The “It’s Not Just Blue” Cerulean Beaded Bee Brooch is a nod to the iconic cerulean speech from The Devil Wears Prada. With a second film on the way, this feels like the perfect project to wear into summer.

Join Nichole Vogelsinger of Wild Boho for a beautifully textured bead embroidery project created exclusively for John Bead.

In this tutorial, Nichole walks you through creating a bead-heavy cerulean bee brooch using a mix of seed beads, bugles, and layered stitching techniques. This project is all about color flow, texture, and building dimension, with a beautiful ombré effect across the body and detailed wings that bring the whole piece to life.

You’ll learn how to:

• Choose and blend multiple bead sizes and finishes

• Transfer and prep your pattern on felt

• Stitch beads for texture instead of rigid rows

• Build dimensional wings using bugles and seed beads

• Assemble and finish a wearable brooch with a clean backing

This is a great project if you want to slow down and really enjoy the process. It’s detailed, a little indulgent, and totally worth it when you see the final result.

Full supply list and printable instructions are here: It's Not Just Blue Cerulean Bee Brooch

https://blog.johnbead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Its-Not-Just-Blue-Cerulean-Bee-Brooch.pdf

About Nichole Vogelsinger

Nichole Vogelsinger is an artist and author living in scenic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two sons. Coming from a family of creatives, Nichole’s passion for fibers, beads, and fabric started early. In 2012, she developed her signature embroidery hoop designs, combining fabric and intricate embellishments, which she shares with a global audience on Instagram (@wildboho). Her free-spirited approach—balancing chaos and control—encourages stitchers to explore creativity without limits.

Nichole creates video content and classes for John Bead and produces tutorials on her own YouTube channel, sharing her expertise with a wider community. She regularly teaches embroidery workshops across the U.S. and is the author of three books: Boho Embroidery: Modern Projects from Traditional Stitches, Boho Embroidery: The Pattern Collection, and her latest release, Needles Out! (2024). For more information, visit her at www.wildboho.com.

Here is a link to many of her other free tutorials for John Bead: https://blog.johnbead.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bead-Embroidery-Workshops-with-Nichole-Vogelsinger.pdf

Here is a link to the entire John Bead for Michaels Stores collection.

https://blog.johnbead.com/michaels-store-workshops/