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on “Custom Order No. 1”:“Thanks Pam...although there is something about it I'm not sure I like. I'm still waiting on…” read »
on “Moondance”:“I love the way you have the dangles "dripping" down the sides of the paperclip chain.…” read »
on “Moondance”:“Your design is delicate with a balance between repetition and variety.…” read »
on “Head Over Heels For a Heart Of Gold”:“Romantic and gorgeous. Any Valentine's Day plans?…” read »
on “Moondance”:“Simple necklace on first glance! However, upon enlarging the pictures it became intriguing!…” read »
- on “Custom Order No. 1”:
“Another Sweet Jane gorgeous bracelet with so much to look at!…” read »
on “Moondance”:“I wish you could see the colors better in the picture. The innermost layer has smoky…” read »
on “Green Tiles”:“How creative! And very pretty! Saved to my favs.…” read »
on “Floral Focal Bracelet”:“The beads look like the and turquoise in the focal bead.…” read »
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“This is a super necklace for Valentine's Day of for Heart month which is the whole…” read »
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on “Head Over Heels For a Heart Of Gold”:“Gorgeous, and those red recycled glass hearts make it perfect for Valentines Day Another awesome design!…” read »
on “Head Over Heels For a Heart Of Gold”:“How sweet is this one! The red hearts are lovely in this design. …” read »
on “Millefiori curved focal necklace”:“This necklace was meant to be made in its awesomeness. You were lucky enough…” read »
on “Millefiori curved focal necklace”:“Love the color graduations in your necklace and the focal is fab.…” read »
on “Millefiori curved focal necklace”:“I agree with Crystal...the colors of the beads are perfect with the focal.plus , keeping it…” read »
- on “Azure & Abalone Necklace”:
“Love the layering of the blue discs. Stainless steel was a wonderful choice.…” read »
on “Beachy Pearl Pendant”:“Love the way the pearls fit into the curve.…” read »
- on “Island Calypso Earrings”:
“I love the way the shadow cast by the wire gives the glass another dimension. So…” read »
- on “Millefiori curved focal necklace”:
“The wait was worth it! You did a fantastic job bringing out the colors in…” read »
- on “Beachy Pearl Pendant”:
“How cool the way you 'dressed-up' the focal with the pearls. Nice treatment to enhance…” read »
- on “Azure & Abalone Necklace”:
“This is so fun! The movement of the coins & bright colors make this a…” read »
on “Rose Quartz Link Necklace”:“Please list all products needed for this project, i.e. gold chain, bead chain, etc.…” read »
- on “Showered With Love Necklace”:
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- on “Island Calypso Earrings”:
“These are definitely perfect go to styles for warm weather days!…” read »
on “Island Calypso Earrings”:“I'm in LOVE with these! Awesome design! The conch shell between the glass is…” read »
on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:“Thank you, Pam, Brenda and Beady!…” read »
- on “Island Calypso Earrings”:
“Beautiful earrings and a very clever pattern! I love the dynamic combo of vertical earrings with…” read »
- on “A Nod To My Favorite Dr.”:
“Thanks LRC and Moogie. Reading to 5 and 6 year olds sounds like such fun. I'll…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“Love the two metals in your necklace. It all pulls together so well. A wonderful vintage…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“It posted before I was finished, Another unique and stunning design!…” read »
on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:“It’s PREFECT!!!! Anno…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“I love using mixed metals. Your necklace is amazingly gorgeous! It is a wonderful blend…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“Thank you, Moogie, Crystal, and Little Round Chick. I really appreciate the feedback.…” read »
- on “Avocado flowers”:
“I must agree with everything CC and LRC said! Bright and sunny is the theme…” read »
on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:“Your necklace definitely has a lovely vintage look. I really like the color harmony of…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“Your bead choices definitely enhance the lovely focal. I like that the necklace contains all…” read »
on “A Nod To My Favorite Dr.”:“This is fabulous Beady! It’s so artistic. I love the glass fishies—they’re swimming & making little…” read »
- on “Vintage Floral Necklace”:
“Althea, you’re speaking my language with that diamond focal! Beautiful!…” read »
Mystic Falls Necklace
About this design:
This week I was really excited to design with these new seed beads- the colors are all so vibrant! For this design, I used headpins to create an ombré focal piece. I thought the deep purple looked great with the greens, so I paired it with an aquamarine nugget to create a unique (and easy to make!) layered necklace.
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- Gold or Silver Arc Focal (1)
- Gold or Silver Headpins
- Gold or Silver Chain (2')
- Czech Glass Gold Spacers
- Beading Wire
- Aquamarine (or a similar color) Nugget
- Jump Rings
- 24 Gauge Wire
- Super Glue
- Seed Beads
- Crimp Tubes
Additional Images:
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Make 5 bead charms with the seed beads & headpins. Slide the beads on in the order shown in the picture. |
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Step 2: Attach the charms to the gold arc focal with the jump rings. Place a small drop of glue on each jump ring so they don't move around. Attach the chain to the arc focal with jump rings. Move about 2 inches up the chain & cut it. Make a bead link with a 2" piece of wire and attach it directly to the chain. Slide on 2 light green seed beads, a gold seed bead, and 2 more light green beads. Loop the wire to the other piece of chain to connect them back together. |
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Step 3: To make the focal for the seed bead necklace, slide a gold spacer, an aquamarine (or similar color) nugget and another spacer onto a headpin & make a bead charm. On beading wire, slide on the seed beads & the focal in the center. |
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Step 4: To break up the purple, every few inches I slid on 2 cream, 2 mint, 1 gold, 2 mint, and 2 more cream seed beads. |
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Measurements: 1.5mm x 1.0mm link
Measurements: 1.5mm x 1.0mm link
↳ Also available as: 30 ft. spool
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On Apr 23, 2020 at 3:18 pm #
Beady Little Eyes says:Wow Elaina- those are some beautiful Tohos. I love your design -partly symmetrical and partly asymmetrical. I love the way you used the arc focal to make a waterfall – so creative. and the daisy spacers are a great accent to the stone.
On Apr 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm #
K skiba says:This email was just what I needed! Thank you!
On Apr 23, 2020 at 5:01 pm #
Maggies Mom says:Beautiful!
On Apr 23, 2020 at 8:09 pm #
Fresh Baked says:Love that Zola focal…it has so much potential for different design uses. Love this one with the beautiful waterfall effect.
On Apr 23, 2020 at 9:02 pm #
BevB says:Gorgeous!
On Apr 23, 2020 at 9:17 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:I love this necklace so much that I had to buy the Zola focal. I know that the two young girls next door will love these.
On Apr 24, 2020 at 1:46 pm #
Crystal Canary says:Thanks for the idea using that Zola focal. I was stumped on how it could be used in a design. The cascading effect of the seed pins attached to the bar portion is brilliant. Nice job!
On Apr 25, 2020 at 4:43 pm #
kye says:Beautiful! Love the waterfall effect.
On Jun 06, 2020 at 7:03 pm #
M Henry says:Lovely! Where can I purchase the focal you use? I don’t see it in the Zola list of focals.
On Aug 11, 2020 at 5:44 pm #
C Dallara says:Can you provide the part # for the gold focal and why isn’t it listed?