Quote Originally Posted by ShakeyX View Post
And that would mean "I like to (do that action)" and it could be with or without это in this case? Maybe adding это for emphasis?
Well, "Мне нравится" obviously is an ellipsis of "Мне это нравится", so both mean the same. But they are used in different contexts.
"Мне это нравится" is a neutral declarative sentence without any emphasis. So, "Я плету из бисера. Мне это нравится." is just a story composed of two facts.

"Мне нравится" looks like an answer to the question:

"Do you like it/this?"
"Yes, I do."

"Тебе это нравится?"
"Да, мне нравится."

If you use "Мне нравится" in that story, it looks like you answer to this (unasked) question:

"Я плету из бисера. Мне нравится."

Maybe, you've seen the question on the face of your interlocutor.
Or, maybe, you find it rather surprising that you actually like to do it.
Or something else...