Enjoy a step-by-step video tutorial to accompany the free PDF instructional diagram for this design! This design starts with the Russian Snake stitch, then adds lacy embellishments around the edge. This bracelet can be made as a single-strand (requiring a lobster clasp) or a double-strand, which uses a crystal and beeded loop as its clasp. This bracelet works with a variety of color combinations and finishes. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!
Materials
This piece requires 11/0 TOHO seed beads (2 colors) and 6x4mm (or 6x5mm) rondelle crystals. The single strand version also needs a lobster clasp. I used about 2.5 meters/yards of 6-lb Fireline with a size 10 beading needle to make the single strand version (twice that for the double strand version).
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Video Tutorial: Octavia Bracelet
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Enjoy a step-by-step video tutorial to accompany the free PDF with instructional diagrams for this design. The original inspiration for this pendant was a peacock feather, but the design lends itself to colors outside of that. Now that Spring is here, I wanted to share a design that explodes with color, and this is it! Be brave and have fun experimenting with wild color combinations. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!
Materials
For this pendant, you will need these materials:
14mm Rivoli crystal (also known as Chaton crystal)
11/0 TOHO seed beads (or 11/0 Dynamite seed beads) in up to three colors
15/0 seed beads
superduos (two colors)
one 6/0 or 8/0 seed bead
Jump ring
Bail (or use a few larger jump rings as a bail)
Size 11 or 12 beading needle
2 meters of 6lb Fireline (or stringing material of your choice)
I used Rivoli crystals of varying quality – the cheaper ones (from Amazon.com) tend be thicker around the edge, but the pattern worked with both types. Below is a list of colors I used. (HL = Hobby Lobby, JWD = Jill Wiseman Designs, FMG = Fire Mountain Gems, AZ = Amazon.com, BB = Bobby Bead).
14mm Rivoli Crystal
Superduos 2.5x5mm
Seed Beads
AZ sapphire blue
Inner: JWD Tropical Rainforest
Outer: JWD Metalust Apple Green
15/0: FMG Gold
11/0 Color 1: BB TOHO Electric Blue galvanized Permafinish
11/0 Color 2: FMG TOHO Starlight (gold) galvanized Permafinish
11/0 Color 3: FMG Dyna-Mites translucent rainbow light green
AZ Fushia (hot pink)
Inner: HL Jet
Outer: HL Tropical Blue Grape
15/0: FMG Gold
11/0 Color 1 and 3: FMG TOHO Starlight (gold) galvanized Permafinish
11/0 Color 2: FMG TOHO opaque higher metallic grape
15/0: FMG Gold
11/0 Color 1: FMG TOHO transparent silver-lined dark aqua
11/0 Color 3: FMG Dyna-Mites translucent rainbow light green
11/0 Color 3: FMG TOHO Starlight (gold) galvanized Permafinish
FMG light Colorado topaz
Inner: JWD Metalust Apple Green
Outer: JWD Tropical Rainforest
15/0: FMG Gold
11/0 Color 1: FMG Dyna-Mites translucent rainbow light green
11/0 Color 2: FMG TOHO transparent frosted teal
11/0 Color 3: FMG TOHO Starlight (gold) galvanized Permafinish
15/0: FMG silver
11/0 Color 1, 2, and 3: FMG TOHO opaque metallic polaris Permafinish
AZ Teal
Inner: JWD Metalust Apple Green
Outer: JWD Lemon
15/0: FMG Gold
11/0 Color 1: FMG Dyna-Mites translucent silver-lined aqua
11/0 Color 2 and 3: FMG Dyna-Mites silver-lined translucent matte light green
FMG Crystal Passions Ocean DeLite
Inner: HL Pastel Light Azure
Outer: JWD Tropical Blue Raspberry
15/0: FMG Silver
11/0 Color 1 and 3: BB TOHO Light Sapphire Transparent Rainbow Matte
11/0 Color 2: FMG TOHO opaque aluminum (silver) galvanized Permafinish
FMG Crystal Passions Siam
Inner: HL Pastel Cream/Off White
Outer: HL Metalust Red
15/0: FMG Bronze
11/0 Color 1 and 2: FMG TOHO opaque bronze
11/0 Color 3: BB TOHO Cabernet Galvanized PermaFinish
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Video Tutorial: Peacock Feather Pendant
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Enjoy a video tutorial to accompany the PDF diagram for this design! These earrings coordinate with the Darlene Necklace from my last post and are quick and easy to make. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!
Materials
For these earrings you will need 11/0 Czech seed beads, 14 superduos, two 4mm round beads or crystals, and two 6/0 or 8/0 seed beads to put jump rings through to attach the ear hooks at the top. I used the same materials as the Darlene Necklace, so you can reference that post for exact materials list.
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Video Tutorial: Darlene Earrings
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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)
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Video tutorial: Darlene Necklace
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Enjoy a free video tutorial to accompany the PDF download for this pendant! This is my first ever Halloween-themed design, and I am happy with the result. I wanted to create a piece for Halloween, but something that still looked like elegant jewelry. My design started with an oval bezel pattern that was the base for my Netted Bezel, Victorian Pendant, and Enchanted Tree necklace designs, and ended with a spider on top. For further inspiration, you can review those previous designs for different ideas on how you might further embellish this pendant, or incorporate it into a beaded necklace. I added my Custom Beaded Bail to the purple Spider Pendant below, to show another option. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!
Two rondelle crystals (one 4x6mm and one 6x8mm) for the spider body
15/0 seed beads
11/0 TOHO seed beads (one color the same as the 15/0 seed beads, and another color matching the spider body). I think other 11/0 seed beads (smaller than TOHO) could possibly also work, but I haven’t officially tried that.
Twelve 4mm crystals (bicone or round)
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