower spike looks balanced.

Check the flower spike from different sides as you adjust it.

Check before moving on: The main stem is wrapped, the tape end is secure, and the flowers are arranged.

STEP 12 / 14

Cut the foam to fit the pot

Watch this step · 09:42

1. Trim the supplied foam to match the inside of the pot.
2. Test the fit, make any small adjustments, and place the foam inside the pot.
3. Press it securely into place before adding the plant.

The foam is supplied for you to cut to fit.

Check before moving on: The foam sits securely inside the pot.

STEP 13 / 14

Insert the flower spike and five leaves

Watch this step · 10:05

1. Insert the finished main flower stem into the foam.
2. Insert the five twisted leaf stems individually into the foam around the flower stem.
3. Spread the leaves in different directions. Gently curve them outward and downward to give the plant a natural shape.

Each leaf stem goes directly into the foam and can be positioned on its own.

Check before moving on: One flower spike and five separate leaves are anchored in the pot.

STEP 14 / 14

Add the grass and finish your hyacinth

Watch this step · 11:00

1. With the flower and leaves in place, take the decorative grass as one connected piece and gently open a hole in the middle.
2. Lower it over the plant from above, bringing it down to the rim of the pot and around the bases of the stem and leaves.
3. Gather and tuck the grass around the main stem until the exposed foam is covered.
4. Make any final adjustments to the flowers, leaves, and grass. Your beaded hyacinth is complete.

Lower the grass gently around the finished plant, then close it in around the base.

Check before moving on: The foam is covered, the plant is arranged, and your beaded hyacinth is finished.

Your beaded hyacinth is ready. Gently adjust the flowers and leaves until the shape feels balanced.

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