UPDATED Bead Bell Tutorial

[@sophie-clarebeilken5763]

I bought a kit for these by an American beading company recently for a personal touch to Christmas. Intending to make these for my friends and family due to money being a little tight. I genuinely couldn't wrap my head around the diagram and instructions. Thank you so much for the clarity in your video 🙏 I'm someone who struggles to even follow some step by steps but your explanations are clear and have given me the confidence to attempt this! Also its an amazing idea to use dental floss, I wouldn't have ever thought of that.

[@emilybinxy]

Thank you so much for posting this! I bought a kit and the written instructions weren’t totally clear. Your video was very helpful!!!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and I am glad this video was of some help to you.

[@1ukimom]

Thank you so much for the instructional video. I made these over 40 years ago and lost the instructions. I couldn't for the life of me remember how to make these. I wanted to finish up the beads I have kept all these years. This is going to be an added craft project for Christmas 2022. Thank you again for sharing.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the comment and I am glad it will be of some use to you.

[@patriciateeters5565]

Thank you, Julie, for posting this great video. I have been looking for a pattern for these bells and this is it. Great instructions! Easy to follow. God Bless

[@juliethornton]

You are welcome Patricia. If you want actual written instructions please feel free to email me requesting them.

[@debbiejones6142]

Oh Julie! You are certainly a versatile talented lady! Just when I find you for making hexagon quilts you turn out to be a fabulous crafter as well! I’ve never thought about making these bells however now after watching you make them I want to give them a try! I love all the coloured ones you made, I’ll be on the hunt for beads now, thank you for sharing 😀

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the great comment Debbie

[@MzCR73]

Me and my daughter made these and I struggled at the end, making the bell, now I see what we did wrong, our needle was down on the inside rather than creating the bell on the top and then stringing it down to the bottom. Thanks so much, I'll finish what I've started with these instructions.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad that my viseo was of some help to you and your daughter. Thank you for the comment and for watching

[@donnarobertson8168]

I'm so excited to find your video - about 50 years ago I was give a bell like this for Christmas. I wanted to make some for my neighbors, and there was your video - ready to go. Thank you so much for your excellent instructions. I'm looking forward to my first bell! Had to order the beads so will be making them when I receive the beads - can't wait!

[@juliethornton]

I am very glad that thsi video has been of some help to you and good luck with your bell making.

[@LindaC616]

I was going to say "50 yrs!?".....and then realized that I learned to make them in my teens, and I'm 58 😅

[@donnarobertson8168]

Gotcha beat by 15 years Linda! @@LindaC616

[@edjennblack3138]

I was taught how to make these at the end of the 80’s. Always wanted to make more but couldn’t remember how. Thank you so much for the video!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you so much for the comment and I am glad the video was of help to you.

[@cynthiadecosta5593]

Greetings from Malaysia. Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been wanting to make a bell ornament for years and your tutorial is easy to follow for me. Thank you again and all the best to you.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad the video is of some help to you. Thank you for watching and commenting. All the best in return to you. Julie

[@dariamercer570]

I absolutely adore these bells! I am a beginner and your tutorial is easy to follow. Thank you :)

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for commenting and I am glad you have found this tutorial useful.

[@DeamonDreamer]

Thank you for the tutorial! My mother made these with me when I was little but was unable to show my little sister before she passed. This let me show my sister how to do it so we could make these as mementos and in a way remember her over the holidays.

[@juliethornton]

I am really pleased that you are now able to make them and that my video has been of some use. Thank you for the comment.

[@Jennifer-yl8hm]

Had some acrylic beads and tried your tutorial for myself. Lovely tutorial and clear instructions will make more for the family. Thank you for sharing this craft from the seventies

[@juliethornton]

I am glad that you were able to make a bell with my instructions. Thank you for commenting.

[@-mattihaha-9593]

my late great aunt used to make these, we have 3 in the living room at christmas. Im glad i can also make these as a memory of her

[@juliethornton]

That is great that this video will allow you to make even more memories. All the best.

[@p_broom426]

These are so cute! Thank you for the video instructions.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@LindaC616]

Thanks for the refresher. I used to make these and some small half domes that we then stuffed with cotton and small figures (snow men, deer, etc). For some reason, I remembered using 6mm and 8mm on the bells, but the 6mm must have been for the other type of ornament.

[@Jennifer-yl8hm]

Trying to get this done using pearls only . Thank you very much for your video!

[@juliethornton]

No worries. Good luck

[@leetzannaroyalla9068]

Very nicely done. Your video is easy to follow. The bells are lovely. I imagine a Christmas tree covered in these. Wow! Thank you for sharing.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the great comment. I appreciate it.

[@patdemma4945]

💖💖Thank you so much for making another video, wonderful bells, so beautiful bead work💖💖Using dental floss instead of thread is brilliant idea thank you!!!!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@lauriepanariello574]

Thank you so much for the great tutorial, I’ve been looking for instructions for these for years!

[@juliethornton]

You are so welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Topitoffable]

What a GREAT tutorial you created! Thank you for sharing it!!!!❤❤❤

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much

[@kathywood1994]

Very pretty, I’ll have a go at these, thanks Julie. Take care, Kathy xxx

[@juliethornton]

Thanks Kathy

[@texasgrandma17]

Thank you so much for the video and the PDF. 🥰

[@anitasy8690]

Thank you so much for an excellent tutorial and the pdf instruction. I made my first Christmas bell and hopefully will do more as the holiday approaches.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad the instructions were of helt to you. All the best with your bell making in the future.

[@marthesebarbara6740]

Thank you for the detailed video of the bell decoration. I will surely try it. If I am successful I will be doing them to give as presents for my family and friends.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the comment and for watching. Good luck making them and if you want written instructions just email me as per the details below the video. Thanks

[@marthesebarbara6740]

Thank you. I am trying the bell now and following the tutorial I am going well. I am trying with beads and bugles that I have. It is a bit shaky but when I get the necessary items I am sure that the bell will look well. Thank you again. God bless you and keep you safe. By the way I am from Malta.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad you are having a go at making them. Good luck and thanks for the comment.

[@janetmattioli6187]

Thank you for this video, I made several of these years ago, but didn't have a pattern.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad the video was of some help to you. Your comment is much appreciated.

[@jennifergluth8538]

My mother-in-Law treasured her bell ornaments. I could never find information on how to make them. This tutorial is exactly what I have been looking for and I have been looking for years. These look exactly like my Mother-in-Laws. I think she purchased them in the 1970's in Indiana. She is gone now, so I can't ask. You might want to set up an Amazon link for the beads, needles and floss? Some people do links depending on the country they are selling to. I am in the US. I don't know how it works but I would totally follow your link to purchase the beads etc. since you have been a big help to me. I can't thank you enough and this tutorial is extremely awesome! Oh, and you answered my question on why you don't see glass beads. Thank you

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Jennifer for the fantastic comments. I will look into doing an Amazon link for next year but I think it is cheaper and easier for people to buy the beads on ebay and the floss from the supermarket. I am glad I could have been of some help to you.

[@amandaturner8928]

These are beautiful, I've never seen these before. They are so pretty!❤️

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Amanda. They are very nice hanging on a tree or attached to a present. Thank you for the comment and for watching.

[@Westeross]

This is a really helpful tutorial Julie...thank you!

[@laceycaroljane144]

I love these! Can’t wait to make several. Thank you so much.

[@juliethornton]

No worries.....I am glad the video was of some use to you.

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

My mother used to make these when I was a kid. But I haven't seen them in so long!!! I have a couple of questions. #1 - could beading thread be used instead of dental floss? I make beadwork jewelry, so I have fireline beading thread. I also have beading needles. #2 - If I wanted to use seed beads instead of the 3 mm round beads, what size seed beads would you recommend? My immediate thought would be 8/0 seed beads, but would 6/0 be better? I'm pretty sure 11/0's would be too small...

[@juliethornton]

Hi and thanks for the comment. The problem with beading wire is that it isn't flexible and so you can't pull it tight. I also have beading wire and I can't make these bells with it. As to seed beads you can definitely use 3mm seed beads which I don't know the equivalent number for but I am guessing they might be a 9 or 10. I know 11/0 are about 2.2mm so I am sure you can work it out. You don't need a beading needle....just any needle with a largish eye that will go through a 1mm hole.

[@gudnyste9837]

thank you, I have just done my first bead ornament ever !

[@juliethornton]

Good for you...I am glad I could be of some help

[@Rachel-yi8yy]

That’s so pretty, well done 😊

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for both the comment and for watching.

[@marthesebarbara6740]

Please can you tell me if I can use thin fishing nylon? Thank you.

[@juliethornton]

I wouldn't think so as you need the flexibility and consistency of dental floss to pull everything tight and I know from making about 1,ooo of them that it actually works

[@marthesebarbara6740]

Thank you for your immediate reply.

[@stephaniescheeler2036]

Thank you so much! It was just exactly what I needed!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Stephanie for the comment. I am glad this was of some help to you.

[@potts7976]

Very clear and very pretty. Thanks.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@robinmarie5180]

My Grandmother used to make them.

[@omnia7918]

Good luck friend 👍

[@juliethornton]

Thank you

[@kims.6817]

Great tutorial!!!, Why do you say not to use flavored dental floss?

[@juliethornton]

Thank you. There is no need for flavoured floss as regular works perfectly.

[@juliethornton]

Another reason noit to use flavoured floss is in case there is anything in the flavouring that could go off over time. Please remember thatthese decorations can last many, many years.

[@travismartin9414]

You should add a list of items required to make the bells on you description or add a comment with them! Haven’t seen these in years

[@juliethornton]

Thanks. If people want a list they can ask for the instructions as they are on there but I will get around to adding them to the information above

[@barbaradean7871]

FANTASTIC!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you

[@harmonyattitude4773]

J'adore je veux trop essayer de faire ça c'est trop beau !! merci de nous apprendre si bien

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much

[@nikki_219]

Do you happen to sell these beautiful bells?

[@juliethornton]

Unfortunately I no longer have any to sell as I just sold the last that I had last week. I also don't plan on making any more to sell as it took me 5 years to sell what I did make.....sorry.

[@mariamyousef6552]

Nice and great work if the camera can be closer and if possible translate into Arabic. Thank you and your efforts.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and I will see what I can do regarding the translation

[@gyorgyneboda6378]

Nagyon szép! Köszönöm szépen!

[@perladorada1516]

hola que lindas, me llamo la atancion ese fondo que tienes de rombos que es se ve interesante y hermoso.

[@karenhasenpflug4896]

Your beads are breaking because you need a small eye beading needles with an eye that will fit through beads.😊

[@juliethornton]

The beads only break when you pull the floss tight....the needle isn't the problem....just weak beads. Thanks for the comment.

[@nancyegler7325]

Thank you!!!!

[@jennygirl4925]

Is there a PDF that I can download to my tablet?

[@jennygirl4925]

Thank you so very much for the PDF. So greatful for this. We will be making these once again!❤ Much love from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@juliethornton]

Hi. Thank you for the message. Unfortunately I have never used linen in any of my quilts so can not give you any advice on the matter. I would suggest going to a local sewing shop if you have one and asking them as that is what I do when I am new to doing anything craft wise.. All the best. Julie

[@parulsheth947]

Can u make christmas beads reindeer tutorial?

[@juliethornton]

I am sorry but I don't know how to make them.

[@lauriepanariello574]

Thank you so much for the great tutorial, I’ve been looking for instructions for these for years!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and I am glad this video was of some help to you