Jesse James Bead Mixes make it easy to create inspiring jewelry!
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 the fantastic Mermaid Treasure Jesse James Beads Design Elements Bead Mix, along with matching Czech glass and other great items. 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 Mermaid Focal Necklace
Cut a length of 22 gauge Gold Artbeads Designer Wire approximately 4 inches long. Make a simple loop at one end. Add a Czech glass 3mm opaque yellow bronze Picasso fire-polished bead, a TOHO 6/0 Demi Round bead in gold-lined rainbow crystal, the Russian mermaid with swan 30x40mm black agate bead, a Demi Round, and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Add a bead frame from the Jesse James Beads Design Elements Bead Mix in Mermaid Treasure, a Demi Round, a glittery aqua bead from the mix, the other hole of the bead frame, and a Demi Round to a 1.5-inch antique brass-plated 23 gauge eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your mermaid pendant using a 6mm 18g brass jump ring with patina finish. Add a tassel to the bottom of the eye pin using another jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 24 inches long. Slide a 2mm antique brass-plated crimp bead onto the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast brass oxide pewter Flora toggle clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add 41 3mm fire-polished beads to the strand and then add the following pattern: One Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, an elongated bicone bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead, a Demi Round, an aqua glitter bead from the mix, a Demi Round, an aqua drop bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, and a Demi Round. Add the mermaid pendant and then make a mirror image of the entire 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 21 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by half of the TierraCast antique silver large beaded clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add 16 Czech glass 8mm Halo Heavens Melon bead to the strand. Then, add the following pattern: One Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle, a Demi Round, a butterfly bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle, a Demi Round, a seafoam luster round bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a faceted oval bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a seafoam luster round bead, a Demi Round, a small faceted round from the mix, a Demi Round, and a small faceted round. Add the Gardanne Beads peppermint silver horizon enameled brass 30mm round pendant to the wire using a jump ring. Make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
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.
Add a Demi Round, an aqua drop bead from the mix, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Attach the wrapped loop to an antique brass-plated earwire with coil and beaded disk using a jump ring.
Add an aqua glitter bead and a large turquoise and gold focal bead from the mix to an eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring. Add a tassel to the bottom of the dangle using a jump ring.
Add a Demi Round, a Melon bead, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the loop of the earwire.
Add a Demi Round, a faceted oval bead from the mix, and a Demi Round to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring.
Add a Demi Round, a Melon bead, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Attach this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring. Add a disc pendant from the mix to the bottom of the earring using another jump ring.
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Mermaid Treasure Live Challenge Mix
Color Palette Featuring a Jesse James Bead Mix, Melon Beads, Gardanne Beads Enameled Pendant, and More
designed byBecky Dahl
Jesse James Bead Mixes make it easy to create inspiring jewelry!
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 the fantastic Mermaid Treasure Jesse James Beads Design Elements Bead Mix, along with matching Czech glass and other great items. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
Supplies
Bead Crimper Tool
Code TOOL-100
$13.09
×1
Tronex Round Nose Pliers with Ergonomic Handle
Code TOOL-612
$69.19
×1
Antique Brass-Plated Earwire with Coil and Beaded Disk (1 Pair)
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 Mermaid Focal Necklace
Cut a length of 22 gauge Gold Artbeads Designer Wire approximately 4 inches long. Make a simple loop at one end. Add a Czech glass 3mm opaque yellow bronze Picasso fire-polished bead, a TOHO 6/0 Demi Round bead in gold-lined rainbow crystal, the Russian mermaid with swan 30x40mm black agate bead, a Demi Round, and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Add a bead frame from the Jesse James Beads Design Elements Bead Mix in Mermaid Treasure, a Demi Round, a glittery aqua bead from the mix, the other hole of the bead frame, and a Demi Round to a 1.5-inch antique brass-plated 23 gauge eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your mermaid pendant using a 6mm 18g brass jump ring with patina finish. Add a tassel to the bottom of the eye pin using another jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 24 inches long. Slide a 2mm antique brass-plated crimp bead onto the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast brass oxide pewter Flora toggle clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add 41 3mm fire-polished beads to the strand and then add the following pattern: One Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, an elongated bicone bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead, a Demi Round, an aqua glitter bead from the mix, a Demi Round, an aqua drop bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a teal green oval bead, a Demi Round, a 3mm fire-polished bead, and a Demi Round. Add the mermaid pendant and then make a mirror image of the entire 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 21 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by half of the TierraCast antique silver large beaded clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add 16 Czech glass 8mm Halo Heavens Melon bead to the strand. Then, add the following pattern: One Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle, a Demi Round, a butterfly bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a silver glitter rondelle, a Demi Round, a seafoam luster round bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a faceted oval bead from the mix, a Demi Round, a Melon bead, a Demi Round, a seafoam luster round bead, a Demi Round, a small faceted round from the mix, a Demi Round, and a small faceted round. Add the Gardanne Beads peppermint silver horizon enameled brass 30mm round pendant to the wire using a jump ring. Make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
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.
Add a Demi Round, an aqua drop bead from the mix, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Attach the wrapped loop to an antique brass-plated earwire with coil and beaded disk using a jump ring.
Add an aqua glitter bead and a large turquoise and gold focal bead from the mix to an eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring. Add a tassel to the bottom of the dangle using a jump ring.
Add a Demi Round, a Melon bead, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Open the loop of an earwire and attach to the wrapped loop. Close the loop of the earwire.
Add a Demi Round, a faceted oval bead from the mix, and a Demi Round to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Add this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring.
Add a Demi Round, a Melon bead, and a Demi Round to an eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Attach this dangle to the bottom of your earring using a jump ring. Add a disc pendant from the mix to the bottom of the earring using another jump ring.
