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Christmas Beading Patterns: Holiday Earring Ideas & How-To
Six holiday shapes — a snowman, Santa hat, tree, snowflake, candy cane, and present — made for brick stitch fringe earrings (fringe designs only). Here's how the technique works, the palettes and beads that read best at small scale, and how to stamp your own pair in minutes.
The six shapes
The Sticker Pack includes the six Holiday stickers, which you stamp onto a brick stitch fringe design. Here are four of them, beaded.
How the stickers work on fringe
Brick stitch fringe hangs vertical strands of beads from a foundation row, and each sticker maps a shape onto that grid of strands — each bead becomes a pixel, so a compact silhouette like a snowman or a Santa hat reads clearly even at earring scale. You tap where it goes, and the designer places it across the strands for you, colors and all.
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Shapes come in color
Each Holiday sticker stamps in its own colors — the red hat and its white trim, the snowman’s hat and orange nose — in one tap.
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Contrast is everything
Small motifs need contrast with the beads around them to stay legible — a red hat on green, a white snowman on blue.
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Fringe adds motion
Hanging strands make the shape sway — snowflakes look like they’re falling.
Palettes that read as Christmas
Classic Christmas
Red and pine green with pearl white — the Santa hat pair
Winter frost
Cobalt and turquoise with pearl — the snowflake and snowman pairs
Candy cane & berry
Bright red with soft mint stripes and a deep berry accent
Bead & material tips
Use size 11/0 cylinder or seed beads for the shape — either works. Cylinders give a flatter, tile-like look; round beads a softer one.
For snow on a white fringe, use a pearl white rather than a matte white so the shape still stands out.
Gold ear wires warm up reds and greens; silver suits icy blues and whites.
Make your own in minutes
Skip the graph paper — stamp a shape and start beading
Open the fringe designer, drop in a holiday shape, and it maps every strand for you. Included with Pro, or buy the Sticker Pack — which includes the Holiday stickers — as a one-time purchase.
Try Holiday stickers →FAQ
What beads work best for Christmas earrings?
Size 11/0 cylinder or seed beads are the standard for brick stitch fringe — small enough for crisp shapes, large enough to bead quickly. Every color the Holiday stickers use is in the Free palette.
Are these beginner-friendly?
Yes. Brick stitch is one of the most approachable off-loom stitches, and stamping a shape removes the hardest part — working out which bead goes on which strand. You follow the generated map row by row.
Do you give away the finished patterns?
This guide covers technique, palettes, and inspiration for free. The actual shape stamps are in the fringe designer, included with Pro or available by buying the Sticker Pack — which includes the Holiday stickers — as a one-time purchase.
Are the Holiday stickers only available at Christmas?
No — they're a permanent part of the Sticker Pack, like the Spooky Halloween set. The six shapes — snowman, Santa hat, tree, snowflake, candy cane, and present — can be stamped onto any fringe design year-round. Stamping is included with Pro or the one-time Sticker Pack add-on.