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Jewellery with pearlescent white beads

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Make gorgeous mother-of-pearl jewellery on both jewellery elastic and jewellery wire. Mix the different sizes of beads to create a unique design for earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Create cute bows, elegant spirals or other designs.

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How to do it

For these stud earrings, you need 2 head pins, 2 round jump rings and 2 stud earrings.

Thread the beads by size, starting with the two smallest ones.

Use round nose pliers for the head pin. Hold the pliers close to the beads before twisting the wire.

Twist the end of the head pin around one side of the pliers.

Attach the stud earring, twist the end of the head pin around itself and into the bead.

For these earrings, you will need: 2 x 15 cm jewellery wire and 4 crimp beads. Wax beads: 2 x 8 mm – 8 x 6 mm – 8 x 5 mm and 8 x 4 mm and 8 x 4 mm.

Slide the crimp bead onto the wire. Thread the wire through the eyelet on the stud earring and then back through the crimp bead. Squeeze the crimp bead tightly around the two wires. Cut off the excess wire close to the crimp bead.

Finish with another crimp bead after threading all the beads.

Pull the wire up through the push back on the stud earring. Pull the wire back through the crimp bead and squeeze it closed like on the other side. Cut off the excess wire.

For these bow earrings, you will need: 2 x 15 cm sturdy jewellery wire and 2 stud earrings. Wax beads: 4 x 6 mm, 4 x 5 mm, 44 x 3 mm.

Bend an eyelet using round nose pliers on the end of the 15 cm piece of wire.

Thread wax beads onto the wire in the following order: 1 x 6 mm – 1 x 5 mm – 2 x 3 mm. Pull on the stud earring.

Continue with 9 x 3 mm wax beads. Now twist the wire around itself at the stud and continue with another 9 beads.

Shape the bow and then twist the wire around itself at the stud again.

Add the last few beads: 2 x 3 mm – 1 x 5 mm and 1 x 6 mm. Finish by twisting the end of the wire using the round nose pliers and cutting off any excess using wire cutters.

For the bow pendant, you will need: 20 cm sturdy jewellery wire, 1 x 6 mm wax bead and 40 x 3 mm wax beads.

Use the round nose pliers to twist the end of the wire into an eyelet.

Thread beads onto the wire: 10 x 3 mm – 1 x 6 mm and 10 x 3 mm. Thread the wire back through the 8 mm bead and use pliers to pull it through.

Add 10 x 3 mm beads and repeat as before with threading the wire through the 6 mm bead.

Thread 7 x 3 mm beads onto the wire and use round nose pliers to bend the wire into an eyelet.

Measure around your neck to determine the length of the necklace. Add approx. 20 cm so that there is also room for attaching the clasp and bow. Now divide the wire into two equal parts.
Put a crimp bead on the end and twist the wire around the wire of the bow. Now thread the wire back through the crimp bead. Pull the crimp bead close to the wire of the bow and squeeze it closed using pliers. Cut off the excess wire.

Thread beads onto the two pieces of wire to create your own design.

Attach a clasp to the necklace: Put a crimp cover and crimp bead on both ends of the wire pieces. Place the crimp cover close to the last bead and slide the crimp bead into the crimp cover and squeeze it together. Cut off the excess wire and then squeeze the crimp cover closed. Attach the jewellery clasp with a round jump ring in the eyelet of the crimp cover. Add a round jump ring into the other eye of the crimp cover to finish the necklace.

These earrings are made with 2 hoops and wax beads: 2 x 8 mm – 4 x 6 mm – 12 x 5 mm – 12 x 4 mm.

Open the end of the hoop using pliers.

Thread the wax beads in this order: 8 mm beads in the middle, then 6 mm, 5 mm and 4 mm.

Bend the end of the hoop back into the closure.

For these earrings, you will need: 2 hoop earrings, 15 cm of sturdy jewellery wire. Wax beads: 2 x 11 x 14 mm, 4 x 6 x 7 mm, 4 x 5 mm and 4 x 4 mm.

Twist the end of the wire using round nose pliers.

Use the round nose pliers to twist the wire between each bead to form a spiral.

Cut off the excess wire. Twist open the clasp on the hoop.

Pull the beaded spiral onto the hoop.

Now bend back the clasp of the hoop.

For this stud earring, you will need: 1 earring stud, 1 x 45 cm jewellery wire, 2 crimp beads. Wax beads: 1 x 8 mm and 137 x 3 mm. If you want to make a pair of these earrings, you will need 100 x 3 mm wax beads for each.

Cut a piece of wire of around 27 cm. Put a crimp bead on the end of the wire and squeeze it closed.

Thread 32 x 3 mm beads onto the wire. Add 1 x 6 mm and again 23 x 3 mm. Thread the wire back through the 6 mm bead.

Add 23 x 3 mm beads to the wire and thread it through the 6 mm bead. Now add 28 beads and thread the wire through the 6 mm bead again. Now thread the wire through the eyelet on the stud.

Thread the wire back through the 8 mm bead.

Add 30 x 3 mm beads and finish with a crimp bead. Cut off the excess wire.

Make these bracelets with elastic cord. Measure around your wrist to get the right size for the elastic cord and add an additional 10 cm for knotting the ends.