In this article we will weave a very delicate beadflower – anemone. The name of the flower can be translated from Greek as anemone, from “anemos” – wind. The graceful petals of this flower can really be shaken by the slightest breeze. Their beauty was appreciated by the Greek women of antiquity, weaving wreaths from anemones; they bloomed luxuriantly in the gardens of Japan and China. In the mid-17th century, exquisite flowers appeared in European gardens. There are many legends about the origin of the anemone. According to one of them, this was the name of the beautiful nymph with whom the warm…

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The wave of beading craze can createthe feeling that this type of decorative and applied art has appeared recently. However, the creation of bead products – one of the oldest types of needlework. Its origins go back to ancient Egypt, where the first glass beads appeared. The peoples of the North made it from bone; in Rus' they used pearls and mother-of-pearl. There were even porcelain beads in China. Gold, silver, shells, precious stones and many other materials of those years are now successfully occupied by plastic and glass. Variety of colors, formats, textures and shapes…

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Everyone who has ever seen beautiful and tenderbunches of wisteria and inhaled its sweet aroma, remained fascinated by this wonderful plant. It is very often used in landscape design because of its beautiful flowering clusters. The beautiful liana got its name from the Greek word “glikos”, which means “sweet”. In Japanese culture, wisteria is almost as popular as sakura. Even the sacred Mount Fuji is named after flowers. According to Japanese legend, gods and goddesses live on the mountain. One of them is Sengen – goddess…

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In this article we will weave solar beadsrays falling to the ground – dandelions. In the language of flowers they mean happiness. There are many legends, traditions and myths about this wonderful and bright flower. One of them tells that one spring the sun admired the green grass on the ground. But in this splendor something was missing. The sun waved his hand, and golden lights shone on the ground – dandelions. But winter, lurking nearby, did not want such warm and bright flowers. She waved…

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In this article we suggest weaving beadsvery beautiful flower with a wide range of colors – iris. People have been growing bright and beautiful irises for many hundreds of years. One over 4,000 year old image from the island of Crete shows these flowers. It was grown by the Egyptians, Arabians and Slavs. The iris takes its name in honor of the Greek goddess Iris, who descended along a bright rainbow to convey the will of the gods to mere mortals. There are many legends dedicated to the flower. One of them tells about the times when…

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One of nature's most perfect creations– flowers. Bright and delicate, with a sharp strong aroma and no odor at all, in all possible shades of the rainbow and sizes. There are many legends and myths about many of them; flowers were dedicated to the ancient gods and people believed in their magical powers. They were used in rituals and prepared medicines. And of course, we admired their beauty. The narcissus was and remains such a flower. Its cultivation began in Ancient Persia. King Cyrus I called the narcissus “an immortal delight created by beauty.” In the poetry of the Persians…

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Would you like to express your warmest and most sincerefeelings and admiration for someone? Give him a gerbera. Large bright flowers with petals that look like rays of the sun and a delicate caramel aroma are sure to please with their modesty and artless beauty. According to one legend, a nymph named Gerbera was so beautiful that she captivated both boys and girls with her beauty. The close and obsessive attention bored and tired the beauty, and she turned into a modest flower. In addition to simple beauty, this wonderful flower has another amazing property…

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In this article we propose to weave a flowerbeaded hyacinth. This unusual and beautiful gift of nature has been known for a very long time. There are many legends and tales about him. There are sad ones, for example, the Greek legend about the young man Hyacinth, the favorite of the god Apollo. Beautiful flowers grew in the place where drops of the young man’s blood fell. And there are life-affirming beliefs, for example, in the East hyacinths were called “curls of gurias.” Here they believed that women learned to curl their hair when they saw these flowers. In order to weave a hyacinth flower from beads…

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Beading – it's not just a viewhandicrafts. In recent years, crafts made from beads have become so popular that products made from this unique material, thanks to the hands of craftswomen, have begun to turn into real works of art. This included all kinds of flowers made of beads, which look so natural that they can be presented as a holiday gift instead of a regular bouquet of flowers. Even the most inexperienced craftsmen in this type of needlework, using simple beading patterns, will be able to make the bouquet they have planned with their own hands without much difficulty.

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With the arrival of spring, lilacs begin to bloom.Lush grapes of lilac or white color came to us from Persia a very, very long time ago. Like many other beautiful flowers, it has been sung in books; there are many myths and fairy tales about lilac. According to one of them, which came from Scandinavia, lilac is the creation of the sun and rainbow. One day, the goddess of spring mixed bright rainbow colors with sunny colors and scattered them all over the earth. And because of this, beautiful flowers bloomed everywhere. When the goddess reached Scandinavia, then…

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