29 amazing Projects Step-by-Step Instructions Contents Projects 6 Terrena’s Treasures – necklace 8 My Little Bead Shop – bracelet and earrings 10 Bead Shack – necklace 12 My Beads – bracelet and earrings 18 Pauline Delaney – brooch 20 Benjamin’s – bracelet and earrings 24 Crystal Park – necklace 26 Mad Monnies – bracelet 30 Wishware Beads – necklace 36 Terrena’s Treasures – lariat 40 Stitch n Bead – necklace and earrings 44 Crystal Park – bracelet 46 Sunshine Coast Beads & Crystals – suncatcher 48 My Beads – necklace, bracelet and earrings 50 Jet Music and Books – bracelet and earrings 54 Beads n Wire – necklace 56 Bohemia Beads – bracelet 58 Crystal Park – necklace 62 Mad Monnies – bracelet and earrings 66 Beads Direct – necklace, bracelet and earrings Features 14 O pals – learn all about Australia’s national gemstone. 32 Rae Hinton R ae launched her successful Cabeadle Beads business some 15 years ago, and has never looked back. 72 Classroom 74 Swarovski Trends PROJECT MATERIALS This advanced project is started in the centre section making Fireline black a double spiral which diminishes to a single spiral of Toggle clasp opposite colours each side. It will require patience, but is French wire copper well worth the effort. BEADS 10 grams x size 8 seed beads Red DESIGNER’S NOTE tiny tear, 5 x garnets, As this is a ‘5’ difficulty rated project, ‘Accent 1’ beads. 4 strands x size 11 Red silver instruction for finishing and starting threads Sliding the size 8 lined off is not included. to the existing work 4 strands x size 11 Garnet thread through four silver lined AB STEP ONE size 8 backbone 60 x tiny tears Wind 2.5m of Fireline onto Kumihimo beads. The 60 x 3mm Czech Firepolished bobbin, close bobbin, do not cut thread, placement of this copper unwind 3.5m of Fireline and thread beading loop is critical and needle. Design note: This method allows you must go between TOOLS to work with very long thread with no join for Accent 1 and Accent Diagram 2 Beading needle the double twist; the twist will be worked from 2 one bead high on the centre double section outwards. If you do backbone, already placed in Steps 2 and 3. Scissors not have a Kumihimo bobbin use a small zip Kumihimo bobbin plastic bag to hold thread. STEP FIVE Nail polish Flip work to the right by a half turn. Pick STEP TWO up 10 x Red seed beads ‘Accent 2’ and Pick up 4 x 8 size working in a circular motion go back LENGTH: 47cm backbone beads, 5 x through four size 8 backbone beads. These garnets, 1 x tiny tear, 5 are the same backbone beads as Step 4. x garnets; these form The placement of this loop is critical and ‘Accent 1’ loop, form must go between Accent 2 and Accent 1. into a circle by going Refer to Diagram 3. back through first four size 8 beads in a circular STEP SIX motion. Refer Diagram 1. Flip work to the right by a half turn, pick Design note: This double up 1 x size 8 backbone bead, 5 x garnets, spiral is made up of two Diagram 1 1 x tiny tear, 5 x sets of accent loops. Created at the same time garnets, ‘Accent as one backbone. The backbone bead is only 1’ beads. Sliding added with each first accent loop. the size 8 to the existing work thread STEP THREE through four size 8 Pick up 10 x Red seed beads; these form backbone beads. ‘Accent 2’ and working in a circular motion The placement go back through four original size 8 of this loop is backbone beads. Refer Diagram 2. critical and must go between Accent R STEP FOUR 1 and Accent 2 ating Flip work to the right by a half turn, pick up one bead high on 1 x size 8 backbone bead, 5 x garnets, 1 x backbone. Diagram 3 4 Creative Beading Double Twisted STEP SEVEN bead high of last Accent 2 added. Pick Flip work to the right by a half turn. Pick up up eight Accent 2 beads; work back up 10 x Red seed beads ‘Accent 2’ and working backbone to place these beads in correct in a circular motion go back through four spiral position next to Accent 2 spiral. size 8 backbone beads. These are the same Pick up eight Accent 2 beads; work up backbone beads as Step 6. The placement spiral backbone placing loop in correct of this loop is critical and must go between spiral position. Accent 2 and Accent 1. Refer to Diagram 4. STEP ELEVEN STEP EIGHT Pick up seven Accent 2 beads; work up back Continue adding 1 x spiral to the one backbone higher than the backbone for Accent last accent beads added; pick up five beads; 1, threading Accent go back through only three backbone beads 2 loops through coming out the same bead; pick up five same four backbone; Accent 2 beads; work back only two backbone remember to flip beads. Thread up through to top backbone. work to right on This should have completed the diminishing each accent added. spiral section. Complete 15cm ending on Accent 2. STEP TWELVE Diagram 4 Pick up one backbone and seven Accent 1 STEP NINE beads, thread up through four backbone Decreasing to Single Spiral beads. Repeat until 15cm of single spiral has Flip work to right by a half turn. Pick up 1 x been completed. backbone, 8 x garnet seed beads, go through four backbone beads. Keeping spiral in place, STEP THIRTEEN pick up 1 x backbone, 8 x garnet seed beads, Cut a small snippet of French wire, thread go through four backbones. through needle looping through ring of clasp; Design note: Before completing the single go back into work to form a neat firm loop. spiral section it is necessary to work a decreasing section of the spiral that is ending, STEP FOURTEEN to give a diminishing look a decreasing Unwind bobbin, thread needle. Thread number of beads are added on less backbone through Accent loop 2 five beads. This will beads. place thread coming out between fifth and sixth bead on the very first Accent 2 loop STEP TEN created. Pick up 1 x backbone, 7 x garnet seed beads, go back throu gh four backbone STEP FIFTEEN beads. Loop thread through accent beads to Pick up 1 x 3mm Czech, thread needle take thread back to bottom of loop; go into through fifth bead on second Accent 2 loop; backbone working down to one backbone thread will be between fifth and sixth bead. 6 Creative Beading Design note: This will place the 3mm across STEP EIGHTEEN the two loops. Continue picking up 1 x 3mm Pick up one backbone and seven Accent 2 and going through fifth bead to last accent beads, thread up through four backbone with 10 bead on the loop. beads. Repeat until 15cm of single spiral has been completed. STEP SIXTEEN Loop around a bead to secure and thread STEP NINETEEN back through the beading path just made; Cut a small snippet of French wire, thread at the last accent loop go into the backbone through needle looping through ring of clasp; beads up exit top backbone bead. go back into work to form a neat firm loop. STEP SEVENTEEN Kits available in Red/Garnet with Copper Pick up one backbone, 8 x Red seed beads; or Black/Grey with Silver. go through four backbone beads. Keeping spiral in place, pick up one backbone, 8 x Terrena’s Treasures Red seed beads; go through four backbone. 170 Vincent Street, Cessnock NSW Repeat Steps 10 and 11 using correct bead Ph: 02 4990 5560 colour to diminish ending spiral. www.terrenastreasure.com.au Creative Beading 7 PROJECT BRACELET Show off your beautiful rose bracelet to all your friends. MATERIALS Designed by My Little Bead Shop. 80cm Tigertail 2 x crimps 2 x bead tips BRACELET STEP THREE 3 x oval jump rings STEP ONE Cross both wires Toggle clasp Cut two pieces through a 10mm 1 x charm of Tigertail rose going in each approximately 40cm direction. Repeat long, crimp two pattern until the BEADS 2 x metal rounds pieces together on bracelet is long one end. Cover crimp with bead tip. enough, finish with 32 x 4mm Czech crystals Thread 1 x metal bead over both wires. 2 x 4mm crystals on 19 x 10mm rosebuds String 2 x 4mm crystals on each wire. each wire; thread 1 x metal bead, 1 STEP TWO bead tip, 1 x crimp. TOOLS Cutters Cross two pieces of wire through a STEP FOUR Chain nose pliers 10mm rose bead, Flatten crimp, close bead tip, attaching toggle one wire going each to each end of the bracelet with an oval jump LENGTH: As desired. direction; string ring. Attach a metal charm to the ring end of 1 x 4mm crystal the toggle with an oval jump ring. each wire, string EARRINGS 1 x 10mm rose on EARRINGS MATERIALS each wire, string STEP ONE 1 pr hear hooks 1 x 4mm crystal Thread 1 x head pin with 1 x 4mm crystal, 2 x head pins on either side. 1 x rose bud, form a loop trim wire add to BEADS ear hook. Repeat for second earring. 2 xrose buds KITS: Available in 6 colours 2 x 4mm crystals Cost: Bracelet $29 plus postage Earrings $5 plus postage My Little Bead Shop Shop 3/40 Loganlea Road Waterford West Qld 4133 Ph: 07 3200 7422 www.mylittlebeadshop.com.au 8 Creative Beading Woven Magic Bracelet PROJECT MATERIALS Bead Shack uses large hole beads on snake chain with this 1 x 1m Black Lacquer Snake Chain design, creating a larger version of an Illusion necklace. 24 x 2mm Black Nickel French Crimps (a) 24 x 4mm Gold Metal STEP ONE STEP FOUR Beads (b) Using key guide start centre pattern threading Repeat these two actions for each of the 3 x 3mm Gold French Crimps onto the snake chain: 1 x a, 1 x b, 1 x f, following bead sequences: for finishing (i) 1 x g, 1 x c, 1 x g, 1 x f, 1 x b, 1 x a. 1 x a, 1 x b, 2 x h, 1 x f, 1 x e, 1 x f, 2 x h, 1 x b, 1 x a. BEADS STEP TWO 1 x a, 1 x b, 1 x f, 1 x d, 1 x f, 1 x b, 1 x a. 1 x 22x30mm large Focal Bring all of the beads into the centre of the 1 x a, 1 x b, 1 x h, 1 x f, 1 x g, 1 x f, 1 x h, Donut Bead – Pumpkin chain; squeeze the crimp on one side of the 1 x b, 1 x a. Yellow (c) beads firmly onto the chain. Firmly squeeze 1 x a, 1 x b, 1 x f, 1 x d, 1 x f, 1 x b, 1 x a. 6 x 12x22mm large Rondelle the crimp on the second side of the bead Beads – Pumpkin Yellow (d) design close to the beads. STEP FIVE 2 x 10x18mm small Rondelle Work up the second side of the chain, Beads – Pumpkin Yellow (e) STEP THREE repeating the patterns made on first side. 22 x 6x14mm Metal-look Working up one side first, thread on 1 x a, Disc Beads – Gold (f) squeeze firmly onto the chain, 3cm from the STEP SIX 4 x 9x18mm Ornate large last crimp on the centre pattern. Thread on Finishing Metal-look Disc Beads 1 x b, 1 x f, 1 x d, 1 x f, 1 x b, 1 x a. Firmly On one end of the chain, thread on 1 x a –Gold (g) squeeze last crimp up close to the sequence – squeeze this crimp firmly onto the chain 12 x 3x12mm Czech Glass of beads. approximately 2cm from the end. Thread on Disc Beads – Transparent 1 x b, 1 x i, and lay this on the table. Red (h) Using the other chain end, thread on 1 x a, 1 x b, 2 x i; keep this chain end in your hand. TOOLS Using this same chain, ignore the beads you Cutters have just threaded on, and put the very end Chain nose pliers of the chain you are holding into the 1 x i that you threaded onto the first chain end. This is a large crimp, and you now need to LENGTH: 95cm squeeze it firmly onto BOTH chains. This will join chains; thread the loose chain end through the next 2 x i beads. Leave 1 x i crimp alone so that it looks like a bead and squeeze the next 1 x i crimp. Trim the excess chain, move 1 x b and 1 x a up close and squeeze the last crimp. Kit and/or beads, findings etc available. R Bead Shack ating Ph: 02 4234 1197 www.beadshack.com.au 10 Creative Beading