Creative Beading Magazine

10 Projects for $10 each

TOOLS FOR ALL

Chain nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Wire cutters
Crimping pliers
E6000 or jewellers’ glue Ruler

VINTAGE BUTTERFLY CAMEO AND SWAROVSKI EARRINGS MATERIALS

2 x ear hooks silver
12 x 33mm head pins silver
2 x 6mm jump rings
2 x 4mm jump rings
2 x 18x13mm cameos
2 x 18x13mm brass settings

BEADS

12 x 4mm Swarovski bi-cones

VINTAGE BUTTERFLY CAMEO AND SWAROVSKI EARRINGS

STEP ONE

Apply glue to the back of each cameo and set inside cameo setting; put aside to dry.

STEP TWO

Thread all 12 Swarovski crystals onto the head pins, remove excess leaving a 1cm length from the top of the bead, bend wire at a 90 degree angle and create a basic loop at the top; do this for all 12.

STEP THREE

Open 6mm jump ring, thread on the cameo setting from Step 1 and thread six of the beads/head pins from Step 2 on to open jump ring; close.

STEP FOUR

Open 4mm jump ring, thread it through the 6mm jump ring; whilst open thread on ear hook, close jump ring.

STEP FIVE

Repeat Steps 3-4 to complete second earring.

CURLY SWAROVSKI BRACELET MATERIALS

8 x 30mm hollow beading curly tubes
6 x 6mm jump rings
1 x Swarovski head pin
2 x wire guards
2 x crimp beads
1 x hook clasp 60cm Tigertail

BEADS

5 x 6mm Swarovski bi-cones
18 x 3mm spacer beads

CURLY SWAROVSKI BRACELET

STEP ONE

Cut Tigertail into 2 x 30cm lengths.

STEP TWO

Slide on 1 x crimp going over both Tigertail ends; add 1 x wire guard, feed Tigertail through the wire guard and back down into the crimp; fold firmly using chain nose pliers, leaving a 2cm tail.

STEP THREE

Thread on 1 x 3mm round spacer followed by 1 x 6mm Swarovski bead, hiding tail of thread inside beads as you go, over both Tigertail wires.

STEP FOUR

Holding wire separated slide onto each 1 x 3mm spacer, 1 x curly tube, 1 x 3mm spacer,

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