Artisan Necklace
Featuring Bead Gallery® beads from Halcraft USA, Inc.
Available exclusively at Michaels Stores
Materials:
10321018 23 Bead Gallery® red glass 6mm rounds
10172446 18 Bead Gallery® yellow quartzite 6mm rounds
10288500 19 Bead Gallery® green Czech glass 6mm firepolish
10172700 38 Bead Gallery® turquoise dyed howlite 3x5mm rondelles
10322039 26 Bead Gallery® blue glass faceted 4x6mm rondelles
10149760 19 Bead Gallery® gray luster glass 8mm rounds
10442989 1 Bead Landing™ silver lobster clasp
10185369 6 Bead Landing™ silver-plated 2” head pins
10193632 36” Artistic Wire® 18-gauge tarnish-resistant silver-plated wire
10221790 2 Beadalon® silver-plated chain 5” lengths (or as desired)
10470334 6 Beadalon® crimp covers
Tools:
10121796 Round-nose pliers
10121794 Chain-nose pliers
10121797 Wire cutters
Intermediate
Time – 3 hours
Tip: This design requires six different types of beads. To get a similar look with different beads, choose varying textures and shapes rather than using all smooth beads or all faceted beads.
Instructions:
- To make the following beaded wires, either leave the wire on the spool or cut one long piece and string beads onto the wire. Make a basic loop on the free end. On the spool end: bend the wire in a slight curve. Bend the wire against the last bead, cut the wire to a finger's width, and then turn it in a basic loop.
red: two wires with 6 beads, one with 9
yellow: three wires with 6 beads each
green: two wires with 6 beads, one with 7
turquoise: two wires with 9 beads, one with 19
gray: one wire with 9, two with 5
- Use chain-nose pliers to turn the loops so they're all facing the same direction and able to stack together. Connect the sections of the necklace together by passing a head pin through blue beads and wire loops (on both sides) in the following order:
Center sections:
blue bead + yellow wire + short turquoise wire
blue bead + long green wire + short red wire
blue bead + long red wire + short gray wire
blue bead + long turquoise wire
blue bead + long gray wire + blue bead
Side sections:
blue bead + short turquoise wire + short green wire
blue bead + short red wire + yellow wire
blue bead + short gray wire + blue bead
Outer sections:
blue bead + first chain link + short green wire
blue bead + short yellow wire + blue bead
- Place a crimp cover over a head pin loop at the bottom of a beaded head pin connecting the sections together. (You might need to press the loop a little bit smaller to fit inside.) Use chain-nose pliers to close the cover. Repeat to hide each loop.
- To finish the ends of the necklace: cut a 4” wire, make a wrapped loop to attach it to one end of the chain, pass through a red bead and make a large wrapped loop. For the other end, do the same thing but attach the clasp before closing the loop.
 
Erin Prais-Hintz – www.tesoritrovati.com
Cowgirl Chic Necklace
Featuring Bead Gallery® beads from Halcraft USA, Inc.
Available exclusively at Michaels Stores
Materials:
47 Bead Gallery® 6mm green dyed quartzite rounds
2 Bead Gallery® 8mm red glass rounds
3 Bead Gallery® 10mm blue glass rounds
4 Bead Gallery® 5mm square silver plated spacers
1 Bead Gallery® 12mm aqua dyed stone faceted rounds
4 Bead Gallery® 12mm blue dyed fire agate faceted rounds
3 Bead Gallery® top-drilled red dyed coral nuggets
1 Bead Gallery® turquoise dyed howlite drop
1 Bead Gallery® silver plated infinity loop
12 Bead Gallery® 6mm yellow quartz rounds
4 Beadalon® silver corrugated crimp covers
4 Beadalon® silver #2 crimp tubes
24” Beadalon® .018” 49-strand flexible beading wire
20” Beadalon® WildFire cording
1 silver lobster clasp
1 7mm silver jumpring
Tools:
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Crimping tool
Jewelry glue
Big-eye needles
Scissors
Intermediate
Time – 2 hours
Tip: Have fun playing around with the semi-symmetrical design of this necklace. Pop your own accents in to give it a personal flare.
Instructions:
- To make the beaded bead, cut a 20” piece of WildFire.
- String a needle at each end of the cord. String 3 yellow rounds and let them fall to the center of the cord.
- Onto the right-hand needle, string 1 yellow round, and then pass the left-hand needle through the same bead in the opposite direction. Pull the two needles in opposite directions to make a loop of beads at the center of the cord.
- String 1 yellow bead onto each needle and let them fall to each side of the loop of beads just strung.
- Repeat step 3.
- Repeat step 4.
- Repeat step 3.
- To finish the beaded bead, pass both needles in opposite directions through the second bead you strung back in step 2. This pulls the strand of beads back onto itself, creating a sort of tunnel.
- Pass through a few beads and make a surgeon’s knot. Place a drop of glue on the knot and let it cure before snipping the cord.
- To make the necklace, cut an 18” piece of beading wire. Slide a crimp tube onto the wire and pass the wire through the loop of the clasp and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube and attach the crimp cover.
- String 26 6mm green rounds, 1 8mm red round, 1 silver spacer, 1 10mm blue round, 3 12mm blue fire-agate faceted rounds, the beaded bead, 1 coral nugget, the pendant, 2 coral nuggets, 1 blue fire agate faceted round, 1 silver spacer, 1 12mm aqua faceted round, 2 silver spacers, 2 10mm blue rounds, 1 8mm red round, 5 6mm green rounds and a crimp tube.
- Pass the crimp tube through the loop of the silver infinity and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube, trim the end, and cover with a crimp cover.
- Slide a crimp tube onto the remaining flexible beading wire, pass the wire through the jumpring and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube and add the crimp cover.
- String 16 6mm green rounds and a crimp tube. Pass the beading wire through the other loop of the infinity and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube, trim excess wire and cover.
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