Star 3D Five-Pointed Peyote Beaded - Updated 5/20/24

May 20, 2024--And now there are two.  I loved the pattern to this 3D Peyote Beaded Star so much that I just had to make another one--this time in navy blue with white bicones.   I'm amazed at how different it looks even though everything except the colors is the same.  Same size beads, same pattern, same size bicones, etc.  I suspect it's because the gold Delica beads surrounding the bicones are so light and pale, they don't show up as much on the white star as the do on the blue one, making the triangles on the blue star look so much larger.  Interesting effect.

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading in Blue - Finished

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading, One in Blue, One in White - Finished

April 2, 2024--After working up the 3D 5-pointed mini beaded stars, I just knew this beauty would be next.  It's a larger 5-pointed 3D star designed by Phyllis Zunte and I found the pattern on Etsy.  You can see the back of the star through the center opening.   It has lots of dimension and sparkle.  As you can see in the photos below, the star is made up of five "warped" squares that are zipped together.  I'm discovering lots of patterns using this technique, but for now, I think I'll stitch this one again with dark blue seed beads and pearl colored bicones outlined in gold seed beads.

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading - Finished

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading - Finished Side View

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading - 5 Sections

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading - 1 Section

Star Beaded Peyote 3D - Strictly Beading - 4 Sections Stitched Together