🐤 Chubby Beaded Bird Charm — 3D Seed Bead Pattern (PDF)
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🐤 Chubby Beaded Bird Charm — 3D Seed Bead Pattern (PDF)
Circular peyote • 11/0 seed beads • 0.9 in / 2.2 cm tall • two colourways • 12 pages • A4 + US Letter
A round little bird with nowhere to be. He's worked in one closed piece, so there's no seam to hide and no join to line up — you start at the top of his head and finish under his tail. ✨
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✔️ What's Included
☐ Full colour chart, 12 pages
☐ Written round-by-round bead counts
☐ Two colourways charted from identical counts
☐ Wing and beak placement notes
☐ Finishing and attachment steps
☐ A4 + US Letter
📏 Finished Size
| Piece | Inches | cm |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Width | 0.7 | 1.8 |
🔢 Beads & Thread
| Colour | Type / size | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Butter yellow | 11/0 round | 505 |
| Orange | 11/0 round | 45 |
| Opaque black | 11/0 round | 6 |
| **Total** | | **556** |
Second colourway: matte ivory in place of butter yellow — same counts, bead for bead.
Thread: 6 lb braided beading thread · Needle: size 11 · Findings: 5 mm jump ring + 10 mm lobster clasp
🪡 Pattern Details
🔹 Technique: circular peyote, worked in the round
🎯 Skill level: beginner
⏱️ Time: about 2¾ hours
🎨 Two colourways, identical bead counts
🗣️ Language: English
📐 Charted for round seed beads — cylinder beads change the finished size slightly
🛍️ Materials Needed
11/0 seed beads in three colours · 6 lb beading thread · size 11 beading needle · scissors or thread burner · bead mat · jump ring, clasp or key ring · flat-nose pliers
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💛 Perfect For — a first 3D beading project, a bag charm, a small gift that costs almost nothing to make.
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