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Be-witching bracelet......................................... 4

Gingerbread buddies bracelet.......................... 7

“Frozen” ornament.......................................... 10

Arabesque suite.............................................. 14
PLUS
Stud-ingly charming set.................................. 18
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THREE-DROP PEYOTE STITCH

Be-witching
bracelet

There’s nothing scary about this

quick-to-stitch three-drop pattern
with its adorable witch hat toggle.
designed by Josie Fabre

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110 cylinder beads
black
purple
cream
stepbystep
This bracelet is worked in three-drop
peyote stitch, a technique based on
two-drop peyote stitch. Turn to p. 9
to learn how to work in two-drop.
Bracelet band
[1] On a comfortable length of thread,
attach a stop bead (Online Beading
Basics), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.
Starting at the lower-right corner of
the pattern, pick up 110 cylinder beads
for rows 1 and 2: two cream cylinders,
two black, five cream, seven purple,
two black, and six purple.
[2] Following the pattern, work in
three-drop peyote stitch using the
appropriate color cylinders. End and
add thread (Online Basics) as needed
while you stitch, and end the working
thread and tail when you complete
the band.
Edging
[1] Add a comfortable length of thread
to one end of the band, and exit the
nearest corner cylinders with your nee-
dle pointing away from the beadwork.
[2] Pick up a 150 seed bead, a 3 mm
fire-polished bead, and a 150. Skip one
edge cylinder, sew down through the
next edge cylinder, and sew up through
the following edge cylinder. Repeat
this stitch for the length of the band.
[3] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the nearest corner cylinders along the
other edge, and repeat step 2. End and
add thread as needed.
PATTERN
Difficulty rating
Materials
bracelet 8 in. (20 cm)
• components for witch hat toggle
(all available from www.fusionbeads.com)
1 14 mm cosmic ring (Swarovski
#4139, jet)
1 12 mm Artemis crystal (Swarovski
#5540, jet)
2 10 mm margarita crystals (Swarovski
#3700, 1 tanzanite and 1 jet)
1 2-in. (5 cm) 22-gauge head pin
• 64 3 mm fire-polished beads (Preciosa,
black)
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
5 g purple (DB0004, metallic dark
plum iris)
5 g black (DB0310, matte black)
4 g cream (DB0352, opaque matte
cream)
• 1 g 150 seed beads (Miyuki 401F,
matte black)
• nylon beading thread, size D,
or Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
• chainnose pliers
• roundnose pliers
• wire cutters
DESIGNER’S NOTE:
I learned how to make the witch
hat toggle from an earring tutorial
at www.fusionbeads.com/witch-
hat-earrings.
Josie Fabre is a prolific
designer of peyote stitch
patterns. Go to p. 7 to
see her “Gingerbread
buddies bracelet” and
read her full bio.
www To brush up on the Online
Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!), go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/basics.
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 a b
Toggle ring
[1] At one end of the band, identify
the two center trios of up-beads. Add
12 in. (30 cm) of thread to the band,
and exit one of those trios with your
needle pointing away from the other
center trio.
[2] Pick up 25 purple cylinders, and
sew through one or more beads in the
other center trio of up-beads, this time
with your needle pointing toward the
first trio. Note: You may wish to pick
up cylinders that match the pattern in
the band, as in Josie’s moon-lit toggle
ring (photo a).
[3] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the first bead in the loop just formed.
Work a round of peyote stitch using
coordinating cylinders. Work another
round, this time picking up three 150s
per stitch. End the thread.
Witch hat toggle
[1] On a head pin, string the witch hat
components in the following order:
10 mm margarita crystal (jet), 14 mm
cosmic ring, margarita crystal (tanza-
nite), 12 mm Artemis crystal. Make
a wrapped loop (Online Basics).
[2] Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread to
the remaining end of the band, and exit
one of the two center trios of up-beads.
Pick up three purple cylinders, sew
through the wrapped loop, continue
back through the three cylinders, and
sew into the beadwork (photo b).
Retrace the thread path, and end
the thread. w
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 TWO-DROP PEYOTE STITCH

Gingerbread
buddies bracelet
Get a jump-start on the holidays with this
mouthwatering accessory.

designed by Josie Fabre

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 110 cylinder beads
soft white
brown
green
opaque white
stepbystep
Bracelet band
[1] On a comfortable length of thread,
attach a stop bead (Online Beading
Basics), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.
Starting at the lower-left corner of the
pattern, pick up 110 cylinder beads for
rows 1 and 2: 11 soft white cylinders,
two brown cylinders, and 11 soft white
cylinders.
[2] Following the pattern, work in
two-drop peyote stitch (see p. 9) using
the appropriate color cylinders. End
and add thread (Online Basics) as needed
while you stitch, and end the working
thread and tail when you complete
the band.
Edging
[1] Add a comfortable length of thread
to one end of the band, and exit the
nearest corner cylinders with your nee-
dle pointing away from the beadwork.
[2] Pick up a 150 seed bead, a 3 mm
bicone crystal, and a 150. Skip one
edge cylinder, sew down through the
next edge cylinder, and sew up through
the following edge cylinder. Repeat
this stitch for the length of the band.
[3] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the nearest corner cylinders along the
other edge, and repeat step 2. End and
add thread as needed.
PATTERN
Difficulty rating
Materials
bracelet 7½ in. (19.1 cm)
• 66 3 mm bicone crystals (Preciosa,
light Siam)
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
6 g soft white (DB0220, white opal)
5 g brown (DB0653, dyed opaque
pumpkin)
1 g green (DB0046, silver-lined green)
1 g opaque white (DB0200, opaque white)
• 1 g 150 seed beads (Miyuki 1, silver-
lined crystal)
• nylon beading thread, size D,
or Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
Josie Fabre has been
beading for more than
10 years. She became
hooked on peyote stitch
and designing patterns
after she made several squares for
the 2012 Bead-It-Forward project
(www.bead-it-forward.com). She is
a full-time scientist and mother but
beads every chance she gets. She is
inspired by nature, art, and architec-
ture. Contact her at josie@fabres.net,
or visit www.josie.etsy.com.
www To brush up on the Online
Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!), go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/basics.
B&B Extra | October 2014 8

a b
Toggle ring
As you work this component, refer to
photo a.
[1] Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread to
one end of the band, and sew through
the first two down-beads, the first two
up-beads, and one more down-bead in
the end row.
[2] Pick up a soft white cylinder, and
sew through the next up-bead in the
end row.
[3] Pick up a soft white cylinder, and
sew back through the cylinder added in
the previous step. Repeat this stitch,
adding cylinders to opposite sides of the
strip of beadwork, until you have 16
cylinders along one edge of the strip
and 15 cylinders along the other edge.
[4] Zip up (Online Basics) the end of
the strip to a corresponding down-bead
and up-bead in the end row, forming
the toggle ring. Retrace the thread path,
and end the thread.
Toggle bar
As you work this component, refer to
photo b.
[1] On 18 in. (46 cm) of thread, attach
a stop bead, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.
Pick up 18 soft white cylinders, and
work in two-drop peyote stitch until
you have a total of 12 rows. Zip up the
edges to form the toggle bar, and end
the working thread and tail.
[2] Work as in steps 1–3 of “Toggle
ring” to make a strip of beadwork, but
this time work the strip at the center
of the end row and stop when you have
five cylinders along both edges.
[3] Zip up the end of the strip to the
center of the toggle bar. Retrace the
thread path, and end the thread. w
Two-drop peyote stitch
Work two-drop peyote stitch the
same way as basic flat peyote, but
treat pairs of beads as if they were
single beads.
[1] To work in even-count two-
drop peyote (and you are for this
project), pick up an even number
of beads that is divisible by four.
If you want to try a project in odd-
count two-drop peyote, pick up
an even number of beads that is
not divisible by four. Whether you
work in even- or odd-count, the
beads you pick up in this step will
shift to form rows 1 and 2 as row 3
is added.
[2] To begin row 3, pick up two
beads, skip the last two beads
added in step 1, and sew back
through the next two beads. Repeat
this stitch across the row.
[3] If you are working in even-
count two-drop peyote, you will
not need to do anything special
to turn and begin subsequent rows.
If you are working in odd-count
two-drop peyote, modify the turns
as you normally would for odd-
count peyote.
TIP! Yes, you can do three-drop
peyote or four-drop or five-drop
or...you get the picture. If you
want your piece to be even-count,
make sure the total number of
beads you pick up for the first
two rows is divisible by two AND
the number of beads you want in
each “drop.”
You can also mix counts in a
piece, so you might have a stitch
with one bead, a stitch with two
beads, and a stitch with three
beads. See what kinds of interest-
ing patterns and textures you can
create just by playing around with
bead counts!
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 BRICK STITCH

“Frozen”ornament
This Disney-themed bauble features
an adjustable closure to accommodate
different sizes of glass globe ornaments.
designed by Stacy Werkheiser

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110 cylinder beads
light blue
white
brown
black
gray
orange
green
dark blue
pink
stepbystep
Brick stitch band
[1] On a comfortable length of thread
and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, work
the bottom row of the pattern from left
to right in ladder stitch (Online Beading
Basics) using the appropriate color 110
cylinder beads. Zigzag back through the
ladder so your working thread is exiting
the first bead opposite the tail.
[2] Work the rest of the pattern in
brick stitch (Online Basics). Note the
following:
• For the first stitch of each row, make
sure to sew under the second-to-last
thread bridge in the previous row,
creating a decrease.
• Work two stitches off the same thread
bridge at the end of each row, creating
an increase.
• The paired increase and decrease at
the ends of the rows will create a pat-
tern of up-beads and down-beads along
the edges of the band, as in peyote stitch.
• Use a loose tension so your beadwork
will be able to curve easily around the
ornament.
• End and add thread (Online Basics)
as needed, and end the working thread
and tail when you complete the pattern.
PATTERN
Difficulty rating
Materials
adjustable ornament band
11⁄4 x 8 in. (3.2 x 20 cm)
• 25⁄8-in. (6.7 cm) glass globe ornament
(www.rabbithollowcreations.com)
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
8 g light blue (DB0057, aqua-lined
crystal AB)
3 g white (DB0351, matte white)
1 g brown (DB0115, dark topaz
gold luster)
1 g black (DB0310, matte black)
1 g gray (DB0251, opaque smoke
gray luster)
1 g orange (DB1563, opaque
mandarin luster)
1 g green (DB1787, white-lined
green AB)
2 g dark blue/purple (DB0696, semi-
matte silver-lined dark blue violet)
1 g pink (DB2038, luminous plum crazy)
• 150 seed beads
2 g color A (Miyuki 420, white pearl
Ceylon)
3 g color B (T15-P470, permanent
galvanized silver; www.whimbeads.com)
1 g color C (Toho 773, Montana blue-
lined crystal AB)
• 18 in. (46 cm) ribbon, 3 mm wide
• Fireline 6 lb. test or nylon beading thread
• beading needles, #11
• double-sided tape
• Fray Check liquid seam sealant
Stacy Werkheiser
is a former associate
editor for Bead&Button
magazine. Contact
her in care of
Bead&Button.
www To brush up on the Online
Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!), go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/basics.
B&B Extra | October 2014 11
 a b
d f
Rope edgings
[1] Add a comfortable length of thread
to one end of the band, and exit the
end up-bead with your needle pointing
away from the beadwork (photo a). The
back of the band should be facing up.
[2] Pick up seven color A 150 seed
beads. Skip the next down-bead, up-
bead, and down-bead, and sew through
the following up-bead with your needle
pointing toward the start of this stitch
(photo b). This forms a loop. Continue
through the previous down-bead and
up-bead (photo c).
[3] Pick up seven color B 150 seed beads.
Skip the next down-bead, up-bead,
and down-bead, and sew through the
following up-bead with your needle
pointing toward the start of this stitch.
This forms a new loop on top of the
previous loop (photo d). Continue
through the previous down-bead and
up-bead.
[4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the length
of the band, alternating As and Bs and
stitching on the back to ensure that every
new loop forms on top of the previous
loop. The last few loops may not lie
as closely to the band as the others.
To correct this: Turn your work to
the front again. Position a loop as
you would like it to hit the beadwork,
and exit a cylinder in the band near
c
f
that loop. Sew over the thread between
two beads in the loop, and sew back
through the cylinder in the band. Repeat
for any other loops that need securing.
End the thread.
[5] Repeat steps 1–4 along the other
edge of the band, starting at the same
end of the band as before so that the
rope edgings are mirror images of
each other.
g
Closure
[1] Look at the four corners of the band. [4] Add three loops to the other end
Two corners begin with an up-bead, of the band as in steps 1–3.
and two corners begin with a down- [5] Use double-sided tape to secure the
bead. Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread to band around the center of the ornament.
the band, and exit one of the corner [6] Cut 18 in. (46 cm) of ribbon, and
up-beads with your needle pointing center the ribbon through the top two
away from the beadwork. loops as shown (photo f). Lace the rib-
[2] Pick up nine color C 150 seed beads, bon through the remaining loops, and
skip three cylinders along the end of tie a bow (photo g). Trim the ribbon
the band, and sew down through the if desired, and apply Fray Check to
fourth cylinder. Sew up through the the ends. w
next cylinder, down through the follow-
ing cylinder, and up through the next
cylinder.
[3] Repeat step 2 to add a second loop
of Cs. Repeat once more, but pick up 10
Cs, sew down through the corner down-
bead, and end the thread. In photo e,
the back of the band is shown so the
10-bead loop, nine-bead loops, up-
beads, and down-beads are more visible.
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NETTING

Arabesque
suite
Whether you make a bracelet,
earrings, or both, this ornamental
motif will look great in your
favorite color palette.

designed by Agnieszka Watts

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a b
d e
stepbystep
Netted components
[1] On 4 ft. (1.2 m) of thread, pick up
a repeating pattern of a color A 150
seed bead and a 4 mm round bead four
times. Sew through all the beads again
to form a ring, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)
tail. Tie a square knot (Online Beading
Basics) with the working thread and
tail, and continue through the first A
and 4 mm (photo a). Note: For clarity,
the tail will not be shown in the photos,
only the working thread.
[2] Pick up seven As, and sew through
the 4 mm your thread is exiting in the
same direction, forming a loop around
the 4 mm. Continue through the next
A and 4 mm (photo b).
[3] Repeat step 2 to form loops around
the remaining 4 mms, and exit a 4 mm.
Continue through the first six As in the
loop around this 4 mm.
[4] Pick up five color B 150 seed beads,
and skip the last A in this loop, the
next A in the original ring, and the first
A in the next loop. Sew through the
following five As in the next loop to
form a bridge of Bs between the loops
(photo c).
c www.firemountaingems.com)
f • toggle clasp
[5] Repeat step 3 to form bridges
between the remaining loops.
[6] Pick up an 110 seed bead, skip
the same three As as before, and sew
through the next five As (photo d).
Alternatively, pick up two 110s (as in
the cream bracelet) or a 2 mm accent
bead (as in the black and turquoise
bracelets) for this step.
[7] Repeat step 6 three times, and
sew through the beadwork to exit the
center B in a bridge.
[8] Pick up four As, a 4 mm, and four
As, and sew through the center B in
the next bridge (photo e).
[9] Repeat step 8 three times, and exit
one of the 4 mms just added.
[10] Pick up seven As, and sew through
the 4 mm your thread is exiting in the
same direction, forming a loop around
the 4 mm (photo f). Continue through
the next A. Pick up a 3 mm bicone
crystal, a 4 mm, and a 3 mm bicone,
and sew through the A just before the
next 4 mm. Continue through the 4 mm
(photo g).
[11] Repeat step 10 three times, and
sew through the beadwork to exit a
4 mm between two 3 mm bicones.
[12] Pick up seven As, and sew through
Difficulty rating
Materials
all projects
• Nymo D beading thread
• beading needles, #12
black bracelet 7½ in. (19.1 cm)
• 60 4 mm round beads (hemalyke;
• 8 3 mm round beads (hemalyke;
www.firemountaingems.com)
• 40 3 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski,
jet AB2X)
• 20–40 110 seed beads, or 20 2 mm
accent beads (gold-plated hex-cut bar-
rels; Bodacious Beads, 847-699-7959)
• 150 seed beads
3 g color A (Miyuki 401, opaque black)
1 g color B (Miyuki 401, opaque black)
1 g color C (Miyuki 4203, Duracoat
galvanized yellow gold)
black earrings (same colors as bracelet)
• 2 11 x 8 mm pear-shaped pearls
(Swarovski, mystic black)
• 24 4 mm round beads
• 2 3 mm round beads
• 16 3 mm bicone crystals
• 8–16 110 seed beads, or 8 2 mm
accent beads
• 150 seed beads
1 g color A
1 g color B
1 g color C
• pair of earring findings
cream bracelet colors:
• 4 mm crystal pearls (Preciosa, cream)
• 3 mm crystal pearls (Preciosa, cream)
• 3 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski,
turquoise AB2X)
• 110 seed beads (Matsuno, opaque
rainbow turquoise blue;
www.firemountaingems.com)
• 150 seed beads
color A (Miyuki 457P, smoky gold bronze
metallic; www.beyondbeadery.com)
color B (Miyuki 457P, smoky gold bronze
metallic; www.beyondbeadery.com)
color C (Miyuki 4203, Duracoat galva-
nized yellow gold)
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g h
j k
the 4 mm your thread is exiting in the
same direction to form a loop (photo h).
Sew through the beadwork to exit the
next 4 mm between two 3 mm bicones.
[13] Repeat step 12 three times, and
sew through the beadwork to exit the
center A in a loop around one of the
solitary 4 mms.
[14] Pick up three color C 150 seed
beads, and sew through the A your
thread is exiting in the same direction
to form a picot (photo i). Sew through
the beadwork to exit the center A in
the loop around the next 4 mm.
[15] Repeat step 14 to add two more
picots, but then skip adding a picot to
the next 4 mm. Add three more picots,
but then skip adding a picot to the last
4 mm (photo j). End the tail (Online
Basics) but not the working thread.
[16] Make four more netted compo-
nents for a 7½-in. (19.1 cm) bracelet.
Make two additional components for
earrings.
Bracelet assembly
[1] Arrange two netted components
side by side so the 4 mms without picots
are facing each other (as in photo k).
[2] With the working thread from one
i metallic; www.beyondbeadery.com)
THIRD
CONNECTION
SECOND
CONNECTION
FIRST
CONNECTION
of the components, sew through the
beadwork to exit the first two As in
the loop to either side of a 4 mm with-
out a picot.
[3] Pick up four As, a 3 mm round bead,
and four As, and sew through the corre-
sponding two As in the next component
(photo k, first connection).
[4] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the center three As in the loop around
the 4 mm without a picot. Pick up an A,
sew through the corresponding three As
in the other component, pick up an A,
and continue through the first three As
in the same direction as before (photo k,
second connection).
[5] Work as in steps 2 and 3 to make
the final connection between these two
components (photo k, third connection).
End the working thread.
[6] Repeat steps 1–5 to connect the
remaining components.
[7] With the working thread from the
final component, sew through the bead-
work to exit the center three As in the
loop around the last 4 mm. Pick up
eight As, and sew through the center
three As in the same direction. Continue
through the first five As just added
(photo l).
turquoise bracelet colors:
• 4 mm crystal pearls (Swarovski,
turquoise)
• 3 mm crystal pearls (Swarovski,
turquoise)
• 3 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski,
emerald AB2X)
• 2 mm accent beads (gold-plated
hex-cut barrels; Bodacious Beads,
847-699-7959)
• 150 seed beads
color A (Miyuki 457P, smoky gold bronze
color B (Miyuki 4203, Duracoat
galvanized yellow gold)
color C (Miyuki 4203, Duracoat
galvanized yellow gold)
EDITOR’S NOTE:
You can use two colors of 150s
instead of three by choosing the
same bead for colors A and B
or B and C. For instance, in the
black bracelet and earrings,
colors A and B are both opaque
black.
DESIGNER’S NOTE:
You can adjust the length of
the bracelet in steps 7 and 8 of
“Bracelet assembly” by choosing
any of the following:
• For a longer bracelet: Make three
loops of 150s instead of two, or
pick up 10 150s instead of eight for
each loop.
• For a shorter bracelet: Attach the
clasp to the loop of 150s in step 7,
and omit the loop in step 8.
Agnieszka Watts is an
art designer and bead-
work instructor with
Polish and Scandinavian
heritage. She lives in
Lemont, Illinois, with her husband,
Daniel, and has two wonderful
daughters. Besides beading, she
enjoys gardening and loves summer
trips to the American national parks.
Contact her at me7asia@yahoo.pl,
or visit www.agnesse.weebly.com to
see more of her work.
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[8] Pick up four Cs, half of the clasp, [3] Pick up three Cs, sew through the
and four Cs, and sew through the A your thread is exiting in the same
two center As in the previous loop direction to form a picot, and continue
(photo m). Retrace the thread path through the first two Cs just added.
through the entire clasp connection, Pick up an A, a 3 mm, an 11 x 8 mm
and end the working thread. pear-shaped pearl, and three As. Sew
[9] Add 10 in. (25 cm) of thread (Online back through the pearl, 3 mm, A,
Basics) to the other end of the bracelet, and the C your thread is exiting in
and repeat steps 7 and 8 on this end. the picot. Retrace the thread path,
and end the working thread.
Earring assembly [4] Assemble the other earring. w
[1] With the working thread from one
of the components, sew through the
beadwork to exit the first two As in
a loop without a picot.
[2] Pick up eight As and an earring
finding, and sew through the last two
As in the loop. Retrace the thread path,
and sew through the beadwork to
exit the center As in the other loop
without a picot.

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CROSSWEAVE TECHNIQUE Soften the edgy style of

Stud-ingly
bead studs with dainty floral
dangles in a necklace and
coordinating bracelet.

charming designed by Rose Kasallis

set

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a bb
aa b aa
FIGURE 1
stepbystep
Necklace
For the necklace, the 12 mm two-hole
bead studs will be referred to as having
a right hole (RH) and a left hole (LH).
Orient your bead studs accordingly.
Centerpiece
Thread a needle on each end of 2 yd.
(1.8 m) of thread. With one needle,
sew through a bead stud (LH), and
center the bead on the thread. You will
now have a top and bottom thread to
work with.
Flower 1
[1] With the top thread, pick up two
150 seed beads, an 110 seed bead, and
two 150s, and sew down through the
bead stud (RH) (figure 1, a–b).
[2] With the bottom thread, pick up
two 150s, an 110, a 3 mm bicone crystal,
a 2 x 4 mm bead cap (outside to inside),
a 9 x 6 mm flower bead (narrow end
to wide end), a 3 mm, and a 150. Skip
the last 150, and sew back through the
previous beads and components to exit
the 110. Pick up two 150s, and sew up
through the bead stud (RH) (aa–bb).
The threads should now be crossing
through the (RH), and you have a new
top and bottom thread.
Bridge
[1] With the top thread, pick up a 150,
a 4 mm bicone crystal, a 150, and a
bb
a
b necklace 16 in. (41 cm)
FIGURE 2
12 mm bead stud
9 x 6 mm flower bead
2 x 4 mm bead cap
6 mm bicone crystal
4 mm crystal pearl
4 mm bicone crystal
3 mm bicone crystal
60 seed bead
110 seed bead
150 seed bead
bead stud (LH) (figure 2, a–b).
[2] With the bottom thread, pick up a
150, a 6 mm bicone crystal, and a 150,
and sew up through the new bead stud
(LH) (aa–bb).
Flower 2
[1] With the top thread, pick up two
150s, an 110, and two 150s, and sew
down through the bead stud (RH).
[2] With the bottom thread, pick up
four 150s, an 110, a 3 mm, a 2 x 4 mm
Difficulty rating
Materials
both projects
• Fireline 10 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
• 7 12 mm two-hole bead studs (blue/
green turquoise Picasso)
• 24 9 x 6 mm flower beads, center drilled
(blue/green turquoise Picasso)
• Swarovski bicone crystals
12 6 mm (light Azore satin)
10 4 mm (light Azore satin)
54 3 mm (Pacific opal)
• 1 4 mm rhinestone rondelle (Swarovski,
crystal/silver plated)
• 42 60 seed beads (Miyuki Baroque
3957, olive)
• 2 g 110 seed beads (store code
1703GMS, or Miyuki 457L, light bronze)
• 1 g 150 seed beads (store code 318C,
or Miyuki 1 silver-lined crystal)
• 1 6 x 8 mm filigree bead cap
• 23 2 x 4 mm bead caps
• magnetic clasp
• 3¼-in. (8.3 cm) chain, 4–5 mm links
• 5 2-in. (5 cm) head pins
• 1 4–5 mm jump ring
• 1 6 mm soldered jump ring
• 2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
• roundnose pliers
• wire cutters
bracelet 6¾ in. (17.1 cm)
• 5 12 mm two-hole bead studs (blue/
green turquoise Picasso)
• Swarovski bicone crystals
6 6 mm (Pacific opal)
8 3 mm (Pacific opal)
• 8 4 mm crystal pearls (Swarovski,
iridescent green)
• 1 g 110 seed beads (store code
1703GMS, or Miyuki 457L, light bronze)
• 1 g 150 seed beads (store code 318C,
or Miyuki 1, silver-lined crystal)
• magnetic clasp
All supplies available from Bead Haven
Las Vegas, www.beadhaven.com.
The seed bead store codes given above
refer to Bead Haven coding conventions.
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aa
FIGURE 3
bead cap, a flower bead, a 3 mm, and
a 150. Skip the last 150, and sew back
through the previous beads and compo-
nents to exit the 110. Pick up four 150s,
and sew up through the bead stud (RH).
Bridge
Make another bridge as before.
Flower 3
[1] With the top thread, pick up two
150s, an 110, and two 150s, and sew
down through the bead stud (RH).
[2] With the bottom thread, pick up
four 150s, two 110s, a 3 mm, a 2 x 4 mm
bead cap, a flower bead, a 3 mm, and
a 150. Skip the last 150, and sew back
through the previous beads and compo-
nents to exit the nearest 110. Pick up an
110 and four 150s, and sew up through
the bead stud (RH).
Bridge
Make another bridge as before.
Flower 4
[1] With the top thread, pick up two
150s, an 110, and two 150s, and sew
down through the bead stud (RH).
[2] With the bottom thread, pick up
five 150s, two 110s, a 3 mm, a 4 mm
rhinestone rondelle, a 6 x 8 mm bead
cap, a flower bead, a 3 mm, and a 6 mm
soldered jump ring. Sew back through
the previous beads and components
to exit the nearest 110. Pick up an 110
and five 150s, and sew up through the
bead stud (RH).
b c
bb cc
Bridge
Make another bridge as before.
Keep going!
Complete the centerpiece by working
the steps for the following:
• Flower 3
• Bridge
• Flower 2
• Bridge
• Flower 1
Right neck strap
[1] With each thread, pick up three 150s,
a 3 mm, an 110, and a 4 mm (figure 3,
a–b and aa–bb). With one thread, pick
up an 110, a 3 mm, and an 110 (b–c).
With the other thread, sew through
those last three beads, going in the
same direction as the previous thread
(bb–cc). Set one thread aside.
[2] With the remaining thread, pick up
the following:
• 60 seed bead, 110, 60, 110, 60
• 110, 3 mm, 110, 6 mm, 110, 3 mm, 110
Repeat both patterns twice more. Then
pick up a repeating pattern of a 60 and
an 110 a total of 12 times or to the
desired length.
[3] Pick up two 110s, half of the clasp,
and two 110s. (Add 110s if needed to
accommodate your clasp.) Sew back
through a few beads in the neck strap,
but do not end the thread.
Strap embellishment
[1] With the other thread, sew through
three beads in the neck strap to exit
the second 60 (figure 4, point a).
c
a
b
FIGURE 4
[2] Pick up an 110, a 2 x 4 mm bead
cap, a flower bead, a 3 mm, and a 150.
Skip the 150, and sew back through
the previous beads and components
to exit the 110. Continue through the
60 in the neck strap, sewing with your
needle pointing toward the bead studs
(a–b). Your thread should be exiting
the same 60 as before but in the oppo-
site direction.
[3] Add another flower dangle as in
step 2, but this time sew through the 60
with your needle pointing away from
the bead studs. Continue through the
neck strap (b–c) to exit the center 60
in the next grouping of 60s and 110s.
[4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add two
more pairs of flower dangles.
[5] Sew through the neck strap to the
clasp, and retrace the thread path of the
clasp connection. Pull tight with both
threads, and adjust the tension of the
neck strap if needed. End both threads
(Online Beading Basics).
Left neck strap
Thread a needle on each end of 30 in.
(76 cm) of thread. With one needle, sew
through the first bead stud (LH), and
center the bead on the thread. Work as
in “Right neck strap” and “Strap embel-
lishment” to complete the necklace.
Center dangle
[1] On a head pin, string a 3 mm, a
flower bead (wide end to narrow end),
a 2 x 4 mm bead cap (inside to outside),
and a 3 mm. Make the first half of a
wrapped loop (Online Basics). Repeat to
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d e
a b c f
aa bb cc
dd
FIGURE 5
make a total of five flower dangles.
[2] Cut a 3¼-in. (8.3 cm) piece of
chain. Open a 4–5 mm jump ring
(Online Basics), and use it to attach a
link of the chain to the soldered jump
ring in the centerpiece. Choose a link
near the center that will cause the chain
to hang asymmetrically.
[3] Attach a flower dangle to each end
link of the chain, and complete the
wraps. Attach the remaining flower
dangles as desired.
Bracelet
For the bracelet, the 12 mm two-hole
bead studs will be referred to as having
a top hole (TH) and bottom hole (BH).
Orient your bead studs accordingly.
Base
[1] Thread a needle on each end of
1 yd. (.9 m) of thread. With one thread,
pick up half of the clasp, and center it
on the thread. You will now have a
top and bottom thread to work with.
[2] With each thread, pick up two 110
seed beads (figure 5, a–b and aa–bb).
(Add 110s if needed to accommodate
your clasp.) With one thread, pick up
an 110, a 6 mm bicone crystal, and an
110 (b–c). With the other thread, sew
through those last three beads, going
in the same direction as the previous
thread (bb–cc).
[3] With each thread, pick up a 150
seed bead, an 110, and a 150 (c–d and
cc–dd). With one thread, pick up a
bead stud (TH) (d–e), and with the
other thread, sew through the same
bead stud (BH) (dd–ee).
[4] With each thread, pick up a 150,
an 110, and a 150. With one thread, pick
up an 110, a 6 mm, and an 110. With
the other thread, sew through those last
three beads, going in the same direction
as the previous thread (e–f and ee–ff).
[5] With each thread, pick up a 150,
an 110, and a 150 (f–g and ff–gg). With
hh b a
g ii j
ff
h i jj
ee aa
gg bb
FIGURE 6
both threads, cross through a 4 mm Rose Kasallis now calls
pearl (g–h and gg–hh). With each Alabama her home after
thread, pick up a 4 mm (h–i and hh–ii). relocating from Las Vegas,
With both threads, cross through a where she first began her
new 4 mm (i–j and ii–jj). You should jewelry-designing career at
now have a square of 4 mms. Bead Haven. She has been teaching
[6] Repeat step 4. and designing for almost four years
[7] Repeat step 3. and still loves every minute of it.
[8] With each needle, pick up an 110, She sells patterns at www.etsy.com/
and sew through the appropriate hole people/embellishedbyrose as well as
of a new bead stud. Add a third bead through Bead Haven and several
stud in the same way. national bead shows. Contact her
[9] Repeat steps 4, 5, 4, 3, and 4. at embellishedbyrose@yahoo.com.
[10] With each thread, pick up two
110s. (Add 110s if needed to accommo-
date your clasp.) With both threads,
cross through the other half of the clasp.
Crystal overlay
[1] With each thread, retrace the thread
path of the base until your threads cross
through the nearest 4 mm.
[2] With each thread, pick up a 150 and
a 3 mm bicone crystal. Cross the threads
through a new 110. With each thread,
pick up a 3 mm and a 150, and cross the
threads through the opposite 4 mm in
the square (figure 6, a–b and aa–bb).
[3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add the
crystal overlay to the other square of
4 mms. Retrace the thread path through
the clasp connection on this end of the
base, and end the threads (Online Bead-
ing Basics). w
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