Author: The Artisan Duck

Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Hannah and I am a jewellery designer and maker living in Nottingham, England with my husband, two children and one very cheeky rescue cat. I have tried many different crafts and styles of jewellery making but I have a particular love for working with polymer clay and bead weaving. I am now fortunate enough to write tutorials for Bead and Jewellery Magazine, I have written online tutorials for Beads Direct and my work has been featured in Mollie Makes magazine. Alongside my tutorial work I run an Etsy and Redbubble shop and sell my jewellery locally at fairs and in shops. I am also an Illustrator with a tendency to lean towards whimsical and magical artwork. I my spend most days dreaming of new projects fuelled by many cups of tea, chocolate and audio books. Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope to see you again soon. Hannah x

Easy Brick Stitch Pansy Tutorial Suitable for Beginners

A beginner friendly brick stitch pansy tutorial. This is a free video tutorial with pdf pattern. This bead weaving tutorial finishes with ideas on how to turn you beautiful beaded flowers into jewellery.

July 10, 2025 0

Create Wire Wrapped Fish with Seed Beads

Learn how to make wire wrapped fish with seed beads in this beginner friendly tutorial. You will learn how to bend and shaped your wire and how to incorporate seed beads into your wire wrapping.

July 4, 2025 0

DIY Seed Bead Sunflower Earrings Tutorial

Sunflower seed bead earrings tutorial thumbnail

Learn how to make stunning seed bead sunflower earrings with this new bead weaving tutorial. This pattern combines right angle weave and peyote to make fun and vibrant flowers ready to use in all of your summer diy jewellery projects.

June 10, 2025 0

Fish in the Sea: Peyote Triangle Beading Pattern

Learn more about my 'Fish in the Sea' peyote triangle beading pattern. This post contains basic information regarding this pdf beading pattern including bead colours. There are also links to learn how to make a peyote triangle and where to buy this peyote triangle pattern.

May 15, 2025 1

A Subscriber Thank You and Discount

In January 2025, I want to expresses my gratitude to subscribers with a 15% discount on Etsy products, valid until February 15th. I share updates on my four newest blog posts covering polymer clay projects and bead embroidery. Upcoming additions include a Peyote triangle pattern inspired by Valentine's Day. Thank you for supporting my work.

February 6, 2025

Bead Embroidery Carrots

Carrot bead embroidery alongside my carrots growing in my garden

An in depth look as to how I made this bead embroidery carrot. I used a range of seed beads and handmade a floral picture frame from polymer clay to display this mini masterpiece in.

January 31, 2025 1

Beaded Rose – A PDF Brick Stitch Pattern

An over view of a striking brick stitch rose pattern. This post takes you through the beads needed to make this rose, ideas on how to customize it, where to get the pattern as well a short video showing it being made. This Delica bead rose brick stitch is a perfect pattern for Valentine's day and flower lovers.

January 27, 2025 3

Mastering Polymer Clay Canes with an Extruder

Learn how to build a polymer clay flower cane using a clay extruder. Using an extruder means more consistent and great results in your polymer clay canes.

January 17, 2025 3

Belle of the Ball – Sparkling Rivoli Beaded Pendant Tutorial

A close up of a beaded bezel pendant with rivoli focal point

Dive into the world of dazzling beaded jewellery with this stunning beaded bezel pendant necklace with a sparkling rivoli centre. This beading tutorial uses candy, pip and twin beads alongside faceted and seed beads to make a striking piece that is sure to make you the Belle of the Ball.

January 11, 2025 1

DIY Seed Bead Necklace with Zombie Pendant

Add a spooky twist to your jewelry collection by making a zombie pendant seed bead necklace. In this tutorial, you will learn how to weave beads to create a statement piece that is sure to turn heads and how to change the colour combinations for a variety of looks.