This mix looks like a walk through a spring garden!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features lovely beads chosen by one of our giveaway winners, Anne H. She made a Favorites List on our website filled with items she wanted to see Cynthia design with. Learn how you can make your own Favorites Lists here. 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.,
Frog Necklace
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by the last link of a 6 1/2 –inch length of satin Hamilton gold-plated 6x5mm 22 gauge cable chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm gold-filled crimp cover.
Add the following pattern to the wire: Three 4mm gold vermeil daisy spacers, three Dakota Stones matte blue crazy lace agate 8mm round beads, three daisy spacers, one Czech glass 3x5mm bright blue and white faceted roundel bead. Repeat this pattern once, then add three daisy spacers, three crazy lace agate beads, one daisy spacer, and three Czech glass roundel beads.
Attach the Gardanne Beads peppermint blend enameled brass frog pendant to the strand using a 5.5mm satin Hamilton gold-plated 20 gauge open jump ring. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Add a crimp tube to the wire, followed by the last link of a 6 ½-inch length of chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Attach each half of the TierraCast gold-plated pewter hammered hook and eye clasp set to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.
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 a 8-inch length of 5x3mm gold-plated brass fox chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Add the following beads to the wire: One Czech glass 6mm vintage rose pink opaque with speckled natural luster disc spacer bead, three Czech glass 6mm greenstone opaque with luster finish disc spacer beads, one pink spacer bead, one daisy spacer, and one Grace Lampwork ladybug on spring green lentil bead.
Add a daisy spacer, a pink spacer bead, three green spacer beads, a pink spacer bead, and a daisy spacer to the strand. Repeat twice.
Add a TierraCast antique gold-plated pewter apple blossom charm to the strand using a jump ring. Then, add a daisy spacer, a pink spacer bead, three green spacer beads, a pink spacer bead, and a daisy spacer.
Slide the TierraCast antique gold-plated pewter fat bird charm onto the strand. Make a mirror image of the charm and bead pattern on the other side of the bird charm.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to an 5 1/2-inch length of fox chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Attach a 19x10mm gold-plated trigger clasp to the shorter end of the necklace using a TierraCast gold-plated brass open round jump ring.
Attach a flower blossom charm to a 2-inch satin Hamilton gold-plated 20 gauge eye pin using a jump ring.
Add a pink spacer bead, a daisy spacer, a ladybug bead, a daisy spacer, and a green spacer bead to the eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach a gold-filled 027 earwire to the wrapped loop using a jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a TierraCast rhodium-plated brass small oval open jump ring attached to half of the sterling silver 4mm magnetic clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add five beads from the 3mm Bicone Tropical Breeze Designer Blend and a blue Czech glass roundel to the strand. Repeat nine times and then add five bicones.
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. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately four inches. Add a blue Czech glass roundel to the center of the wire and 12 bicones on each side of the roundel.
Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the wire. Bring the other end of the wire through the crimp tube in the opposite direction to form a hoop. Flatten the crimp in place with chain nose pliers.
Hide the crimp with three 6mm silver-plated 18 gauge open jump rings. Connect another jump ring to the top of all three of these jump rings.
Open the loop of a TierraCast silver-filled earwire and attach it to the jump ring at the top of your earring.
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Garden Party Live Challenge Mix
Spring Color Palette Featuring Ladybugs, Frogs, Czech Glass, Lampwork, Dakota Stones, and more
designed byCynthia Kimura
This mix looks like a walk through a spring garden!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features lovely beads chosen by one of our giveaway winners, Anne H. She made a Favorites List on our website filled with items she wanted to see Cynthia design with. Learn how you can make your own Favorites Lists here. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
Supplies
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover - Min Qty 4
Code SS-CCOV01
$0.26
×2
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube Bead - Min Qty 10
Code SS-CRM2
$0.14
×4
Bead Crimper Tool
Code TOOL-100
$13.09
×1
Tronex Taper Flush Cutters Relieved with Ergonomic Handle
6mm Silver-Plated Open Jump Ring - 18 Gauge - Min Qty 25
Code FIND-0469
$0.04
×8
19x10mm Gold-Plated Trigger Clasp
Code CLASP-0187
$2.39
×1
Gardanne Beads Pepperment Blend Enameled Brass Frog Pendant
Code PEND1698
$7.19
×1
Gold-Filled 14K/20 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube - Min Qty 4
Code GF-CRM2
$0.26
×4
Satin Hamilton Gold-Plated 6x5mm, 22 Gauge Cable Chain by the Foot
Code BTF-0072
$2.69
×2
Sterling Silver 4mm Magnetic Clasp
Code CLASP-0677
$3.09
×1
The BeadSmith Casual Comfort Chain Nose Pliers
Code TOOL-0289
$9.09
×1
TierraCast Antique Gold-Plated Pewter Apple Blossom Charm
Code GA-2372
$1.79
×4
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.,
Frog Necklace
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by the last link of a 6 1/2 –inch length of satin Hamilton gold-plated 6x5mm 22 gauge cable chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm gold-filled crimp cover.
Add the following pattern to the wire: Three 4mm gold vermeil daisy spacers, three Dakota Stones matte blue crazy lace agate 8mm round beads, three daisy spacers, one Czech glass 3x5mm bright blue and white faceted roundel bead. Repeat this pattern once, then add three daisy spacers, three crazy lace agate beads, one daisy spacer, and three Czech glass roundel beads.
Attach the Gardanne Beads peppermint blend enameled brass frog pendant to the strand using a 5.5mm satin Hamilton gold-plated 20 gauge open jump ring. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Add a crimp tube to the wire, followed by the last link of a 6 ½-inch length of chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Attach each half of the TierraCast gold-plated pewter hammered hook and eye clasp set to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.
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 a 8-inch length of 5x3mm gold-plated brass fox chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Add the following beads to the wire: One Czech glass 6mm vintage rose pink opaque with speckled natural luster disc spacer bead, three Czech glass 6mm greenstone opaque with luster finish disc spacer beads, one pink spacer bead, one daisy spacer, and one Grace Lampwork ladybug on spring green lentil bead.
Add a daisy spacer, a pink spacer bead, three green spacer beads, a pink spacer bead, and a daisy spacer to the strand. Repeat twice.
Add a TierraCast antique gold-plated pewter apple blossom charm to the strand using a jump ring. Then, add a daisy spacer, a pink spacer bead, three green spacer beads, a pink spacer bead, and a daisy spacer.
Slide the TierraCast antique gold-plated pewter fat bird charm onto the strand. Make a mirror image of the charm and bead pattern on the other side of the bird charm.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to an 5 1/2-inch length of fox chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Attach a 19x10mm gold-plated trigger clasp to the shorter end of the necklace using a TierraCast gold-plated brass open round jump ring.
Attach a flower blossom charm to a 2-inch satin Hamilton gold-plated 20 gauge eye pin using a jump ring.
Add a pink spacer bead, a daisy spacer, a ladybug bead, a daisy spacer, and a green spacer bead to the eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach a gold-filled 027 earwire to the wrapped loop using a jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a TierraCast rhodium-plated brass small oval open jump ring attached to half of the sterling silver 4mm magnetic clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add five beads from the 3mm Bicone Tropical Breeze Designer Blend and a blue Czech glass roundel to the strand. Repeat nine times and then add five bicones.
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. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately four inches. Add a blue Czech glass roundel to the center of the wire and 12 bicones on each side of the roundel.
Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the wire. Bring the other end of the wire through the crimp tube in the opposite direction to form a hoop. Flatten the crimp in place with chain nose pliers.
Hide the crimp with three 6mm silver-plated 18 gauge open jump rings. Connect another jump ring to the top of all three of these jump rings.
Open the loop of a TierraCast silver-filled earwire and attach it to the jump ring at the top of your earring.
