This mix looks like a magical garden filled with whimsy!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by Becky. This Live Challenge Mix features crystal Rose Water Opal beads, Gardanne Beads enameled items, a hand-painted focal bead, and laser-etched dagger beads for a charming palette full of garden enchantment. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
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.,
Hand-Painted Focal Necklace
Attach the Gardanne Beads spring blend medium maple leaf pendant to a gold-filled 025 2-inch eye pin using a gold-filled 14k 5.85mm open jump ring. Add a 4mm Bicone in Rose Water Opal AB 2x to the eye pin, followed by a Czech glass 8x6mm magenta bell flower bead, a Gardanne Beads clover pink enameled brass small tulip bead cap, a 3.8x1mm Czech glass peridot matte vitrail O Bead, and a bicone from the 4mm Bicone Ballerina Bliss Designer Blend. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach this dangle to another eye pin using a jump ring. Add an O Bead to the new eye pin, followed by the hand-painted ivy by Mucha on black agate rectangle bead and a pink bicone from the Ballerina Bliss Blend. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 21 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast gold-plated pewter Opulence magnetic clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Ballerina Bliss bicone to the strand and then the following pattern: One O Bead, one Dakota Stones rose quartz 6mm star cut round bead, one O Bead, three Ballerina Bliss Bicones. Repeat this pattern eight times. Add an O Bead, a bell flower bead, a bicone, an O bead, a star cut bead, an O bead, three bicones, and an O Bead. Slide your hand-painted focal pendant onto the wire and then make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
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.
Add a Ballerina Bliss bicone, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone to an eye pin. Attach a Sweet & Petite charm 8x8mm pink butterfly to the end by making a wrapped loop. Attach the eye of the eye pin to the remaining loop on the clasp using a jump ring.
Make a messy wrapped loop at the top of a Czech glass olive green with chrome finish laser-etched dagger peacock feather design bead using 22 gauge Gold Artbeads Designer Wire. Repeat twice for three dangles.
Attach the three dangles to the bottom of an eye pin using a jump ring. Then, add a Czech glass 3mm milky jonquil melon bead to the eye pin, followed by a bell flower bead, an enameled bead cap, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach the TierraCast gold-plated pewter smooth pinch bail to the top of the wrapped loop and slide the pendant onto a 14K/20 gold-filled 18-inch 1512 drawn cable chain necklace.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a gold-plated cable and stringing thimble wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One Rose Water Opal AB 2x bicone, one O Bead, one 6mm faceted cube in Rose Water Opal, and one O Bead. Repeat this pattern 12 times and add a bicone to the end of the strand.
Add a crimp tube and a wire guard to the end of the strand. Go back through the other side of the wire guard and the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of the gold-plated swiggle line toggle clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches. Slide a crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One O Bead, one Ballerina Bliss bicone, One dagger bead, one bicone. Repeat this pattern 13 times and then add an O Bead.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube. Crimp in place.
Attach each half of the TierraCast antique gold classic clasp set to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Attach a butterfly charm to the end of an eye pin using a jump ring.
Add a Rose Water Opal AB 2x bicone to the eye pin, followed by a bell flower bead, an enameled bead cap, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a gold-plated plain earwire and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop.
Repeat these steps to make the other earring, this time using a Sweet & Petite charm 13x16mm pink dragonfly for the dangle in the first step.
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Fairy Garden Live Challenge Mix
Color Palette featuring crystal Rose Water Opal Crystals, Gardanne Beads Enameled Items, A Hand-Painted Focal Bead, and More
designed byBecky Dahl
This mix looks like a magical garden filled with whimsy!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by Becky. This Live Challenge Mix features crystal Rose Water Opal beads, Gardanne Beads enameled items, a hand-painted focal bead, and laser-etched dagger beads for a charming palette full of garden enchantment. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
Supplies
Bead Crimper Tool
Code TOOL-100
$13.09
×1
Gold-Filled 14K/20 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube - Min Qty 4
Code GF-CRM2
$0.26
×6
Gold-Plated Cable and Stringing Thimble Wire Guard (.010-.019 Inch Hole) - Min Qty 15
Czech Glass 8 x 6mm Magenta Bell Flower Bead Strand by Starman
Code BEADS5451
$2.79
×1
Step-by-Step Instructions
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.,
Hand-Painted Focal Necklace
Attach the Gardanne Beads spring blend medium maple leaf pendant to a gold-filled 025 2-inch eye pin using a gold-filled 14k 5.85mm open jump ring. Add a 4mm Bicone in Rose Water Opal AB 2x to the eye pin, followed by a Czech glass 8x6mm magenta bell flower bead, a Gardanne Beads clover pink enameled brass small tulip bead cap, a 3.8x1mm Czech glass peridot matte vitrail O Bead, and a bicone from the 4mm Bicone Ballerina Bliss Designer Blend. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach this dangle to another eye pin using a jump ring. Add an O Bead to the new eye pin, followed by the hand-painted ivy by Mucha on black agate rectangle bead and a pink bicone from the Ballerina Bliss Blend. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 21 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast gold-plated pewter Opulence magnetic clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Ballerina Bliss bicone to the strand and then the following pattern: One O Bead, one Dakota Stones rose quartz 6mm star cut round bead, one O Bead, three Ballerina Bliss Bicones. Repeat this pattern eight times. Add an O Bead, a bell flower bead, a bicone, an O bead, a star cut bead, an O bead, three bicones, and an O Bead. Slide your hand-painted focal pendant onto the wire and then make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
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.
Add a Ballerina Bliss bicone, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone to an eye pin. Attach a Sweet & Petite charm 8x8mm pink butterfly to the end by making a wrapped loop. Attach the eye of the eye pin to the remaining loop on the clasp using a jump ring.
Make a messy wrapped loop at the top of a Czech glass olive green with chrome finish laser-etched dagger peacock feather design bead using 22 gauge Gold Artbeads Designer Wire. Repeat twice for three dangles.
Attach the three dangles to the bottom of an eye pin using a jump ring. Then, add a Czech glass 3mm milky jonquil melon bead to the eye pin, followed by a bell flower bead, an enameled bead cap, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach the TierraCast gold-plated pewter smooth pinch bail to the top of the wrapped loop and slide the pendant onto a 14K/20 gold-filled 18-inch 1512 drawn cable chain necklace.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a gold-plated cable and stringing thimble wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One Rose Water Opal AB 2x bicone, one O Bead, one 6mm faceted cube in Rose Water Opal, and one O Bead. Repeat this pattern 12 times and add a bicone to the end of the strand.
Add a crimp tube and a wire guard to the end of the strand. Go back through the other side of the wire guard and the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of the gold-plated swiggle line toggle clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches. Slide a crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One O Bead, one Ballerina Bliss bicone, One dagger bead, one bicone. Repeat this pattern 13 times and then add an O Bead.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a wire guard. Bring the wire through the other side of the wire guard and back through the crimp tube. Crimp in place.
Attach each half of the TierraCast antique gold classic clasp set to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Attach a butterfly charm to the end of an eye pin using a jump ring.
Add a Rose Water Opal AB 2x bicone to the eye pin, followed by a bell flower bead, an enameled bead cap, an O Bead, and a Ballerina Bliss bicone. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a gold-plated plain earwire and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop.
Repeat these steps to make the other earring, this time using a Sweet & Petite charm 13x16mm pink dragonfly for the dangle in the first step.
