If you’d like to make beaded jewellery you only have to invest in some basic tools and you’ll have a fantastic hobby for life.
To make everything shown in the following tutorials you will need;
Round Nose Pliers
Cutters
Flat Nose Pliers
Tigertail (strong stringing material)
Crimp Beads
Open and closed jumprings
Reels of wire in varying thicknesses (20,24,28 gauge)
Headpins
Clasps
Earwires
A selection of beads […]

1)You will need a bead, a long head pin (thick or thin), some round nose, flat nose and cutter pliers
2)Thread the bead onto the headpin and grip it with the round nose pliers a third of the way up the shaft
3)Bend the headpin to a 90 degree angle over the round nose pliers
4)Turn the piers […]

1)You will need wire (20 - 26 gauge – I have used 20 gauge here, experiment to get the result you want), round nose pliers, and a top drilled (not through drilled) bead of your choice
2/3) Thread a length of wire through the bead and squeeze with round nose pliers
4/5) Snip one side of the […]

1)You will need tigertail, cutters, flat nose pliers, four crimp beads and a clasp with two completely closed (no gaps) jump rings or loops attached. (Do not use this method with an open jumpring the tigertail will slip out)
2)Cut a length of tigertail (9 inches or 30cm to be safe) thread on two crimp beads, […]

1) You will need a pair of round nose pliers, flat nose and cutters. Two headpins, two earwires and two beads of your choice.
2/3) Thread the bead onto the headpin
4) Bend the pin at the base next to the top of the bead over to a 90 degree angle with your finger.
5) Cut the pin […]

I have compiled a list of ideas and themes that seem to be re-occurring and possible ways to incorporate them into our jewellery…

Feminine/ Floral / Floaty - Rose quartz, hazy chalcedony, silks, ribbons, pinks and greens, ‘stems’ of twisted wire.

Greek Goddess - drapes of material make elegant summer dresses in pale colours next […]