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 one of our Czech Glass Blends from the Artbeads Designer Series, along with Nunn Design pendants and more in lovely blue and silver hues. 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.,
Flower Focal Necklace
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 22 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube bead onto the end of the wire, followed by a sterling silver 5mm 20.5 gauge open round jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast rhodium-plated pewter forged toggle set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three Indian silver 5mm daisy spacers, three beads from the Artbeads 6mm Sapphire Frost Designer Czech Glass Blend, three spacers, three 6mm Czech glass beads, three spacers, and a 10mm round crystal pearl in Iridescent Dove Grey.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three spacers, three Czech glass beads, three spacers, one 10mm pearl. Repeat once.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three spacers, three Czech glass beads. Repeat three times.
Attach the TierraCast rhodium-plated pewter smooth pinch bail to the top of the Nunn Design antique silver-plated pewter large daisy pendant charm. Slide the bail onto the jewelry wire and make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Slide a crimp tube onto 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.
Attach a Nunn Design antique silver-plated pewter 16mm succulent charm to the bottom of a sterling silver 22 gauge 3-inch bead cap eye pin using a jump ring. Add a spacer and a 6mm round pearl in Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue to the eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach this dangle to the bottom of another eye pin using a jump ring. Add a Miyuki blue beaded focal bead to the eye pin, followed by a bead from the Artbeads 4mm Sapphire Frost Designer Czech Glass Blend. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the dangle to one of the loops on the half of the TierraCast silver-plated pewter opulence magnetic clasp that has two loops using a jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire and then bring the wire through the other loop on your clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add the following beads to the wire: one spacer, one 6mm faceted round in Majestic Blue, one 3mm Bicone in Capri Blue AB, one Majestic Blue bead, one spacer, one Iridescent Dark Blue bead, one spacer, one Majestic Blue bead, one Capri Blue bead, one Majestic Blue bead, one spacer, three Czech glass beads. Repeat this pattern once.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a the last link of a 10-inch length of silver-plated Figaro chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Make a beaded strand on the other side of the necklace (crimping to the loop on the other half of the focal clasp) in the same manner. Crimp the end of the beaded strand to the other end of the 10-inch chain.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately six inches long. Add a Gardanne Beads Delftware design enameled brass long oval pendant to a pinch bail and add the bail to the center of the wire.
Add 10 4mm Czech glass beads to one side of the pendant and then add 10 beads to the other side of the pendant. Add a crimp tube to one end of the wire and then bring the other end of the wire through the same crimp tube in the opposite direction. Pull tight on both ends of wire to form a beaded hoop. Flatten the crimp in place with pliers.
Hide the crimp tube with a jump ring. Add a succulent charm to this jump ring to the inside of the beaded hoop using two jump rings linked together. Add a sterling silver flat earwire with 3mm bead to the top of the jump ring over the crimp using another jump ring.
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Sapphire Succulents Live Challenge Mix
Color Palette featuring Artbeads Sapphire Frost Czech Glass Designer Blends and Nunn Design Items
designed byBecky Dahl
We can't get enough of this blue beauty!
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 one of our Czech Glass Blends from the Artbeads Designer Series, along with Nunn Design pendants and more in lovely blue and silver hues. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
Supplies
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover - Min Qty 4
Code SS-CCOV01
$0.21
$0.26
×6
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube Bead - Min Qty 10
Code SS-CRM2
$0.12
$0.14
×8
Bead Crimper Tool
Code TOOL-100
$13.09
×1
Sterling Silver 5mm 20.5 gauge Open Round Jump Ring - Min Qty 4
Code FIND-1835
$0.24
$0.29
×13
Indian Silver 5mm Daisy Spacer Bead - Min Qty 4
Code INDSY50A
$0.40
$0.49
×85
Round Nose Pliers
Code TOOL-108
$6.99
×1
PRESTIGE 5328 3mm Bicone Bead Capri Blue AB - Min Qty 10
PRESTIGE 5810 10mm Round Crystal Pearl Iridescent Dove Grey - Min Qty 2
Code 5810-IDG10
$0.74
×6
PRESTIGE 5810 6mm Round Pearl Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue - Min Qty 5
Code 5810-CIDB6
$0.23
×4
Sterling Silver Flat Earwire with 3mm Bead (1 Pair)
Code EAR0404
$1.60
$1.99
×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.,
Flower Focal Necklace
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 22 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube bead onto the end of the wire, followed by a sterling silver 5mm 20.5 gauge open round jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast rhodium-plated pewter forged toggle set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three Indian silver 5mm daisy spacers, three beads from the Artbeads 6mm Sapphire Frost Designer Czech Glass Blend, three spacers, three 6mm Czech glass beads, three spacers, and a 10mm round crystal pearl in Iridescent Dove Grey.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three spacers, three Czech glass beads, three spacers, one 10mm pearl. Repeat once.
Add the following pattern to the wire: three spacers, three Czech glass beads. Repeat three times.
Attach the TierraCast rhodium-plated pewter smooth pinch bail to the top of the Nunn Design antique silver-plated pewter large daisy pendant charm. Slide the bail onto the jewelry wire and make a mirror image of the entire bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.
Slide a crimp tube onto 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.
Attach a Nunn Design antique silver-plated pewter 16mm succulent charm to the bottom of a sterling silver 22 gauge 3-inch bead cap eye pin using a jump ring. Add a spacer and a 6mm round pearl in Crystal Iridescent Dark Blue to the eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Attach this dangle to the bottom of another eye pin using a jump ring. Add a Miyuki blue beaded focal bead to the eye pin, followed by a bead from the Artbeads 4mm Sapphire Frost Designer Czech Glass Blend. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the dangle to one of the loops on the half of the TierraCast silver-plated pewter opulence magnetic clasp that has two loops using a jump ring.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire and then bring the wire through the other loop on your clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add the following beads to the wire: one spacer, one 6mm faceted round in Majestic Blue, one 3mm Bicone in Capri Blue AB, one Majestic Blue bead, one spacer, one Iridescent Dark Blue bead, one spacer, one Majestic Blue bead, one Capri Blue bead, one Majestic Blue bead, one spacer, three Czech glass beads. Repeat this pattern once.
Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a the last link of a 10-inch length of silver-plated Figaro chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
Make a beaded strand on the other side of the necklace (crimping to the loop on the other half of the focal clasp) in the same manner. Crimp the end of the beaded strand to the other end of the 10-inch chain.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately six inches long. Add a Gardanne Beads Delftware design enameled brass long oval pendant to a pinch bail and add the bail to the center of the wire.
Add 10 4mm Czech glass beads to one side of the pendant and then add 10 beads to the other side of the pendant. Add a crimp tube to one end of the wire and then bring the other end of the wire through the same crimp tube in the opposite direction. Pull tight on both ends of wire to form a beaded hoop. Flatten the crimp in place with pliers.
Hide the crimp tube with a jump ring. Add a succulent charm to this jump ring to the inside of the beaded hoop using two jump rings linked together. Add a sterling silver flat earwire with 3mm bead to the top of the jump ring over the crimp using another jump ring.
