Welcome to another Saturday at Saturday Sequins!
To get you even more excited about Karen's Kickstarter, here are some of the best freeform beading resources I've found. And because no post on beading would be complete without lots and lots of eye candy, I've included that, too.
(Gorgeous example of freeform peyote beading by Karen Williams.)
(Another example of freeform by yours truly.)
Books/Tutorials
Karen, as you know, wrote a book on freeform peyote beading. As I've mentioned before, it's one of my favorite beady books. She also has an Etsy shop with awesome kits and tutorials.
(Freeform cuff by Nancy Dale -- I love this one!!)
Nancy Dale shares the instructions for her Atlantis cuff in her Etsy shop. I have a copy of this tutorial, and it's amazing! The photographs are beautiful, the instructions are excellent, and what's more, it's a completely different approach to freeform -- she combines it with bead embroidery!
(Another example of bead embroidery meeting freeform.)
Mandi Ainsworth offers a tutorial on her gorgeous freeform hearts.
From Karen's blog, a tutorial on starting a freeform peyote bracelet!
From Cyndi Lavin's blog, a tutorial on creating a freeform peyote necklace!
(Fabulous work by Mandi Ainsworth.)
From Karen's blog, a tutorial on starting a freeform peyote bracelet!
From Cyndi Lavin's blog, a tutorial on creating a freeform peyote necklace!
(Fantastic freeform necklace by Cyndi Lavin.)
(Sequined freeform by me.)
Karen started a Facebook group all about freeform. This is a great source of inspiration and a wonderful community!
Projects

(Beaded mini mannequin by Darcy Horn.)
Darcy Horn successfully funded a Kickstarter project called The Beaded Body. She's covering an entire mannequin in freeform peyote and brick stitch -- you have to see it to believe it! And yes, she used a Barbie body as a prototype. This makes me so happy.
Blog Hops
Karen and Mandi's Choose Your Own Adventure blog hop.
They also partnered for a Captured Objects blog hop.
(One of the pieces I made for the hop.)
(One of Debbie Rasmussen's hop pieces... one of my favorites ever.)
(One of Debbie Rasmussen's hop pieces... one of my favorites ever.)
If you haven't already, I hope these resources inspire you to give freeform a try and
to support Karen's project! And if there are any resources I've left out, let me know. I'd be happy to add them.
Sequintastically yours,
Sarah J. Sequins