2 IN 2 CHAIN MAILLE AND BEAD BRACELET The 2 in 2 Chain Maille and Bead Bracelet is a simple project that's perfect for beginners as it is the basis for many more advanced weaves. These very detailed instructions will quickly guide you into the world of chain maille. 2 in 2 Chain Maille and Bead Bracelet This image courtesy of Making-Beaded-Jewelry.com Project Type: Make a Project Bead Type: Crystal Time to complete: In an evening Bead Technique Used: Chainmail/Wirework Bead Project Type: Bracelet Difficulty Level: Beginner The instructions for this bead chain maille bracelet were graciously written by Wanda Epps . Jewelry Making Supplies: sixty four 18 gauge 6mm OD (outside diameter) 3.5mm ID (inside diameter) unsoldered jump rings four 2 1/4 inch (5.7 cm) lengths of 20 gauge round wire four 8mm cosmojet Swarovski® crystals one toggle clasp Jewelry Making Tools: wire cutters
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2 IN 2 CHAIN MAILLE AND BEAD BRACELET
The 2 in 2 Chain Maille and Bead Bracelet is a simple project that's perfect for beginners as it is
the basis for many more advanced weaves. These very detailed instructions will quickly guide
you into the world of chain maille.
2 in 2 Chain Maille and Bead Bracelet
This image courtesy of Making-Beaded-Jewelry.com
Project Type: Make a Project
Bead Type: Crystal
Time to complete: In an evening
Bead Technique Used: Chainmail/Wirework
Bead Project Type: Bracelet
Difficulty Level: Beginner
The instructions for this bead chain maille bracelet were graciously written by Wanda Epps.
Jewelry Making Supplies:
sixty four 18 gauge 6mm OD (outside diameter) 3.5mm ID (inside diameter) unsoldered
jump rings
four 2 1/4 inch (5.7 cm) lengths of 20 gauge round wire
sixty four 18 gauge 6mm OD (outside diameter) 3.5mm ID (inside diameter) unsoldered
jump rings
four 2 1/4 inch (5.7 cm) lengths of 20 gauge round wire
four 8mm cosmojet Swarovski® crystals
one toggle clasp
Jewelry Making Tools:
wire cutters
round nose pliers
chain nose pliers, two pair
Instructions:
1. To open a jump ring, grasp the jump ring on both sides of the opening in the jump ring
with the jaws of two pair of chain nose pliers parallel to the opening. Rotate one of the
chain nose pliers forward (towards you) and one of the chain nose pliers backward (away
from you).
2. To close a jump ring, move the pliers in the opposite direction until the ends of the jump
ring meet. Leave no opening in the jump ring. In the end, well closed jump rings make
neater and better looking finished jewelry.
3. Lie two closed jump rings atop one another onto your work surface. Open one jump ring.
4. Using the chain nose pliers (or your fingers), slide the two closed jump rings onto the
open jump ring. Close the open jump ring.
5. Open one jump ring. Using the chain nose pliers (or your fingers), slide the two
originally closed jump rings onto the open jump ring.Close the open jump ring. You now
have two pair of interconnected jump rings, hence the name 2-in-2 chain weave.
6. Repeat Steps 15 - 17, connecting two open jump rings to the last two closed jump rings
on the emerging chain until you have six (6) pairs of interconnected jump rings.
7. Open one jump ring and slide it into the sixth pair of jump rings and one of the double
wire loops of a bead unit. Close the jump ring.
8. Open another jump ring and slide it into the sixth pair of jump rings and the same double
wire loop of the bead unit. Close the jump ring.
9. Open two jump rings. Slide them one at a time into the second double wire loop of the
bead unit. Close each jump ring as you go.
10. Open, connect and close four more pairs of jump rings. double wire loop of another bead
unit.
11. Repeat Steps 9 and 10 with twice more. On the second double wire loop of the last bead
unit connect seven pairs of jump rings.
12. Place the unfinished bracelet around your wrist determine if you need to add any more
pairs of jump rings. The bracelet should be within 3/4 inches (1.9 cm), the length of the
clasp, of your desired length.
13. On my bracelet I added one pair of jump rings, for a total of eight pairs, to each side of
the chain before I attached the clasp. Open two jump rings. Slide them one at a time into
the last pair of jump rings and the ring of one half of the toggle clasp. If you need to
remove any pairs of jump rings, open the last pair of jump rings on one end of the chain
and remove them. Remove however many pairs you need to from each side of the chain
until you get a good fit.
14. If you do not need to add any pairs of jump rings to your bracelet, open the last pair of
jump rings and slide them into the ring of one half of the toggle clasp. Close each jump
ring as you go.
15. Repeat for the second side of the bracelet using the second half of the toggle clasp.
16. You're done.Your 2-in-2 chain maille bead bracelet is complete!
Approximately 8 inches (20.3 cm)
JEWELED BOBBY PINS
Believe it or not, but I am actually starting to think about Christmas. This year I am going to be organized. Of course I say
that every year, but this year I really am going to try. I would love if I could make it a handmade Christmas, but I do realize with 3 kids and a husband who travels, that might be a little difficult.
First up, some Jeweled Bobby Pins. On my Christmas List I have some friends and cousins who live up north, that have
school aged daughters. Every year I try to find (or make) them something cute or unique, but they must be small, lightweight, and easily shipped. Nothing worse than paying more for shipping than the gift is worth.
For this project you are going to need some bobby pins with a wide bar, beads, and some fishing line. I did try this out with some jewelry/craft wire, but I was not happy with the results. The fishing line worked much better.
First, I cut a length of fishing line about 25 inches long. Then, I threaded it through the back of the bobby pin and centered it. Then I inserted both ends of the line through the bead, and slid it down to the end.
BEADED HAIR PINS To make these pins you can use either type of bobby pins you see here. Keep in mind one of the sides of the bobby pin needs to be straight (not wavy) and this is the side you will bead.
I used stretchy clear beading cord to attach the beads to the bobby pins. I just happened to have some hanging around, otherwise I probably would have used some thin fishing line - we happen to have some of that around too.
Use the cord to tie a double knot in the "u" part of the bobby pin.
Leave at least a 2-inch tail on the end of the cord. Then measure 2 1/2 times the length of your bobby pin on the other length of cord and cut. Wrap the long length of cord once around the long side of the pin and double knot.
Begin stringing your beads (I use glass beads because they catch the light so nicely). String the length of the long straight side of the pin then take two or three beads off. Wrap the cord once around the edge of the bobby pin where you want your beads. Tie a double knot.
Now you wind the cord around the closest bead and between the two prongs of the bobby pin. Do this between each bead until you reach the last bead back by the "u" portion of the bobby pin where you started. Make double knot. Wrap the cord back around the side of the bobby pin where you have beaded and double knot again. Do this one more time. Finally tie that end of cord to the other end of cord. Double knot. Now you can clip the extra cord making sure not to clip too close to the
center bead of the 5 you added before, pick up 2 more and go up
through the next large bead. Follow
the yellow thread path for this step.
Do this same cross of beads on the
large beads on the side of the cross.
PEARLS BRACELET
I didn't have time to go through the step by
step directions for this, but hopefully all the
people who have been writing me asking for
the pattern will be able to do it from the
graphs I made up.
It's just 2 rows of Right Angle Weave. :)
I used 4mm Swarovski pearls and double AB
Swarovski bicones on this one, with 10lb clear
Fireline and a button type Maglock clasp. And
I did it with single needle RAW.....you can do
double needle if you prefer. :)
The arrow pattern (the pearls) are marked
with red on the pattern. The unmarked beads
are the crystals. The blue lines are the first
row to be worked. Repeat pattern to length.
On this picture, the blue lines show the
second row.
I hope to make a full tutorial of this in the
future for those of you who don't know how
to do 2 rows of Right Angle Weave (R.A.W.),
and when I do, I'll just add the step by step
pics to this page.
After I get the RAW part done, I just go
around the outside and fill the spaces with
size 11.0 seeds.
Here's some graph paper if you want to make some different double row RAW bracelets.
Crystal R.A.W. (Right
Angle Weave) Bracelet
This simple Right Angle Weave bracelet is completed in 3 passes. You can quit after you've made the base, or after the 2nd, or 3rd pass. Or you can add more rows to suit your fancy. :)
Materials: Size 11.0 seeds Size 8.0 seeds 4mm crystals Clasp of your choice Thread (I used 8lb Fireline) Size 12 needle Begin by threading your needle with as long a piece of thread as is comfortable for you to work with. This bracelet takes a lot of thread, so you may have to add more later. Step one: Pick up two 11s, one 8, one crystal, one 11, one crystal, one 8, two 11s and one 8. Tie in a circle. (Leave about 6" or so to attach your clasp later.) Then needle through until you're coming out of the seed bead between the crystals. Step 2: Pick up one crystal, one 8, two 11s, one 8, two 11s, one 8, and a crystal. Making a circle, go back through the seed your thread is coming out of in the last round. Needle through until you are coming out the size 8 seed in the center of this round.
Step 3: Pick up two 11s, one 8, one crystal, one 11, one crystal, one 8, and two 11s. Making a circle, go back through the size 8 seed your thread is coming out of. Needle through until you are coming out of the size 11 seed between the crystals. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to the length you want your bracelet to be. Be sure to figure in about an inch for your clasp. :) Be sure to end with Step 2 so that you have a size 8 bead at the end.
Needle back through (follow the red line) until you're coming out of the size 8 seed as shown. Now we're ready to add the outside embellishment.
Pick up an 11, a crystal and another 11, and go through the next size 8. Then go through the crystal, 11, crystal and 8. Turn the bracelet over and repeat. You will be going back and forth, putting this 3-bead edging on either side. When you get to the end, you turn around and go back, which will fill in the spaces.
When you get to the end, needle through the side of the flower as shown. Now repeat the embellishment for this side the same way you did the other side.
When you get to the other end, needle through, following the thread path until you're coming out of your end size 8 seed. Now you can add your clasp
. I decided to put a ball and loop clasp on this bracelet, but you can use whatever clasp you like. :)
Lightly spray paint petals. I used two different colors of pink and I like the result of the two. Since I wanted just a light coat of paint on the petals, I put half of the petals in a small box, sprayed lightly, shook up petals in the box and repeated about 3 times. See
the cream, light pink and darker pink colors? Let the petals completely dry before working with them.
Once the petals were dry, I separated the petals by size and shape.
It just makes things easier when arranging the new rose. I also used a pencil to help hold the rose together.
The spiral stitch is one of the most versatile stitches I've
found. There are so many variations you can use that make
it look different every time! It's also a very easy stitch to
learn, and works up into a nice strong piece. Wear it plain,
or embellish to your heart's content! Check the links at the
bottom of the page to learn more, and to see some
wonderful examples of this nice stitch.
Thanks to Jenn to requesting this tutorial. :)
Materials:
Nymo size B or D (depending on the size bead you're
using. We'll be using size 8.0 beads with size D Nymo for
this bracelet)
Small needle (you will be going through each bead in the
core 4 times, so you need a nice small needle. A size 10
works good with size 8.0 beads, but you'll probably want a
size 12 needle if you're using anything smaller) 2 colors of size 8.0 beads Clasp of your choice.
Ok! Let's get started. Cut a length of thread that's comfortable for you to use...I use about 6 feet because I hate adding thread. :) Be sure to pre-stretch your Nymo, and run it through some Thread Heaven a couple of times. String on 4 core beads (Black) and 3 outer beads (White).
Go back up through (from the bottom) the 4 core beads in the same direction, so that the white beads are lying alongside the black ones. Be sure to leave about a 6" tail to string your clasp on later. .
Pick up 1 core and 3 outer beads. Go back up through 3 of the core beads you added previously, and push the beads to the side so that they are lying next to the other white beads.
Now, holding the white beads to one side, go through the last core bead you added. You may wish to go through this bead at the same time you're going through the 3 previous beads, but I think it's easier this way. After doing it for a while, you'll find your own way that's easiest for you. :)
This is the hardest part of the stitch.... there's not much to hang on to yet, but it gets easier.....I promise!
Keep adding beads in this manner..... 1 core, 3 outer, and going through 3 of the previous core beads and
the new one you add. Be sure to always push the outer beads over in the same direction, so they are lying snug against each other.
And that's it! The outer beads will start to spiral around the core beads after about the 4th set. Keep going until it's the length you want for a bracelet or necklace, attach your clasp and sit back and admire your
handiwork! After you feel you have this stitch down, try using different sizes of beads. You could use all size 11.0 beads, or you could use size 8.0 for the core, with 4 bead sets on the outside. Try using a tiny tim for the 2nd bead in the 3 outside bead set, or even a gemstone chip!
Pat Savu has a tutorial on adding an accent bead in
the middle of your necklace, along with some great tips on spirals. Click here for pics of spirals and some more links. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to email me!
Once you got hold of your fold, place the bended tying wire over the bow center.
Grasp the two ends of the wire with your right hand, grasp them as close as possible to the bow. Make a twist and hold on to it. Then, turn the bow with your left hand to twis t the wire. This is easier than
twisting the wire alone. Just five turns, five is good.
Snap off the long wire to leave behind about 5mm (1/4 inches) length tail, and just bend it down with
your hand.
"Oh no! This cannot be made into butterfly jewelry -
the butterfly loops look yucky!"
This is exactly how the bow looks before touching up.
Butterfly Loopy Ribbon Bow: A Final Gentle Touch
Right, you're now one step closer towards making butterfly jewelry. Gently fluff the loopy wings...
your butterfly ribbon bow will look good.
There should NOT be any twisting and pulling required! Just a gentle lift, your butterfly wings will
stay loopy.
front view
back view
Quick Butterfly Jewelry Ideas
To make butterfly necklace, you can use smaller width ribbon and make a couples of tiny butterfly
bows and string them together.
Alternatively, you can use it as a beautiful corsage, or even friendship charm.
DIAGONAL GIFT WRAPPING STYLE
1. Prepare the right size paper. As seen in the picture, place the
box at an angle along the edge of the paper and make your first
fold. Note that the corner of the paper is folded to the top of
the box.
2. Now, fold the paper back to the front, make sure you cover
the entire box. If your paper cannot do this, you'll need a
bigger piece of paper.
3. You're good? Open back up your wrapping paper, follow pictures 3 and 4 to make your folds. Tidy each corner by neatly
fold up all extra paper in the way.
4. After you got to picture 4, you may tape your paper to
secure it. Then fold the back and lift the box up to get to
picture 5.
5. Neatly fold in all edges and turn the box face down.
6. You done with the left side. Tidy the right corner and fold
the wrapping paper all the way up to the top.
7. Continue with the two top corners.
8. Fold the top flap to exactly the box size and secure it. Add a
1 Flower Life pink photobeads with bachelor buttons/primroses / hyacinth and fringed
gromwell
16 small (8mm x 5mm) two-tone purple hearts
16 large (2mm x 3mm) transparent purple seed beads (or very small crystals)
32 large (2mm x 3mm) transparent white seed beads (or very small crystals)
1 pink hair elastic
40cm (16 inches) transparent elastic cord
TOOLS
Stringing needle
Bead stopper
1: Attach the bead stopper to one end of the elastic cord (live a tail of about 5cm).
2: String the Flower Life photobead.
3: String 1 white seed bead, 1 purple seed bead, 1 white seed bead and one two-tone purple heart.
4: Repeat step 3 until you have no beads left.
5: Wrap your string of beads around the hair elastic several times in different directions to shape a large
chaotic knot. Just play around with it until you are satisfied with the shape of the knot. Make sure the
two ends of the elastic cord meet.
6: Remove the bead stopper. Tie the loose ends of the elastic cord together with an overhand knot.
7: Pull the knot inside the photobead.
FUNKY CELL PHONE CHARMS
PINK CELL PHONE CHARM:
1 Flower Life 25mm ball shaped bead pink/purple with asters and chrysanthemums 1 dark pink cell phone strap 3 silver plated heart shaped metal charms decorated with pink rhinestones 1 silver plated eye pin 4 silver plated 4mm jump rings
LIGHT GREEN CELL PHONE CHARM: 1 Flower Life 25mm light green ball shaped beed with sunflowers/alexanders/chrysanthemums and ranunculus 1 light green cell phone strap 6 light green 6mm crackle beads 6 silverplated head pins 1 silver plated eye pin 1 silver plated 4mm jump ring
TOOLS Flat nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters
PINK CELL PHONE CHARM:
1. Attach the eye of the eyepin to the ring of the cell phone strap.
2. String the photobead. Using your round nose pliers create a loop on the other end of the
eyepin.
3. Attach one jump ring to the loop. Use the other three jump rings to attach the heart shaped
metal charms to the jump ring at the end of the eye pin.
LIGHT GREEN CELL PHONE CHARM:
1. Attach the eye of the eyepin to the ring of the cell phone strap.
2. String the photobead. Using your round nose pliers create a loop on the other end of the
eyepin. Trim excess wire.
3. String each crackle bead on a head pin. Using your round nose pliers create a loop on the other
side of ach head pin.
4. Using the jump ring attach all crackle beads to the photobead.
HAIR CLIP - FOLDED RIBBON FLOWER
1 yard of Ribbon
1 hair clip
Sewing needle and thread
Fabric covered brad or button
This hair clip tutorial shows you how to make your own little girls hair clip using simple
folds of ribbon.
This project has been sewn together for durability but you could use glue if you wanted
to.
Start by making 5 lengths of ribbon around 4" in size. Fold them in half with the two ends
meeting in the middle of the back and slightly overlapping.
You can iron your folds to make them flat and easier to work with. If you are ironing
them spray a little starch on them too.
Sew all the 5 pieces together making sure you catch both ends of each fold with your
needle fan them out as you go. (as shown)
If you are gluing them you will need to layer them on top of each other and fan them out
to create the flower effect.
Finish off by gluing the fabric covered brad onto the top and sewing or gluing the flower
onto the hair clip.
HAIR CLIP - FUSED STRAWS
5 straws of assorted colors
Strong Craft Glue
needle and thread
Hair clip
Paper/silk flower and sequin for embellishment.
Wax or baking paper
This tutorial shows you how to make a fun little hair clip using party straws and fusing
them with a hot iron.
Start by taking your straws and cutting them to a suitable length. We went with 3 inch but
you might want smaller for a smaller child or bigger for yourself.
Take a needle and thread and sew through the middle of the straws, this is for durability
to make sure they don't pop loose and helps you to fan them out when ironing them.
Take some wax proof paper, freezer paper or baking paper and place it under your straws,
fan them out to a suitable design and place another layer of paper on top. This is to
protect your iron from the melted plastic.
Gently iron until the straws have melted and fused together to a suitable design.
Allow to cool before touching as it is very hot.
Next glue your fused straws onto a hair clip, finish it off with a small silk flower and a
sequin or other suitable embellishments.
ICE CREAM KEYCHAIN
small Key Ring
2 Feet of Bead Cord
1 Red Pony Bead
16 Pink Pony Beads
16 Tan Pony Beads
PVA Glue
sharp Scissors
cord / thread
Stiffen the ends of the cord with white glue,let dry. Then tie a key ring to middle of the
thread. On the right hand sides cord, string on a red pony bead. With the left hand cord go
through the same bead in the opposite way. Pull on both cords, tightening the beads up
close to the key ring. Repeat with the second row, stringing on 4 pink pony beads. Weave
a total of seven rows using the pattern as a guide. Tie each cord close to the last bead.
Dab a bit of PVA glue on each knot. Then let to dry. And trim.
you can make any other picture but try to get the colours right!
LOOP BEAD NECKLACE
Small Beads: 132 4mm glass beads Medium Beads: 11 6mm glass beads Large Beads: 11
8mm glass beads
Teach yourself how to make a 26 inch long necklace that will fit over your head without
a clasp. This project is fairly easy and does not require any special tools or materials. To
make this necklace you will need three different sizes of beads, a 36 inch strand of
beading cord, and super glue. You will need a fairly heavy beading cord for this project.
I used a size 3 nylon bead cord called stringth. Bead stores often sell nylon or silk cord on
cards with a needle attached, which would be perfect for this project. If you use this you
won't have to form a needle with the super glue. Whichever cord you choose, just
remember to make sure that it will go through the large bead twice.
Cut a 36 inch strand of bead cord and tie a knot at one end. You may have to tie a second
knot around the first to form a large enough knot to keep the beads from falling off while
you are stringing them. Coat the other end of the cord with super glue to form a needle so
that it will be easier to string the beads.
String the beads in this order:
1 Large Bead, 6 Small Beads, 1 Medium Bead, 6 Small Beads
Continue this pattern of beads until your strand of beads is at least 26 inches long. I
repeated this pattern 11 times for my necklace.
Once your strand of beads is long enough, slide the beads away from the knot at the end
so that they are spaced evenly on the cord. For a 26 inch necklace on a 36 inch length of
cord you should have 5 inches on either end.
Take the glued needle end of the cord and bring it around to the first bead and pass the
end through the first bead starting at the side where the 5 extra inches of cord is hanging.
The last bead should now be resting against the first bead.
Take the glued end of cord that is hanging at the end of the first bead and wrap it around
the cord between the first and second beads, forming an overhand knot around the cord.
Take your time to make sure that all the beads remain close together, with no gaps
between them, especially the last, first and second beads.
Now take the other end with the knot and wrap that around the cord between the first and
last beads, forming an overhand knot.
These two knots will hold your necklace together. Take the super glue and coat the knots
so that they can not unravel. Once the glue has dried cut the extra cord off, taking care
not to cut into the glued knots.
Drape your new necklace around your neck and stand in front of the mirror to admire
your handiwork. You will be so pleased with yourself that you won't even notice if you
are having a bad hair day.
Make an Adorable Pansy Bracelet
Free Bead Pattern created by Emily Hackbarth
Take a piece of thread twice the length of your arm, wax it. thread it, double it, and wax it again so that the two sides
stick together. Pick up your clasp, two stem beads (green in the example), two flower beads (purple), and two more
stem beads for a loop by tying a square knot. Leave a tail of several inches so you can weave it back in later.
Now thread your needle through the two stem beads that are on the same side as your
thread is now on. Continue on through the two flower beads. Pick up six flower beads, your center bead, and six more flower beads. Make a loop by going up through your original two flower beads. Continue around the loop until your thread is coming out of the third bead past the center bead.
Pick up eleven flower beads, form another loop by going up through the center bead and continue through the next three flower beads.
Pick up another eleven flower beads and go down through the center bead and the three flower beads next to it.
Pick up eight more flower beads and form the final loop by going down through the third bead up from the center bead.
Continue threading down through the center bead, through the three beads that are common to the bottom loop and your new loop and up through the first five beads of your new loop. Your thread should now be coming out of the bead one up from the middle of the loop. Pick up five stem beads, two flower beads, and five more stem beads. Thread up
through the bead below the bead your thread is coming out of. Thread through the first five stem bead and the two flower beads and you are ready to start your next flower!
Repeat until your bracelet is long enough to fit your wrist, attach a jump ring and weave
your ends back into the piece. Enjoy!
DECORATE WITH PEONY POM POMS BOWS
Stun your loves one with a peony pom poms made by you, be it gift wrapping or decoration, you can do it!
Let's do it NOW.
Peony Pom Poms Bows
The ribbon bow you see here is a 100mm (4 inches) size bow, using 39mm (1 -1/2 inches) width satin ribbon of 1m
(3-1/2 yards) length.
To begin with, these are things you need to make this peony peony pom poms style ribbon bows:
Ribbon, how much? Determine the loop size required and multiply by 12.
Tying wire 26 gauges, 100mm (4 inches) length, make a bent at center with your thumb, or Needle and
thread,
An alligator hair clip (in case you need to hold your ribbon), and
Scissors,
Lighter or candle to seal ribbons.
As you can see, I use a bow maker here. The two rods are 5 inches apart. No worries i f you do not have one.