Dragonfly pattern

I had a couple of requests for dragonfly instructions and I finally relocated them, so here's the tutorial. The pattern is by a Ukranian woman named Maria, but she hasn't updated her site in a while unfortunately. I really wish I knew more about her because I like to give credit where credit is due, and this woman does beautiful work. If you visit Maria's gallery pages, you'll see what I mean! So remember, this is not my pattern, I just used this to make the insect's body.
I think I forgot to mention that these dragonflies are made using fine wire. Not too fine, or else your wire will break in the midst of your project, and not too heavy or you'll never be able to thread it through your beads. I've also added another link to my sidebar: all about beading, which is how I found the pattern in the first place. Lots of information and free beading patterns there, so check it out. This site lead me to another, where I found these super easy instructions for making a seed bead ring. So since I was in need of a quick craft fix, I made one yesterday. This is a good instant gratification project! I made my ring in "croque-choux green" and some of the beads leftover from the dragonfly :o)
Okay, I think it's pretty obvious that I have a dragonfly fetish by now. I think it's because they're so pretty (for bugs!), and because you don't see them very often. ANYway, if you like them as much as I do and if you embroider too, then this book looks like it would be fun to have: Stumpwork Dragonflies by Jane Nicholas. It's on my Amazon "wish list" (sidebar), which is where I add books for future reference so that I don't forget to buy them. From what I can tell by looking at the book cover, her dragonflies look amazingly real.