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Free Beading Pattern for Reversible Ellie Bracelet

June 7, 2023 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a step-by-step video tutorial to accompany the free PDF instructional diagram for this design! I love this bracelet and had fun experimenting with different colors. It coordinates nicely with the Ellie Necklace from my previous post, as well as the Ornate Cross Pendant. Although there are “front” color and “back” color superduos, you see both equally in the piece. I found I liked irridescent or multi-colored superduos the best on the front (anything with a varied and shiny finish), with a solid supporting color on the back. Like the Ellie Necklace, this bracelet is constructed in a single row and is reversible. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

For this bracelet you will need 11/0 seed beads (TOHO or Czech), two colors of superduos, two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads, 2 jump rings, and a lobster claw clasp. I used about 2 meters of 6 lb Fireline as my threading material, and a size 10 beading needle.

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Free beading pattern for Geneva Earrings

June 9, 2022 / admin / 0 Comments

Enjoy a step-by-step video tutorial to accompany the free PDF download for this design. These earrings are designed to coordinate with the Geneva Bracelet from my last post. I love the way this design has a visually interesting “swirl” to it. This design is versatile in that you can use any 11/0 round seed bead (Czech or TOHO), any 4mm bead (round, bicone, crystal, or pearl), and the component can make a nice pendant as well. The end of the video tutorial shows how you can connect this component to two longer Geneva Bracelet components to make a necklace (pictured below and modelled in the end of the short demo video below). I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

Like the Geneva Bracelet, this piece requires round 11/0 seed bead (TOHO or Czech), 4mm beads (pearls, round crystals, bicones, etc.), and superduos. You will need sixteen 4mm beads (8 per earring). I use about 2 feet of 6-lb Fireline as the thread for each earring. The white/gold piece was made with TOHO seed beads, and the rest with Czech. See my previous post for the Geneva Bracelet for a complete list of materials used in the pieces pictured below.

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Free beading pattern for Geneva Bracelet

June 2, 2022 / admin / 3 Comments

Enjoy a free step-by-step video tutorial to accompany the free PDF diagram for this design! I loved this bracelet so much I couldn’t stop making it. Experimenting with different color combinations was fun, especially since this bracelet is so quick and easy to make. My favorite ended up being the one I thought I would like the least, which is the piece shown above (made with multi-colored stone-like colors and bronze seed beads). This bracelet is versatile in that you can use any round 11/0 seed bead (TOHO or Czech), and any 4mm bead (crystals, round, bicone, etc) with your superduos. This bracelet also works very well as a wrap bracelet if you double or triple the length. (I doubled it in the example above). I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

As mentioned above, this piece requires round 11/0 seed bead (TOHO or Czech), 4mm beads (pearls, round crystals, bicones, etc.), and superduos. You will need about 28 4mm beads to make a 6.5-inch bracelet (7 inches when you include the clasp), or more if you want it longer. I use about 1 yard or meter of 6-lb Fireline as the thread for a single-strand bracelet. The white/gold piece, and the multi-colored piece were made with TOHO seed beads, and the rest with Czech. Here is a complete list of materials used in the bracelets shown here:

	Superduos	4mm Beads	Seed Beads
Multi-colored	Raku Mix from Hobby Lobby	Dyed Magnesite 4mm round (from Fire Mountain Gems)	Opaque Bronze 11/0 TOHO (from Fire Mountain Gems)
Pink/White	Chalk Lilac Luster from Hobby Lobby	Strung off-white glass pearls from Hobby Lobby	White Shell 11/0 Czech from Hobby Lobby
White/Gold	Opaque White Luster from Hobby Lobby	Preciosa Czech crystal aurum 2X bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	Galvanized Starlight (gold) 11/0 TOHO PermaFinish (from Fire Mountain Gems)
White and Light Blue	Magic Blue Pink from Hobby Lobby	Aurora Borealis Faceted Glass Round Beads (from Michael’s)	White Ceylon 11/0 Czech from Hobby Lobby
Teal/Silver	Pastel Emerald from Hobby Lobby	Green Blue Iris Czech Fire-polished round crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	Silver 11/0 Czech from Hobby Lobby
Mint/White	Pastel Light Azure from Hobby Lobby	Transparent clear AB bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	White Shell 11/0 Czech from Hobby Lobby

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FREE beading pattern for Darlene Necklace

March 22, 2022 / admin / 1 Comment

Enjoy a video tutorial to accompany the free PDF diagram for this design! This design took a good bit of trial and error to create. It also takes some patience to make but is well worth it. I actually made five of them (though only four are pictured here) – the one not shown was made with larger TOHO 11/0 seed beads, which I didn’t feel worked as well as the smaller Czech 11/0 seed beads I used in the four examples shown. This necklace is made in four rows, and I think looks best when the seed bead color doesn’t stand out, but rather blends or matches one of the superduo colors. I think the Marquessa Earrings would coordinate nicely with this. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

For this necklace you will need superduos in 2 colors (about 10g each for a 16-inch necklace), 4mm beads or crystals (about 125 for a 16-inch necklace), and 11/0 Czech seed beads. You will also need two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads to feed the jump rings through at the ends to attach a clasp. Here are the exact materials I used, for reference:

	Superduos	4mm Beads	Seed Beads
Red and Yellow	Lemon Yellow (from Jill Wiseman Designs), and Crystal Gold Rainbow from Hobby Lobby (may be discontinued)	4mm orange-red pearls from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 Czech matte gold seed beads from Hobby Lobby
Blue and Black	Jet Black from Hobby Lobby, and Tropical Blue Rapberry (from Jill Wiseman Designs)	4mm Preciosa Czech aquamarine AB bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 Iris Sphynx Czech seed beads (looks like Hematite) from Hobby Lobby
White and Light Blue	White Luster and Magic Blue Pink from Hobby Lobby	4mm Preciosa Czech clear AB bicone crystals (from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 Czech crystal rainbow seed beads from Hobby Lobby
Teal and Dark Copper	Bronze Aluminum from Hobby Lobby, and Polychrome Dark Capri Blue (from Jill Wiseman Designs)	4mm teal pearls (from Fire Mountain Gems)	11/0 bronze Czech seed beads from Hobby Lobby

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FREE beading pattern for Garland Earrings

November 9, 2021 / admin / 3 Comments

Enjoy a free video tutorial to accompany the free PDF diagram for this design! These earrings are designed to coordinate with the Garland Necklace from my last post. These are quick and easy to make, and fun to experiment with different color schemes. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

For these earrings you need superduos (one or two colors), two 4mm and two 6mm crystals (round or bicone), and 11/0 seed beads plus two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads for the jump rings to go through to connect the ear hooks or clips. To see a list of specific materials used in the pieces pictured, see the Materials section of the Garland Necklace from my last post.