Beaded Ornament Cover Tutorial

I've made a few of these ornament covers and they are very simple, but can be time consuming. You'll need:

• seed beads
• thread
• scissors
• beading needle or thin sewing needle

I am using a light pink and a brown.

First thread your needle. I don't tie it off. I just put the needle about 3 inches from the end like so.

Then put on 2 beads of your main color and 1 of your accent color until you have 16 accent colors.

Make it a loop by tying the thread.

Then you put on 5 beads of your main color and 1 accent color until you have 13 sets of your main color. Don't put on the last accent color. Next go through the 4th accent bead from the top.

 Add 5 beads of your main color,1 accent, and 5 more mains. Then skip an accent bead and go through the one above it

Continue this pattern until the top of the row and add only 5 main colors,  and go through the accent color in the loop.

Now add 5 main colors,1 accent color and 5 main colors and go through the next accent bead.

Continue down the row and after you go through the last accent bead add 5 mains, 1 accent, 5 mains, 1 accent, and 5 mains and go through the next accent bead. Continue this way all the way up, down, and around the circle. After the first two rows, you should be able to do this very easily without the instructions, but if you need them that's ok too :)

When you get all the way around to the last accent bead on the top circle you'll have a big net like this.

This next part is easier than it sounds and it's hard to explain, so bear with me. When you get to the last accent bead on the last row, add 5 mains, 1 accent, and 5 mains and go through the corresponding accent bead on the other side of the net. This is where we "sew" up the back.

Add 5 main colors and go through the next accent bead on the opposite side. It kind of "zips" up. When you get to the very top, add the 5 main colors and go through the very first accent bead on the top circle and tie off.

I don't have a bulb on hand to show you this finished netting, but here is one I've done before. By the way, this was a smaller bulb, so the netting hung down. A bigger bulb will make the netting hug the bulb tighter.

This is a neat project and I really like the finished look, especially on the tree. It's time consuming, but totally worth it. Have fun :)

Once Upon A Time: Child of the Moon

The beginning of this episode started off in Storybrooke. Well, more like under it. The 7 dwarfs (dwarves?) are mining. All except Leroy want to go to Granny's for "Happy Hour". Leroy is real determined to get Snow and Emma back for Charming and he ends up falling down a tunnel where they discover diamonds that can be used to make fairy dust. Mother Superior tells Charming to keep Jefferson's hat locked up safe and by that time the next day they'll have enough fairy dust to make the hat work again and bring Emma and Snow back.

A little later, everyone is celebrating at Granny's and Ruby is cleaning up, when a guy named Billy comes up and tells her he was a mouse in the other land. He asks to buy her a drink after her shift and Belle jumps in and says they already have plans for the night.

Then  Charming goes to Henry, who's sitting at a booth and tells him not to worry about the nightmares. When Henry goes to get cocoa Charming's good ole' pop, King George (Spencer) drops in. He tells Charming he wants the town to see Charming for who he really is and that by the time he's done with him Charming will be wishing he'd killed him when he had the chance.

Then David walks in on Red and Granny creating a cage because it is the first "Wolf's Time" since the curse was broken and they don't know if Red will turn into the wolf or not.

Then it cuts to Snow and Red in the old land running from the Queen's army. After they hide and the army passes, Red discovers her red cloack is ripped and is afraid it will not work and she will kill Snow.

 As Red runs off, we see she is being watched by this creepy looking guy.

The next morning Granny discovers this.

Then we see what Henry's dream is like.

He wakes up and finds Regina there to comfort him because David had an emergency call.

When regina grabs Henry's hand they discover a burn.

Then Granny is with David and they find Ruby asleep in the forest.

The scene then cuts to Red sleeping in the forest in the old land. She gets up and is washing up in the river when the creepy guy from the night before runs up and steals her hood. She chases him and he threatens to burn it. He then calls her out on being a wolf, she tackles him, then he identifies himself as a wolf as well. He explains to her he can teach her to control the wolf, so she doesn't have to be afraid of what she is.

Then he leads her to their underground den and she meets her mom, who clearly isn't dead.

Back in Storybrooke, David is investigating an illegal parked car, which is actually a tow truck. When Ruby gets out, she says she smells blood. They find Billy...in two pieces....

Then Regina is with Henry and Gold is there. Henry shows him the burn and Gold explains that the nightmares are a side effect of the sleeping curse, and it isn't really a dream. He tells them when people fall under a sleeping curse their soul travels to another world where it stays until the person wakes up. He says the world is between life and death and is in fact real. Then he says that even after the curse is broken, the soul can sometimes travel back to that world. Gold doesn't have anything that will keep Henry from going to this world, but gives him something that will allow him to control his actions while he's there.

The scene then cuts to a distraught Ruby and David telling her that it had to be someone else.  He tells her he knows she didn't kill Billy, because he knows who she really is.

Next,  Red is talking to her mother (Anita) and her mother tells her that Granny lied to her after she stole her away.  Anita also tells Red that the only way she will able to control the wolf is to accept it as a part of her. Then she drops the hood and hugs her mom.

Back in Storybrooke, David locks up Ruby in the jail cell and then Spencer comes in and admits he actually is the one that killed Billy. He wants Ruby and David replies that if he wants her, he will have to go through him first.

Then there is a scene of a bunch of wolves running and Anita's voice describing how it is to be the wolf. Then it shows Red waking up saying she remembered everything from the night before.

 Then Spencer is outside the jail, forming a mob of his own. They break the chains off the door only to find out that Ruby is gone. She's actually with Granny, Belle, and David in what I believe is the library.

Then we're in the wolf's den and they hear what they think are hunters. Turns out, it's actually Snow, who was looking for Red. She starts getting choked out by Quinn (the creepy guy that found Red) and lets her go only after Anita says to. Red says that she's staying with her pack because she doesn't have to be ashamed of who she is around them.Then all of a sudden Quinn gets shot with an arrow.

 

Then Belle and Ruby are together in the library and instead of chaining herself up, Ruby chains up Belle and tells her that the mob wants a wolf so she's going to give them one. She says she deserves to die for what she's done.

Next, Granny has Billy's jacket and she smelled it and it led them to a car. They opened the trunk and found Red's hood and an axe with blood on it. David realizes that whoever is pinning the murder on Ruby, is making her turn into a wolf so they make it look like the wolf did it. David breaks the window and discovers it's Spencer's car. Then they hear a wolf's howl in the distance.

Back in the wolf's den, Anita accuses Snow of leading the Queen's men into the den. Anita says to tie Snow up and when they turn to wolf form they'll feast on a princess. When Anita tells Red to kill Snow and she won't Anita changes into the wolf and goes to kill Snow. Then Red changes into a wolf and somehow puts an arrow in her mother's chest. Snow quickly puts Red's hood on her. There are a few things wrong with this scene for me. First of all how did Red put the arrow in her mother's chest while she was in wolf form and if Snow was tied up, how did she get Red's hood?  Hmmm...

In Storybrooke, the mob has gathered outside the library.

They find Ruby in some kind of lot. 

 As Spencer is going to shoot her, Granny fires her bow and causes something to explode. I have no idea what though. David tells everyone that she won't hurt anyone and it was actually Spencer that killed Billy.

David approaches the wolf and tells her he knows who she really is and that she can control the wolf. She gives in and David puts her hood over her and she turns back into human form. The picture is kinda dark, but Red is a cute little wolf :) And in the other episodes the wolves were WAY bigger...

All of a sudden, Spencer takes off and David and Ruby go after him. Ruby tracks him and he's standing around a bon fire. He tells David that he wants to see David's face when he realizes he will never see his wife or daughter ever again and throws Jefferson's hat into the fire.

David punches him and pulls out his gun. He's going to shoot him, but Ruby tells him not to.

Then it goes back to Snow and Red after they buried Anita. Red then thanks Snow for accepting her for who she is.

Back in Storybrooke, Ruby is with David and Henry is sleeping. David dreads having to tell Henry they won't be coming back, but Ruby reminds him he will always find a way. Then she tells him to unchain Belle and that she's going to run.

At the end of the episode we finally see Snow and Emma. Then Aurora is having a nightmare and sees Henry. Henry, now having the ability to control his actions, tells her not to be scared. She wakes up yelling for Snow and tells her that a little boy put out the fire and told her his name was Henry. Emma and Snow look very confused and then the episode ends.

Sometimes it's confusing as to which name I should use. I try to name the characters based on what world they're in, but sometimes I forget.. and I don't like the name Mary Margaret at all so her name will probably always be Snow :)

 I really liked this episode..and yes I like all of them :) But now that Jefferson's hat is gone I'm sure that Aurora and Henry's nightmare will act as a bridge between the 2 worlds and reunite them.

Once Upon A Time: Tallahassee

The beginning of the episode starts off with Emma, Mulan, Aurora, Snow and Hook at the base of the beanstalk. Hook says there are no more magic beans and the compass is at the top. He also tells them Jack killed all but one giant, the strongest and most terrible of them all and they will have to get past him to find the compass. The compass will be able to guide them home. Hook also says that Cora can open a portal from the ashes of the wardrobe, but only the compass will let her find their land.

The giants have put a spell on the beanstalk so no one can climb up. Luckily they have these special wristbands, but only two.

 

The shot then jumps to Portland, Oregon, eleven years earlier, and we notice a familiar bug. 

 And nope, she definitely didn't buy it!

Turns out she wasn't alone in the car. Whoops!

They talk in the car and Emma is distracted and runs a stop sign. She gets pulled over and the cop asks for license and registation la dee dah and Neil (the guy up there) says he's teaching his girlfriend how to drive stick. He makes a reference to women drivers and gets this look, which I think is priceless. We also learn it's not his car either. Emma stole a stolen car. How ironic.

Next we go back to the base of the beanstalk. After a little bickering Emma decides she's going up the beanstalk with Hook, and Mulan gives her a powder that will put the giant to sleep. Emma also tells Mulan to cut the beanstalk down if they are not back in ten hours. I don't know how long that beanstalk is, but from what I gather it's pretty huge. I don't know how their arms haven't fallen off from exhaustion. Hook and Emma talk about love and Emma says she's never been in love and then the scene goes to Portland.

Neal and Emma are in a store and Emma looks preggo. Neal asks the cashier for directions and has a map. They're actually stealing and when a guy walks in and sees Neal putting candy bars in his pocket, he begins to say something and Emma cries out as if the baby is coming.

 Obviously, she wasn't pregnant after all.

They kiss and it's obvious Emma lied about being in love. Then they sneak into a hotel room. They see a dream-catcher and this leads to Neal suggesting they get a real place and tells Emma to close her eyes and point and that would be their new home. She points to Tallahassee. Then they kiss again and the scene goes to Mulan drawing in the sand to keep time.

After Mulan goes to nap, Snow and Aurora begin talking and we learn Aurora doesn't sleep much because she has nightmares as a side effect of the sleeping curse. Snow said she's had them too and tells Aurora she'll watch over her as she sleeps.

Hook and Emma have finally reached the top of the beanstalk. Emma's hand is cut so Hook says he can help and pours Rum on it. Then they discuss a plan. Hook wants to wait until the giant is alseep and sneak past him, but Emma has other ideas. Emma also sees a tattoo on his arm and asks who Mila is. She then realizes that is why Hook wants revenge on Rumpelstiltskin.

Then it goes back to Portland and Neal has a wanted flyer with him on it. He explains he stole watches at a place he worked and they can't go to Tallahassee. He has to go to Canada alone. Emma says she will get the watches from where they are hidden, then they can change their identities and still go to Tallahassee. They get all lovey dovey and then it goes back to the top of the beanstalk.

Hook has what looks like a bone in his hand and he starts banging on this ginormous shield. We then hear a really big yell and the giant comes out. I laughed so hard when I saw him. He doesn't look scary at all!

  Hook lures the giant over and Emma throws the powder in his face and he passes out.

Down at the bottom of the beanstalk, Aurora is having a nightmare. Snow wakes her up and Aurora said she was in a room with blood red curtains. She was trapped and the curtains were on fire. She also says she was hunched in a corner and she could see that there was someone else there and he was looking right at her. Snow comforts her and promises the dreams will go away.

The scene cuts to Emma and she's getting out the watches. Then it swaps to Emma with Hook walking around, looking for the compass. They find a lot of treasure...

 and Jack..

Hooks almost sets off a trip wire, and then the scene goes to Emma running up to the car with the watches. Neal tells her where to meet up with him later. Neal is walking and notices someone is following him so he takes off.

 Turns out, it's August!!

He tells Neal to consider him as Emma's guardian angel and basically tells him that if he really loves Emma he will leave her. He then tells Neal he will believe in magic one day and says he has something to show him that will make him look at everything different. Neal looks inside the box and August tells him there is a curse that needs to be broken, Emma is the key to breaking it, and he was tasked to keeping her on track. He tells Neal that he is going to tell him a story and he must decide if he will do the right thing.

 It's pretty evident what his decision is because Emma is waiting and Neal's phone has been disconnected.

Then a cop yells something about setting her up and explains that they got a tip telling them to watch the surveillance at the train station. Emma is then handcuffed.

Then we are back to Hook and Emma looking for the compass. Suddenly the ground starts rumbling and the giant appears. Rocks then fall on Hook.

Then the scene cuts to two months after Emma was arrested, but in Vancouver, Canada. August and Neal are meeting up and August tells him Emma got eleven months. Neal also gives August a big wad of cash and the keys with the key chain and tells him to make sure Emma gets it, along with the car. Then they talk some more and August agrees that if anything changes and Emma has done her job and is free, he will send Neal a post card, which is what happened at the beginning on a previous episode.

Oh my gosh. I laughed so hard when this happened!

He starts squeezing Emma to death so Emma does this...CHOMP!

He drops Emma and Emma runs, picks up Jack's sword and cuts the trip wire, which traps the giant. Turns out, the sword is dipped in some kinds of poison and she uses this to get the giant to give her the compass. The giant is convinced that all humans are killers and Emma tells him he is wrong.

Then all of a sudden, he breaks his little cage, and moves a rock, which exposes something that looks like a mouse hole.

The giant tells Emma he owes her a favor for not killing him and Emma tells him actually he owes her two. Then all of a sudden she is helping Hook out from the rocks that fell on him. Then she chains him up and tells him she can't take a chance that she's wrong about him. Then she tells him the giant isn't going to eat him; she just needs a head start.

Back at the base of the beanstalk, Mulan notices the time and starts to cut down the beanstalk. Snow and Mulan get in a tussle and then Emma jumps down. Emma tells them they have to hurry because they only have ten hours before Hook will be let go. Then there's a heart felt moment between Emma and Snow.

Then Emma is in the jail and a guard comes in. She gives her her mail, which is the car keys with the key chain.

 We also find out she's expecting a baby! We now know who Henry's daddy is..

Then it goes to a scene where Henry is sleeping. All of a sudden he wakes up screaming. Charming runs downstairs and comforts him and lights a candle, like he did for Snow to keep the bad dreams away. Henry explains his dream. He says he was in a room with no windows or doors and curtains were on fire. He was huddled in a corner and there was another person in the room and she was looking at him- Exactly like Aurora's nightmare.

 I really liked this episode. I wonder if Aurora and Henry's dreams will act as some kind of portal...Hmm I can't wait to see!