Boo-tiful Ghost Necklace

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Project details:

Looking for a jewelry project that's half eerie, half adorable? This seed bead fringe ghost necklace is the perfect weekend craft! Using classic brick-stitching for the ghost's body and a simple stringing method for the cascading bottom rows, you can create a statement piece that literally moves with you.

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Supplies you’ll need:

The top three listed Miyuki seed beads are for the ghost; the other 11/0 and 8/0 seed beads are for the necklace.

1 tube of 10/0 Miyuki seed beads in Jet
1 tube of 10/0 Miyuki seed beads in Crystal AB
1 tube of 11/0 Miyuki Delica Mix for adding color at the bottom of the fringe
wire protector
8/0 seed beads for necklace & 11/0 seed beads
crimp tubes and covers
clasp & jump rings
Size 12 needle
TOHO white thread

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Step 1

Cut 12' of thread. Use wax to smooth out the thread. Thread the needle. Slide 4 beads onto the thread; push them down until they are about 6" from the end of the cord.

Image 1: Bring the needle up through the bottom two beads. Pull to tighten.
Image 2: Bring the needle down through the two beads on the right.
Image 3: Pull tight.
Image 4: Slide two more beads on. Bring the needle through top of the beads to the left.
Image 5: Bring the needle up through the beads you just added.
Image 6: Add two more beads; bring the needle up through the beads to the left.
Image 7: Bring the needle down through the beads just added.
Image 8-10: Repeat adding beads 7 more times.

Step 2

Image 1: To start the second row of double brick stitch, slide 4 beads onto the thread. Bring the needle down through the bottom beads.
Image 2: Bring the needle up through all of the beads on the right.
Image 3: Bring the needle back down through the beads on the right.
Image 4: Bring the needle up through the next set of beads to the left. Slide on two more beads.
Image 5: Bring the needle down through the beads on the right.
Image 6: Bring the needle back up through all the beads on the left.
Image 7: Slide two more beads on. Bring the needle down through the bottom beads.
Image 8: Bring the needle up through the bottom.
Image 9: Slide on two more beads
Image 10: Bring the needle down through all of the beads on the right.
Image 11: Bring the needle up through the next and add two more beads. (see step 3)

Step 3

Repeat adding two more beads until you finish the row, ending up on the left.

Step 4

Start another row; now we'll use our thread bridges to weave our beads through.

Image 1: Slide 4 beads on, skip the first thread bridge, and slide the needle just under the second thread bridge. Pull the thread through.
Image 2: Bring the needle through the beads just added on the right.
Image 3: Bring the needle back down through the beads just added on the left.
Image 4: Bring the needle back up through the beads on the right.
Image 5-10: Keep adding beads the same way 9 more times.

Step 5

Now we are going to start the single-brick stitch to finish the ghost's top.

Image 1: Slide two beads on; skip the first thread bridge. Slide the needle under the second thread bridge.
Image 2: Bring the needle up through the bead on the left.
Image 3: Bring the needle down through the bead on the right.
Image 4: Bring the needle up through the bead on the right.
Image 5: Slide one bead on, slide the needle under the next thread bridge.
Image 6: Bring the needle up through the bead just added. Repeat adding single beads until you get across (8 more times)
Image 7: Start the next row just like in image 1. Add two beads and skip the first thread bridge and slide the needle under the second. Follow images 2-4, then start adding single beads like in images 5-6

There should be 5 rows of single brick stitch from the top of the eye up.

Step 6

Now it's time to add the wire protector.

Image 1: Feed the needle down through two beads and back up through the second bead of the top row.
Image 2: The thread should be at the top.
Image 3: Slide the needle through one side of the wire protector.
Image 4: Bring the needle back down the other side of the wire protector.
Image 5: Bring the needle down through two beads
Image 6-7: Bring the needle around through the beads and the wire protector one more time.
Image 8-9: Bring the needle through all the beads on the right side of the ghost face.

This will be our working tail for the fringe. Do not cut it.

Step 7

It's time to hide the short thread tail. Remove the needle from the working thread and thread it onto our short tail.

Image 1: Bring the needle up through the beads as shown.
Image 2: Feed the needle between the woven bead threads and create a loop to slide the needle through. Pull tight to create a knot.
Image 3: Bring the needle up through a few beads.
Image 4: Trim the thread with scissors.

Step 8

Let's start the fringe. Thread the long tail back onto the needle.

Image 1: Slide on 17 beads and 1 pink 11/0 seed bead. Bring the needle around the 11/0 and up through all 17 beads.

Column 1: 17 beads and 1 11/0 Column 2: 18 beads and 2 11/0's Column 3: 18 beads and 3 11/0's Column 4: 18 beads and 4 11/0's Column 5: 18 beads and 5 11/0's Column 6 (center): 18 beads and 6 11/0's Now repeat Columns 5-1 on the other side.

Step 9

To finish:

Image 1: Your thread should be on the left.
Image 2: Bring the needle up through a few beads
Image 3: Slide the needle between the bead thread
Image 4: Don't pull the thread tight so you have a loop; bring the needle through the loop and pull tight, making a knot.
Image 5: Feed the thread through a few more beads and trim!

Yay, you made it!

If you want to make the necklace click here: Seed bead necklace