Black Dragon Suncatcher Tutorial | Intermediate | Digital Download

This beaded dragon is the most ambitious piece in my collection. I will take you through it slowly, one small step at a time, so nothing feels overwhelming. Hang it in a sunny window and the black crystals throw fantasy sparkle across the whole room.

Level – Intermediate.
Format – PDF, instant download.
Length – 38 pages, 111 photographed steps.

This is a digital PDF tutorial — NOT a physical kit and NOT a finished suncatcher. Nothing is shipped to you.

Want the beads and the wire too? My Dragon Suncatcher DIY Kit has everything cut, counted and ready — every bead, the wire, the chain, the findings — and this same written tutorial comes free with it. So if you're already thinking about the kit, buy that instead and you'll get these instructions included.

You will need… (exact quantities and sizes are listed inside the PDF)
– 0.6 mm (22 gauge) black wire — about 71 in (180 cm)
– 0.5 mm (24 gauge) black wire — about 59 in (150 cm)
– Silver chain — about 8 in (20 cm), plus 4 large and 4 small jump rings
– 4 mm bicones: 250 black, 20 silver, 2 gold, 4 rainbow — the wings, body and tail
– 6 mm rondelles: 21 black and 2 green
– Black round beads: eleven 8 mm and two 14 mm
– 8 mm oval beads: one black and four rainbow
– Two 7 mm black teardrops and two 12 mm black pumpkin beads
– Twenty 7 mm black cone beads — the wing ribs
– About 400 black seed beads, 2 mm
– Metal flower spacers: 15 gold (6 mm), 6 gold (4 mm), 4 silver (4 mm)
– Two 4 mm green rhinestone spacers — the eyes
– Two 14 mm gold metal flower caps and two hexagon crystal beads

Tools…
– Round-nose pliers
– Flat-nose pliers
– Wire cutters (an old pair of scissors you don't mind nicking will do in a pinch)

Written in English, with both metric and inch measurements throughout. I've put my contact details in every file in case you get stuck on a step.

If I update a tutorial, I'll email you the new version free of charge. Because these are instant-download digital files I can't accept returns — but please message me if anything is unclear or your download doesn't work, and I'll sort it out.

Please DO NOT resell, share or claim these tutorials as your own. You're very welcome to sell the suncatchers you make from them — just credit the design to Crystal Flare.

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