Jesse James Beads mixes and strands are perfect for making beautiful jewelry pieces that have a cohesive feel. We made these pieces with a bead mix and bead strand, along with some Raven's Journey Czech glass leaves.
For the turquoise square earrings, make a wrapped loop at the top of a leaf bead. Coil the messy wrap around the top of the leaf bead to cover the stringing hole.
Using your Bead Mix and Color Classics Strand, add a gold spacer to an eye pin, followed by a yellow faceted bead, a gold spacer, a square bead, a gold spacer, a yellow faceted bead, and a gold spacer. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eawire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of the eye pin. Close the loop. Repeat steps 1-3 to make the other earring.
For the rectangle bead and chain earrings, add a leaf bead to an eye pin. Make a simple loop on the other side of the leaf bead.
Cut a length of chain 21 links long. Add one end of the chain to the loop at one end of the eye pin. Add the other end of chain to the loop at the other end of the eye pin.
Add a rectangle bead, a spacer, and a rectangle bead to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of your eye pin. Attach the center link of chain to the loop at the bottom of your eye pin so the leaf dangles below. Repeat steps 4-7 to make the other earring.
For the patina earrings, cut a length of wire approximately 6 inches long. Add a leaf bead to the center and three seed beads to each side of the leaf. Fold the wire above the leaf so the beads make a frame around the top of the leaf and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Add a cube bead, a rhinestone spacer, a patina bead, a rhinestone spacer, and a cube bead to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of your eye pin. Attach the leaf dangle to the loop at the bottom of your eye pin. Repeat steps 8-10 to make the other earring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Add a crimp tube to one end, followed by a jump ring attached to your clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video
Add the following pattern to the wire:
Add a bicone to the strand and then make a mirror image of this bead pattern on the other side of the focal bicone.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand, followed by four jump rings linked together. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide each crimped end of the bracelet with a crimp cover.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
Jesse James Beads mixes and strands are perfect for making beautiful jewelry pieces that have a cohesive feel. We made these pieces with a bead mix and bead strand, along with some Raven's Journey Czech glass leaves.
For the turquoise square earrings, make a wrapped loop at the top of a leaf bead. Coil the messy wrap around the top of the leaf bead to cover the stringing hole.
Using your Bead Mix and Color Classics Strand, add a gold spacer to an eye pin, followed by a yellow faceted bead, a gold spacer, a square bead, a gold spacer, a yellow faceted bead, and a gold spacer. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eawire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of the eye pin. Close the loop. Repeat steps 1-3 to make the other earring.
For the rectangle bead and chain earrings, add a leaf bead to an eye pin. Make a simple loop on the other side of the leaf bead.
Cut a length of chain 21 links long. Add one end of the chain to the loop at one end of the eye pin. Add the other end of chain to the loop at the other end of the eye pin.
Add a rectangle bead, a spacer, and a rectangle bead to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of your eye pin. Attach the center link of chain to the loop at the bottom of your eye pin so the leaf dangles below. Repeat steps 4-7 to make the other earring.
For the patina earrings, cut a length of wire approximately 6 inches long. Add a leaf bead to the center and three seed beads to each side of the leaf. Fold the wire above the leaf so the beads make a frame around the top of the leaf and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Add a cube bead, a rhinestone spacer, a patina bead, a rhinestone spacer, and a cube bead to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and add to the wrapped loop at the top of your eye pin. Attach the leaf dangle to the loop at the bottom of your eye pin. Repeat steps 8-10 to make the other earring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Add a crimp tube to one end, followed by a jump ring attached to your clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video
Add the following pattern to the wire:
Add a bicone to the strand and then make a mirror image of this bead pattern on the other side of the focal bicone.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand, followed by four jump rings linked together. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide each crimped end of the bracelet with a crimp cover.
