Here is what this looks like in seed beads. I did the tutorial in the fire polished beads to make it easier to see.
Start with four beads and go through the first one again.
Add the accent bead and then four more beads going through the first one that set.
Repeat this two more times and close the circle by passing through the first loop at the black arrow. Place needle through the blue bead and through the red bead. Exit at the pink arrow. 
Add the next blue bead and the four red and close the  loop.
Continue around the circle two more times (3 total).
and close loop as shown
Pass the needle throught the four beads as shown and begin the next set of loops. Contiune in this way until you reach the desired length.
This can be used for earrings, a necklace or a bracelet.
Click here to see some examples of this, I think they used two needles for the design
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