Top 20 projects as featured in the May 09 issue.

1 - Indicolite Haze

Gather these supplies

• 4 Focal floral beads
  
• 4 Indicolite crystal briolettes
  
• 14 Indicloite crystal bicone beads
  
  
• Beadalon 7 strand
  
  
• 2 Twisted silver plated jump rings
  
• 2 Silver plated crimp beads
  
• 1 Silver plated lobster clasp
  
• 1 5mm Silver plated jump ring
  

Here’s how

1 Thread a crimp tube onto the end of beadalon. Take the beadalon through the twisted jump ring, then back down the crimp tube. Press shut with the chain nose pliers.

2 Thread on your beads in the order shown in the photograph.

3 Measure round your wrist for length. If it is big enough, crimp and finish the other end of the bracelet to keep the beads secure.

4 Open the 5mm jump ring and thread through the loop on the lobster clasp, then onto one of the twisted jump rings. Use the other end of the bracelet to fasten the lobster clasp to, to close the bracelet.

Shopping Guide

Focal flower beads are from Spellbound beads Tel: 01543 417650

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.spellboundbead.co.uk

2 - Summer Whispers

Gather these supplies

• 1 Silver lined turquoise bead
  
• 1 Pack of assorted blue, green, pink and white beads
  
• 1 Pack of small star beads
  
• 1 Pack of clear bugle beads
  
• 3m 0.4mm Fine wire
  
• 1 Lobster clasp
  

1 Jump ring

Here’s how

1 Cut three stands of very fine wire each 1m long. Hold all the strands together and bend in half. Thread a lobster clasp on to the fold and twist the wires together to hold. Thread a small turquoise bead onto all six ends and push up to cover the twists.

2 Taking just one strand, thread on a bead, then loop the wire around the beads and back down through the hole. Leave a gap of approx 1cm and repeat for the next bead.  Add a bugle bead without looping between beads in some locations. Thread on 10 –12 looped beads and 5 or 6 bugle beads on each strand. Varying position and colours as you go.

3 Repeat on all 6 strands and bend the wire softly with your finger to all curves. Thread all six strands through a blue bead and then through the feature bead.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Beads Unlimited Tel: 01273 740777

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.beadsunlimited.co.uk

3 - Fabric beaded bracelet

Gather these supplies

• A mix of faux suede cords
  
• 2 Spacer beads
  
• 4 Pastel glass beads
  
• 3 Textile felt beads
  

1 Cut 4 different colours of faux suede cord to length of 16” (41cm).

2 Tie an overhand knot with all threads at one end, then slice the loose ends into ‘points’ as this will help thread the beads.

3 Use overhand knots to secure beads into random positions on the cords. (Occasionally thread two strands through the beads with the bigger holes so that the strands are mixed up and held together when worn rather than separating out).

4 When the bracelet meets the required length tie all the strand ends together with an overhand knot.

5 Trim both ends neatly and add ribbon clamps to secure cords.

6 Use jump rings to attach the clasp findings.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Beads by lili Tel: 01249 651769

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.beadsbylili.com

4 - Toning Plait

Gather these supplies

• 1g - 2g Delica colour code: 0861
  
• 1g - 2g Delica fifteen colour code: 0047
  
• 1g - 2g Size 10 sky blue lined clear rocailles
  
• 1g - 2g Size 8 silver lined blue AB rocailles
  
• 1g - 2g Turquoise seed and bugle mix
  
• Superlon D turquoise
  
• 2 Calotte crimps
  
  
• 1 Vine toggle fastener from Tierracast
  

Here’s how

1 Prepare six beading needles with 60cm of double Superlon D thread. Tie all of the ends together into one firm knot and pass the needles, one at a time, through the hole in first calotte.

2 Separate the needles and thread onto each one sufficient bead length for your wrist plus 20% to allow for the plait.

3 When they are all up to length bring the threads into three sets of two beaded strands each and make a simple plait. Check the length.

4 Pass all the needles, one at a time, into the second calotte and tie a knot to secure. Seal the knots with a dab of nail polish or glue; close the calottes and attach the clasp.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound bead Tel: 01543 417650

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.spellboundbead.co.uk

5 - A Touch of Amethyst

Gather these supplies

• 50 4mm Czech fire polished beads
  
• 25 6mm Czech fire polished beads
  
• 24 6mm Large hole spacer beads/rings
  
• 26 6x4.5mm Oval jump rings
  
• 0.6mm Silver plated wire or 50 x 2.5cm headpins
  
• 1 Fancy toggle
  

Here’s how

1 Cut a 15cm length of 0.6mm wire. At one end of the wire, make a loop using the very tip of your round nose pliers. Place two 4mm or one 6mm fire polished bead(s) onto the wire. Make a wrapped loop. Alternatively, you can use 2.5cm headpins. Repeat until you have 50 beaded dangles – 25 with one 6mm bead and 25 with two 4mm beads.

2 Open one 6x4.5mm oval jump ring. Place your toggle ring, one 6mm dangle, one 6mm large hole spacer bead/ring and one 4mm dangle onto the open ring and close.

3 Link an open oval jump ring to the 6mm spacer bead/ring from step 2. Place one 6mm dangle, one 6mm spacer bead/ring and one 4mm dangle onto the open ring and close. Repeat until your bracelet is the desired length.

4 Place the toggle bar onto an oval jump ring.

5 Link another oval ring to the last 6mm spacer bead/ring added. Place one 6mm dangle, the jump ring with the toggle bar attached and one 4mm dangle onto the open ring and close.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Bead Sisters Tel: 07870 751833

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.beadsisters.co.uk

6 - Fantasy flowers

Gather these supplies

• mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">2 Lucite Flower style 1 white 3cm
  
• mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">2 Lucite Flower style 5 green 15mm
  
• 3 Leaf style 1 light blue 18mm
  
• 2 Glass flower flattie blue10mm x 2mm
  
• 7 Headpins soft silver plate 50mm
  
• 10 Bicone crystal AB 4mm
  
• 24 Miracle bead turquoise 5mm
  

25cm Elastic

Here’s how

1 Cut 25cm of elastic and thread on one miracle bead and one crystal then two miracle beads. Now thread one crystal and two miracle beads and repeat until you have 13 beads in total threaded.

2 Place a miracle bead and glass flower and a white Lucite flower on a head pin and create a wrapped loop. Trim off the excess wire. Repeat to make a second flower.

3 Thread a miracle bead, then a green Lucite flower onto a head pin and create a wrapped loop, repeat to make a second. Thread a glass leaf onto a head pin and create a wrapped loop. Repeat to make a total of three leaves.

4 Thread on a leaf and a green flower, then a crystal and a white flower. Thread on a miracle bead, the second white flower and another miracle bead. Thread on a leaf, the remaining green flower, then a crystal. Finally thread on the remaining leaf and two miracle beads.

5 Continue the one crystal, two miracle bead pattern to add a further 10 beads, ending on a single miracle bead. Tie the two ends on the elastic together in a double knot and add a spot of glue. Tuck the ends back through the miracle beads at either side of the knot and trim off.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Bead Time Tel: 01784 252438

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.beadtime.co.uk

7 - Choosy Charm Bead Bracelet

Gather these supplies

• 7 Silver plated glass charm beads of your own choice, in blending colours
  
• 6 Silver plated metal charm beads of your own choice
  
• 2 Charm bead clip plain shiny silver
  
• 1 Silver plated charm bead bracelet (choice of sizes)
  

Here’s how

1 Open the clip fastener on the bracelet and thread on the beads in your preferred order, mixing the metal and the glass beads.

2 Open and attach a clip to each of the two smooth sections along the length of the bracelet, to space the beads out evenly.

3 Attach the remaining clip to the smooth part of the end of the bracelet, leaving the nodule protruding to allow the bracelet to fasten.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Jilly Beads Tel: 01524 412728

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.jillybeads.com

8 - Graphic Granduer Bracelet

Gather these supplies

• CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:
  
• 2 Graphic 18mm blue zircon
  
• 2 Graphic 18mm aquamarine
  
• 1 Graphic 18mm olivine
  
• 2 Crystal pearl 12mm light green
  
  
• 2 Crystal pearl 12mm light blue
  
• 2 Crystal pearl 12mm tahitian
  
• 10 Rhinestone rondelle 6mm gold and topaz
  
• 30cm Beadalon 7 strand gold
  
• 2 Crimp beads gold plated
  
• 1 Toggle Antique Gold Snake
  

Here’s how

1 Take 30 cm of Beadalon 7 strand in a toning colour and thread on a crimp bead in a toning metal. Add one half of the fastener and thread about 3cm Beadalon back through the crimp bead, pull taught then squash the crimp with flat nosed pliers.

2 Thread the beads on in the design you require (ensuring the short “tail” is hidden in the beads), then add another crimp bead followed by the other half of the fastener then thread the Beadalon back through the crimp bead and last one or two beads.

3 Pull the Beadalon taught and with the crimp bead close to the last bead, squash it with pliers, as before. Trim any protruding tail.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Jilly Beads Tel: 01524 412728

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.jillybeads.com

9 - Silver lined bangle

Gather these supplies

• 7 Glass beads
  
• 9 crackle beads
  
• 1 flower bead
  
• 1 twisted jump ring
  
• 1 lobster clasp
  
• 1 headpin
  
• 25cm memory wire
  

Here’s how

1 Cut 25cm of memory wire and bend a loop in one end adding a jump ring. Thread on a crackle bead, then a large bead and alternate until you have threaded on 15 beads in total.

2 Trim the memory wire to length and bend to make a loop at the other end. Add on a lobster clasp.

3 Thread a headpin with a glass flower, then bend the pin vertically so that the flower hangs down neatly and thread on a crackle bead.

4 Trim the pin to about 1cm longer than the bead and create a loop at the top, adding the head pin to the jump ring before closing.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Daisy Beads Tel: 01270 520420

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.daisybeads.co.uk

10 - Bluebells

Gather these supplies

The beads used in the bluebell bracelet were:-

• 7 Tanzanite/pink bluebell flowers GL991
  
• 14 Leaf beads GL1388
  
• 14 Silver headpins
  
• 21 Silver eyepins
  
• 15 5mm Jump rings
  
• A few size 11 silver lined blue AB rocailles RC421
  
• 1 Silver toggle clasp
  

Here’s how

1 Thread two size 10 or 11 seed beads onto each of two headpins. Trim to your desired length and turn loops at the top. Attach both of these pins to the loop on an eyepin, thread on your bluebell flower and one seed bead, trim and loop.

2 Make seven of these.

3 To make a leaf link. Take an eyepin, thread on a leaf bead, trim and loop the eyepin in the same plane as the loop at the other end of the pin. Make 14 of these.

3 These two links are joined together around the bracelet as shown by using 4mm jump rings.

4 Attach the toggle clasp using another two jump rings.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound beads Tel: 01543 417650

To vTo visit their website please click on the link below.

www.spellboundbead.co.uk

3 Repeat on all 6 strands and bend the wire softly with your finger to all curves. Thread all six strands through a blue bead and then through the feature bead.

Shopping Guide

All Beads and supplies are from Beads Unlimited Tel: 01273 740777

To visit their website please click on the link below.

www.beadsunlimited.co.uk