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Welcome to Open Seed!

I love designing with beads. I write designs for my original patterns, as well as some projects that illustrate a basic stitch. Since I often have trouble reading patterns, I try to write a tutorial the way I would want someone to explain it to me, and often with the beginner in mind. Even though many of the beaded jewelry tutorials are for experienced beaders, you will also find many that are simple as well as fun.

I do not provide bead color names or numbers, as these change between the different suppliers. If there is a bead that is difficult to find, I often provide a link to a resource, or sell the bead pack in my Etsy store. Bead Packs DO NOT include the tutorial. This saves our customers from paying extra shipping, printing costs, especially when purchasing multiple kits.

Please respect my copyrights. It takes a very long time to design a piece, and even longer to write the tutorial. Please do not share your purchased tutorial with other people. Please send them to my Openseed Etsy shop so they can purchase their own. This little shop is now my bread and butter, so I appreciate your respectful handling of the purchase you make.

I do allow items made from my bead packs/designs to be sold, as long as it's not mass produced. If you post a photo of something you made from my design, please give credit to me or my Etsy store. This enables me to keep doing what I do.

If you would like to teach one of my projects, just message me for details, or email me at caroleohl [!at] gmail.com.

You can also find me on facebook as Carole Ohl, as well as my Openseed Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Open-Seed-96381388368/