The colors in this mix are like the waters miners would swirl to look for gold!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia Kimura making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features Dakota Stones blue chalcedony gemstones, Czech glass with a sueded gold finish, and Nunn Design components. 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.,
Necklace
Slide a Dakota Stones blue chalcedony marbled nugget bead onto a 2-inch gold-plated 2mm ball end 20 gauge head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Set aside for now.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 20 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a TierraCast gold-plated brass medium oval open jump ring attached to half of the 13mm gold-plated studded round magnetic clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One Dakota Stones 10mm blue chalcedony marbled round bead and one Czech glass 4mm luster transparent champagne rondelle bead (repeat twice). Then, add one Dakota Stones 6-12mm blue chalcedony marbled chips bead, one rondelle, one Czech glass 8mm sueded gold crystal irregular finish round bead, one rondelle, one chips bead, one rondelle. Then, add one 10mm round and one rondelle (repeat twice). Then, add one chips bead, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle, one Nunn Design antique gold-plated pewter mini organic metal bead, one rondelle. Then, add one 10mm round and one rondelle (repeat twice). Then, add one chips bead, one rondelle, one 10mm round, one rondelle, one chips bead, one rondelle, one 10mm round, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, and three rondelles.
Slide your gemstone pendant onto the wire and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Add a crimp tube to 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.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by an oval jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast gold radiant toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one chips bead, one 10mm round bead, one chips bead, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one chips bead, one 10mm round bead, one chips bead, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle. Add a nugget bead and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the nugget.
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.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 6 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end, followed by an oval jump ring attached to one end of the Nunn Design antique gold-plated large leaf bracelet link. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat on the other end of the leaf link.
Add 7 chips beads, one sueded gold bead, and 3 chips beads to one side of the bracelet. Repeat on the other side of the bracelet.
Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the bracelet, followed by an oval jump ring attached to a 14K/20 gold-filled medium trigger clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Slide a crimp tube onto the other end of the bracelet, followed by an oval jump ring attached to a TierraCast gold-plated brass open round jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
You will be making three different earrings. For the first pair, slide a rondelle, a sueded gold bead, and a rondelle onto a gold-filled 2-inch head pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a gold-filled 2-inch eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add a chips bead to the eye pin, followed by a rondelle, a 10mm round bead, a rondelle, and a chips bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a TierraCast 14K/20 gold-filled earwire with 3mm bead and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
To make the second pair, slide a rondelle onto a head pin, followed by a Nunn Design metal bead and a TOHO 8/0 Hexagon seed bead inside-color rainbow crystal/24K gold-lined bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add a rondelle to the eye pin, followed by a 10mm round bead, and a rondelle bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
To make the third pair, add a sueded gold bead and three rondelles to a head pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add three rondelles to the eye pin, followed by a chips bead, a 10mm round bead, a chips bead, and three rondelles. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
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Gold Rush Live Challenge Mix
Color Palette Featuring Dakota Stones Blue Chalcedony Gemstones and Gold Nunn Design Findings
designed byBecky Dahl
The colors in this mix are like the waters miners would swirl to look for gold!
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia Kimura making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features Dakota Stones blue chalcedony gemstones, Czech glass with a sueded gold finish, and Nunn Design components. 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
×8
The BeadSmith Casual Comfort Chain Nose Pliers
Code TOOL-0289
$9.09
×2
Gold-Filled 2-Inch Eye Pin - Min Qty 2
Code GF-EP200-020
$0.87
×4
2-Inch Gold-Plated 2mm Ball End Head Pin - 20 Gauge - Min Qty 5
Code FIND-0479
$0.20
×1
Nunn Design Antique Gold-Plated Pewter Mini Organic Metal Bead Assortment (10pc pack)
Dakota Stones Blue Chalcedony (Marbled) Nugget Bead Strand
Code R1749
$23.39
×1
Czech Glass 4mm Luster Transparent Champagne Rondelle Bead Strand by Starman - Min Qty 2
Code BEADS5682
$0.91
×1
Gold-Filled 2-Inch Head Pin - Min Qty 2
Code GF-HP200-020
$0.68
×4
Gold-Filled 14K/20 Medium Trigger Clasp
Code GF-CL05
$4.07
×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.,
Necklace
Slide a Dakota Stones blue chalcedony marbled nugget bead onto a 2-inch gold-plated 2mm ball end 20 gauge head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Set aside for now.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 20 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a TierraCast gold-plated brass medium oval open jump ring attached to half of the 13mm gold-plated studded round magnetic clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One Dakota Stones 10mm blue chalcedony marbled round bead and one Czech glass 4mm luster transparent champagne rondelle bead (repeat twice). Then, add one Dakota Stones 6-12mm blue chalcedony marbled chips bead, one rondelle, one Czech glass 8mm sueded gold crystal irregular finish round bead, one rondelle, one chips bead, one rondelle. Then, add one 10mm round and one rondelle (repeat twice). Then, add one chips bead, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle, one Nunn Design antique gold-plated pewter mini organic metal bead, one rondelle. Then, add one 10mm round and one rondelle (repeat twice). Then, add one chips bead, one rondelle, one 10mm round, one rondelle, one chips bead, one rondelle, one 10mm round, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, and three rondelles.
Slide your gemstone pendant onto the wire and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Add a crimp tube to 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.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by an oval jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast gold radiant toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one chips bead, one 10mm round bead, one chips bead, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle, one sueded gold bead, one chips bead, one 10mm round bead, one chips bead, one sueded gold bead, one rondelle. Add a nugget bead and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the nugget.
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.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 6 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end, followed by an oval jump ring attached to one end of the Nunn Design antique gold-plated large leaf bracelet link. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat on the other end of the leaf link.
Add 7 chips beads, one sueded gold bead, and 3 chips beads to one side of the bracelet. Repeat on the other side of the bracelet.
Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the bracelet, followed by an oval jump ring attached to a 14K/20 gold-filled medium trigger clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Slide a crimp tube onto the other end of the bracelet, followed by an oval jump ring attached to a TierraCast gold-plated brass open round jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
You will be making three different earrings. For the first pair, slide a rondelle, a sueded gold bead, and a rondelle onto a gold-filled 2-inch head pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a gold-filled 2-inch eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add a chips bead to the eye pin, followed by a rondelle, a 10mm round bead, a rondelle, and a chips bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a TierraCast 14K/20 gold-filled earwire with 3mm bead and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
To make the second pair, slide a rondelle onto a head pin, followed by a Nunn Design metal bead and a TOHO 8/0 Hexagon seed bead inside-color rainbow crystal/24K gold-lined bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add a rondelle to the eye pin, followed by a 10mm round bead, and a rondelle bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
To make the third pair, add a sueded gold bead and three rondelles to a head pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an eye pin and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the loop. Add three rondelles to the eye pin, followed by a chips bead, a 10mm round bead, a chips bead, and three rondelles. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the earring loop. Repeat these steps to make the other earring.
