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Beading Daily’s
Create Jewelry with Crystals:
5 Free
Crystal Bead
Projects

Beading Daily’s
5 Free Crystal Bead Projects

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1 Crystal Edge Bracelet
CECilia guastafErro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PagE 1

2 Bracelet with Heart
Miwako Nara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PagE 3

3 romantic ruffle
kElli BurNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PagE 6

4 Montée Magic
katHEriNE sCHwartzENBErgEr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PagE 8

5 totally tubular
kristal wiCk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PagE 10

techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PagE 12
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Beading Daily’s

I am one lucky ducky; I’ve never Bracelet with Heart
wanted to change my name. No, not This heart-felt bracelet is perfect for any age from tween to
even once. (Okay, maybe once, when grandmamma, they’d all love wearing this beautiful accessory,
I was seven and couldn’t find a cute and the heart toggle is the icing on the cake (or bracelet in this
little wall plaque at the store with my case). I have a heart collection and this one won’t be missing
name on it. They always spelled it from it much longer!
wrong!) Thanks, Mom. That said, my
lifelong love for my namesake crystals Romantic Ruffle
has me adding them to anything I love how Kelli mixed the Swarovski crystals and pearls
and everything I can. I use all types together to give this bracelet an extra touch of glam. I might
of crystals and love hanging them try a combination of colors (like 3 different blue-colored
from my rearview mirror as well as from my neck, wrists, and crystals) as a color variation on this project.
earlobes, which keeps me constantly surrounded by those
lovely crystal bead beauties. It also helps being one of 37 Montée Magic
worldwide Swarovski Ambassadors. Swarovski elements keep This bracelet would be perfect to use up your bicone crystal
feeding my need to create crystal bead jewelry! stash. You could also substitute 6mm pearls for the 6mm
bicones for added texture and variety. You could also
So, what could be better than combining our loves, crystals, glue on some flat back crystals onto the lobster clasp for
stringing, and bead stitching? Nibbling chocolate while additional bling!
making these projects—utter Utopia! Handpicked for their
variety and glitz, these beauties are sure to please over-the- Totally Tubular / Kristal Wick
top fellow blingsters, as well as those who want just a touch Yours truly created this crystal-rich necklace featuring my
of the sparkle. I find no matter my budget or occasion, a bit own Sassy Silkies, handcrafted silk beads and a removable
of bling always makes me smile, and nothing says fashion clasp attaching the focal piece to the necklace. I filled plastic
forward better than some twinkle in your jewelry. tubing with crystals. A walk down the plumbing aisle in your
local hardware store, or pet stores provide you with this
Crystal Edge Bracelet simple tubing.
Top-drilled bicones are fun to work with and give your piece Be sure to make two of each project, one for yourself and one
an interesting dimension! Once I started using top drilled for your BFF. You know she’ll take these bracelets right off your
bicones in my jewelry creations, I was hooked! This project wrist! I hate to bling and run, but I simply must dive into these
whispers in my ear, “skip the laundry, who cares about the projects, I hope you do, too. Enjoy!
dirty dishes in the sink, make me NOW.”

Kristal Wick,
Beading Daily editor

Beading daily ’s Create jewelry with Crystals:


editor, beadingdaily KRISTAL WICK
designer JANICE TAPIA / photography JOE COCA, ANN SWANSON

Projects and information are for inspiration and personal use only. BeadingDaily, Beadwork, and Stringing do not recom-
mend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in this publication. Nor do
BeadingDaily, Beadwork, or Stringing evaluate the advertisers’ claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judg-
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project

crystal edge
bracelet
C E C i l i a g u a s Ta f E R R o

Cecilia is inspired every time she gazes at all the colors,
shapes, and sizes of Swarovski crystals available at
her bead store. She loves the way the top-drilled bicone
techniques
:: two-needle right-
crystals give this bracelet an edgy look with sparkling
angle weave sophistication, despite its somber hues.
See page 12 for helpful
technique information.

More wonderful beadwork projects are available at interweavestore.com
© 2011 Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved.
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1) Base. Work a base row using two- string 1A and pass the other needle Materials
needle right-angle weave: back through it. Use one needle to 2 g translucent gray size 11° cylinder
start: Use 8’ of thread with a needle at string 3A, the other half of the clasp, beads (a)
each end to string 4A, one half of the and 3A; tie a knot to form a loop 4 black diamond aB 4mm crystal
clasp, and 3A; slide the beads to the and pass through all 7A again to bicones
center of the thread and pass through reinforce, ending so that one thread 75 black diamond aB 6mm top-drilled
crystal bicones
them again to form a circle. Pass exits from each side of the first 1A
26 black diamond 4mm fire-polished
through the first 1A again so that you (Figure 4). Pass each needle back rounds
have one thread exiting from each 1 silver 8mm filigree box clasp
side of the bead (Figure 1). Use each 8’ of fireline thread
Jeweler’s cement

tools
2 Big Eye beading needles
scissors
Figure 1
Finished size: 7 1 ⁄ 4 "

needle to string one 4mm bicone. Use 1 bicone on top of each base unit. To
one needle to string 1 fire-polished Figure 4 finish, weave one needle through the
round and pass the other needle back first unit, then tie a knot with the
through it (Figure 2). other thread; weave each tail
through several beads, glue the knot,
through a 4mm bicone and the last and trim when dry. F
fire-polished round.
CECILIA GUASTAFERRO discovered beading
2) Ridge. Work back along the base while completing her graduate degree in mar-
row, adding top-drilled bicones to riage and family therapy. She opened The
form the spine: Beading Place in Tustin, California, with her
Figure 2 Units 1–25: Use each needle to string 1A. daughter Jamie. Cecilia teaches many classes
Use one needle to string 1 top-drilled at her store and can be reached at www.the
bicone and pass the other needle beadingplace.com.
back through it. Use each needle to
Units 1–25: Use each needle to string 1A, string 1A and pass through the next rEsourCEs
Check your local bead shop or contact: All
1 top-drilled bicone, and 1A. Use fire-polished round in opposite
beads and findings: The Beading Place,
one needle to string 1 fire-polished directions (Figure 5). Repeat to add
(714) 832-7185, www.thebeadingplace.com.
round and pass the other needle
back through it (Figure 3). Pull the

Figure 3

needles in opposite directions to
snug the beads and repeat for
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25 pairs or 51⁄2".
end: Use each needle to string one
4mm bicone. Use one needle to Figure 5

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project

bracelet
with heart
MiWaKo naRa

A stylish (and smartly crafted)
heart-toggle closure adds a
sweet surprise to this delicate
bracelet. The instructions
here are for the blue bracelet;
to make the pink variation,
simply use 4mm pearls in place
of bicones when working the
bracelet base.

techniques
:: right-angle weave
:: two-drop peyote
stitch

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1) HeaRt toggle. string 2B; pass through the next Materials
Unit 1:Use 6' of conditioned thread to 11B in the inside edge of Units 1–7. 4 g blue luster size 15° Japanese seed
string 1B, 1 bicone, 1B, 1 bicone, Pass down through the center bot- beads (a)
1A, 1B, 1A, and 1 bicone, leaving a tom bicone, the 3A that form the 2 g silver size 11° cylinder beads (B)
7" tail. Tie a knot to form a circle picot, and the bicone again. Pass 80 aquamarine satin 4mm crystal
bicones
and pass through beads to exit through the remaining 11B of Units 1 aquamarine satin 6mm crystal faceted
through the first A strung (Figure 1). 8–13 and weave in ends to secure round
(Figure 3b). 2 sterling silver 6mm filigree bead caps
Blue size B beading thread
a
Thread conditioner

b
tools
size 12 beading needle
scissors
Figure 1
Units 2 and 3:string 2A; form a picot by
passing back through the second 1B on the inside of the next unit.
bicone of the previous unit. string Pass back through the last 3A just
1B, 1 bicone, 1A, and 3B. Pass strung and first 3A of Loop 1. Pass
through the last A of the picot and through beads to exit the middle
through beads to exit the last A B between Units 2 and 3 (Figure 4c).
Figure 3
strung (Figure 2a). Trim the thread.
Units 4–6: string 2A; pass back through
the bicone of the previous unit. 2) HeaRt emBellisHment. a
string 2B, 1 bicone, 1A, and 2B; pass loop 1: Begin 6' of conditioned thread
through the last A of the picot and and exit the second (inner) B of
through beads to exit the last A Unit 1. string 5A; pass through the b
strung (Figure 2b). center A of the next picot. string
5A, pass through the first (inner) B
a of the next unit. Pass back through
the last 3A just strung.
loop 2: string 2A and pass through the
center A of the next picot (Figure 4a).
string 5A and pass through the first
(inner) B of the next unit. Pass back
through the last 3A just strung. Figure 4
b loops 3–6: string 2A and pass through
the center A of the next picot 3) BRaCelet Base.
(Figure 4b). string 5A and pass row 1, Unit 1: Begin 6' of conditioned
through the first (inner) B of the thread and string 1 bicone and 3A;
next unit. Pass back through the pass back through the bicone and
Figure 2 last 3A just strung. the next B to form a picot. string
loops 7–10: string 2A and pass through 1B, 1 bicone, 1A, and 2B. Pass
Units 7–8:Repeat Unit 4, stringing 3B the center A of the next picot. string through the last A of the picot and
between the picots instead of 2B. 5A and pass through the second through beads to exit the last A
Units 9–11: Repeat Unit 4. (inner) B of the next unit. Pass back strung.
Units 12 and 13: Repeat Unit 2, connect- through the last 3A just strung. row 1, Unit 2: string 2A; pass back
ing Unit 13 to Unit 1. exit through loops 11 and 12: Repeat Loop 2. through the second bicone to form
Unit 1’s first B (Figure 3a). loop 13: string 2A and pass through a picot. string 1B; pass through the
inner round: string 4B; pass back the center A of the next picot. B of the next unit of the toggle.
through the third B just strung. string 5A and pass through the string 1 bicone, 1A, and 2B; pass

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through the last A of the previous pass through the last 3A strung in (small end first), the 6mm round,
picot and through beads to exit the the first set of 6A. Pass through the 1 bead cap (wide end first), and 6B.
last A strung. string 2A; pass back tip of the picot between Units Pass through 1B, the bottom 2A of
through the bicone (Figure 5a). 2 and 3 of the toggle again and the the picot, and the next B. string 6B;
Weave through beads to exit the next 3A. string 3A and pass through pass back through the bead caps
middle of Unit 1 (Figure 6b). the tip of Row 1’s third picot. string and round. string 7B and pass
3A (Figure 7a); pass through the next through the middle beads on the
(third picot) bead. Weave through toggle bar (Figure 9). Repeat thread
beads to exit the last picot bead in
the next row (Figure 7b).

b

Figure 5 a

Figure 7
Figure 9
Repeat Pass 1, working back and forth
across the bracelet base to embellish
all 22 rows. path twice to secure; weave through
beads and trim. F
5) toggle BaR.
tube:Leaving a 12" tail, use 3' of condi- Contact MIWAKO NARA at wm@bumblebees-
tioned thread, B beads, and two- beads.com or visit her website at www.bumble
drop peyote stitch to make a strip bees-beads.com. Her website is written in
that is 12 beads wide and 6 rows Japanese but is accompanied by easy-to-follow
long. zip the first and last rows illustrations.
Figure 6 together to form a tube. exit one
end of the tube. rEsourCEs
rows 2–22:Repeat Row 1. Weave embellish tube: Work 3-bead picots Check your local bead shop or contact: Crys-
thread into beads to secure; trim. between each pair of end beads tals: Pieces of the Past, (215) 243-7934, www
around both ends of the tube (Figure 8). .piecesbeads.com.
4) BRaCelet emBellisHment.
secure 6' of conditioned thread and
exit the bracelet base from the first
picot bead strung in Row 1.
Pass 1: string 3A; pass through the tip
of the first picot of Row 1. string 6A
and pass through the tip of the picot
between Units 2 and 3 of the toggle. Figure 8

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string 6A and pass through the tip of
the second picot (between Units 1 and exit a bead in the middle
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attach toggle:
2 of the base) of Row 1. string 3A and of the tube. string 7B, 1 bead cap

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project
romantic ruffle
KElli BuRns

Kelli discovered that working
rounds of increasingly larger
beads in right-angle weave formed
a delightfully wavy edge on the
beadwork without altering the stitch’s basic
thread path. She added a row of pearls down the
techniques
:: right-angle weave center and pinched in the sides with small stitches,
:: square stitch
giving the bracelet the appearance of a pea pod.

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1) Band. Work 6 rows of right-angle seed bead and the pearl just strung
weave, keeping thread tension tight: (Figure 5). Repeat from *, moving from Materials
rows 1 and 2: Use 9' of waxed white 1 g gold size 15° seed beads (a)
beading thread and B beads to work 3 g gold-lined white matte size 11°
a chain of 58 right-angle weave seed beads (B)
6 g gold-lined white matte size 8° seed
units (Figure 1). Repeat for Row 2
beads (C)
(Figure 2).
230 crystal aB 3mm crystal bicones
row 3: Use C beads to work 1 row of
45 gold 4mm crystal pearls
right-angle weave onto Row 2 1 gold-filled 16×18mm toggle clasp
(Figure 3). 2 gold-filled 6mm split rings
White size D nylon beading thread
Figure 5 Crystal fireline 6 lb beading thread
Beeswax
right to left as you add pearls, for a Thread conditioner
total of 45 pearls; if the pearls become
too crowded, take a stitch without tools
size 12 beading needles
adding a pearl, as needed, to realign
scissors
the pearls with the center row of B
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Chain-nose pliers
beads. Weave through beads to secure
thread but do not trim.
row 4: Use 5' of conditioned FireLine, Finished size: 7 1 ⁄ 2 "
bicones, and A beads to work 1 row 3) gatHeRs. Join the sides at inter-
of right-angle weave onto Row 3: vals with small stitches to give the the center of the end of the band. Pass
exiting the first side C in Row 3, bracelet the appearance of a pea pod. through the leftmost B, 1 split ring,
string 1 bicone, 1A, 1 bicone, 1A, Make 3 pinches: and the right B; repeat. exit the left C,
and 1 bicone. Pass through all the start 4' of new waxed white thread pass through the right C, and the left
beads in this unit again, exiting the about one quarter of the way from one C again. exit the left bicone and pass
next C of Row 3 (Figure 4). Repeat end of the beadwork. Pass through a through the right bicone, then the left
pearl, the corresponding C bead in bicone again (Figure 7). Weave the
Row 5, the pearl again, and the corre-
sponding C bead in Row 3 on the op-
posite side of the band. Pass through
the same pearl and repeat the thread
path once to draw the sides up against
the pearl (Figure 6). Knot the thread
Figure 4
Figure 7

across for a total of 58 right-angle thread into the beads, knot to secure,
weave units. and trim. Repeat the entire step at the
row 5: Weave through beads to exit an Figure 6 other end of the band using the sec-
end B in Row 1. Repeat Row 3. ond split ring. F
row 6: Repeat Row 4.
and weave through 14 more right- KELLI BURNS has been beading for more than six
2) PeaRls. Backstitch crystal pearls angle units and exit from a side C years and owns The Hole Bead Shoppe in Bartles-
to the center of the band: bead. Repeat entire step twice. ville, Oklahoma. Reach her at www.theholebead
Position the band horizontally in shop.com or theholebeadshop@aol.com.
front of you. Leaving a 12" tail, use 9' of 4) ClasP. Gather the ends to cup the
waxed white beading thread to exit beadwork around the last pearls and
rEsourCEs
the left side of the second B in Row 2. add the clasp: Check your local bead shop or contact: All
string 1 pearl; pass through the second Attach a split ring to each half of the materials: The Hole Bead Shoppe, (918)
B again and the pearl just strung. clasp. Position the band vertically in 338-2444, www.theholebeadshop.com.
*string 1 pearl; pass through the next front of you. Using the tail thread, exit
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project

montée magic
K aT H E R i n E s C H W a R T z E n B E R g E R

This dazzling bracelet is a terrific way to showcase your favorite
techniques crystal colors. The project instructions are for the magenta
:: two-needle right-
angle weave bracelet, but it is so fast and easy (and beautiful), you’ll be
technique information. tempted to make one in every color!

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aRTisT’s Tips dab with glue; allow to dry. Weave in
• For an adjustable bracelet, ends and trim. Materials
2 g silver-lined clear size 11° seed
use a 1" piece of chain in beads
3) emBellisHment. Work back
place of the jump ring.
across the band, adding crystals in 60 total 4mm crystal bicones in siam,
• The montées tend to flip the center of the previously formed ruby, and fuchsia (a)
so be sure they all face the circles: 15 total 6mm crystal bicones in siam,
same direction when passing Use 3' of beading thread on one nee- ruby, and fuchsia (B)
through them in Step 3. dle. starting at the end without the 16 siam 3.9mm crystal roses montées
jump ring, pass through the open 1 sterling silver 7×11mm lobster clasp
hole of the end montée, leaving a 1 sterling silver 6mm soldered jump
1) ClasP looP. Thread one needle 6'' tail. string 1B and pass through the ring
on each end of 5' of beading thread. open hole of the next montée; repeat Crystal fireline 6 lb beading thread
string 10 seed beads and the jump ring fourteen times for a total of 15B. exit g-s Hypo Cement
to the center of the thread. Pass each the last montée and string 1 seed tools
needle in opposite directions through bead; pass back through all montées 2 size 12 beading needles
1 montée, and snug the beads so that and all 15B. exit the last montée scissors
the seed beads cover the thread that next to the tail thread.
passes through the jump ring.
4) ClasP. string 5 seed beads, the
2) Band. Work the band using two- clasp, and 5 seed beads. Tie a sur-
needle ladder stitch: geon’s knot with both threads; dab
Use the right thread to string 1 seed the knot with glue and allow to dry.
bead, 1A, 1 seed bead, 1A, and 1 seed Weave ends through several beads
bead; repeat using the left thread. and trim (Figure 2). F
Pass each needle in opposite direc-
tions through a second montée. Re-
peat entire step fourteen times for a
total of 16 montées. Knot threads to
the side of the last montée (Figure 1).

Figure 2

KATHERINE SCHWARTZENBERGER’s strong
art background includes just two years as a
bead artist, during which time she has been
completely immersed in the beading world at
her family’s bead store, Stony Creek Bead &
Gallery, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

rEsourCEs
Check your local bead shop or contact: All
beads and findings: Stony Creek Bead &

det
Gallery, (734) 544-0904, stonycreekbead@
Figure 1 hotmail.com.

ail
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project 1) Cut the tubing into three 1" pieces
and two ½" pieces. set aside.

2) Attach one end of one 1" piece of
cable chain to the eye of each eye pin.

totally Attach the bail to one end of the curb
chain.

tubular 3) Use 1 eye pin to string 1 jet AB 4mm
round, 1 sapphire AB 8mm bicone,
1 glass disc, and one 1" tube. Fill the
K R i s Ta l W i C K tube with 9 crystal copper 3mm
bicones, 9 crystal AB 3mm bicones,
3 Capri blue 4mm bicones, 2 light
Colorado topaz 4mm bicones, 5 blue
Kristal's crystal-rich necklace zircon 4mm bicones, 3 aquamarine
4mm bicones, and 2 sapphire 4mm
features her own Sassy Silkies bicones. Use the same eye pin to
beads and an amazing focal string 1 glass disc, 1 sapphire AB
8mm bicone, and 1 jet AB 4mm
piece composed of tiny plastic- round. Form a simple loop that
tubing vestibules filled attaches the dangle to the free end
of the curb chain.
with crystals.
4) Use 1 eye pin to string 1 jet AB 4mm
round, 1 aquamarine 8mm bicone,
1 glass disc, and one ½" tube. Fill the
tube with 4 crystal copper 3mm
bicones, 4 crystal AB 3mm bicones,
1 Capri blue 4mm bicone, 1 light Col-
orado topaz 4mm bicone, 2 blue zir-
con 4mm bicones, 2 aquamarine
4mm bicones, and 1 sapphire 4mm
bicone. Use the same eye pin to
string 1 glass disc, 1 aquamarine
8mm bicone, and 1 jet AB 4mm
round. Form a simple loop that
attaches to the curb chain 2 links
from the previous dangle.

5) Repeat step 3, using Montana 8mm
bicones in place of the sapphire AB
8mm bicones and attaching the dan-
gle 2 links from the previous dangle.

6) Repeat step 3, attaching the dangle
techniques 2 links from the previous dangle.
:: stringing
:: wireworking
7) Repeat step 4, attaching the dangle
technique information. 2 links from the previous dangle.

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8) Use 1 head pin to string 1 jet 3mm bicone, 1 light Colorado topaz 4mm
bicone, 1 crystal copper 8mm bicone, 1 silk bead, 1 light Colorado Materials
2 aqua size 6° seed beads
round, and 1 jet 3mm bicone; form topaz 4mm bicone, 1 jet rondelle,
43 crystal copper 3mm crystal bicones
a simple loop that attaches to the 1 cornflake spacer, and 1 jet rondelle.
4 jet 3mm crystal bicones
first (bottom) curb-chain link (the
35 crystal aB 3mm crystal bicones
link the first dangle was attached to 17) Repeat step 16 using a sapphire
11 Capri blue 4mm crystal bicones
in step 3). AB 8mm bicone in place of the 14 light Colorado topaz 4mm crystal
Montana 8mm bicone. Repeat step bicones
9) Use 1 head pin to string 1 crystal 16 using an aquamarine 8mm 19 blue zircon 4mm crystal bicones
copper 3mm bicone, 1 Montana AB bicone in place of the Montana 13 aquamarine 4mm crystal bicones
cube, and 1 crystal copper 3mm 8mm bicone. string 1 Montana AB 8 sapphire 4mm crystal bicones
bicone; form a simple loop that cube, 1 Montana AB 4mm bicone, 18 Montana aB 4mm crystal bicones
attaches to the second chain link. 1 crystal copper 8mm round, and 3 light Colorado topaz 4mm crystal
1 jet AB 4mm round. rounds
10) Use 1 head pin to string 1 crystal 12 jet aB 4mm crystal rounds
copper 3mm bicone, 1 aquamarine 18) string 3 light Colorado topaz 4mm 12 Montana aB 6mm crystal cubes
8mm bicone, and 1 crystal copper rounds and the bail. Repeat steps 16 jet 6mm crystal rondelles
3mm bicone; form a simple loop that 17–15, in that order, reversing the 12 copper 8mm crystal rounds
attaches to the fourth chain link. stringing sequence. Repeat step 14. 8 sapphire aB 8mm crystal bicones
7 aquamarine aB 8mm crystal bicones
5 Montana 8mm crystal bicones
11) Repeat step 8, attaching the loop 19) Attach the jump ring at one end of
10 black 13×6mm pressed-glass discs
to the sixth chain link. the necklace to one end of one 17⁄8"
6 turquoise 5×20mm handpainted silk
piece of round chain. Repeat for the beads
12) Repeat step 9, attaching the loop other side of the necklace. Use 1 jump 8 silver 15×1mm cornflake spacers
to the eighth chain link. ring to attach the lobster clasp to 1 silver 5.5×16mm removable bail
the free end of one of the previous 1 silver 7×14mm lobster clasp
13) Repeat step 10, using a Montana pieces of chain. F 6 silver 2" head pins
8mm bicone in place of the aqua- 5 brass 3" eye pins
marine 8mm bicone and attaching Editor of Beading Daily, KRISTAL WICK 3 black 5mm jump rings
the loop to the ninth chain link. set invented Sassy Silkies—handpainted silk scroll 2 sterling silver 2×3mm twisted crimp
aside. beads. Her book, Fabulous Fabric Beads (Inter- tubes
weave, 2007), can be found in the Interweave 4" of silver 14mm round chain
14) Use the beading wire to string store. She has been featured on HGTV, PBS, 2" of silver 4×7mm curb chain
1 crimp tube and 1 jump ring; pass and in more than twenty-nine publications and 5" of silver 2mm cable chain
back through the tube and flatten is looking forward to teaching on cruises. 26" of black .018 beading wire
using chain-nosed pliers. 4" of clear 10mm tubing

rEsourCEs tools
15) string 1 seed bead, 1 light Colo- Check your local bead shop or contact: Heavy-duty scissors
rado topaz 4mm bicone, 1 Montana Clear tubing: Home Depot, www.home Wire cutters
AB cube, 1 Montana AB 4mm depot.com. Swarovski crystals: Artbeads Chain-nose pliers
bicone, 1 crystal copper 8mm .com, (866) 715-2323. Removable clasp: Round-nose pliers
round, 1 Montana AB 4mm bicone, Alacarte Clasps, (800) 977-2825, www.ala
1 sapphire AB 8mm bicone, 1 jet carteclasps.com. Silver cornflakes: The
Mykonos, (888) 695-6667, www.mykonos Finished size: 24 1 ⁄ 2 "
rondelle, 1 cornflake spacer, and
beads.com. Skinny Silkies handpainted silk
1 jet rondelle.
beads: Kristal Wick Creations, (303) 667-
9573, www.kristalwick.com. Beading wire
16) string 1 Montana AB cube,
and small chain: Beadalon (wholesale only),
1 Montana AB 4mm bicone, 1 crys- (866) 423-2325, www.beadalon.com.
tal copper 8mm round, 1 Montana
AB 4mm bicone, 1 Montana 8mm

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techniques
Right-Angle Weave (Single Needle) Flat Peyote Stitch
String 4 beads and pass through them again to
form the first unit. For the rest of the row, string
3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through
in the previous unit, and the first 2 just strung; the
thread path will resemble a figure-eight, alternating
directions with each unit. To begin the next row, pass
through the last 3 beads strung to exit the side of One-drop peyote stitch begins by
the last unit. String 3 beads, pass through the last stringing an even number of beads to
bead passed through, and the first bead just strung. create the first two rows. Begin the
*String 2 beads, pass through the next edge bead of third row by stringing 1 bead and pass-
the previous row, the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the last ing through the second-to-last bead of
2 beads just strung. Pass through the next edge bead of the previous row, string 2 the previous rows. String another bead
beads, pass through the last bead of the previous unit, the edge bead just passed and pass through the fourth-to-last
through, and the first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete the row, then bead of the previous rows. Continue
begin a new row as before. adding 1 bead at a time, passing over
every other bead of the previous rows.

Right-Angle Weave Start
(Double Needle)
Using one needle on each end of the
thread, string 3 beads to the center of
the thread.*Use one needle to string 1 Two-drop peyote stitch is worked the
bead, then pass the other needle back
same as above, but with 2 beads at a
through it. String 1 bead on each needle,
time instead of 1.
then repeat from * to form a chain of
right-angle units (A). A B
To turn at the end of the row, use the
left needle to string 3 beads, then cross
the right needle back through the last Square Stitch
bead strung (B). Use the right needle to Begin by
string 3 beads, then cross the left needle stringing
back through the last bead strung (C). To a row of
continue the row, use the right needle beads. For
D
to string 2 beads; pass the left needle the second
through the next bead on the previous row, string 2 beads, pass through the
C
row and back through the last bead second-to-last bead of the first row,
strung (D). and through the second bead just
strung. Continue by stringing 1 bead,
passing through the third-to-last bead
of the first row, and through the
Wireworking bead just strung. Repeat this looping
To make a simple loop, grasp one end of the wire with round-nose pliers. technique to the end of the row.
Holding on to the wire with one hand, gently turn the pliers until the wire
end and wire body touch. Create a 90° reverse bend where they meet.
For a wire-wrapped loop, cut the desired length
of wire and make a 90° bend 2" from one end. Stringing
Use round-nose pliers to hold the wire near the Stringing is a technique in which you
angle and bend the short end up and around use beading wire, needle and thread,
the pliers until it meets itself. Wrap the wire or other material to gather beads into
tightly down the neck of the wire to create a a strand.
couple of coils. Trim the excess to finish.

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