Innehållsförteckning för Volume 18 Issue 6 från Creative Beading Magazine

MATERIALS 5 metres of cotton cord BEADS 1 x evil eye bead 8 x 7mm round black glass beads TOOLS 1 x wire coat hanger Clear nail polish 4 x sticky labels LENGTH: adjustable to fit Rating STEP ONE Cut five metre length of cotton cord in half. Fold each piece of cotton cord in half again. Design note: I have used four colours of cord – knotting them in the centre to help simplify the instructions. To clarify this for yourself, write on two of the labels, brown and orange and attach them to either end of one piece of cord. On the other cord, attach labels reading purple and yellow. STEP TWO Loop the centre of the brown/orange cord over a wire coat hanger. Drag the tails of…

MATERIALS 11 x 13mm heavy duty round jump rings 66 x 6mm jump rings 88 x 4mm round jump rings 33 x 38mm eye pins 1 x clasp – optional BEADS 33 x 8mm Czech fire polished assorted TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers x 2 LENGTH: 95-110cm Rating STEP ONE Sort beads into colour groups, three beads in each group. Link these sets of three together using eye pins forming a loop on each and adding to next eye pin as in Diagram 1 and 2. Total of 11 groups of three. STEP TWO *Link 2 x 4mm jump rings onto 1 x 6mm jump ring (JR), close; into the 2 x 4mm JR link 6mm JR, adding 2 x 4mm JR before closing the 6mm JR. Add…

MATERIALS 238 x 4.5mm ID chain maille rings 21 x 7mm ID chain maille rings 5 x 76mm head pins 1 x toggle BEADS 5 x 8mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones 5 x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones 5 x 6mm rondelles TOOLS Bent nose pliers Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Rating DESIGN NOTES Open all rings first, it is a lot quicker making your piece if you are prepared; open the ring using two pairs of pliers, bringing one pair of pliers towards you, one pair away. STEP ONE This necklace works in repetitive sequences Steps 1 to 6 to form a sequence. Put three sets of two open rings together as Diagram 1. Note: You will be using 4.5mm ID rings unless specified to be different. STEP TWO Fold…

MATERIALS 1m Sterling Silver chain 1m Sterling Silver wire 15 x 3cm Sterling Silver head pins ball end 2 x 5cm Sterling Silver head pins ball end 1 Sterling Silver Lobster clasp with jump ring 1 pair Sterling Silver Sheppard ear hooks BEADS 5 x 14x30mm clear, black and white hand blown glass 25 x 8mm Czech fire polished Jet 10 x 3mm Swarovski bi-cones Jet TOOLS Round nose pliers Chain nose pliers Cutters Rating STEP ONE Cut chain into the following lengths: 2 x 14cm, 6 x 10 links, 1 x 4cm, 1 x 9cm. STEP TWO Using silver wire thread 1 x 8mm Czech, form a simple loop to end of wire, allowing enough wire to form a simple loop cut and form loop. Repeat for a total…

EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 pair gold plated surgical steel ear hooks 2 x gold plated wire protectors 2 x gold plated crimps 2 x gold plated crimp covers 50cm black Accu-Flex BEADS 2 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly Sliders Jet 2 x Swarovski pendants 6000 Jet 2 x Swarovski Simplicity 5310 Jet 8 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones Jet 8 x 4mm gold plated brass square round beads NECKLACE MATERIALS 1 x gold plated pewter toggle 2 x gold plated wire protectors 2 x gold plated crimps 2 x gold plated crimp covers 1m black Accu-Flex Continued… BEADS 2 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly sliders Jet 1 x Swarovski Pendant 6000 Jet 8 x Swarovski Simplicity 5310 Jet 12 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones Jet 12 x 6mm Swarovski bi-cones Jet 6 x…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 2m – 26 gauge Artistic wire 0.75m x 1cm wide coloured organza ribbon 100 x eye pins 100 x 6mm jump rings 1 x 26 x 12mm 3-strand flat rectangular spacer 1 x 12mm connector with three loops BEADS 7 x 15x12mm glass flat teardrops 9 x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones 2 grams x size 11 Delica seeds 27 x 6mm Swarovski crystal rounds faceted 28 x 8mm faceted rounds 29 x 10mm faceted rounds TOOLS Round nose pliers Bent nose pliers Wire cutters Glue LENGTH: 60cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 pair earring hooks 2 x head pins 4 x eye pins 4 x 6mm jump rings BEADS 2 x 6mm Swarovski crystal rounds 2 x 8mm faceted round 2 x 10mm faceted round Rating NECKLACE STEP ONE Creating…

MATERIALS 1.2m x 12 gauge aluminium coloured wire 0.75m x 1cm wide coloured organza ribbon 5m x 24 gauge Artistic wire 2 x foldover clasps BEADS 2 x 10mm Czech faceted fire polished 22 x 6mm Czech faceted fire polished 27 x 4mm Czech faceted fire polished 4 x 8x6mm faceted crystal teardrops 2 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones crystal 3 x 3mm Swarovski bi-cones crystal TOOLS Round nose pliers Bent nose pliers Cutting pliers Pen Circular objects for forming loops Glue LENGTH: 55cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 0.3m x 12 gauge aluminium coloured wire 1 pair earring hooks 0.2m x 24 gauge artistic wire 2 x head pins BEADS 2 x 6mm Czech faceted fire polished 2 x 8x6mm faceted crystal teardrops Rating STEP ONE Creating the frames of thick wire Cut…

MATERIALS 1 x Nouveau swirls toggle clasp 7 x bronze eye pins 2 x Vintaj Filigree cones 1m brown Tigertail. 6 x bronze crimps BEADS 7 x Size 6 green seed beads 10g light olive green silverlined bugles 10g light topaz silverlined bugles 1 x 6mm light olive multifaceted round 10 x 6mm brown multifaceted rounds 7 x 6mm yellow multifaceted rounds 5 x 10mm olive silver lined rounds 4 x olive and brown silver lined ovals 1 x yellow silverlined leaf 2 x 4mm Vintaj melon spacers TOOLS Flat nose pliers Wire cutters Round nose pliers Bead stopper LENGTH: 40cm Rating STEP ONE Cut Tigertail into three equal lengths. Using piece one, thread 1 x 4mm Vintaj melon spacer. Move spacer to middle of the Tigertail. Bring both ends…

MATERIALS 1 x Sterling Silver toggle clasp 2 x 6mm .76x4.1 oval jump rings 2 x Sterling Silver charms 2 x textured flat rings 2 x crimp tubes 2 x Cable Nimble/wire guardians Tigertail BEADS 8 x 10x15 oval nuggets Bayong Wooden 3 x 12mm Sterling Silver 2 x 8x12mm ovals Sterling Silver 1 x 4mm Sterling Silver cube 2 x 6mm Sterling Silver cubes 1 x Sterling Silver tube bead 2 x Sterling Silver charms TOOLS Wire cutters Flat nose pliers Rating STEP ONE Using wire cutters, cut around 25-30cmTigertail. STEP TWO Using one section of the toggle clasp, place the guardian through the toggle loop. Add crimp onto Tigertail, feeding through the guardian; fold back through second side leaving about 2cm tail, slide crimp up, tension tight against…

MATERIALS .5m x 22 gauge non tarnish silver wire 1m x Peacock Blue 28 gauge wire BEADS 2 x 10mm opaque Dark Sapphire flowers 2 x 8mm Rhinestone Squaredelles nickel black diamond 2 x 8mm Swarovski crystal donuts Indocolite 2 x 6mm Pacific Opal bi-cones 2 x 5x10mm crystal teardrops aquamarine blue TOOLS Cutter Round nose pliers Rating STEP ONE Using .5m x 22 gauge wire make firm neat circle the size of the ring required. Wrap the initial end around the coils, using the best part. STEP TWO Using 28 gauge blue wire, wrap sideways around the ring base; add feature beads by threading, bending wire back down 1cm; firmly hold crystal and twist to spiral, curl the beads into the middle section of the ring. Continue wrapping around…

MATERIALS .50m x 6.5mm Belcher chain Silver Plate .10m x 4.5mm Belcher chain Silver Plate .10m chain Fancy Link Silver Plate 2 x 13mm end spacer bars 2 row Silver Plate 1 x 20mm fob clasp round Silver Plate 1 x large Dragonfly 1 ring Silver Plate 1 x triangle Iron Silver Plate 7 x 7mm x 1.4 jump rings Iron Silver Plate 41 x 25mm eye pins Silver Plate 3 x 19mm x .75 head pins Silver Plate BEADS 1 x 22mm Swarovski Raindrop Stone Clear AB 6 x 10mm rounds Silver Plate 3 x 6mm rounds Silver Plate 23 x 12mm Blue Turquoise rounds 10 x 8mm Blue Turquoise rounds TOOLS Round nose pliers Flat nose pliers Wire cutters LENGTH: 50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS .10m x 4.5mm Belcher chain…

“I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT but it is a year’s worth of work and some of these pieces are earrings which don’t take a lot of hours – except of course for the ones which didn’t work out the first time!” “I like to feature one or two types of bead and complement them with silver, gold or brass. I believe, in the case of vintage items, that the piece will be more valuable and more collectible when it is itself a collection. I prefer simple rather than intricate styling so that the beads themselves take centre stage.” A few of the pieces taking centre stage in her exhibition include a necklace featuring vintage brass filigree. This intricate piece is almost 7cm in diameter and set with a…

WATCH MATERIALS Watch face of choice 50cm x .6 beading elastic 1 x crimp bead BEADS 5 x Daffodil enamel sliders with Swarovski crystal 36 x 6mm Swarovski bi-cones TOOLS Scissors Wire cutters Round nose pliers Chain nose pliers Bead stopper EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x head pins 1 pair ear wires BEADS 2 x Daffodil sliders Rating WATCH STEP ONE Thread beading elastic though one side of watch face to middle. STEP TWO Thread 3 x crystals on each strand, go through slider. STEP THREE Continue threading until four sliders have been added as in Step 2. Add 3 x crystals. STEP FOUR Thread through one side of the slider, add 3 x crystals. Use a bead stopper to hold the second elastic thread. STEP FIVE Thread through opposite side…

HAIR CLIP MATERIALS 1m x black Accu-Flex 1m x 22 gauge metre gold 1 x gold plated crimp 1 x 10cm hair clip BEADS 8 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly sliders Jet 32 x 4mm Jet Swarovski bi-cones 6 x Swarovski pendants 6000 Jet 17 x 4mm gold plated brass square rounds TOOLS Wire cutters Round nose pliers Crimping pliers WATCH MATERIALS 2 x gold plated wire protectors 2 x gold plated crimps 2 x gold plated crimp covers 50cm black Accu-Flex 1 x gold plated pewter toggle 1 x gold plated oval watch face BEADS 6 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly Sliders Jet 14 x Swarovski Simplicity 5310 Jet 12 x 4mm gold plated brass square rounds Rating HAIR CLIP STEP ONE Remove back section of hair clip, to…

MATERIALS 25cm Accuflex wire 2 x silver crimps 2 x silver wire guardians 16 x jump rings 4 x head pins Magnetic clasp BEADS 10 x Jet Design Lampwork Beads (LB) 4 x size 11 clear seeds 7 x 8mm Czech crystals (Cry) 12 x daisy spacers 8 x 3mm metal beads 24 x metal dangles (MD) TOOLS Cutters Crimping pliers Round nose pliers LENGTH: 20-22cm Rating STEP ONE Using 1 x head pin thread 1 x seed bead, metal bead, lampwork bead, metal bead; form a simple loop on the top. Do this for all 4 x head pins. STEP TWO Thread a crimp to the end of the wire, thread wire up and back through the wire guardian, going back through the crimp. Fold the crimp closed, trim…

“I WAS ON THE LOOKOUT for a hobby that would capture me. Then one day I was walking down Smith Street of Collingwood in Melbourne and noticed the Bead Company and some sparkly beads. That was it. I was well and truly kidnapped.” What captured Sandra’s heart was the art of bead weaving, and in particular ‘off loom’ weaving where beads are threaded tightly together with string or hand stitched onto fabric. The stitch can also be used on an object such as a ball – or bigger (as in Sandra’s ambitious case). “I first began beading by learning how to do the brick stitch. I loved it and wanted to bead over the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Or, at least, my refrigerator.” The brick stitch is one of a number…

BRACELET MATERIALS 180mm heavy Soft Flex beading wire or Tigertail 32 x 25mm eye pins 18 x 25mm head pins 16 x 6mm jump rings 4 x small crimp beads 1 x toggle set BEADS 8 x 17mm green shell discs 8 x medium Paua shell pieces 8 x CCB disco balls 8 x small foil pale green hearts 8 x 8mm glass pearls – Tahitian 1 x 6mm glass pearls – Tahitian 8 x 8mm Swarovski pearls – light green 1 x 6mm Swarovski pearl – light green 76 x 3mm Miyuki square Khaki Iris Matte Metallic (#2035) beads 24 x 3mm Miyuki square Crystal Silver lined (#1101) beads TOOLS Fine round nose pliers Cutters Crimping pliers Length: 20-22cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 pair ear hooks 2 x 25mm head…

MATERIALS 40-50cm blue Tigertail 10 x eye pins 1 x Enamel and Crystal Slide 3 x Tibetan Silver Bees 3 x 6mm jump rings 1 x Sunflower toggle clasp Crimps 1 pair ear hooks BEADS 48 x 6mm Czech Firepolish Crystals – Blue Lagoon Semi precious chips – Adventure Blue 12 x Cobalt Blue Teardrop Crystals 4 x 4mm Stardust 2 x spacer beads TOOLS Bead stopper Round nose pliers Crimping pliers Side cutters Length: 18cm Rating BRACELET STEP ONE Thread 4 x eye pins with 2 x Czech firepolish (CFP), 1 x Stardust, 2 x CFP. Form a neat top loop to match bottom loop. STEP TWO Thread 4 x eye pins with Adventurine chips. Form a neat top loop to match bottom loop. STEP THREE Cut Tigertail in…

MATERIALS 1.5m black nickel chain 15cm Tigertail 45 x 25mm head pins 1 x eye pin 2 x crimps 1 x calotte 2 x 10mm jump rings 8 x 13mm jump rings BEADS 30 x 6mm Czech fire polished – assorted colours 16 x 8mm Czech fire polished – assorted colours 1 x 12mm Czech fire polished TOOLS Round nose pliers Side cutters 2 x chain nose pliers LENGTH: 95-110cm Rating STEP ONE Put 15 x 8mm beads, plus 15 x 6mm each on head pins; form a simple loop, making tight neat completely closed loops. STEP TWO Cut three pieces of chain 15cm. STEP THREE Lay out beads alternating sizes and varying the colours, with chain in the middle and 15 beads on each side. Fold each section of…

TOOLS Cutters Round nose pliers Chain nose plers NECKLACE MATERIALS 4 x metalized plastic donuts large 5 x 10mm silver metalized plastic donuts 7 x 6mm silver metalized plastic donuts 7 x 8mm silver plated twisted jump rings 26cm x crimped silver plated chain 1 x hook and eye clasp silver plated 22 gauge non-tarnish artistic wire silver BEADS 6 x 8mm indocolite Swarovski crystal donuts 6 x 8mm aquamarine Swarovski crystal donuts 1 x 4mm indocolite blue bi-cones 1 x 5 x 10mm aquamarine teardrop crystal 12 x 6mm heishi rondelle spacers silver plated 26 x 4mm heishi rondelle spacers silver plated LENGTH 45-50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x metalized plastic donuts large 2 x 6mm metalized plastic donuts silver 1pr sterling silver earring wires BEADS 2 x 5 x…