Happy New Year!!!!!! :-)

My dear friends, I wish you happy New Year, a lot of health,  luck and happiness!!!

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Links 2 - Animated Tutorials

Basic Techniques:

A. 1.  Square stitch:

http://www.sharonbateman.com/square_stitch.htm

2. Peyote stitch:

http://www.sharonbateman.com/peyote_stitch.htm

http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/peyoteprimer.html

http://www.beadseast.com/cabsurroundprimer.html

3. Brick stitch:

http://www.beadseast.com/brickprimer.html

http://www.sharonbateman.com/brick.htm

4. Ndebele/Herringbone:

http://www.beadseast.com/herringbonetutorial.html

5. Looming:

http://www.beadseast.com/loomingprimer.html

6. Bead Crochet:

http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/tubewelcome.html - Tubular bead crochet

http://www.beadseast.com/beadcrochet.html

7. Beadpoint:

http://www.beadseast.com/beadpointtutorial.html 8. Bead embroidery:

http://www.beadseast.com/surfaceprimer.html

Links 1 - Gift Boxes Tutorials

1. http://joanne-mainlyflowers.blogspot.com/2008/07/note-card-gift-box-tutorial.html

2. http://blog.spottedsparrow.com/2008/08/tutorial-tuesday-diy-gift-box-tutorial.html

3. http://smarksthespot.typepad.com/markspapercompany/2009/06/gift-box-tutorial.html

It will be continued :-)

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