Table of contents for Volume 17 Issue 3 in Creative Beading Magazine

MATERIALS 2m #10 Craft Line Nymo D BEADS 10g x 8o Miyuki Triangles 20g x 11o seed beads 72 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones TOOLS 2 x size 12 beading needles Beading glue Thread conditioner Thread snips EARRINGS MATERIALS 60cm #10 Craft Line 2 x Earring Hooks BEADS 2 x 8o Miyuki Triangles 40 x 11o Seed Beads 24 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones Rating SIDE ONE STEP ONE Centre a stop bead on 1.8m of beading thread. STEP TWO Pick up 6 x11o seeds, skipping the last two threaded on, sew back up through the middle two in the same direction as threaded on, as this forms a loop. Pull firmly. There will be five beads on one side including the stop bead and two beads on the other. STEP THREE…

TOOLS FOR ALL Cutters Crimping pliers Round nose pliers NECKLACE MATERIALS 2 x 110cm length Tiger Tail 28 x 6mm bead caps 3 x crimps BEADS 1 x 25mm heart 65 x size 8 seed beads 18 x 8mm round foil beads 44 x 8mm round glass pearl beads 93 x 4mm round glass pearl beads LENGTH: 95cm with 10cm tassel EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 x pair ear wires 2 x 30mm head pins 2 x 30mm eye pins 4 x 6mm bead caps BEADS 2 x 8mm round glass pearls 2 x 4mm round glass pearl 2 x size 8 seed 2 x 8mm round foil Rating NECKLACE STEP ONE Cut two 110cm lengths of Tiger Tail STEP TWO Thread onto both strand Tiger Tails to the centre 1 x…

MATERIALS 1 pair of thongs 2 metres Stretch Magic Glue BEADS 48 x 4mm Czech Fire Polished Round – Orange 50 x 6mm Czech Fire Polished Round – Aqua 12 x 8mm Czech Fire Polished Round – Orange 72 x 4mm Daisy spacers 5 grams Seed – Size 8 Czech – Orange 5 grams Seed – Size 8 Czech – Aqua 6 x 7mm Greek metal large ball 6 x 5mm Greek metal small ball 6 x 4mm Greek metal small ball 6 x Twisted rope donuts with threading hole TOOLS Cutters or scissors Rating DESIGN NOTE We all have different shaped feet; some are big and some are small. By using the piece from the thong as a mould you will get the right size for your foot. All…

MATERIALS 1 x Tibetan Silver Rope Toggle – Gold 11 x Large Jump Ring – Gold 3 x headpins – Gold 4 x crimp – Gold 120cm x Tiger Tail BEADS 1 x 6mm Imperial Glass Strand bi-cone – Jet 40 x 4mm Orchard Rd bi-cone – Jet 10 x 10mm Swarovski Pearl – Gold 3 x 10mm Swarovski Pearl – Black 5 x Square buttons shanked – Gold 5 x 12mm Orchard Red Octagon – Peacock Continued … TOOLS Round nose pliers Flat nose pliers Wire cutters Bead stopper LENGTH: 45-50cm Rating STEP ONE Thread 2 x 60cm lengths of Tiger Tail through the shank on the back of 1 x square button. Thread the button to the middle of the lengths of Tiger Tail. Attach a bead stopper…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 3m x fine 2mm chain 18 x 0.9x6mm jump rings 4 x 10mm metal flower bead caps 10 x 50mm eye pins 1 x 50mm CCB heart pendant BEADS 2 x 36mm CCB diamaond shaped beads 4 x 25mm CCB diamond shaped beads 2 x 25mm acrylic diamond shaped beads 2 x 12mm acrylic round flattened shaped beads TOOLS Round nose pliers Crimping pliers End or side cutters LENGTH: 140cm Continued … CHARM BRACELET MATERIALS 1 x large magnetic clasp 15cm x 7mm large chain 12 x 0.9x6mm jump rings 1 x 25mm CCB heart pendant 6 x 30mm head pins 2 x metal flower bead caps Leftover 2mm fine chain from necklace BEADS 8 x 2mm black seed beads 4 x 12mm acrylic round flattened shaped beads…

MAGGIE BERGMAN We have workshops for beginners in metalwork, as well as extending students’ skills in the new Intermediate Metalwork classes. Workshop projects are structured to build students’ skills and confidence in sawing, filing and soldering. As well as riveting and other ‘cold’ connections: Cold connections are fastening things to metal, metal to metal, without soldering or any other heat applied. The beginners’ workshop is very popular; Etching Copper and Brass, doming metal and making a bracelet by using cold connections, setting the copper pieces on Sterling Silver. Precious Metal Clay as well as our usual range of workshops, there will be new and exciting workshops offered this year. Combining PMC with other materials, including Sterling Silver, Faux Bone and many other unusual techniques. Keep an eye on the workshops…

EVER GET FRUSTRATED WITH just how to finish your creation? What sort of closure to put with your design? It’s easy when the book or projects tell you which ones to use. What about when you simply create from scratch? There will come a time when that is just what you will want to do – to create for yourself without following a book. Knowing a little about different types of closures will assist you in just how to choose the bits and pieces that can go together. Everyone at one time had to start at the beginning; even professional designers were once beginners. Finishing off your piece of jewellery can make the difference to just how it looks. Does it look like a professional or not? When collecting your…

TOOLS Round nose pliers Chain nose pliers Wire cutters MATERIALS 2 x 41mm Ancient Gold eyepins 86 x 25mm Ancient Gold eyepins 1 x 4mm Ancient Gold jumpring 1 x Ancient Gold Toggle clasp BEADS Bracelet Strands: Swarovski Crystal 5301 bi-cones 4 x 4mm Light Siam AB 3 x 6mm Light Siam 4 x 4mm Padparadscha 3 x 6mm Padparadscha 6 x 4mmTopaz AB 2 x 6mm Topaz 4 x 4mm Smoke Topaz 3 x 6mm Smoke Topaz 5 x 4mm Olivine 1 x 6mm Olivine 5 x 4mm Light Olivine 3 x 6mm Light Olivine 4 x 4mm Blue Zircon 3 x 6mm Blue Zircon 6 x 4mm Fuchsia 1 x 6mm Fuchsia 4 x 4mm Purple Velvet 3 x 6mm Purple Velvet 4 x Montana 4 x 4mm…

MATERIALS 120cm fine soft flex wire 14 x crimps 2 x split rings 8cm chain 1 x 3 loop magnetic clasp 1 pr ear hooks 2 x wire protectors BEADS 180 approx 2 – 2.5mm silver balls 1 strand multi tourmaline rondels TOOLS Cutters Round nose pliers Crimping pliers Bead stopper Rating BRACELET STEP ONE Sort beads into 6 or 7 colour groups, then by tone intensity lay out the beads into a line approximately 20 - 22cm in length. Keep moving beads until there are three bead rows wide from light to dark in equal length. Place 24 beads aside for earrings, using light to dark pattern. STEP TWO Cut 3 x 30cm lengths of soft flex wire. Place one end in a bead stopper and thread 1 x…

MATERIALS 12m beading thread BEADS 20 grams x 8o Matsuno seed beads – purple 20 grams x 10 o Matsuno seed beads – copper 8 x 1.3cm round buttons – sapphire 1 x 1.8cm round button – sapphire TOOLS Beading needle Scissors Glue Rating DESIGN NOTE Thread work must be firm all the way through this project. STEP ONE Small beded button disk Using 1m of beading thread, thread 4 x 8o purple seed beads. With needle going in the same direction, thread through all of the seed beads again, leaving a 10cm tail; tie a double knot. Needle through one bead to start work away from the knot. STEP TWO Thread 2 x 10 o copper seed beads, take thread through next 8 o from the first row. Thread…

TOOLS FOR BOTH Round-nose pliers Flush cutters Glue NECKLACE MATERIALS 4 x centre-crimp tubes with loops 4 x jumprings 4 x head pins 1 x screw eye 12 x crimp tubes 45cm beading chain 12.5cm loose chain 1 x bead cap 1 x 3 x 38mm curved tube 1 loop bail 1 x lobster clasp BEADS 10 x 5mm Crystal bi-cones 1 x 8mm Half-drilled crystal pearls LENGTH: 45 - 50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 4 x centre-crimp tubes with loops 4 x jumprings 4 x head pin 2 x screw eyes 1 pr French hook ear wires 7cm beading chain 10cm loose chain 2 x bead caps BEADS 4 x 5mm crystal bi-cones 2 x 8mm half-drilled crystal pearls LENGTH: 4cm Rating DESIGN NOTE Before you begin, apply a small spot…

MATERIALS 2 x hair slides nickel black 2m x peacock blue 28gauge BEADS 6 x 10mm dk sapphire opaque flower 4 x 5 x 10mm teardrops aquamarine blue 6 x 8mm Swarovski crystal donuts indocolite blue 8 x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones pacific opal 4 x 8mm rhinestone squaretails nickel black diamond TOOLS Chain nose pliers Cutters Rating STEP ONE Cut 28ga wire into 2 x 1m segments. Thread 1 length through the last hole of the nickel plated hair slide, thread 1 x 6mm pacific opal bi-cone, go through 4 – 5 hole spaces, wrapping wire around and through holes in slide. STEP TWO Continue threading 6mm bi-cones to the end of the hair slides top holes. STEP THREE Using wire, exiting last hole start adding and twisting the…

MATERIALS 3 x 50mm head pins 1 x 75mm eye pin 1metre Tigertail 2 x crimp covers 1 x magnetic clasp Crimps BEADS 34 x 6mm Swarovski 5301 bi-cones 6 x 8mm Swarovski 5301 bi-cones 3 x 4mm Swarovski 5301 bi-cones 1 x 9x6mm Swarovski 5500 Pear 22 x 5mm rondelle crystals 3 x Diamante 3-hole spacers TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Flush cutters LENGTH: 45-50cm Rating STEP ONE Lay out three Diamante spacers, adding 1 x 6mm bi-cone thread 75mm eye pin through centre hole, thread 2 x 50mm head pins using outside holes adding 1 x 6mm bi-cone to each. STEP TWO Thread 1 x 6mm bi-cone onto the two head pins, adding second Diamante spacer. Design note: Lay the piece flat to put a 6mm…

TOOLS FOR ALL Round nose pliers Cutters Chain nose pliers 1. BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL NECKLACE MATERIALS 1m x 22 gauge non tarnish wire gold plated 2 x 6mm twisted jump rings gold plated 5cm crimped chain gold plated BEADS 1x Mother of Pearl diagonal drilled square set 6 x 6mm Czech black glass pearls 5 x 4mm Czech glass rondelle spacers black 4 x 8mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones jet black 2 x metal weave beads gold plated 4 x 4mm flat freshwater pearl spacers silver 1 x 5x10mm clear Czech glass teardrop 1 x gold plated swivel parrot clasp 15mm 1 x 8mm Swarovski crystal donut clear 28 x 4x1mm antique gold daisy spacers Rating 1. BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL STEP ONE Cut 50cm 22 gauge wire, approximately 5cm…

MATERIALS 30cm of .5mm Sterling Silver half hard wire 15cm of Brown artistic wire 1 x Silver Teardrop hoop earring (5cm x 2.5cm) 1 x 1.6cm thin silver headpin BEADS 1 x 7mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Copper 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Smokey Quartz 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Light Colorado Topaz 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Topaz 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Jet 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Smokey Topaz 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Fire Opal 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Indian Red 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Light Siam 1 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cone crystal Black Diamond TOOLS Cutters Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Rating STEP ONE Using the end of round nose pliers, make a wrapped loop…

TOOLS FOR BOTH Round nose pliers Cutters NECKLACE MATERIALS 1 x antique silver toggle clasp 2 x 6mm silver plated twisted jumprings 30cm x crimped chain silver plated 50cm x fine oval chain silver plated 22 gauge non tarnish wire silver 6 x sterling silver headpins w/ball BEADS 1 x white opal large oval focal piece 2 x smaller white opal ovals 10 x 10mm Czech glass flower cups clear AB 5x 4mm Swarovski crystal cubes clear AB 4x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones clear 2x 6mm heishi rondelle spacers silver plated 4x 4mm heishi rondelle spacers silver plated 24x 4mm daisy spacers silver plated EARRING MATERIALS 4 x sterling silver headpins w/ball 22 gauge non tarnish silver 1pr x sterling silver earring wires 6cm x crimped chain silver plated 30cm…

“I THOUGHT I WAS HOPELESS at everything that required creativity. I can’t paint or draw, can’t really knit, I can’t even cut in a straight line! I truly felt creatively challenged.” Understandably, with this thinking as her background, Megan had never been to a Bead & Gem Show before; nor had she any interest in beading until she decided, in an effort to save money, to make her own belly dancing costume for classes she was attending. Her plan was to sew a few coins onto a skirt and make a simple bracelet. The bracelet took her three days to figure out. It was just enough time to develop a healthy curiosity for all things sparkly. A week later she was at the Bead & Gem Show fixated on a…

MATERIALS 1 x sterling silver and malachite double bail clasp 2 x 60cm sections of Tigertail 1 x 40cm section of Tigertail 6 x crimps BEADS 8 x black onyx 12mm coins 14 x black onyx 6mm rounds 136 x black onyx 4mm rounds 1 x black onyx 8mm coin 14 x malachite 8mm rounds 7 x malachite 9x7mm ovals 39 x malachite 4mm rounds 14 x clear quartz 6mm faceted rounds 27 x 4x2mm metallic freshwater pearl rondelles 2 x Pyrite 9x7mm briolettes TOOLS Side cutters Chain nose pliers LENGTH: 60cm – 10cm drop Rating STEP ONE Attach 2 x 60cm Tigertail strands onto the main section of clasp, one on each bail; crimp firmly – see ‘Basic Instructions’ p118 – leaving around 5cm tail. STEP TWO Using first…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 1m Tiger Tail 4 Crimps Toggle clasp BEADS 65 x 8mm Turquoise round 30 x Red Coral tube 6 x Turquoise feature 5 x 3mm Silver round TOOLS Cutters Crimping pliers LENGTH 45-50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x headpins 1 pr ear wires Rating NECKLACE STEP ONE Cut Tiger Tail into two pieces of equal lengths. Attach one half of toggle clasp to the ends of both pieces of Tiger Tail. Do this by threading 1 x crimp bead, toggle threading the Tiger Tail back through the crimp. Fold the crimp using pliers. Place aside beads for earrings. STEP TWO Using the first strand, thread 8mm round turquoise beads. For the lower, second strand, add half coral tube beads, with the feature turquoise beads separated by 1 x 3mm…