Christmas Beads — Festive Beading PDF Tutorial | Peyote Stitch & Carrier Beads

Six Christmas-themed Delica designs on double carrier beads — tiny festive canvases you can wear, hang, or gift.

Each of these six designs — Bauble, Reindeer, Santa, Snowman, Christmas Stocking, and Christmas Tree — is worked in odd-count peyote using Delica beads, then zipped around a pair of clear plastic carrier beads to create a chunky, colourful focal bead. They're quick to make individually, wonderful as a full set, and endlessly versatile: string them in a necklace, make earrings, use them as gift tags, napkin rings, or mini tree decorations. Every design includes a full colour-coded Delica graph with exact bead numbers so there's no guessing involved.

This PDF includes all 6 Christmas designs — Bauble, Reindeer, Santa, Snowman, Christmas Stocking, and Christmas Tree — each with a full-colour Delica graph, bead counts per colour, and finishing instructions for assembly and size 15 edge stitch. Also includes six inspiration photos showing different ways to use the beads.

Bead list (Delica beads per design, plus 2 clear plastic carrier beads + <1g size 15 for edging each):
Bauble: DB-52 ×227, DB-46 ×69, DB-42 ×12, DB-43 ×4.
Reindeer: DB-55 ×244, DB-22 ×24, DB-52 ×38, DB-1 ×2, DB-43 ×4.
Santa: DB-41 ×221, DB-159 ×21, DB-50 ×43, DB-55 ×24, DB-47 ×2, DB-31 ×1.
Snowman: DB-46 ×239, DB-50 ×53, DB-1 ×16, DB-45 ×4.
Christmas Stocking: DB-43 ×212, DB-41 ×77, DB-50 ×15, DB-46 ×8.
Christmas Tree: DB-51 ×232, DB-42 ×12, DB-46 ×57, DB-43 ×9, DB-22 ×2.

Skill level: Intermediate — knowledge of odd-count peyote required.
Techniques: Odd-count peyote, zipping, carrier bead wrapping, size 15 edge stitch.

On A String is a small Australian beading business created by Paula — a beader, teacher, and maker who believes the craft is better when it's shared. Every tool is designed from the beading table. Every tutorial is written from experience.