Are you an experienced beader/designer, or are your venturing for the first time into the wonderful, colorful world of beads? Either way, The Beaded Giraffe is your "beading place" in Bethesda.
Iridescent crystal
clusters sway from
the bracelet-
glistening music
to your eyes.
Whether vintage or new, 12mm crystals demand
attention. Their many facets shimmer and shine and
often come in fi nishes, such as Aurora Borealis (AB),
that refl ect even more light. Though you may not fi nd
an exact contemporary match for vintage crystals, select
your cubes and bicones to closely coordinate with the
main crystal color for a monochromatic masterpiece.
To hide the crimp bead, slide a crimp
cover over the crimp bead and close it
using the notch closest to the tip of your
crimping pliers. A crimp cover looks like
a round spacer bead when closed.
String a cube crystal on a head pin.
Make a plain loop (Basics, p. XXX)
above the bead. Make a total of 20-24
cube dangles.
String an 8mm bicone crystal on a
head pin. Make a plain loop above the
bead. Make a total of 10-12 8mm
bicone dangles.
Open a cube dangle's loop and
attach it to a soldered jump ring.
Close the loop. Attach an 8mm bicone
dangle and another cube dangle to the
same jump ring. Attach two cube
dangles and one 8mm bicone dangle to
each remaining jump ring.
Determine the finished length of
your bracelet. Add 5 in. (13cm) and
cut a piece of beading wire to that
length. String a round crystal, a jump
ring with dangles, and two 110 seed
beads on the wire. Repeat this pattern
until the bracelet is within 1½ in. (3.8cm)
of the desired length, ending with a
round crystal.
On each end, string a 4mm bicone
crystal, a crimp bead, a 4mm bicone,
and half of the clasp. Go back through
the last beads strung and tighten the
wires. Check the fit, and add or remove
beads if necessary. Make a folded crimp
(Basics) and trim the excess wire.
Are you an experienced beader/designer, or are your venturing for the first time into the wonderful, colorful world of beads? Either way, The Beaded Giraffe is your "beading place" in Bethesda.
String a cube crystal on a head pin.
Make a plain loop (Basics, p. XXX)
above the bead. Make a total of 20-24
cube dangles.
Open a cube dangle's loop and
attach it to a soldered jump ring.
Close the loop. Attach an 8mm bicone
dangle and another cube dangle to the
same jump ring. Attach two cube
dangles and one 8mm bicone dangle to
each remaining jump ring.
Determine the finished length of
your bracelet. Add 5 in. (13cm) and
cut a piece of beading wire to that
length. String a round crystal, a jump
ring with dangles, and two 110 seed
beads on the wire. Repeat this pattern
until the bracelet is within 1½ in. (3.8cm)
of the desired length, ending with a
round crystal.
On each end, string a 4mm bicone
crystal, a crimp bead, a 4mm bicone,
and half of the clasp. Go back through
the last beads strung and tighten the
wires. Check the fit, and add or remove
beads if necessary. Make a folded crimp
(Basics) and trim the excess wire.