It’s January! Are you ready to sparkle?! I have just the project to kick-start your beading year!
The Queen of Frost and Starlight is a statement necklace, and it’s packed full of sparkle! I’m thrilled to be a calendar girl for the third year in a row, and delighted to be collaborating with the team at BeadingSchool on this amazing project.
My project, Queen of Frost and Starlight, as January’s design, is the very first pattern you’ll get to make! I was SO happy with how this sparkling design turned out – and it was a joy to get to play with BeadingSchool’s beautiful beads and components.❄️
Here’s what BeadingSchool have to say about my design:
💎 “Like starlight frozen in crystal, this necklace tells a story of winter nights and shimmering skies. This necklace features rivolis in multiple sizes, carefully connected and embellished with star cabochons, bicone beads, and soft round pearls. A jewel that radiates sophistication, light, and regal presence.
The design balances structure and sparkle, bringing refined luxury to classic, timeless forms.”
When BeadingSchool sent me a dazzling and frosty palette of beads along with these stunning star components, I had a vague idea of the kind of design I would make… Something perfect for a ball and sparkling with frosty flair! And after that the design came together amazingly quickly!
The finished piece is extravagant and dazzling. For any fellow Romantasy readers, perhaps you can also picture a fae queen wearing it to a wintry ball!
What is the Beader’s Calendar?
If you haven’t heard about the BeadingSchool Calendar, it’s a stunning calendar, with 12 months of beautiful projects to create. A new one is unveiled each month! As well as the beautiful calendar to hang on your wall, you’ll get a PDF tutorial sent to you each month, with the option to purchase materials bundles too!
It’s not too late to get your hands on a calendar! You can purchase your own beautiful calendar for your wall here.
See what’s inside the BeadingSchool calendar, unpack it with me in my video…
Want to make Queen of Frost and Starlight?
The Queen of Frost & Starlight PDF tutorial can be yours on its own for 14 euros (about 16 USD). However, as it’s the January jewel, you could intead get the whole Calendar with 12 tutorials for 55 euros (about 64 USD)!
Get the bundles
I’ve curated three beautiful bundles to help you make Queen of Frost and Starlight!
❄ Starlight – just like a cold breeze of winter nights, in aqua blue and crystal, the original colorway you know from the Calendar picture.
🌸 Roses – warm, pink tones, gentle and playful at the same time.
🌌 Galaxies – vivid colours of the galaxies that invites you to the adventure!
I can’t wait to see your necklaces – make sure you share your photos of your makes with us over in my Facebook group.
What colours will you make yours in? Let me know in the comments!
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