Octopus Suncatcher Tutorial | Beginner | Digital Download
Octopus Suncatcher Tutorial | Beginner | Digital Download
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Let's go under the sea with a sparkling crystal octopus. Eight beaded tentacles flow from a faceted crystal head and a ring of hexagon crystals, so the whole piece dances with light — and every single step is photographed, so you can follow along at your own pace.
Level – Beginner. No experience needed.
Format – PDF, instant download.
Length – 11–13 pages, 22–25 step photos (depending on color).
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 Octopus Suncatcher DIY Kit has everything cut, counted and ready — every bead, the wire, the findings — and this same written tutorial comes free with it, for the color you pick. So if you're already thinking about the kit, buy that instead and you'll get these instructions included.
Each color is its own PDF. Choose one color and you'll receive that one file — or choose "All 3 Colors" to get all of them.
| Color | Pages | Step photos | What makes it different |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | 12 | 24 | The original colorway from my YouTube video — purples and light pinks with rainbow accents and a pink rhinestone spacer on every leg. |
| Blue | 11 | 22 | An ocean palette — blue ceramic beads, transparent teal and dark blue, with black tips. The shortest file of the three. |
| Rainbow | 13 | 25 | The full spectrum. The eight legs split into two groups of four, each with its own color sequence, so the finished octopus reads as a rainbow from every angle. Extra tip boxes throughout. |
| All 3 Colors | 36 | 71 | All three PDFs together. |
The wire technique is the same in all three — one 1.5 m wire divided into four, twisted at the center and threaded through the crystal head, then a hexagon ring slid down over eight separated legs. What changes is the bead map: which beads go on each leg, and in what order. So learn it once in the color you love most, and the others are simply a re-bead. That's why the bundle is the best value. Rainbow is still beginner-friendly, but it asks a little more patience because there are far more beads to sort and two different leg sequences to keep track of.
You will need… (exact quantities and sizes are listed inside each PDF)
- 1 teardrop crystal bead, 30 mm (1.18 in) — the head
- 8 hexagon crystal beads, 14 mm (0.55 in) — the body ring
- 0.6 mm craft wire, about 2 m total — 1.5 m for the legs, 20 cm for the body ring, 10 cm for the eyes
- 2 black beads, 6 mm — the eyes
- Leg beads for all 8 legs — 10 mm accents, 6 mm rondelles, 4 mm bicones, cone tips, metal flower spacers and a rhinestone spacer. This is where the colors differ; each PDF has its own full list.
Tools…
- Round-nose pliers
- Wire cutters
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 don't 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.
Happy making,
Emily — Crystal Flare.
