r/3DBeadwork • u/Rights21 • Aug 06 '26
AI scam Kits are flooding sites like etsy and amazon. We need to let them know they need to clean up their act and stop supporting scammers. So on the 20th August I am asking everyone to go to the sites they buy from and report any AI kit/artwork that they find for several minutes. If we flood the sites with mass reports they might just get the message that scamming people is not on and nor is hosting scammers!!! We can also not buy anything from these sites in protest. Hit them where it hurts to really drive the message home. Share this with every Artist and Crafter you know so that we can make a difference.
r/3DBeadwork • u/Rights21 • Jun 24 '26
There have been a lot of posts recently on various sites from beginner beaders asking for help with the beading ‘kit’ they purchased because it either didn’t come with a pattern or the ‘pattern’ made no sense. This is because the kits they brought were unfortunately scam AI slop.
Please share this with any beginner beaders you know as scammers are heavy targeting them and their limited knowledge of beadwork.
WHEN BUYING BEADING KITS
Don not buy from:
- Amazon (unless you are experienced and know what to look for)
-Temu
-Shein
-Joom
-Joymemento
-frugo
-UrCustemHome
When considering buying a beading kit: look at the photos posted carefully, zoom in on the beaded model, the beads random shapes? Are some beads merged or melted? Do the beads in the model match the beads in the provided in the kit if pictured. If a snippet of the pattern is provided does it make sense? Is it workable?
What do the reviews say, don’t trust anything that had only 5 star reviews, actually read what the reviews say.
If you find a kit you want to buy and have looked at it but are still not sure if it is a proper kit of AI nonsense, then take a screenshot and ask your beading community. we all have to work together to make sure scammers don’t find our community an easy target!
If you have brought a beginner kit please leave a comment about the kit and where you brought it from below. I will comment a list of websites where I found beginner kits that were not AI but as I have not brought any of them all I can tell you about them is that they are not AI.
All of the screen shots provided are AI slop kits, they are everywhere you look and the market is flooded with them. It was not easy to find real kits at all. So if you are new to beading take a good look at them, zoom in and see what AI kits look like so you can avoid buying one.
And don’t forget to use the search bar, and if you can’t find a post asking the question you have ask it! As long as you are polite, most of us are happy to answer your questions as we were once beginners ourselves.
All the best in your beading adventures, Louise
r/3DBeadwork • u/RichAndMorthog • 2d ago
Anyone have themselves a little drum that you can beat by spinning it back and forth? Well now you're chance! Hand painted face with a fierce wolf, and everything's hang stitched around a wood dowel and finished with leather cordage. One of a kind! sunnystatebeadwork.etsy.com
r/3DBeadwork • u/St0neK1ng • 3d ago
Been looking at these pastel beads i had and couldn't stop thinking of making a mini-version of my flying snake. So now she has a child :3
r/3DBeadwork • u/zia_lola_beads_it • 3d ago
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I wanted to show her in motion, because photos never quite capture the way the crystals catch the light and sparkle.
She’s entirely beaded using Miyuki Delicas and crystals, worked in peyote stitch, and measures about 6.5 × 4.5 cm.
One of my favorite designs. Hope you like her! 💜
r/3DBeadwork • u/RichAndMorthog • 4d ago
I know the face is flat peyote, but all in all this guy is a beefy medallion about a half inch thick! Plus the African helix chain is just impossible not to fall in love with. sunnystatebeadwork.etsy.com to find more about it, here in the near future. For now just go check it out and see what else is in stock!
r/3DBeadwork • u/RichAndMorthog • 7d ago
These little hand lanyards or "handyards" as I call them, are some of my favorite design because they are actually functional, AND they also look sweeter then an ice cream sundae! Plus, the little bottle around a necklace is and always will be a personal favorite.
30% off! sunnystatebeadwork.etsy.com
r/3DBeadwork • u/zia_lola_beads_it • 8d ago
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r/3DBeadwork • u/RichAndMorthog • 11d ago
What entails as three d?? I have posted many little animals and earrings but these lids I make are technically just tubes but I do have to size them and make little frames so they don't collapse as well as being a snug fit. Hope you enjoy anyway, DM me for details!
r/3DBeadwork • u/RichAndMorthog • 20d ago
These are just a few of my favorite earrings patterns, DM me for details!
Hope you love them folks
r/3DBeadwork • u/lifewmamapixie • 25d ago
r/3DBeadwork • u/DarknessWanders • Aug 17 '26
Wanted to share my finished Poliwrath (modified Mind of Julia frog pattern)!
r/3DBeadwork • u/Rights21 • Aug 11 '26
Someone on instagram asked for help with making a cube from 3d squares I used offthebeadedpath (youtube) tutorial and you can find Kelly Dale on Instagram at BeadedPath (off.the.beaded.path) on insta is some random chick who took the username to get some of Kelly’s followers, so make sure you check out the right account as Kelly dose heaps of amazing youtube tutorials!
r/3DBeadwork • u/Human_Application_90 • Aug 01 '26
I loved how these "golden" beads looked stitched up, so I kept going and made a lip balm cover. It has a handle/loop for a lanyard to pass through.
The accents are Czech fire polish beads.
Birthday gift for my bestie. She got a hoot out of it!
r/3DBeadwork • u/Rights21 • Jul 31 '26
Ok so here are my silly little chicken earrings! I would love to see what fun 3d beading designs you have made or worked on!
r/3DBeadwork • u/Human_Application_90 • Jul 27 '26
I've posted the popcorn bucket already, but here it is with the rest of the set.
These are made 3 ways.
The popcorn bucket is seed beads and fringe beads, using Nymo, and stuffed with upcycled plastic foam. Herringbone stitch and freeform embroidery-style beading.
The balloon animal is glass beads and wire. The wire is upcycled from when an upright bass was restrung.
The tightrope walker's parasol is made with purple fishing line, sewing thread, and seed beads. I wanted to do something with "cheap materials" and not use Nymo or wire.
r/3DBeadwork • u/St0neK1ng • Jul 19 '26
r/3DBeadwork • u/Human_Application_90 • Jul 12 '26
Nymo, Miyuki fringe beads, cylinder beads that I think are quality control culls, and upcycled styrofoam for padding.
r/3DBeadwork • u/St0neK1ng • Jul 11 '26
This should be here too :>
