You've no idea how simple it is to make these! Never again will you've to pay a fortune for a bracelet or necklace. Set aside a few hours and produce a dozen of these at once! As gifts they are perfect as well.
For the bracelet:
Materials:
Elastic cord, 8mm
Seed beads, 11/0 any color or mix and match colors
Approximately 115 beads
Large glass specialty beads
Silver Crimp tube-1/8" lengthy
1 for every bracelet
Needle nose pliers
Basic Technique:
1. Measure a 15" piece of elastic cord and cut.
2. Thread the seed beads onto every cord. Produce a special design incorporating your larger beads, or use the seed beads only, or better yet; make both!
3. Slide a crimp tube onto 1 end of each length of elastic.
4. Now having a sailor's knot; this is left over correct, then correct over left, tie the ends of each length of elastic together. Trim the ends from the elastic fairly short. Sometimes I've melted the tips having a match to insure security. You've to become careful not to burn your fingers or melt your bracelet!
5. Slide the crimp tube more than the knot and crimp in place with needle-nose pliers.
For the necklace:
Materials:
Elastic or non-elastic cord approximately 50 inch, give or take, depending on how lengthy you want your necklace to become
1 centerpiece, bead or pendant
Assortment of round beads
Seed beads
Silver Crimp tube 1/8" lengthy
1 for every necklace
Needle nose pliers
Fundamental Technique:
Follow same method as for bracelet. When designing your necklace thread the centerpiece bead or pendant very first, into the center of the cord, then thread additional assortment of beads on each side of the center bead until you've reached the desired length. Finish off as for bracelet.
So if you put all these skills into practice you are bound to be able to make all the jewelry that you want, you can explore all the different types of style of jewelry, it all depends in what style you want your jewelry for and or who you want to make the Jewelry for.
For the bracelet:
Materials:
Elastic cord, 8mm
Seed beads, 11/0 any color or mix and match colors
Approximately 115 beads
Large glass specialty beads
Silver Crimp tube-1/8" lengthy
1 for every bracelet
Needle nose pliers
Basic Technique:
1. Measure a 15" piece of elastic cord and cut.
2. Thread the seed beads onto every cord. Produce a special design incorporating your larger beads, or use the seed beads only, or better yet; make both!
3. Slide a crimp tube onto 1 end of each length of elastic.
4. Now having a sailor's knot; this is left over correct, then correct over left, tie the ends of each length of elastic together. Trim the ends from the elastic fairly short. Sometimes I've melted the tips having a match to insure security. You've to become careful not to burn your fingers or melt your bracelet!
5. Slide the crimp tube more than the knot and crimp in place with needle-nose pliers.
For the necklace:
Materials:
Elastic or non-elastic cord approximately 50 inch, give or take, depending on how lengthy you want your necklace to become
1 centerpiece, bead or pendant
Assortment of round beads
Seed beads
Silver Crimp tube 1/8" lengthy
1 for every necklace
Needle nose pliers
Fundamental Technique:
Follow same method as for bracelet. When designing your necklace thread the centerpiece bead or pendant very first, into the center of the cord, then thread additional assortment of beads on each side of the center bead until you've reached the desired length. Finish off as for bracelet.
So if you put all these skills into practice you are bound to be able to make all the jewelry that you want, you can explore all the different types of style of jewelry, it all depends in what style you want your jewelry for and or who you want to make the Jewelry for.
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