Hi everyone, happy Friday!
Today I got to play about with beads! Beadwork is 1 of my favorite crafts. I love all the different colours and patterns but mostly I love the sparkly ones!
I decided to make a key ring but as you can see I later switched the split ring for a clasp to change it into a handbag charm instead! So this is what I ended up with…
To make 1 if these you will need
Round nose pliers
Flat nose pliers
A split ring/or clasp
Head pins (I used 35mm)
Jump rings (I used 7mm)
Ball pins (optional but I used 15mm)
A selection of beads
A charm (optional)
The techniques used in this tutorial are really simple (only a little fiddly towards the end) so it’s a great craft for kids (7years and up) too.
Add your bead/s to the pin leaving around 1cm free. Clamp the very tip with your round nose pliers
Use your free hand to bend the pin around 1 prong of the pliers
Re-adjust the position of the pin and continue to bend until you have coiled all the way to the bead/s
Continue until you have enough strands filled to create your price
I usually make 17 of the longer strands and around 10 of the single beads
I then superstate the longer strands as below to decide roughly the order to attach them
I work from the bottom to the top adding a single strand to the lowest link of chain using a jump ring
I then add 2 strands on either side of each of the higher links using 1 jump ring per pair, like this…
Working my way to the top and adding the final 2 pairs either side if the jump ring connecting the chain to the split ring
Now I begin to add the single beads in clusters of 3 per jump ring
Adding 1 cluster either side of the top 2 longer strands and 2 either side of the long strands on the next link down (this is where I decided to swap the split ring for a clasp)
Finally I added the chicken charm using 1 more jump ring.
That is it all finished!!
Hope this was helpful, if you have any questions please feel free to comment below or email me – cavernofcraftiness@gmail.com
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Hi! My name is Sammy. I'm a very proud mum of 2 beautiful kids, I am 29 and live with my partner of 16 years (wow I feel old writing that!) my daughter who is 11 and my son who is 18 months in Staffordshire, England. I love learning new skills and techniques when it comes to crafting, over the last year I have learned to sew and embroider by machine and now I'm a little addicted! I also love making making beaded items and doing a spot of DIY! My favourite things to create are items for my own children and also my nieces and nephews. This will be the first blog I have worked on so I am a little nervous but also very excited. I hope you enjoy the tutorials, product reviews etc that myself and the rest of the cavern share with you. If there is anything you would like to see on this blog please feel free to send any ideas, requests or suggestion to us at - Cavernofcraftiness@gmail.com Have a great day x
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