Braided Necklace set
For the necklace:
Fancy round bead mix
18" necklace (6-strand)
For the bracelet:
Fancy round bead mix
Leather bracelet (which looks braided or twisted)
Antique silver pipe spacer beads
For the earrings:
Fancy round bead mix
Sterling silver chain- 2 pieces of equal length
Kidney steel earring hooks
Jump rings
To make the necklace:
Part the strands into three and start braiding them like you would do with your hair. After about 5-6 inches, slide a round bead onto one of the partings and continue, until you get to the middle. Slide the beads in through the entire beaded strands. Continue to do the second half in a similar way. Finish the other end by crushing the crimp bead.
To make the bracelet:
Slide the glass beads with the spacers in between and close it.
Slide a glass bead onto each of the two pieces of wire. Attach both the ends of wire onto a jump ring. Attach the jump ring to the kidney wire and close.
Blue sapphire n' crystals
For the necklace:
Light sapphire 8mm cut luster edge beads
Faceted glass rondel 4x6 mm crystal beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
18K gold crimp beads
Gold barrel clasp
For the bracelet:
Light sapphire 8mm cut luster edge beads
Faceted glass rondel 4x6 mm crystal beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
18K gold crimp beads
Toggle & clasp set
18K jump rings
18K head pins
For the earrings:
Round flower fishhook
18K headpins
Light sapphire 8mm cut luster edge beads
To make the necklace:
String the sapphire beads and crystal beads onto a tigertail wire and finish using the method in basic technique C.
To make the bracelet:
String the sapphire beads and crystal beads onto a tigertail wire. (For the two charms, attach a headpin to each sapphire bead and form a loop using the method in basic technique A and string them in the appropriate position on the tigertail wire.) Finish the bracelet with a toggle and clasp using the basic technique C.
To make the earrings:
String a sapphire bead onto a headpin and attach it to one of the holes of the flower fishhook, using the method in basic technique A.
Purple Beauty
I realised I had not made any set with purple beads and when I saw really pretty ones at the store, I couldn't resist myself.
For the necklace:
Assorted beads: Grape juice (this is the name of the colour and has nothing to do with the actual grape juice)
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
Metal filigree clasp
Silver crimp beads
For the bracelet:
Assorted beads: Grape juice colour
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
Crimp beads
Dragon fly toggle & clasp set
For the earrings:
Assorted beads: Grape juice
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Silver bail
Fancy fish hook
Silver eyepins
You'll also need:
Wire-cutters
Round-nose pliers
Assorted beads: Grape juice (this is the name of the colour and has nothing to do with the actual grape juice)
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
Metal filigree clasp
Silver crimp beads
For the bracelet:
Assorted beads: Grape juice colour
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Tiger tail jewelry wire
Crimp beads
Dragon fly toggle & clasp set
For the earrings:
Assorted beads: Grape juice
Periwinkle matte finish purple beads
Amethyst 6x9 mm glass teardrop beads
Silver bail
Fancy fish hook
Silver eyepins
You'll also need:
Wire-cutters
Round-nose pliers
To make the necklace:
On a tiger tail wire, string the grape juice assorted beads,amethyst teardrop beads and periwinkle matte finish beads until you get to almost middle of the desired length. String the bigger beads as the centerpiece and continue the same pattern for the other half. String a sterling silver crimp bad to each end and attach it the silver filigree clasp using the method in basic technique C.
To make the bracelet:
On a tiger tail wire, string the grape juice assorted beads,amethyst teardrop beads and periwinkle matte finish beads. String a crimp bead on each end attach it to a dragonfly toggle & clasp set using the same technique used for the necklace (as in the basic technique C).
To make the earrings:
To an eyepin, string the grape juice assorted beads,amethyst teardrop beads and periwinkle matte finish beads and form a loop using the method in basic technique A, attaching to the loop of the fish hook. Attach a bail to a teardrop bead and press firm. Attach this to the eye of the eyepin (already attached to the fishhook), to complete the piece.
Red coral & fancy pendent
For the necklace:
Red coral medium round beads
Antique gold spacers assorted
Fancy 18K pendent, with a couple of small beads inside
Tiger tail jewelry wire
18K gold filigree clasp
18K gold crimp beads
For the bracelet:
Red coral medium round beads
Antique gold spacers assorted
Stretchy cord
For the earrings:
Red coral medium round beads
Antique gold spacers assorted
18K gold headpins:4
Earring backings
You'll also need:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
Super glue/ clear nail polish
String the red coral beads, adding the gold spacers in-between until you get to the center of the desired length. Add the fancy pendent, and continue adding the red coral beads and spacers in the same order as the first half. Add the crimp beads to each end and attach the clasp using the method in basic technique C.
To make the bracelet:
String the red coral beads and the spacers on a stretchy cord, and finish using the method in basic technique D.
To make the earrings:
On a headpin, string a spacer between two red coral beads and form a loop as in basic technique A. To another headpin, String a red coral bead and then the eye of the loop (made above) and attach the earring back. Cut off excess length of the pin.
Frosted blue & crystals
For the necklace:
Frosted blue pendent:1
Blue glass beads: 2
Bead caps: 4
18K gold chain
Eye-pin
For the earrings:
Decorative headpins: 2
Blue glass beads: 2
18K fish hooks: 2
Bead caps: 2
For the bracelet:
Memory wire
8mm blue Swarowski beads
Bead caps
Antique gold spacers
You'll also need:
Wire-cutters
Round nose pliers
To make the necklace:
String the beads in this order- beadcap, glass bead, beadcap, the frosted blue pendent, beadcap, glass bead & beadcap. Form a loop using the method in basic technique A. Cut the 18K gold chain in the middle and attach it to each eye and close the loops.
To make the earrings:
Onto a decorative headpin, string a glass bead and a beadcap and form a loop using the same technique above, attaching a fish hook to the loop.
To make the bracelet:
Form a loop on one end, using the pliers and string the beads , mixing the crystals, heart-shaped spacers and the glass beads, ending with beadcaps. Close the loop on the other end after you are done.
Earthy colours
For the necklace:
Golden agate nuggets
Ceramic small grey flower
18K eyepins
Triple ring toggle and clasp set
6mm black beads
Wooden beads
For the bracelet:
18K gold bangle
Golden agate nuggets
Ceramic small grey flower
For the earrings:
18K gold eyepins
18K gold bail
Golden agate nuggets
Tubular black beads
You'll also need:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
Needle-nose pliers
To make the necklace:
Here I have used eye pins to create sections and then join them to form the whole necklace, like in the basic technique B. One set is made of the golden nuggets and the other set is made of a combination of the wooden and ceramic beads. A few black beads are added to an eye pin to finish it and also to get a nice contrast.
To make the bracelet:
Take off the removable head of the 18K gold bangle. String the golden agate nuggets and the ceramic bead in the manner shown in the picture. Put the head back on. Simple!
To make the earrings:
Attach a bail to each of the nuggets. String a black bead on the eye pin and make a loop using basic technique A. To the eye of the pin, attach the bail to finish it off.
Red n' black Set
The metal connectors were so pretty and there were quite a few patterns to choose from. I picked the one with flowers and decided to combine it with the red beads, as red & black are an excellent combination. The beadcaps are fancy too, creating an interesting pattern on the drops and charms.
The connectors have links between each flower and so extra jump rings or other materials are not needed to attach each piece.
I love long earrings, and first made a really long one (which dropped down to my shoulder). As I tried it on, my kids started pulling it and reminded me that I have to wait for a few more years to be able to do that!!!
You'll need:
For the necklace:
16mm Round red resin bead
Metal flower black connector
Black fancy beadcap
Black metal clasp
Black metal headpin
Black metal eyepins
For the bracelet:
16mm Round red resin bead
Metal flower black connector
Black fancy beadcap
Black metal heart-shaped toggle & clasp set
Black metal headpins
For the earrings:
16mm Round red resin bead
Metal flower black connector
Black fancy beadcap
Black metal headpins
Fancy nickel earheads
You'll also need:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
To make the necklace:
I used a set of two connectors between each bead and used the headpin to attach it(using the method in basic technique A) to either end of the connector. For the pendent, I added a bead cap to the bottom of the red bead and attached it to a connector(a set of two, again). I then attached this to the middle of the chain. To either end of the chain attach each half of the clasp, to finish it off.
To make the bracelet:
The connectors form the main chain here, and the beads and connectors are used as charms. Add a bead cap to each red bead and attach it to a connector and attach it to the main chain, using the basic technique A. On either side of the chain, attach a metal toggle and clasp to finish.
To make the earrings:
Add a bead cap to a headpin and attach it to a red bead, using the basic technique A. Connect this to the flower connector( I used only one connector,but feel free to add more if you like long ones). And finally, connect this to the loop of the earring head.
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