Making a bracelet or necklace out of one material can be quick and easy. Glass beads can be beautiful strung together… in all one color or in a variety of hues. Make a collection of glass beads and follow these instructions to make a simple beaded bracelet or necklace.
For the holidays, nothing’s easier than decorating gift boxes, wreaths, your tree and doors with beaded snow flakes.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

  1. Glass Beads
  2. bead stringing wire
  3. clasp set
  4. crimp beads
  5. needle-nose pliers
  6. wire cutters

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Start with a length of bead stringing wire that is approximately six inches longer than the piece of jewelry you intend to make.
  2. Slide on a crimp bead, then half of the clasp set. Bend approximately two inches of the wire, going back through the crimp bead, and draw it snug against the clasp.
  3. Use your needle-nose pliers to flatten the crimp bead against the clasp so that it cannot slide up or down.
  4. String all of the beads onto the wire (the first few beads should be strung over both thicknesses of wire).
  5. Slide the second crimp bead onto the wire, then the other half of the clasp, then go back through the crimp bead and several other beads. Pull the wire until all of the beads are snug against each other.
  6. Then, flatten the crimp bead. Use a pair of wire cutters to cut off the remaining wire as close to the beads as possible.

Now, wasn’t that easy? Sometimes simple can be the most beautiful design. And what better and faster way to make a piece of jewelry if you have a gift to make!

Happy Beading!

Jennifer Thoden shares her love of beads and creativity with beginner beaders and jewelry designers. Her love of color and unique design shows in her bead patterns. Find her bead patterns and tutorials at http://www.beadpatternsonline.com