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Bead Charm bracelet Skill Level: Easy
See instructions for this charming bracelet here .
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Fringe bracelet or Necklace Skill Level: Easy
You can make this bracelet or necklace in less than 2 hours. The basic fringe technique offers many variations for different looks. If you can sew on a button you can do this with no problem. Here is a photo of the finished bracelet. Click here for complete instruction pages .
Using Wired Beads as a Support for Pendants or Large Hole Beads Skill Level: Easy
I love the detail and color punch you can get from seed beads but I hate working with any size less than 8/0! Luckily I found these wired seed bead strands in jewel colors and was thrilled with the creative possibilities. We sold these out, but you can get the same effect by stringing beads small enough to go through the hole of your beads.
Very easy to work with and the colors are lovely. These are high quality seed beads on a nice strong
silvertone wire.
You can braid the strands to use as a support for any type of pendants. Attach the pendants with
wire loops. You can wrap the pendant wire around the seed bead strands--it won't show.
The braided idea works for necklace, bracelet or earrings!
Here is a wonderful earring idea, using a larger amazonite faceted pear shape with a
border of sapphire color seed bead wire. Make a pair in 10 minutes! You could also
add short fringe pieces of seed beads to drape off the bottom of the earring.
Our hand made Venetian glass beads look elegant when strung on the seed bead wire. Using the wired seed beads within a transparent bead gives a much more elegant look than having bare cord or wire showing. Note the loose knot in the seed beads on either side of the latticini beads.
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