Autumn Owl Live Challenge Mix

You can use all of the items from our mix, or pick your favorites. Try a whole new direction and shop all of our other jewelry-making components to create your own style inspired by some pieces from this mix . Remember, you can use the categories on the left of our search pages to shop by color, theme, and more.

Make something special with your chosen items. You can use these pieces for making necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or something else entirely. Try making a matching jewelry set. See what Cynthia made with these items while watching the video. You'll find basic instructions for each design she made in the steps below. If you need more inspiration, make sure to check out all of the fabulous free instructions in our Design Studio.,

Owl Necklace

• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately eight inches long. Add a Czech glass matte red AB laser-etched dagger peacock feather design bead to the center of the strand, followed by a TOHO Demi Round 6/0 Bead in Olympic bronze, a dagger, a Demi Round, and a dagger. Add five Czech glass 4mm matte Apollo umber fire-polished beads to either side of the daggers.
• Bring both ends of the jewelry wire through a Demi Round bead, followed by the owl with leaves hand-painted red agate rectangle bead and another Demi Round bead.
• Add three fire-polished beads to one side of the wire. Repeat on the other side of the wire. Add a TierraCast 2x2mm brass oxide brass crimp tube to one side of the wire and then bring the other side of the wire through the crimp tube in the opposite direction to form a loop. Flatten the crimp in place with chain nose pliers. Hide the crimp with three 4.5mm antique brass-plated 21 gauge open jump rings. Then, attach an antique brass 10mm 14 gauge round open jump ring to the top of all three jump rings. Attach a TierraCast brass oxide pewter smooth pinch bail to the top of the 10mm jump ring. Pinch the jump ring shut around the jump ring using pliers.
• Cut a length of Leather Cord USA 3mm natural red brown round leather approximately 31 inches long. Slide your pendant onto the center of the leather.
• Add a JBB 4mm antique brass fancy crimp end cap with loop to each end of the leather and crimp in place by squeezing the middle down around the leather with pliers.
• Attach each half of the B&B Benbassat antique brass leaf hook and eye clasp set to each end of the necklace using a 4.5mm jump ring for each.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video
Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial

Beaded Necklace

• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 28 Inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a 4.5mm jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
• Add the following pattern to the wire: One Czech glass 3mm Pacifica strawberry melon bead, one Czech glass 6mm ColorTrends Saturated Metallic grenadine round bead, One 6mm round pearl in Crystal Iridescent Red, and one grenadine bead. Repeat this pattern nine times. Then, add a melon bead, a TierraCast brass oxide pewter 15mm lotus tube bead, a melon bead, a grenadine bead, an Iridescent Red pearl, and a grenadine bead. Repeat this pattern once. Then, add a melon bead, a tube bead, a melon, a Demi Round, a grenadine bead, and an Iridescent Red pearl. Make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the center bead.
• Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to a Vintaj natural brass 12mm classic lobster 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

Bracelet

• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the B&B Benbassat antique brass-plated brass small magnetic clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
• Add Demi Round bead to the wire and then add a random pattern of grenadine, fire-polished, and Iridescent Red pearls to the strand, spacing each bead out with a Demi Round between each. Continue until the bracelet is the desired length.
• Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to the other half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial

Earrings

• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately eight inches long. Add a Demi Round and a dagger bead to the center of the wire. Repeat four times, then add a Demi Round.
• Slide a crimp tube over both ends of the jewelry wire to form a hoop. Bring one end of the wire back down through the crimp tube to form a loop at the top of the hoop. Crimp in place and trim any wire ends.
• Attach a 4.5mm jump ring to the loop at the top of the earrings. Attach an antique brass-plated lever-back earring to the jump ring using another jump ring.
• Repeat these steps to make the other earring.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Feel free to share what you make with this mix on social. Tag us and use a hashtag so we're sure to see what you make: @artbeads and #artbeads

 

 

List of Components
Owl with Leaves Hand-Painted Red Agate Rectangle Bead (BEAD4778, qty 1)
Czech Glass 4mm Matte Apollo Umber Fire-Polished Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-AM13610-4, qty 1)
Czech Glass 3mm Pacifica Strawberry Melon Bead Strand by Starman (BEADS-2884, qty 1)
Czech Glass 6mm ColorTrends Saturated Metallic Grenadine Round Bead Strand by Starman (SCR-0081, qty 2)
Czech Glass Matte Red AB Laser-Etched Dagger Peacock Feather Design Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-3717, qty 1)
TOHO Demi Round Bead 6/0 Olympic Bronze 2.5-Inch Tube (TBDMR6-224, qty 1)
TierraCast Brass Oxide Pewter 15mm Lotus Tube Bead (BO-5821, qty 6)
Leather Cord USA 3mm Natural Red Brown Round Leather - By the Foot (BTF-0832, qty 3)
5810 6mm Round Pearl Crystal Iridescent Red (5810-CIR6, qty 32)
TierraCast 2x2mm Brass Oxide Brass Crimp Tube (BRO-0030, qty 7)
JBB 4mm Antique Brass Fancy Crimp End Cap with Loop (BBA-ENDCAP15, qty 2)
TierraCast Brass Oxide Pewter Smooth Pinch Bail (BRO-5833, qty 1)
4.5mm Antique Brass-Plated 21 Gauge Open Jump Ring (BBA-OJR04-A, qty 15)
Antique Brass-Plated Lever-back Earring (BBA-EAR02, qty 1)
Antique Brass 10mm 14 Gauge Round Open Jump Ring (FIND-1943, qty 1)
B&B Benbassat Antique Brass Leaf Hook and Eye Clasp Set (CLASP-0945, qty 1)
Vintaj Natural Brass 12mm Classic Lobster Clasp (CLASP1049, qty 1)
B&B Benbassat Antique Brass-Plated Brass Small Magnetic Clasp (CLASP-0115, qty 1)