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6 FREE
Jewelry Making Projects, Patterns, and Techniques
from Beading Daily
Of all the creative arts, jewelry making is the one that Make your own jewelry findings, or use pre-made jewelry
has always held a special place in my heart. Its not just making supplies? You can do both when you make Jean
about making great handmade jewelry out of beads and Campbells TV Star Earrings. These great beaded earrings use
other jewelry supplies, its about creating something a bead stitched bead cap to attach to a pair of freshwater
thats unique and expresses your own personal artistic pearl ear posts. The perfect mix of handmade and pre-made!
vision.
Dustin Wedekinds Klew Drop Necklace is a fusion
Jewelry making ideas can be found anywhere, from of stringing and stitching, two popular jewelry making
your own backyard to exotic locations around the globe. techniques for seed beaders. Combining seed beads,
And jewelry making supplies arent necessarily limited freshwater pearls, and accent beads in the perfect colors
to things like beads and traditional jewelry findings to complement a handmade polymer clay focal bead, this
jewelry making can include materials from other jewelry making project will teach you how to effectively
crafting mediums like fibers, fabrics, and found objects. create a color palette from a favorite focal bead.
Jewelry making techniques can include bead-weaving,
Metal chain is a favorite jewelry making supply of mine,
bead stringing, or even mixed-media jewelry techniques
because it can be used in so many different ways! Judi
like resin. Its a great testament to the versatility of this
Mullins Crystal Fusion Necklace combines a beautiful focal
universally-loved creative art!
bead with strands of seed beads and metal chain, accented
We love jewelry making, too, so we put together a with just a sprinkling of sparkling crystal beads.
collection of six of our favorite jewelry making instructions
One of the very first jewelry making projects I ever made
just for you to enjoy! Whether you love bead-weaving or
was Judi Woods Bead Links Bracelet. This simple beaded
jewelry stringing, youll find a combination of techniques
bracelet project mixes easy wire jewelry techniques with
used in these free jewelry patterns for you to make.
easy peyote stitch panels for an elegant piece of wrist wear
Gemstone beads are a favorite jewelry making supply that can go anywhere!
of bead artists everywhere, and Jean Yates Helen of Troy
No matter what you love about jewelry making, youre
Bracelet uses a handful of ethereal period and citrine
sure to find some fun in these free jewelry patterns.
briolettes with gold-plated accent beads to create a
stunning bead stringing project. Bead Happy,
6 FREE Jewelry Making Projects, Patterns, and Techniques from Beading Daily
editor, beadingdaily JENNIFER VANBENSCHOTEN
production designer JANICE TAPIA / photography JOE COCA, ANN SWANSON
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techniques >> stringing crimping wireworking
This design features peridot briolettes and citrine teardrops, punctuated with gold-plated Sphinx beads.
Reflecting Jeans lifelong love of mythology, this bracelet along with the matching earrings, like Helen of
Troys beauty, could certainly launch a thousand ships.
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FINISHED SIZE: 8" (BRACELET); 2 1 4" (EARRINGS)
bracelet
1: Crimping. Use 11" of the wire to string
1 crimp tube, 1 cube, and the clasps ring. Pass
back through the cube and crimp tube; flatten
Figure 4
the tube using the chain-nose pliers and trim
the wire close to the tube. Jean Yates and her husband live in New York with their
Figure 2 two autistic sons. Her jewelry designs reflect her specific
2: Peridot strand. Use one wire to string sense of wonder, which evolved from this special situation.
1 cube, 6 peridot, 1 cube, and 1 sphinx bead. earrings Her website is www.prettykittydogmoonjewelry.com.
String {1 cube, 12 peridot, 1 cube, and 1: Dangle. Use 4" of wire to string 1 peridot,
1 sphinx bead} twice. String 1 cube, 6 peridot, 1 citrine, 1 peridot, 3 cubes, 1 sphinx bead, RESOURCES
1 cube, 1 crimp tube, 1 cube, and the 8mm 3 cubes, 1 peridot, 1 citrine, and 1 peridot to Check your local bead shop or contact: Cubes, clasp,
jump ring. Pass back through the last cube the center of the wire. Use both wire ends to oval links, and similar peridot briolettes and citrine tear-
strung and the crimp tube. Snug the beads, string 1 cube, 1 crimp tube, and one side of drops: The Bead Shop, (650) 383-3408, www.beadshop
making sure the briolettes points fit together, 1 link, making sure the sphinx and the ham- .com. Sphinx beads: Green Girl Studios, (828) 298-2263,
and flatten the tube. mered side of the link are face up; pass both www.greengirlstudios.com. Twisted Tornado crimp tubes:
wires back through the crimp tube and cube Via Murano, (714) 708-2687, www.viamurano.com.
3: Citrine strand. Repeat Step 1 to attach a (Figure 3). Snug the beads and flatten the tube Donuts and ear wires: Nina Designs, (800) 336-6462,
second wire to the clasps ring. String 1 cube, with the chain-nose pliers. Trim the wire close www.ninadesigns.com.
4 citrine, and 1 cube; pass through the first to the cube.
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techniques >> stringing crimping wireworking sewing
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FINISHED SIZE: 22" Smooth chain: Attach one end of one 5" piece
Materials 8" of natural brass 58mm smooth oval of smooth chain to the first link of the tex-
1 g total size 1518 assorted cylinder, chain with unsoldered links tured chain and the other end of the smooth
hex-cut, and Japanese seed beads in 6" of natural brass 610mm textured oval chain to the last twisted ring added, opening
autumn colors and closing the end links as before.
chain with unsoldered links
5 bronze 5mm potato pearls 5" of raw brass 28215mm rollo chain
6 copper 6mm potato pearls
3: Green/copper nuggets and clasp chain.
with large, flat links
Attach 5" of beading wire to the last twisted
1 copper olive 812mm pressed-glass leaf 12" each of 316mm wide assorted flat and ring added and string 1 copper pearl, 1 green
1 lime green 1012mm pressed-glass leaf rolled olive, copper, and gold silk ribbons nugget, 1 copper pearl, 1 copper nugget, 1 cop-
1 matte olive AB 1070mm pressed-glass leaf Green sewing thread per pearl, 1 green nugget, 1 copper pearl,
3 brown 1516mm vintage Lucite leaves 3" of copper 22-gauge wire 1 crimp bead, and one end of the remaining
4 antique copper 24mm resin nuggets 16" of brass .019 beading wire piece of smooth chain; pass back through the
2 lime green 24mm resin nuggets crimp bead and crimp. Use one 5mm jump
1 antique brass 1430mm filigree connector Tools
ring to attach the other half of the clasp to the
1 antique brass 64mm filigree pendant other end of the previous smooth chain.
Chain-nose pliers
3 raw brass 1117mm twisted rings
Round-nose pliers
1 antique copper 1220mm hammered ring 4: Embellishments. Use 1 head pin to string
Crimping pliers the matte olive AB leaf; form a wrapped loop
1 raw brass 514mm hook-and-eye clasp
Sewing needle that attaches to the free end of the short
4 natural brass 5mm jump rings
length of flat-link rollo chain added in Step 2
2 copper 2" head pins
(Figure 3a). Use the copper wire and the cop-
6 brass 2mm crimp beads
per olive leaf to form a wrapped-loop bail that
attaches to the jump ring below the flat link.
1: Clasp, ribbons, nuggets, and connector. Flat link/rollo: Remove 1 flat link and its Use the chains jump ring above the flat link
Remove 1 link from the textured chain by open- 2 attached jump rings from the flat-link/ to attach 1 Lucite leaf (Figure 3b).
ing it as you would a jump ring; use it to attach rollo chain; attach 1 of the jump rings to the
one half of the clasp to the copper ring. Remove first link of the textured chain and attach
another textured-chain link and set aside. the other jump ring to 1 twisted ring b
Use the ribbons to string 1 twisted ring. Fold the (Figure 2a). Remove a second flat link,
ribbons in half. Hold the loose ends together and including its 2 attached jump rings and
pass them through the copper ring so they overlap rollo-chain segment; attach this segment to a
themselves by 1". Use the sewing needle and thread the middle of the rollo-chain segment on the Figure 3
to sew the ribbon to itself to secure (Figure 1). remaining flat-link/rollo chain (Figure 2b).
Connect one end of the long flat-link/rollo- Use 1 head pin to string the remaining glass
chain length to the previous twisted ring leaf; form a wrapped loop that attaches to
(Figure 2c); connect the other end to the one of the chains as desired. Use 5mm jump
remaining twisted ring. rings to attach the remaining Lucite leaves to
Figure 1 the chains as desired. Use the remaining link
c of textured chain set aside in Step 1 to attach
Use 4" of beading wire to string 1 crimp bead b a the filigree pendant to the first link of the
and the previous twisted ring; pass back through textured chain, opening and closing the link
the crimp bead and crimp. String {1 bronze as before.
pearl and 1 copper nugget} three times. String
1 olive pearl, 1 crimp bead, and the narrow end Figure 2 Tina Koyama is an artist, instructor, and writer in Seattle.
of the connector; pass back through the crimp To view more of Tinas beadwork or inquire about kits,
bead and crimp. Use one 5mm jump ring to Bead strand: Use a crimp bead to attach 6" of please visit www.tinakoyama.com.
attach the other end of the connector to one beading wire to the first link of the textured
end of the textured chain (the link attached to chain. Randomly string 412" of assorted seed RESOURCES
the jump ring is considered the first link). beads and all but 4 copper pearls (set these Check your local bead shop or contact: Resin nuggets:
aside), 1 crimp bead, and the last twisted The Bead Goes On, (866) 861-2323, www.beadgoeson
2: Central chains and seed beads. Attach ring added; pass back through the crimp .com. All other beads and findings: FusionBeads.com,
chains and beads to the textured chain: bead and crimp. (888) 781-3559.
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TV Star Earrings Jean Campbell
Materials
2 rectangular semiprecious stones that are horizontally
drilled near one end
Size 11 or 14 silver seed beads
2 Bali silver and pearl ear posts
Size D white Nymo thread
E-6000 glue
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Size 11 sharps or
beading needle
Scissors
Toothpick
S ee those nifty earrings I have on in the photo? Heres how to make them.
Step 1: Using a yard of thread and leaving a 3" tail, pass through the hole of one
of the stones. String enough seed beads to reach to the other side of the
bead. Tie a knot. Pass through the hole again. String enough seed beads to
reach around the remaining side of the bead. Pass through the last bead
strung on the first side.
Step 2: Work tubular peyote stitch until you reach the top of the bead.
Step 3: Make decreases at each end of the bead until you can stitch the two sides
of the beadwork together.
Step 4: Weave to the center top of the beadwork. String 2 seed beads, 1 post,
and 2 seed beads. Pass through all again several times to secure.
Step 5: Weave down to the first round of peyote stitch. Create a scalloped
edge by stringing one bead and passing through the next 3 beads to skip
one stitch, and stringing another bead in the next position.
Step 6: Use the toothpick to glue the beadwork to the stone.
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Klew Drop Necklace
Dustin Wedekind
Hang a pendant without bails or wire.
T
his necklace was inspired by one of Klews inside, use a reamer to make the hole a little big-
ger, or use a smaller drop bead.
polymer beads. I didnt want to mar the bead Step 2: String 4 size 14s, * 2 size 8s, 1 pearl, 2 size
8s, 1 accent bead, 2 size 8s, and 1 pearl on one
with any of my poor wireworking, and yet I wire. Repeat from * to the end of the wire. String
a few more size 8s, a crimp bead, and a jump
wanted to accent the colors in the bead. I began by ring. Pass back through the crimp and a few size
8s. Repeat for the second wire. Check the neck-
stringing the whole necklace and then embellishing lace for length before crimping the crimp beads
and trimming the wires close to the work.
it with seed beads. Since the focal bead is so light- Step 3: Using a piece of thread as long as is manage-
able, string 15 size 15s. Pass through a jump ring
weight, I used a magnetic clasp, which makes this and tie a knot. Pass through a few of the beads to
pull the knot inside and trim the tail close to the
an easy necklace to wear as well as make. work. Pass through a size 8 on the base strand.
String enough 15s to reach the next accent bead.
Materials
Pass through the accent bead. * String 10 to 12 size
Soft Flex beading wire, medium weight
15s and pass through a size 8 between the next
Focal bead
two pearls. String the same number of beads and
12 accent beads
pass through the accent bead. Repeat from * until
24 tear-shaped freshwater pearls
you reach the center of the necklace. As you near
Size 8 seed beads in neutral color
the focal bead, string enough size 15s to reach the
Size 14 seed beads in two to three accent colors
second wire without pulling them together. Con-
Magnetic clasp
tinue adding 15s up the other side. At the end,
2 jump rings
string 15 size 15s, pass through the jump ring,
Size B beading thread in color to complement
and back through a size 8.
the beads
Step 4: Using a different color, or combination of col-
ors, continue adding size 15s to the base row until
Notions
the necklace is as full as you desire. End the
Wire cutters
threads by passing into the size 15s, tying a knot,
Crimping pliers
passing through a few more beads, and trimming
Size 12 beading needle
close to the work. It is easiest to begin new threads
Bead reamer
at either jump ring.
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Crystal Fusion Necklace
Judi Mullins
Seed beads and crystals combine with chain in this easy wire-working project.
Materials
CHAIN Step 4: Tie a 1-yard piece of thread to the loop at the bottom
54" gold-filled chain
of the focal bead and glue the knot. * String 134" of main
Size 11 seed beads in a
Step 1: Cut 1" of wire. Use color beads and 3 gold beads. Pass back through the main
main color and gold
the pliers to make a loop color beads. Make two more of these seed bead fringes,
One hundred 4mm
in one end. String 2 or 3 adding crystals randomly. When you have 3 fringes com-
Swarovski crystals
crystals and make a loop pleted, open the wire loop slightly and add one of the
Focal bead with vertical hole
in the other end of the short chain pieces to the loop. Pass your thread over to
4 gold bead caps
wire, trimming it if neces- the other side of the chain and knot it to the loop. Repeat
S-hook
sary (Figure 1). Make sev- from * until you have a nice lush fringe at the bottom of
22-gauge gold-filled wire
eral of these sets, but dont your focal bead.
2 split rings
use all of the crystals.
Size D Nymo or Silamide
FINISHING
beading thread
Step 5: Make a loop at the end of a 3" piece of wire. String a
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bead cap so that the loop is in the cup. String a jump ring
Wire cutters
and make a hangmans noose with the wire on the other
Round-nose pliers
end of the bead cap. Repeat for the other bead cap.
Size 11 beading needle
Step 6: Open the loop inside the cup and string one end of
Scissors
a 7" chain. Attach the other end of the chain to the loop
Hypo-tube cement or nail Figure 1 on the top of the focal bead. Tie 112 yards of thread to the
polish
loop at the top of the focal bead. String 7" of beads, incor-
Step 2: Add the sets randomly to pieces of chain. Use 2"5" porating seed beads and crystals in a random pattern. Pass
pieces of chain to make six 7" strands. Open the loops at through the bead caps loop so that the seed beads lie next
the top and bottom of the sets, add the chain to the loop to the chain. Make sure they are of equal lengths and then
and then close the loop. Make sure all the loops are closed tie a knot. Make another 7" seed-bead length going down
tightly. Also make sure that the sets are at different places on from the bead cap end to the focal bead end. Tie onto the
the chain. Add as many as you like, but no less than three. loop above the focal bead. Add another length of chain
Cut three 134" pieces of chain, and also make chain/ from the bead cap to the focal bead. Keep adding chain
crystal combinations that equal 1 3 4". Set or seed bead lengths alternately until the necklace reaches
these crystal/chain combinations aside. the fullness you desire.
Repeat Step 6 for the other side of the necklace. Attach
PENDANT an S-hook to the split rings on the twisted loops.
Step 3: Make a loop at one end of a 3" piece of Judi Mullins teaches beadwork classes from her home in Tigard, Oregon. Her
wire. String a bead cap, the focal bead, and original designs have been published in several books and magazines. You
the other bead cap. Both bead caps should can contact her at bead.garden@verizon.net.
be facing away from the focal bead (Figure
2). Pull the loop firmly into the bead cap.
Make another loop inside the bead cap at
the other end of the focal bead.
Figure 2
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Bead Links Bracelet
Judi Wood
T
his bracelets construction is a very simple jumping-off point path. When you are down to one bead, pass back
through the previous row to exit the last point
for other designs. Follow the basic chart and the directions bead again. String 14" French wire and a jump ring.
Pass through the last bead and the wire again to
below to make your first bracelet. Once youve gained secure. Weave back through the edge beads to
reach the first row.
confidence, utilize the symmetry of flat odd-count peyote to make Step 3: Continue following the chart and checking
Figure 2 for the odd-row turns.
a variety of patterns. The skys the limit for link connectors. X X
Materials
5 gr main color Delicas
23 gr second and third colors Delicas
1016 jump rings Figure 2
10 lb Power Pro or size D beading thread
Clasp
French wire
Step 4: Repeat Step 2 to decrease and add a jump ring
26-gauge wire (optional)
at the other end. Weave the tail threads into the
3mm crystals (optional)
beads and trim close to work.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 14 to make four links. Use the
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pliers to join the jump rings. Add one half of the
Beading needle
clasp to each end.
Wire cutter
To create another look, use the pliers to make a
Round-nose pliers
loop at the end of the 26-gauge wire. String three
Start Here
crystals, cut the wire to 38" beyond the crystals, and
make another loop. Connect the links together with
Step 1: Using a yard of thread and leaving a 4" tail, the jump rings in the wire loops.
string a tension bead. String the first nine-bead
row of the chart. String the first bead of the next Judi Wood is a full-time artist whose work is shown in galleries
row and pass back through the second-to-last around the country. Her show schedule can be seen at
bead. Work peyote stitch to the end of the row. JudiWood.com.
Step 2: Decrease each
X
row down to one X
bead. See Fig-
ure 1 for decreas-
ing thread paths.
Eve r y ot h e r row
will have the same Figure 1
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techniques
F L AT P E Y O T E S T I T C H TUBULAR PEYOTE STITCH DECREASING IN PEYOTE
Figure 1
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