French Beaded Queen Anne's Lace

Who would make ribbon roses without some French Beaded Flowers thrown in?  FBF is an even more obscure craft  then ribbonwork.  Several years ago I purchased "More French-Beaded Flowers" by Dalene Kelly.  Her designs are so beautiful.  Unfortunately many of the examples of FBF are really ugly so I was happy to see her designs.  I even bought her first book through her site, www.beadedflowerpatterns.com , she also offers individual patterns.  So I collected many hanks of beads to make beautiful flowers but today was the first time I made something.  The ribbon roses needed a filler and I couldn't find a way to make Queen Anne's Lace out of ribbons.  So I remembered the downloaded file and thought I would try!  The flower looked easier then it was to make.  The first issue was that I couldn't find white beads so I decided to try it with silver.  It isn't a hard pattern exactly it is getting used to making beaded loops and making them tight enough so the beads don't move.  It took a lot more strength and I even used a smaller gauge wire.  So my hands are demanding some rest tonight!  With some changes I think the FBF will work as a lovely filler.

 

My ribbon roses are home.

 

 

Ribbon roses with FBF Queen Anne's lace.