Glass Nugget Bracelet and Earring Set
May 25, 2009 by webmaster
Filed under Bead & Jewellery Projects
Materials needed
Glass nuggets beads
Decorative tubes
Stretch elastic
4mm bicone Crystal
seed beads size 8
Ear-wires
Headpins
Tips
Match the crystal color to the nugget bead color for a matching set.
Experiment using crystals in the stretch bracelet.
Step One
Take glass nugget style beads or other similar beads of appox 10-12mm long (½ inch approx) and metal decorated tubes or approx 10mm or just under 1 inch long. Using stretch elastic, thread a nugget style bead followed by a metal tube until you have reached eight nugget beads in a sequence. (You may adjust the number of beads for larger or smaller wrist sizes if you wish.)
Step Two
Make a surgeons know as shown below, pull the ends tight and cut the excess elastic.
Step Three
Take a headpin and thread on a small seed bead. Follow with a decorative tube to match the stretch bracelet. Follow with another seed bead, a 4mm bicone crystal topped with another seed bead.. Cut the headpin leaving a 1cm (¼ inch) and bend into a loop using round nose pliers. Attach ear wire and repeat.