Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 14 Issue 1 i Creative Beading Magazine

Welcome to the latest edition of Creative Beading! This issue is packed full of stunning projects and innovative ideas to inspire your next creation. Experienced beaders and passionate beginners are sure to find heaps of projects that cover a range of styles and skill levels. Inside this issue of Creative Beading, we have sourced plenty of beautiful beading projects and materials that will help you make the perfect Mother’s Day gift. There are loads of ideas to choose from, and this issue is all about lovely, feminine fashion. Don’t forget to check out the Beading Trends article and Shopping Guide to see the latest bead designs and styles. Sharon Hutton shows us some wonderful techniques for using clay to personalise notebooks and pens. Stationery lovers will be delighted by her…

MATERIALS 20cm of 2mm wide copper wire 2 x 6mm copper coloured jump rings 1 x 8mm x 6mm copper bail 1 x 14x10mm end cap 120cm x 2mm thread (cut into 12cm lengths) 1 metre 2mm wide black cord 1 x 40cm length sewing cotton BEADS 2 x 30mm copper beads 2 x 40mm bone beads TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Hammer E6000 Glue Scissors LENGTH 50-60cm as desired STEP ONE Shape the wire With the round nose pliers curl the 20cms of copper wire into an abstract shape. On a solid surface hammer the wire flat. This will give the affect as seen in the picture and will also strengthen the wire. STEP TWO Make the Tassel Take the 10 x 12cm lengths of…

TOOLS Coiling Gizmo Flat nose pliers Round nose pliers Scissors Hammer and Anvil if desired Bangle mandrel (or cylindrical object) clip board WIRED NECKLACE MATERIALS 24 ga wire 18ga wire Bolt Clasp Jump rings BEADS 4 x 10mm peach potato pearls 4 x 10mm lilac potato pearls 4 x 10mm white potato pearls 5 x lilac rectangle pearls 18 x 6x8mm clear crystal rondel EARRINGS MATERIALS 24ga wire 2 earwires 6 x ball headpins 2 x oval jump rings BEADS 2 x 8mm white nugget pearls 2 x 4mm stardust 2 x lavender rectangle pearls WRAPPED RINGS MATERIALS 24ga wire BEADS 8mm pearl WIRED NECKLACE STEP ONE Make the three-pearl wired sections first. Take about 12cm of 18ga wire, and form into a snake shape (see photo!). Form a loop…

MATERIALS Approx. 150 ball head pins 2 x leather ends Clasp 1mm black cotton cord BEADS Green Blister Freshwater Pearls Grey Blister Freshwater Pearls 4 x6mm Black Pearl crystal rondelles 2 x 20mm fire polished oval olive TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Scissors LENGTH adjustable STEP ONE Make all the dangles for necklace first. The design has approx. 150 dangles. These dangles have been made with a double loops, to ensure they do not come off the cord necklace. Cut approx. 1.5cm above the bead and form a loop with round nose pliers (wrap the wire around the round nose plier twice). STEP TWO Start at the middle of the necklace first. Take two strands of 1mm cotton cord, and cut to about 80cm each. Slide…

BRACELET MATERIALS 1 x large lobster clasp antique brass 5 x assorted steampunk cogs 6 x eye pins antique brass 12 x 6mm jump rings antique brass BEADS 6 x 6mm stardust rounds antique brass TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x steampunk cogs 4 x eye pins antique brass 1pr x earring wires antique brass 2 x 6mm jump rings antique brass BEADS 4 x 6mm stardust rounds antique brass BRACELET STEP ONE Thread each stardust round onto eye pins individually. Trim 1cm from the end trim and form an eye. STEP TWO Attach the eye pins in between the cog charms using the 6mm jump rings. Attach the clasp to complete. EARRINGS STEP ONE Thread each stardust round onto eye pins individually.…

MATERIALS 4 x pearl / diamante hairpins 4 x large roses 6 x small roses 4 x stems of crystal leaves 1 x stem of gyp 1 x mum cup 1 x small square of oasis TOOLS Wire cutters Round nose pliers STEP ONE Cut a small square of oasis and glue this into the cup. STEP TWO Push pearl hairpins into the centre of the large roses to create a pearl centre in each large flower. STEP THREE Place 3 of the large flowers around the edge of the cup, 1 in the centre being a little bit higher. STEP FOUR Place small amounts of gyp through the gaps of the roses. STEP FIVE Place the tiny roses in the middle of the large flowers, place the crystal leaf…

TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Crimping pliers 1. RHODONITE, AMAZONITE PENDANT NECKLACE MATERIALS Bronze lobster clasp 2 x bronze clamshells Bronze crimps 2 x 5mm jump rings 1 x bronze tree of life charm Tigertail Bronze chain fine 20ga Bronze wire 2 x 4mm bronze daisy spacers BEADS 12 x 6mm round Rhodonite Amazonite pendant STEP ONE Make the pendant first. Take about 20cm of bronze wire, and wire wrap the tree of life charm to the amazonite pendant. STEP TWO Attach a crimp and clamshell to one end of the Tigertail. Thread on a daisy spacer, 6 x 6mm rhodonite beads, the pendant, plus 6 x rhodonite beads and a daisy spacer. Attach crimp and clamshell to the other end. STEP THREE Attach the find…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 1 x 57x48mm cast metal bee filigree pendant 2 x 32x29mm cast metal honeycomb connectors 1 x clasp 4 x crimp 4 x crimp covers 4 x wire guardians 30cm Tigertail 14 x 4mm jump rings 9 x 6mm jump rings 5 x 8mm jump rings 1 x 10cm eye pin 19 x medium eye pins BEADS 6 x 4mm stardust spacer 1 x 60x16mm X-large Kashmiri style 2 x 15mm round Kashmiri style 3 x 16mm flat crystal hexagon 28 x 8mm royal blue Howlite 10 x 4x6mm crystal rondelle 6 x 8mm crystal rondelle TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Crimping pliers LENGTH 50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x ear hook 14 x 4mm jump rings 2 x 6mm jump rings 8 x eye pins 2…

MATERIALS Bead slide clasp 10x22mm One G beading thread BEADS 5gm x 10° Delica Bronze 3gm x 10° Delica Gold 10gm x 11° Lilac galvanized matte 7gm x 11° Mauve galvanized matte 30 x approx 3mm fire polished Rose Halo TOOLS Beading needle LENGTH adjust to size STEP ONE Using a comfortable length of thread pick up 11 x bronze delica leaving a 10cm tail commence square stitch using 1 x bronze, 1 x gold, 7 x bronze, 1 x gold, 1 x bronze, for Row Two. STEP TWO Turn and commence 3 square stitches using 1 x bronze, 1 x gold, 1 x bronze, pick up 5 x 11° lilac threaded straight across without square stitching, square stitch 3 stitches using 1 x bronze, 1 x gold, 1 x…

MATERIALS Fitted neck ring 2 metres twisted beige cord 2mm wide 20 cm plain brown cotton cord 2mm wide 1 x 10mm jump ring 2 x 8mm jump ring 2 x 40mm eye pin 1 x end cap 5 small feathers BEADS 1 x 30mm x 25mm oval Turquoise bead 14mm wood bead TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Glue LENGTH 40-42cm STEP ONE Wrap the 2mm twisted cord around the neck ring until all the wire is covered. STEP TWO Glue both ends to hold. Add the brown cord over the covered neck ring for added feature section, glue ends to hold. Let glue dry. STEP THREE Thread eye pin through the turquoise bead trim and form a loop, thread eye pin with wood bead trim…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 2 x 50mm filigree leaves 3 x 25mm filigree leaves 1 x 75cm length of chain 13 x 6x4mm oval jump rings 3 x 30mm eye pins BEADS 3 x 17mm flower shaped beads TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Crimping pliers LENGTH 70-80cm adjustable if desired EARRINGS MATERIALS 6 x 25mm filigree leaves 12 cm of chain 8 x 6mm x 4mm oval jump rings 2 x earring hooks NECKLACE STEP ONE Take each flower bead and thread with a 30mm eye pin trim and form a loop. STEP TWO Cut the 75cm chain into lengths of 2cm, 3cm, 5cm, 14cm, 51cm. STEP THREE Take the 5cm length of chain, add 1 x jump ring and 1 x flower bead eye pin and close.…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 1 x silver Paris pendant 1 x royal toggle clasp SP 20 x 4mm crimps SP 1m x Tigertail SP BEADS 30 x 4mm bi-cone crystals black diamond 24x 4mm bi-cone crystals Siam red 24x 6mm rondelle silver glass 24x 8mm rondelle silver glass 12x 10mm flat flowers silver glass 94 x 4mm daisy spacer SP TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Crimping pliers LENGTH 45-50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x wire guardians SP 4 x 4mm crimps SP 20cm x Tigertail SP 1pr x earring wires SP BEADS 16 x 4mm daisy spacers SP 2 x 10mm flat flowers SP 8 x 4mm bi-cone crystals black diamond 4 x 4mm bi-cone crystals Siam red NECKLACE STEP ONE Into the middle of the Tigertail, thread on…

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED at how many talented beaders and wire workers we have in Australia. Again this year our Inspiration Beading book is filled with projects to fuel your creativity. The diagrams and techniques described here will provide you with a general guide to complete the projects in this book and have been developed by trial and error over many years of beading and teaching. Sometimes it is the smallest things that can make your beading time more enjoyable – like being able to thread a beading needle first go, or rolling neat loops, or being confident that your knots will not come undone. Even if you are an experienced beader I hope that this information is helpful to you. Price verses Quality: Remember, the same is true in…

Let’s have some fun. For your chance to win a 12 month subscription to Creative Beading we are running a competition for you to give us a catchy phrase for the spine of the magazine. For those of you who may not have noticed, for a number of issues now we have been running on the spine of the magazine a little phrase and giving it a beading flavour. Have a look! Well, the team at Creative Beading thought it would be fun if you the reader had a chance to have a go at coming up with some ideas! Send your phrase to: Creative Beading Phrase Competition PO Box 8035, Glenmore Park NSW 2745. The winning entrant will have their phrase on the spine of the magazine and receive…

MATERIALS 3 x head pins 15 x eye pins Chain Lobster clasp 0.6mm illusion (nylon) string BEADS 15 x 16mm turquoise oval 32 x 4mm daisy spacer 48 diamanté connectors TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters LENGTH adjustable STEP ONE Make the diamanté connector sections first. Take 16 connectors for each bead. Take a 10cm length of nylon, and tie through the tops of 8 connectors. Pull tight, tie a knot and trim excess. Repeat for a further 8 connectors. To form the round bead, take a piece of nylon about 15cm and thread through the two parts, alternating through each one. Tie a knot and snip excess. Make three of the beads. STEP TWO Turquoise bead sections - take eye pin, slide on the daisy spacer,…

MATERIALS 8 x 30mm eye pins 4 x 30mm head pins 2 earing hooks BEADS 2 x 5mm cube beads green 2 x 8mm disk shape bead green 2 x 10mm pearl bead 2 x 14mm drop green centre hole 8 x 12mm rice shape bead green 4 x 6mm round bead black TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters STEP ONE Hat and Head Thread on 1 x 30mm eye pin, 1 x cube green bead 1 x disk shape bead, 1 x round pearl bead trim and form a matching loop. STEP TWO Arms Thread on eye pin 1 x rice shape bead trim and form a loop. Repeat for 2 arms. STEP THREE Body Thread on eye pin 1 x 14mm drop bead trim and…

MATERIALS 1 x 38mm lobster swivel clasp 8 x 6mm jump rings 3 x 8mm jump rings 3 x 19x20mm cast metal hammered dragonfly charms 1 x 33mm cast metal traditional dragonfly charm 3 x 19x10mm cast metal filigree leaf charms 1 x 17mm cast metal heart charm 19 x 3mm brass round spacer beads 29 x 4mm cast metal daisy spacer beads 16 x 6mm cast metal bead caps 16cm 7x5mm brass oval chain BEADS 3 x 15x10mm metallic purple crystal teardrop 3 x 18mm purple crystal flat twist round 3 x 12x9mm crystal oval 5 x 13x10mm mauve glass flower 3 x 8mm purple round Howlite 3 x 8x10mm crystal rondelle 8 x 3x4mm metallic purple rondelle TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Crimping pliers…

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MATERIALS Papermate Flexgrip Ultra Pen Notebook blank 12cm x 9cm Guilders’ Paste (gold or bronze) Kato Clay – 1 x 1/4 block per colour – 1 x 1/2 block of a contrast colour to stamp onto Ocean Colours used: Turquoise, Blue, Silver, Yellow, White Boho Colours Used: Gold, Magenta,Purple, White, Orange TOOLS Bicarbonate of soda Baking paper E6000 Glue Baking tile Tissue blade Knitting needle/ball end tool Needlepoint tool/toothpick Large acrylic block Stamps (I used a heart, Priceless and So Kind) Pasta machine DESIGN NOTES: PENS In this project I am using KATO clay, which bakes at 150 degrees. Most pen barrels will melt at this temperature and I have found that the Papermate Flexgrip Ultra will work. This pen is readily available at most stationery shops or online. When…

MATERIALS 1 x copper wire swan hook 1 x 70 x 40mm copper wire focal branch 2 x 45mm copper wire head pins 2 x commercial copper ear hooks 4 x 30cms copper wire in 0.07gauge or 21 gauge 2.5m of 1mm black wax cord BEADS 3 x air-dry pods ranging in size 45mm to 70mm in length 5 x 17mm air-dry roundel beads TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters LENGTH as desired DESIGNER’S NOTES This statement necklace is lightweight using ecofriendly air-dry clay (no toxins) and coloured with alcohol inks and gilders paste, which creates a natural lustre. The model for my pods has been made from a native bottlebrush tree to which individual moulds have been produced. As these are individually handmade and coloured, each…

So-called because of its resemblance to a wine barrel or beer barrel, these oval shaped beads are generally flat on the ends. They ca n also be slightly more cylindrical and still be called a barrel. A bicone is essentially two cone shapes joined at the base. Bicones can be long or short, smooth or faceted. When a bicone is long it is often called a diamond. A bone is also called bamboo or hourglass and the hole is generally drilled on its long axis. Generally made from shell, coral and pearl, branches are characterised by being top drilled and irregular in shape. A cabochon (also spelt cabachon or cabouchon) does not have a hole, and features a convex top with a flat back. It is traditionally smooth and not…