Category: Necklaces (Page 2 of 18)

FREE beading pattern: Pretty Hearts Necklace

FREE beading pattern for Pretty Hearts Necklace

January 20, 2022 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a video tutorial along with the free PDF diagram for this design! This new necklace design coordinates with the Pretty Hearts Bracelet from my last post and is made entirely with seed beads. Perfect for Valentine’s Day! One feature I like about this design is that each inner heart is subtly outlined by an outer heart that interlinks with the next outer heart, but also touches the next inner heart. Because it is made of only seed beads, it is light weight, thin, and comfortable to wear. I enjoyed experimenting with different color combinations and found contrasting colors look best to bring out the inner heart shapes within the frame. I hope you have fun with this free beading pattern!

Materials

You need 11/0 round seed beads in two colors for this necklace, TOHO or Czech, as long as both colors are the same type. You will also need two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads for the jump rings to go through to connect the clasp.

For length, the best rule of thumb is to continue the first row to the desired length, then add one more component after that. In other words, make it 3/4″ longer than your desired length in the first row. This is because the 2nd row will shrink the length a bit. In the samples shown below, the white hearts framed in pink were made with smaller Czech beads, where 30 hearts in the first row made about a 17-inch necklace (with clasp). Simply add hearts if you want to make it longer (each heart adds just under 3/4-inch). The gold hearts framed in grey, and the red hearts framed in silver were made with TOHO (larger) seed beads. With TOHO seed beads, 27 hearts made about a 17-inch necklace. Each heart you add will add about 3/4 inch to the necklace.

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FREE beading pattern for Garland Necklace

November 2, 2021 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a free video tutorial to go with the PDF diagram for this design! I absolutely love how this necklace turned out. This design took a while to work out the right spacing for everything, but the result is gorgeous… and one of my favorites. And now I’m sharing it with you all for free! I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern.

Materials

For this Necklace, you will need superduos (in two colors), 11/0 and 8/0 TOHO seed beads, 4mm and 6mm crystals (round or bicone), and a clasp to connect with jump rings. A 16-inch necklace (15.5-inch without the clasp) will require eleven 4mm crystals and twelve 6mm crystals. For a longer necklace, you will need one more 4mm and 6mm crystal per inch (approximately). These are the colors used in the examples below:

	Superduos	Crystals	Seed Beads
Christmas colors	Chalk Red (from Michaels), and Light Green Metallic Suede (from Jill Wiseman Designs)	4mm and 6mm round crystals, Czech fire-polished glass, translucent clear with half-coat metallic pale gold from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 and 8/0 TOHO Permafinish galvanized Starlight (gold) seed beads (from Fire Mountain Gems)
Pink and White	Pink and Matte White from Hobby Lobby	4mm and 6mm transparent pink AB bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 and 8/0 TOHO Permafinish galvanized aluminum (silver) seed beads (from Fire Mountain Gems)
Dark Blue	Dark blue and Clear AB from Hobby Lobby	4mm and 6mm clear AB bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 and 8/0 TOHO Permafinish galvanized aluminum (silver) seed beads (from Fire Mountain Gems)

Video Tutorial

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FREE beading pattern for unique Wendy Necklace

October 14, 2021 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a free video tutorial to accompany the PDF diagram for this design! This unique design requires only seed beads, and is simple to make. I like how the outer row resembles flames, as the points can lean a little left or right as they float under the accent petals. (My next one will be fire colored!) The green and gold one reminds me of sunflower petals surrounded by leaves. The blue piece shows the design using only one color instead of two. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

For this necklace you need one or two colors of 11/0 seed beads (TOHO or Czech, although I think the Czech seed beads looked slightly better in this design). You will also need two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads for jump rings to go through to connect the clasp.

Video Tutorial

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FREE beading pattern for Brianna Necklace

September 21, 2021 / admin / 2 Comments

Enjoy a free video tutorial to accompany the PDF diagram for this design! This is an elegant necklace designed to coordinate with the Brianna Bracelet from my last post. It only requires seed and bugle beads. Like the Brianna Bracelet, this design looks great with classic jewelry colors (gold, silver, etc.), with bugles that pop against that (bright color, reflective). I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

This necklace requires 11/0 TOHO seed beads and bugle beads, plus two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads to connect the clasp with jump rings. The bugles can be 7mm long (as shown in blue/silver and pink/hematite examples) or 12mm long, like the red/gold example. Technically you can use any size bugle 7mm or longer, as long as you use the same size for the entire necklace. When using metallic seed beads, I prefer Permafinish TOHO seed beads, which do not tarnish over time.

Video Tutorial

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FREE beading pattern for Sabela Necklace

August 26, 2021 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a free video tutorial to accompany the PDF diagram download for this design! This is a dazzling necklace with bling, but still dainty and delicate. It is fairly quick and easy to make, and very fun to try with different color combinations. On the blue, white, and silver piece shown below, I added an extra back drop off the clasp just to add another variation idea (though instructions for that are not included in the video tutorial or PDF). I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

For this necklace you will need twelve 6mm bicone crystals, twenty-six 4mm pearls or round beads, 11/0 TOHO seed beads, two lengths of chain (7 or 8 inches), four jump rings, and a clasp. (If you want to add a back drop like the blue/white/silver piece shown below, you will need a bit more chain, a few more crystals/pearls, and some wire to put the crystals/pearls on and bend end-loops to connect to the chain).