Meadow Sprite Necklace Tutorial

Creating the Pendant

Glue the Grace Lampwork blue dragonfly with purple flowers lentil bead to bead backing or felt from a craft store. Allow to dry.

Create one row of a two-seed-bead backstitch around the dragonfly bead using the TOHO bead rounds 11/0 in color-lined Capri/aqua.

Two-Seed-Bead Backstitch Tutorial

Create a peyote stitch bezel using the TOHO bead rounds 8/0 in color-lined light green/topaz on top of the first row of the two-seed-bead backstitch.

Peyote Stitch Bezel Tutorial

Add another row of the two-seed-bead backstitch to the outside of the first row of backstitch with the Capri/aqua TOHOs. Trim the bead backing.

Finish your beaded bezel by making a an edge using light green/topaz TOHOs. We chose a textured felt for the back of our piece.

Add decorative fringe to the bottom of your pendant. Follow this pattern for each dangle in the fringe:

• Three TOHO bead rounds 11/0 in trans-rainbow green AB
• One Miyuki 11/0 trans silver lined royal purple Delica
• One 4mm faceted round in Crystal AB
• One purple Delica
• One 6mm mini round bead in Tanzanite
• A purple Delica
• One Crystal AB faceted round
• One purple Delica
• Three trans-rainbow green TOHOs
• A loop of approximately five purple Delicas, then a 14mm pure leaf pendant in Peridot and then five more purple Delicas

You will be creating three pieces of fringe, spaced out evenly at the bottom of your pendant.

Adding Fringe to Beaded Bezel Tutorial

Finish your pendant by creating a beaded bail with the light green/topaz TOHOs using the brick stitch technique.

Custom Beaded Bails Video Tutorial

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Creating the Necklace

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 22 inches long. Attach one part of the antique sterling silver-plated brass flower design magnetic clasp to the end of the wire and crimp shut using a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube and a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.

Crimp Cover Tutorial

String on the following pattern:

• One light green/topaz TOHO
• A trans-rainbow green TOHO
• One faceted round in Crystal AB
• A trans-rainbow green TOHO
• One light green/topaz TOHO
• A mini round bead in Tanzanite
• One light green/topaz TOHO
• A trans-rainbow green TOHO
• One faceted round in Crystal AB
• A trans-rainbow green TOHO
• One light green/topaz TOHO
• One 6mm mini round bead in Light Turquoise

Repeat this pattern five more times.

String on the pattern from step nine once more, omitting the last two TOHOs and the mini round bead in Light Turquoise. String on the pendant.

Create a mirror image on the other side of the pendant and finish the necklace by attaching the other half of the magnetic clasp and crimping shut with a crimp tube and cover.

List of Components:
Grace Lampwork Blue Dragonfly with Purple Flowers Lentil Bead (BEAD-0769, qty 1)
TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Color-Lined Capri/Aqua (TBRD8-932, qty 1)
TOHO Bead Round 11/0 Trans-Rainbow Green AB (TBRD11-167, qty 1)
TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Color-Lined Light Green/Topaz (TBRD8-945, qty 1)
Miyuki 8g 11/0 Trans Silver Lined Royal Purple Delicas (DB0609, qty 1)
5052 6mm Mini Round Bead Tanzanite (5052-TAN6, qty 17)
5052 6mm Mini Round Bead Light Turquoise (5052-LTU6, qty 12)
6734 14mm Pure Leaf Pendant Peridot (6734-PER14, qty 3)
5000 4mm Faceted Round Crystal AB (5000-CRYSAB4, qty 34)
Antique Silver-Plated Brass Flower Design Magnetic Clasp (CLASP-0117, qty 1)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)