Catalina 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.,

Necklace

• Slide a TOHO 8/0 Demi Round bead in metallic-gold onto a gold-filled 2-inch head pin, followed by a 8mm round crystal pearl in Jade, a Demi Round, and a Czech glass 4mm sueded gold hyacinth fire-polished bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Attach this dangle to the loop at one end of the Miyuki orange/grey floral circle beaded focal connector link using a TierraCast gold-plated brass small oval open jump ring. Set aside for now.
• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 21 inches. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by half of the TierraCast ½-inch antique gold-plated pewter Anna's toggle and clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
• Add the following pattern to the wire: Three Demi Rounds, one Czech glass 4mm saturated teal fire-polished bead, one hyacinth fire-polished bead, one Demi Round, one Jade pearl, one Demi Round, one hyacinth fire-polished bead, one teal fire-polished bead. Repeat this pattern six times. Add your Miyuki beaded focal dangle to the wire using an oval jump ring and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the focal.
• Add a crimp tube to the end of the wire, followed by the other half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

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

Bracelet

• Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by half of the 14K/20 gold-filled 12mm toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm gold-plated crimp cover.
• Add the following pattern to the wire: One Demi Round, one hyacinth fire-polished bead, one teal fire-polished bead, one Demi Round, one 5mm round crystal pearl in Rose Gold, one Demi Round, one Czech glass 13mm orange opaline with dark bronze wash sunflower bead, one Demi Round, one Rose Gold pearl, one Demi Round, one teal fire-polished bead, one hyacinth fire-polished bead, one Demi Round, one Jade pearl, one Demi Round, one hyacinth fire-polished bead, one teal fire-polished bead, one Demi Round, one Rose Gold pearl, one Demi Round.
• Add a sunflower bead to the strand and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center sunflower.
• Add a crimp tube to the wire, followed by the other half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial

Earrings

• Add a Demi Round to a head pin, followed by a Rose Gold pearl, a sunflower bead, and a Rose Gold pearl. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
• Attach the dangle you made to the bottom of a gold-filled 2-inch eye pin using an oval jump ring. Add the Miyuki orange beaded focal bead to the eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead.
• Open the loop of a TierraCast 14K/20 gold-filled earwire with coil and 3mm bead and attach it to the top of the eye pin. Close the loop.
• Repeat these steps to make the other earring.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

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List of Components
Miyuki Orange/Grey Floral Circle Beaded Focal Connector Link (FIND2896, qty 1)
Miyuki Orange Beaded Focal Bead (BEAD4934, qty 2)
TOHO Demi Round Bead 8/0 Metallic-Gold approx. 7.4g Tube (TBDMR8-712C, qty 1)
Czech Glass 4mm Saturated Teal Fire-Polished Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-29569-4, qty 1)
Czech Glass 13mm Orange Opaline with Dark Bronze Wash Sunflower Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS7214, qty 5)
5810 5mm Round Pearl Rose Gold (5810-ROG5, qty 6)
Czech Glass 4mm Sueded Gold Hyacinth Fire-Polished Bead Strand by Starman (CFP-MSG9004-4, qty 1)
5810 8mm Round Pearl Jade (5810-JAD8, qty 17)
Gold-Filled 2-Inch Eye Pin (GF-EP200-020, qty 2)
Gold-Filled 2-Inch Head Pin (GF-HP200-020, qty 3)
Beadalon Gold Color Crimp Tube Variety Pack (600 pcs) (FIND-2525, qty 1)
TierraCast 14K/20 Gold-Filled Earwire with Coil and 3mm Bead (Pair) (GF-3180, qty 1)
14K/20 Gold-Filled 12mm Toggle Clasp (GF-TOG06, qty 1)
TierraCast Gold-Plated Pewter Opulence Magnetic Clasp Set (GA-6238, qty 1)
TierraCast Gold-Plated Brass Small Oval Open Jump Ring (G-0016, qty 4)
TierraCast 1/2-Inch Antique Gold-Plated Pewter Anna's Toggle and Clasp 18x20.5mm (GA-6154, qty 1)
3mm Gold-Plated Crimp Cover (FIND-2389, qty 2)