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1

Psh Beads -

Crystal

18

necklace ond eorrings

Pork -

biccelei

Gem Jewels -rings

neckloce, bincelel ond eorrings

26

Beach! Beads -

36

Benjomin's Crofts -

40

Second Sin -

42

Sarah

necklace ond oorrings

wine gbss markers

Glitz - rseckbee

44

Wendy Bergamin - brocelet and earrings

48

MDesigns - necklace

52

Goddess Beads -

56

Cosmic Beads -

bookmorirs

necklace

60

Bead Studio - brocebt ond

64

Get Beaded -

62

Beads Direct -broedef and

80

SelonJ -neckbcc,

84

Crystot Park - necklace

92

Bead Co of

96

Amie Gems -

108

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-f^OJECT-

MATERIALS

Learn brick stitch with this Motsuno bead end

CoppwPnfflyWmiogih

Sworovski Crystal bracelet.

IDni

Bsodxtg

ttimd

-Bsige

BEADS
lOpniSo Motsuno Seed
Seali-Kiil-&oU

STEP

ONE

STEP
the

B^-2CU-tdpper

lost

Sgmi12o

FOUR

Ttie fringle fe

IDgoiiSoMnswioSeed

first fay

THE FRtNGLE

mode

d IwD eels of loops. Start

weovirtQ die threod through the

beod di the end of the bond (B). Threod

on 5 e httofi gold seed beods, I x crystol
ronddls. 5 x small gold seed beods. Repeat

Motsuno Seed

27>SimSnnmb
Rondelle Crrsieb
IS

AB

STEP FIVE
Complele second

iSuiruvsb Sepotn

CnstuliAB

some process

Bending needle

Ihroirgli the

Ungih

ol

Blushed p<ea.

net of loops

os in S>ep

Repeat the

Design riole The "Weeve' effect is ochievod

by hovmg the needle or the bock of the tvork.
Ihreoding the beods on ortd tokrng ffie needle

TOOLS

Repeol the process

in

Step 2

in

reverse.

STEP SIX

loop

ir>

(he hrsr sel of fringes,

SEQUINS

Piece rondomly olortg the bnck slitch bond

by vrsoving threod to the desired position,

Threod on o seqvfn, then o smell gold bead.

STEP

TWO

Work the bond

of bnck

siitch urtHI

57 rot

Put Ihe needle bock Ifuou^ the sequin only

and vreove the Ihieod thiough the beads to
the nerd posrtton.

Design nofer AT this time, decide if you tvouid

like to moke yowr brocefer iartgor or shortec

PROJECT

Fontaslic circlet ring creoted by

AAATERIALS
60an

Gem

Jewels

dnM6

'irrp'

Five

SPASKIING RENAISSANCE RING

MEPONE
Threaded

le Are rreddle ol nylon,

fired polished, 1 s

4mm fired

>

3mm

pofrshed bead,

X seed bead, 1 s 4mm fired polished

latcing thread bock through theSmrn,

bead,

Seporate the strands and then

mirror

image

srFP

rwo

do the some

for the other side.

Diogrom 5.

BEADS
?1-74i3nnC2kEn
lioKiHadbMcb
i1

4om Codi

pollslied

[hs length Ihol yog requin

Thread

STEP

FOUR

Take both ends through

dv

peorl,
lire

sopcrolo ends, throod

polished,

4mm Ssrarovsb
on each 4mm
1

seed bead, go through

llie

3rriin

fee potished bead,

in

oC>3

,rfp IK

Sepool Stop 3
[hrflad
fired

seed beod on each ind 1 s 3mrr

1 seed beodi on one

polished head,

thread

>

the other

4mm

end

fire

Knot

llic

reverse for finishing the fsand.

ends together, spot glue; ihrood ersds

cut off ends lo finish.

bock Ihpough bnods,

poluhed bead brinamB

Ihrouflh llie

from Ihe opposite

in

side.

4mm

fire

polished

OiOflram 7.

Oiaorom 0

The profect

fcrfs

for these rings are

airarloble on-line

from

fust

55

hill' rt )IIK

Threod

seed bead on eoch end, take both

o 3mm fre polished from the

Gemdevuefs

Ihreods through

opposite end. Dioaram 3. Continue

until

you gel the length you require

this
less

woy

faefene@gemjevuets.com.ou

7mm.

Fox;

02-9836-3905

FEATURE

TURQUOISE HAS BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES IN ADORNMENTS AND IS

BELIEVED BY MANY CIVILISATIONS TO HAVE PROTECTIVE POWERS;
IT ALSO MAKES FOR A SPECTACULAR SPLASH OF COLOUR IN YOUR
JEWELLERY. SARAH EZZY-DICKSON UNEARTHS THE CREATION
AND HISTORY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL GEM.

FEATURE

FEATURE

ond
'bone turquoise')

turquoise, such os vonscib, bsulite

bone

odonlollte, a fossil

(or

Odonblile wos once found

Fronce,

substitution for turquoise.

is

olso ovqiloble reosSlv,

ond is mode

by

conbm a colour enhoncer or

howovot theie is specubtion that

which moy also

blue dye

type of turquoise

ihis

turquoise in

it,

moy hove very little reel

bemg mode up ot 'hller'

msteod

mqloriot such os howlite

Turquoise has

Il

ts

usuolly

bund

os boods

Foko turquoise can be delected by

venous shooes,

gernmologists by G nunber of

been
combined
often

gems, such
as lopis
ruby

nwggots; howovof lurqvjobo

woy

with other

lozult,

end
and

garnet,

to use turQuoiso is

roft^

con be

mndn

gendnnis.

It

or wwe-wrqpped
been combined

brooches

itilo

hm

often

lesis.

most

bcobd

b itibr * mb gob or

Chunky nuggets can be combnved wnh

seed beods in multi*stTDnd necUoces Ion on
interesting issuli, ond tufQuOMe cobochons

su^ os bpvs bzuli, ruby

ond con olso boh stunning

high magnihcolion.

Red

by Flecks or spots of

vifute,

material

be todteoRy

will

turquoise bos o

dule fnonufaefured

different in

colour ond leilure. depending

on

both

the product

used. Notably stainmg between grorn lines

may

fie visible tn

some dyed

imitations.

with other gems,

con also look

stunning

ond

gornel,

if

modetri

combined

corrbma turquoise rvuggets

twist,

thett

the Slone

is

reel or

not.

The opplication of diheed hydrocblonc

ocid

will

couse odonroliie ond mognesile

heated pnobe con

freshwater
peorls.

necessory to oscarlain

with

on qioenenni stone
to buy, olthough ostechnobgy isdvonces
cheaper options ore bKommg ovoibble
the nuggets.

is still

It

quite

obo be opphed

on

to

hos been Ireoted with oR orwos, or

if

It

II

plastic. Llnfortunotefy, mutation turquoise

stones ore

likely to greatly

outnumber

if

il

reel

IMITATIONS
The Egyptians

miibted *uiquoe by

lint

a hoe powder ond then

and gbzmg it with a m'txrure
blue ozuriteond powdered lolc;

grinding quorts inb

fusing

It

of moloohite,

In

TREATMENTS
Due

lo lijrquoise beirtg

such n sertsihvo stone,

by heat,

more modern

times the ptoclice of

undergo o form of ireotmeni before

with Ihe

ii

con be

improvement of technology; hrjwever

widely regorded os berrtg the best techniques.

ond magnesite, both

white

in

having nolurol block

ineltises

of

colour, with the

bund m

whKh

or*

rtoturolly

brmet sSone

vemmg

lutquoise

ofso

smwlor to dxt

Some

stones

ore sometimes ocddentoltv confused with

the colour.

light coolirtg of

applied to the stone rsnd

odding to
lurquoise

Its
is

the suengih

wos or

oil ts

be obsorbed,
ond colour If o
will not absorb os

will

of high quolity

ii

wwifmenl

for

ifs

what port

becu^v.

of the worid

Ihe turquoise
-

which

synlhetic resin,

i^n,

is

usually

Ie 0 '

itself

the

hos

of the stone olso ploys

The bluer the

is

you ore m, ond where

come

is

some

octuofly formed.

It

fiom. The colour

a port

stone, the

however there

seen as fraudulent

people, and can often

is

unless the resm includes

g furouolse

*-;

in its

voluotion:

mote voiuoble

speculation on

often oppoons

in

popular

way

to use

turquoise

is

to inlay

it

into

gold or

silver

it

how

it

crocks

to

produce

stunning rings
challrytuniiuoise

is

metres under the surface.

pressure

or pendonts.

surd with eposy or plosfic which forms

CARE OF YOUR TURQUOISE

ooplied fo low-grode or unstobic
.

*0

make

if

usoble, but

is

Turquoise

sometimes

con

is

olter the

very sensitive to solvents,

which

colour of the sione. Products

such os perfume, cosmetics and lewellery

-e deteloped
e
*'

in Ihe

1950s

in

Arizona,

o costly process that requires

rt

:o's

ond

cieoning fluids

mony

turquoise mining oparotions would

hardness of sir

*:'S orquorti)

(softer

The colour

and con

will oil

skin

oil.

ottock the finish of the

Prolonged exposure lo

to dehydration.

before puffing on your jewellery, orid

cleon your turquoise wilh

is

found wilh thin 'webs' of block, brown

These wobs ore referred to as

esrquoise matrix,

will

due

than window

of ihe stone con

--ge from o sky blue to a grey-green, and

I^t grey.

stone,

apply ony make-up, sunscreen ond hoirsproy

DPERTIES OF TURQUOISE
*d hos a

gem, os

either lessen the

soft cloth to

ony build-up of residue; and

its

own

non-oirttght bos

turquoise

will

(if

to store

it's

it

ovoid
in

oirtighl, the

be ruinedl) to ovoid scratches

PROJECT

STFPTpN

?, Conllnufl

bonding to moke o loop.

Hold the loop with chain

twisting the

4.

noM

pliers while

end around the heod pin

twice.

Cot oH the hood ol the hood pin end ony

SfFP SIXTEEN
Thread the

drops onto an

chatti

ring in the (ollowing order;

!5iink,20

Is

link,

15

secure the drops

Lad*

Moon

Pendent

ond
to

8mm
10

link,

lOlink, 7

link,

[ump
link,

link,

roposiliun the

ill

on lop

ol ihe

chain drops.

BRAf.tIt

'.TEPONF
STEP FOUKlfctN

Using wire

Fringe drops

of

Using romoining choin, cut seven lengths

2 > seven links. 2 < 1 0 links, 2 1 5 links,

1
a 20 links- With 7 a heod pins, form

cultera, cut

the choin into lour lengths

10cm for a bracelet with a finished length ol

1 9cm Including the closp. II you have a small

>i

10cm and two

lengths ol

G bracelet

on

with

5cm,

whicit will

overall length ol

8cm.

produce

PROFILE

EXUBERANCE EXUDES WHEN CHAT TO SIMONE PONT ABOUT HER LOVE

FOR HER WORK. AS SHE SAYS, 'MY BUSINESS NAME IS LOVE YOUR WORK.
LIKE TO THINK THE NAME IS FUN AND QUIRKY, JUST LIKE MEI'
I

ond hogs Simone hos dobbled

oaokiiivng es oppeof os

the

mod

bemg

with silver cloy,

oble to give her

her work.

lontostic textoros in

She obo enoys oplonng crossovers

her work
iny

'I like

il

be O piece on

shell,

accent

my metol

work, but

Sfinorte's

work

Most of

"There's

confesses: 'I'm o

nothing more
flattering

than

someone
parting with
their

hard-

eorned money
for something
youve

bit

of on eclsdic mi* myself

- Ifovelo creote beauliful Ihings but

love cofs, fishing

onb

seem

lo

my

bits.

else

tust

eonsloni driving force to

ond moke things

with the

lake vintoga

most weird and

hove

bris Ihot

been descorded ond give them a new

does or has and

rt

is

life.

ond
and

this

oboul anything when

effort in tioclung
bits

and pieces

or hond-mods.

ihat

tell

love

"I

that you're

hes been

to creole
lor

"

end

and patterns
fVimonfy,

Simone loves working

mostly with sterling silver

ond

when

the price

is

comas

to bridal

the perfect

beods

the nght colours.

know who*

bride,

but

will

iusi feel

work

whoi's

it

right,

mork yeti'
wedding commission wos

hoven'1 missed the

Simone's

hvst

ogo from a girl who was living

oveiseas bui hoving he* morrioge ceremony
0 lew years

wllh

0 mutuol friend ond wrote from Ihe

United Kingdom, osking

sea urchins

exploining ihot she loves Iheir tesluies, colours

gold

it

down

in just

made by o
VIO

someone's time ond core

She has o special fetish

owoy

mey sound w ei rd

Simone confides that her inspiration

comes irom rneny things, including onything
ptitinitvo,

use

work comes through word-of-

the best feeling

underslonds and loves your work."

the ideo of beittg able to

commission,

She entoys spending lime wilh the

'Straight

hofdmg something

in

like to

made."

orgomc, or

is vio

obo

plastic

pieces,

guess

love creoling the perfect pieces lo

'I

Most cd

in Ihe most unltkaly places.

hove a knack of finding the

unfindoble. H'S
lind

soys,

also

Fcolbolir

ovcfseos and

wonderfol

own.

ill

some
end

olso set Ihese bits

brooches, pendonls ond eornngs.

to

wilh

use diKereni molenoli

>o

work wlyether

soy 0 length of ribbon,

or gloss; but

il

Smone would

moke her wedding yewellery. Simorte made

Jess a lieio that become more ol o crown,
ond o crocheted neckloce, and these

meioU,

and somclimos

with

affutdoble. Using sterling

leotuie pieces for necklaces, brooches.

dress, Jess obsoluteJy loved her [ewellery

looked omtuing As Simone soid, 'When

you've got i righir

and

PROJECT

-PROJEa

Wine and dine your friends

Designed by Second Sin.
6 1

ilh

Sworovski crysfol.

Jocv Rm$s4i6nm
olroody cttachtd, S<iorovsb baod, Be
spacer,

MfcP

for fnsfruertons

:iti

iHRtt

oo openrng ond dosing

SworonVt beod

FOUR

-f^OJEO--

GOLO
NECKLACE
MATERIALS
7

tBeodCncp

doAMdo^DoU

The charm of caged beods never

foils

1o look great.

simple

yet stunning project by Soroh Glitz.

GOLD NECKtACE
ONE

clasp.

STEP

Cream ond 3 SlocL

Chech length ti coned and cnmp.

Wori should be firm tuf rio> slr,

OWE

TAKE

Placs beads into pot1ffi

4

on beodmg boord.

Plocs Loxl ovi beods

BEADS

NECKLACE

SILVER
ond push bead

into cenire

cdcoee

/ in totol.

STEP

ONE

Place beads onto

STEP

TWO

Thread

from Ihe

beodmg boord

Iron! cenire al youi

storting

necklace place

ligenail through crimp, ihroogh

mad

silver (MS], targe sAorlLS),

borrel

MS,

bead, h^, 1$,

LS,

MS, ted

MS block

barrel beod,

MS. green

borrol bead,

MS,

LS,

MS.

l^tojEciT-

BRACELET 1
MATERIALS

Lompwork

30dn

two different looks for

bronm

rigengil

Btonie loggle tliup

bronze boib wl)h a loo

brorzcrriiiiM

By

and

discs

this

bracelet and eorring

DESIGNER'S NOTE
Oir

Tbraod

hove

used ore borotllicole encased donuls.

BEADS

tire 8

bndr

(Urn

Joponete Moiiunn

ONE

Thread

circular

TOOLS
Flat note pllei

shape

bead.

in Ihe

lampwork

head

pin.

disc,

Repeat with the other

will call

five

beods ond

seed bead,

x smoll disc, ihree

x crimp,

seed heads, o

ball

group end three seed beads Repeal

live

times, lolpl pi

c.

Threod

Small disc,

'b'

groups,

six hail

X enmp,

around your

Try

through fhe loop on the boil, forming o

wrppped loop. Cut off any excess wire,

the Tigcrtail in Ihe

order-

Crimp,

b Thread

s seiod

seed bead onlo o heed pits.

leaving 2mnt obove the send bead ond
using the round nose pliers moke a semi-

beads onto

Ihe

Ipllowii'ig

0.

STEP
f I riiHillor

SO I

set.

TWO

STEP

of the projects the smoll discs

till

6i lomiiwork ovoud diu

reed

can eosily make

differenf boles

Wendy Bergomin.

sped bead,

wrist for size,

remembering

to loke (he length ol the toggle Into occounj.

II

boils.

you

find that the brocelef is

too short or

too long you con odd or remove

some

of the

Ihese 'boil groups'.

STEP THREE
Thfood one section toggle closp onto Ihe
Tigortoil

ond then pass (he

Tgartoil bock

through the crimps ond seed beads

least

he

2cm, Using the

crimps

STEP
ll

n(

end.

POUR

you hove kepi Ihe

mom

lor at

ciiinping pliers, llollon

spool, cul

it

Tigeriail

ok obout

connected to iho

5cm

from the beods

Thread second section of tha loggle closp,

Ihreod bock through Ihe crimps and beods Eo

Use

Ihe crimping pllere to Flotten rhe crimps.

SECOND BRACELET
STEP ONE
Thread two seed baoris onto o head
I

X disc bead,

pin,

2 x seed beads.

Join iiiose io Ihe bails by using iho round

nose

pliant to

moke o wrapped

loop

lop ol the hood pm. Cut

olt

Repeat,

groups'.

loiol eighi 'bale

bead ond head pin

on fhe clasp.

will

in

(ho

any escoss wire

be used

One

for

siiore

a dongle

I
rj.

II
iLii

1
iiyiii

ilii

111
ill!

STEP FIVE
Thrsod the ends beck through the beods

down

to the

bod ogotn

both directions.

in

This -forms 0 ring.

Pull

the ends lighHy

then floHen the cnmps.

ond

You may need

Oesigri note:
efse to hold ihe

loop for you

it.

Yhe doublo loop should

Pta

sit

to get

someone

for this step

STEP SIX
Open tlie loop on the eornng
Close
k double ring onto

wire

and Ibrcod
Using the round nose

the loop.

comfortably over

wrapped loop

pliers,

at the lop of the

form o

head

pin

close to the beads. Cut off any excess.

two crimps.

Open

on the earring wire ond

Carefully
heod pm loop over

the loop

slip the

It.

close the earring wire loop.

STEP

EARRINGS 3
STEP

ONE

Repeat Step

Yhreod 7 X seed beads,

f

seed beods,

TWO

onto 0 heod pin

x srnoU

lampwork

disc,

disc,

for the other earring.

6 x seed beods

Bergomjn Beods

Enjoy your own

Business-in-a-Box.

RkOJEOT-

MATERIALS
4 riBIfK

'

incorporoles the
'

techniques found

lompwork

Doo

This design by Maria

|o[iprwiitioli!lj|

siiisiwireOtom

in

French beaded flower work

beod.

lentil

foldora cod cups, gold

gpfd plplcd juinp rJcg

gold plated iiaok (lup

gold ploiod

hoed pin
orid wire

don

gold ploiod vtlie 0.6mni

loHowing steps

TIb

thfoiigli the proress of

STFP ONE
Cul 40cm 0.4mm

BEADS
120x&oltfowit mmI bcodo

dS I So gold seed hccdi-C

will

guide you

mnkmg one

slluer wire; slip

petol

IS seeds

baods of lha three colouie rondomh, Moee

the

beads towards the centre of the

STEP

wire.

TWO

Fold the two ends of

loop with the beods;

2(in locol loinpwoili

loud

ioining the

two wire

ends dose

to the

beods

to avoid being

loosQ.

moke two

iTri

TMRrr

wi

TOOLS
Ruiind iiovt plidto

Oidtr

non

pliers

>n

24 seed beads

of Ihe three colours

towords Ihe beod

the existing loop

SIbP SEVEN

end

Repeat Slops

wite

ioin Ihe
lolls

two

lognlher,

cs close os possible

0'\

to lha

hoods

oitd twist the

wire

clustei,

two

toils twice.

to

6 and complete

five petols.

STEP

ONE

flower. Twist

two wire ends together oil the woy I

'

down
Using

the wire; twisi around the wire siem,

iivd petals,

hP FIVE

them together

bring

as c bunch with the

Use

ihe thickest orea of the

round nose

pliers,
|

Slort twisting all

the

STEP

wires together from

SIX

obout 1cm below the

Cut ppprcwimotely 15cm

petals, end twist all the

way down in order to

wrapping around the loop leaving o

moke

thick

stem with

pulling Ihe

pH the wires.

STEP

wropping

5cm

toil

to hghlen.

rtf

silver wire; storl

5cm

ihe opposite direclion,

Moke obout

sis

or seven

TWO

to the other, piecing the wire stems between

STEP SEVEN
Adjust the focol bpod, the petals ond the loop
|

so thot those

STEP EIGI

sil

nicely tageflier.

IT

To covet the loop with cotton cord, cut

STEPTHRCi;
Cut obout 0cm
1

lentil

wire, slip the focal

bead towards thq centre of the

STEP

lornpwork
wire.

FOUR

lop and bottom, bring towards the bock of the

5cm

ol

PROJECT

CASCADE

Super easy, super fun. Leove them

BOOKMARK

moke book

MATERIALS
I

ilaige squigg(bool:na(k

metrt

ihecr^duCy jimp

your books to

in

shelves look more inviting and decorotive.

Designed by Sharon Hutton of Goddess Beading.

ol Tigertoil

30 X trimin

TASSLE

COTTON CORD

BEADS

STFPONE

30rglqsi pwrls ot Queried

Cut chain

in

CASCADE BOOKMARK
STEP

5cm

pieces.

Cut 3 x 50cm

ONE

Cut 4 X

25cm

pieces of Tigertoil. Feed

oil

beads of itmops iiz.

Tigertail threads

Ploce

qII

enids

icrlo

the (oldouer leather enci

bookmark.

length ol

your book

30-40cm

size. Finish

through the fvmD ring on the

Fold Tigsrtail in half,

duty crimp over

plait to

ORGANZA

all

add heavy

ends, stide up to the lop

depending on

ends with the foldover

ol Tigcrtorl

coming from the loop on the

leaihec end.

RIBBON

TWO

BOOKMARK

STEP

MATERIALS

Attach the choin onto the foldover leather end

Using

With the head pins, turn loops on

opprrxdmatfllv

STEP

TWO
first

strand, place a

beod of the top,

metre oForganzo ribbon

DoET

separate beads into two piles

tparere

all

beads,

15 each

Tcm

STEP THREE

closing the loop onto the choin.

Repeat on

Kit costs

Sfi.OO plus pcsstage.

opart as you

1000)-

the

oil

stronds using

oil

COnON CORD
BOOKMARK
I^TERIALS
^
lOnn black

nidiel diDin

black ritkel

block nickel Foldover

leothmendt

aeir]

jump ling

the

beads

beods of the sorne sde and colour

some orea on

Kif costs

in

the protect. Trim the necess

TASSLE

?i

go down

pile.

the loop, plocing through the chain then

570.00 ptus posfoge.

.itp

rwo

Goddess Beoding Buppbes

food boodt onto both ilrands

using two crtmps,

cnmp under

Cpf

Tigorlail,

desipn and

Beyerly Hits

NSW

Telephone: 02 9)50 993!

PROJECT

MATERIALS
60(111

Tigeioil

Tourmaline-pink surrouncJed on

commonly

ore

A Cosmic
Cut the piece

44iUicn

36 (long

sterling silver

sterling silver

heed pns

by green weedges

oil sirdes

referred to as watermelon with this stone.

Beads creotion.

ONF

STEP
20cm of??g(ru9e sFeiUrg

STEP SIX
of wire in holf

and^ using round

Ajtordv

nher wire

o bead stopper to one end of the

Ploce oside for the cones lotet

TWO

STEP
Put

14

ol the large

nuggets on the long heod

pins torming a wrapped lopp on each

Save two

lor the

ends ol the

one

locotl piece.

STEP THREE
Place

22

of the

medium nuggets on

the

remoining long heod pins forming o wrapped

loop on eoch one. Seve two for the ends of
Uilnrge

tnuiniQliiie

STEP
Place

U^iwse or beitl

FOUR
all

44

medium, one

medium, 2

sirvgle

small,

4mm

beod,2

mediurn and

small,

small.

of the small nuggets ctn tlvesliod

STEP SEVEN
When you push

TOOLS

STEP FIVE

together

ihtvy

oil

the beads

up dose

should form a nice 'V' shape.

nose

STEPFIGHI
centre and the smollest on the ends.
Keep aside 1 4 of the smallest ol the

pins - lorgest

first,

then the smaller.

Length of

SO-SSem

litlitheij piece'

one on

either side

ond

STEP TWELVE
to
if

!i-P

NINt

4.5

vrith

leigc holes lor

ee^

side

Check the

Ds

C>estgr note;

ttie

so

hose

Vou don't want

fecol section needs a bil of

to faff nicely.
tr

On the

other hand, don't

that Tigerto'l

vrtlt

show.

SIEP EOURTEEN
Pul o cone on one ol the ends, start a
wrepped loop ond otioch one section of

STEP TEN
crimping

tcgelher
tight

Crimp the second side, ogoin using two

enmps end thread the Tigettoil bock through

so you

Threod your Tigettoil bock lliioggh.

lor^th ol the necklace before

Oes^ nose:

st/ond rnysed - there

Allow obout

loll

loo

room
leave

STEP THIRTEEN

iMod stopper ond thread on itoll

to! the slrond ol smelt nuggets on eoch side.
TAKE CARE, Melee sure you sove obout
RfifflOve tl>e

5cm

cooes ood

tli

toggle

side to ottoch the other section of the toggle.

Costotkits: if 30 plus postage.

Llnyilod k/ts ovaiTohte.

Using two crimps,

enmp one

side to eye pin

Irom step one ond Ihreod the

Tigertoil

the

toggle. Close the loop. Repeat For the other

use the whole

didn't

were 22 hoods over

for the

i!EP ELEVEN
bock

vrvrw.cosmicbeods.com.ou

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This spiral thread technique creates o

MATERIALS
"""

bouquet

of flowers

delicate end comfortable to weor. Designed and

creofed by Jo Coppens ot The Bead Studio.

t.BjiioiitiiipniitiSmni

hml Irins SOmn

2 1

Boha

pin!

3B

ONt

STtP

D,

Tiirood nppdifl
DiBlyPinl

NyiM Hu

willi

opproumolelv

-5 metres

ol Nv^no Ihrecd,

up 4

Pick

M Odd 3x0 ond lltregd to end

of Ihteod, leoving approximolely

6cm

for

X bicone,

then threod through

x D,

M os in previous sectrors.
Continue

until

in

some monner

of spirol rope

you hove three pink bicones end on the

change

fourth

pirvk

bicone for Reridot crysloL

finishii^ closp bier.

BEADS

STEP EIGHT
hdd (lower beod

TWO

STEP

6 X Sixm pint pccilt

TTiread bqck

Borel)Pink

up through bollum

make on even
1

groin Doilr Pink

gram (#711)

>

Mm led

X D.

4M

of

lo

it,

Then pick up f x M and

Rnk bi*cone ond 1 x D and
lost 3 of M on previous

circle.

4mm

in some woy os pearl ond

beod cop, going through
securing both
sides mtb seed beod ond slip knot to start

threod up through

7mm

Dnlira

bends

Film band-mede Qnv

tow

to begin spiral rope.

STEP NINE
Continue making sptrcl sedions, ofterrioling
beod copped peods and flowers as

STEP THREE

32 X

fmm gto biemres. Pink

lOidmmSvrarovddbitoiiet,

Thread needle through the

you Itove just
direodcd on, making it sil atop the
row

STEP

TOOLS
Tbrnod condtiiotiBr
Beading needle-Size 10

Leitglb of liitcsbed piere.lSun

features, unlit you

ond

hove four peorl leofuras

three flowers.

within the pattern.

STEP TCN

TOUR

On

Continue picking up

ond

M,

x D,

arid Ihrexrdrng through

previous rows

x bicone

0 of

end

or

xprt

section for end,

thread

moke

when you hove

STEP ELEVEN

up 0 beod cap,

poorf,

beod cop and

Thieod on

colloi

and

seed beod.

Pass thread bock through colloi

beods

lightly ogetinsi

rope oircody mode.

existing

beod work, securing

Weave thread through

STEP SIX

moke

slip

knot

lost

ond then

through beod cop, pearl, ond

rtexi

section of

spiirsl

rape.

into

beods

lo

Each section between peoifs ond fbwer

features, sJorl by Ihreoding on 3 x M ond

You con otso threod/weove bock through

whole bracelet for added strength, finishing
with two slip knots. Trim
to

SIEP SEVEN

different

DESIGNER'S NOIE

bockwords through beod cops, peotl ond

to

ond

with slip knot.

strengthea ropo.

For added strength ond to slop tiro next

oreo of spirol rope slipping, I ilien threod
Deltco and rnuke o small

continue

this

finished

lost

STEP F!W
Pick

lost spirol

you hove five breones

rope poHcm.

until

wilbin the spiral

section consist of five pink bicones os in the

very first spirol rope area. TAKE CARf Do not

end ol threod close

beod.

STEP TVv^LVE
1

Repeol on other end of spiral with Ihe 15cm

Close collots, ottoching [ump

slort Ihreod.

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PROFILE

BERNADETTE AND LEN MCFADDEN SHARE

THEIR INTERESTS

AND

LIVELIHOODS.

Semadette is passionote about beads, m

she lives and breoihes them, porticulorly
peads in oil their glorious shapps, sizes ond
cobuis - anduding Ireshwoler, salt woter
foct

Afcoyo ond South Sea pcorl. She olso loves

comlining peorlswilh gemstones. Sworovski

and fVeciosQ crystals, ond fompwork heeds

o kolebostc^ iJ combinolrons.
Starting her coreer

some 35

i'

years ago

olongside her foSier in o Sydney |ewellery

store. Bemcdcfle cocefully observed and
helped os he mode ond repoired wolches

ond

clocks. Whilst she enjoyed her time there

induding leotning how to repoir smoll docks,

she soon decided H wos not the coreer she
f
wonted, so she followed her heart and moved!

on

to slnng peorls

This led to

and gemstone heods

Bemodelle becoming o 'sieve

to

the trade', where she ran her own

business
working for the 'Trode' and severol peoi

nierchonfs. until Ihe

move

to

Melbourne four

when she begon to focus rnoro on

iho dosflnospects of jewellery. This
cenlted
yeors ogo.

of

how h

They

IN TELLING Ihe story

arxl Botnodette goi logdher.

met through vyork soma ISywrs

ago. when Bernadette wos in the repair
Best

doporlraenl of a Sydney ioweller's store,

ond
Len W05 woriiTng (or o Melbourne wholesaler

They hod their [iut foce-to-foce meeting when

he wos on holiday in Sydney, and he invited
Ihe

felsry Irish

gid out for a coffee, which

-n moking

and her I
*
customers,
tsttmais. with most of her commissioned
business coming vio word-of-mouth commonaj
from hoppy dienis, Her style is 'olde-woride'
in

Ihoi

she lakes o elossic concept end puts

her creotiva spin to

that

is

historyl

ond Ihe

linished dssigitil

light.

As Bemodelle soys on her website, "Working

ond gemstones is not fust o

business for

fen out - and Ihe

rest

it.

tend to be delicate orid

she declined.
was some 1 2 yeors loler ihot
Bemodelte come to Melbourne ond asked
It

'

beoutilul pieces for herself

with peorfs

is

me -

il

is

possian,

input into eyary piece

o possion

create

Many

"Working with
that this lovely neckloce

is

now being worn

by (he lowrlh generotien o^ the lomily, and

that

it

is

peorls find

geinstonos

mokes

lore ntomants tike this ihot

is

not

just

rapoirs so reworjing.

When

osked lo notnlnole the jewel

her collection, Burncdolte sold.

to

answer

this

in

am tom

business [or

me

it

IS

hove o beoutitui Soolh

baa baroque pearl that

pendonl which

odoro

...

mode

Into

or there

is

also o

pussion, a

passion thof

vinloge Venation gloss beod with o feothered

is

input into

every piece
1

create."

I^OJE(|a-I

MATERIALS
14k gold kjlnl

lobfici ilev

Wire loce

is

NECKLACE
STEP

ONE

Cv1 nine pieces

BRACELET
MATERIALS
msold filled kbwdn

4fnn prid pleie ISpee

4Cknm heed

pie, geld pleie,

.021

42iin

dnn vin leQ pole geld

funclionol

and fun giving

Ihis

Neckloce,

Brocelet ond Eorring Set o soft look. Designed by SelonJ.

IQiimn BoUidmiwagd

RROJEGT

strand. Designer's note: TTtis will

evenly spctced

9I

Iwisls.

STEP SE\^N
Repoar

finishing step froin Step 5. Attach

iurnp rmg^

x section of toggle to the wire

STEP EIGHT
Finding the middle of the neckloce, put

Onpther

bunch the wires up; ensure

twist to

loop ot the fold- Twist wires together for I

a length ot 4cm.
srnell

STFP NINE

loop.

two

Pull tight.

wires.

Threod

x block

seed beod,

Wire wrap the two stronds.

SIEP TEN

FOUR

STEP
Onto

Wrap 6Dcm

Foutlh length of the

l-5m

wtre, thread

80

the

length x

78 gouge wire above

bose of the donut twice so there are

6mrr bicone, allowing the beads

wire at

bose tour

ftrnes.

Leave approxirnotely

to foil

approximotely Icm before the donut Fold

wire over and twist the fold together.

Wrap

the remaining wire at the base of the existing

block seed bead once. Repeat with the wire

? ?

on

STEP ELEVEN
the wire. Ftosition so they
the other

beods

|us1

sit in

the

middle ot

added. Wrap around the

STEP FIVE
STEP TWELVE
holt. Twist all

of the wires together to toon one

a wire wrapped loop. Refer
on page 1 20.

strond. Finish with

basic instructions

boss threa times to secure, bring to the front

ond

trim,

Crysta/ Porir

STFP SIX

9 Cossio Sfreef, Browns Pfains Qfd

Telephone 07 3800 3825

with two twists Ql every

diriitt

bicone on the

RROJECT

MATERIALS
Merol wii

lioit

Sugar

ol2Sgojqc beading

2Smm ere piat

lire

ond

spice

'n'

(omb

Reel

T7 1

b I small

(imm)

Bead Compony

all

bisr

designed by the

things

Victoria.

SUGAR CANDY COMB

BEADED TOP FRAME

16cm (oDpruinalelr) small

STFP

the

ONE

last

Mauve

tsetween

oil

the

poarl.

will

loke 10 peorls)

bottom of the

ISibmm

lop

1^ hand

corner of the

hakoomb

palling

pearls.

if needed .to pecure the wire to the

comb. Bring wire to the front of the hair

this

process

to the

end

If

RceJ
*

you run out of beodmg

wire ot orry time- cut onolher Iffnglh

reel

if

in

pearts usirtg Fbwder

loke 10 peorls).

pliere

hair

and /orn

(this 1

Repeot ihe process on the I

Mouve

prsoris (this will

Designer's note:

SwTfosski pearls,

mm Swnrcmski

Repeat

Mouve peoHs

round cboir

BEADS

2d 1

lo Ifie existing

ctff

the

one by Iwrs/rnJ

both pieces together at feasi three limes.

in
eiYSials,

IS X

Ugbl Ameflipst

between the

hoir

first

comb ond

ond second spike

bring

rf

of the

up through the bock

pearl, repROl the first process until you ho-e

covered the top bor of the hair comb {this will

lOmmSwarovski

csYsnil

TWO

Heart Pemlanr, Rose AB

STEP

TOOLS

connecting

sure you forn them together direclly

peoW

be too

or

beod because

thick lo

the twisted wire

go bock through o peorl

STCPTHRFF

Bring wire through the bock of the lost

Mauve

wire back through the middle of the pearls

weoving

pearl,
it

zr

Bring the wire up behind Ihe back of the laslj

two Mouve peorfs; thread Hie wire in belweaM
Ihem bringing the wire to the front. Thread a-

Artiellisst

after
Witt

5mm Svarombi bicorie

2x lOmm Smamrski cryslal

Mean Nndanis, UphI
AB

Moke

it

to the hoir

should

now be

in

pearls.

Thread

up through Ihe wire

comb. Beodingwire

between

ihe losl

two Mauw:

x ftpwder Rose peorl; bring the

X Light

bringing

Rose bicone

it

to the

crystal

Ihen thread the

back again Bring the wire

i
*

TOOLS FOR

Simple stringing with precious stones

Hoi*n^piiBrs

just

...

simple beouty.

Wire curtm

MATERIALS EBONY & IVORY

NECKLACE
80im
1

(lecrTtgerlail

1 Steriing Si^e^ rogglc doip

2 1 Staling

EBONY & IVORY NECKLACE

STEP

ALLURING AMBER NECKLACE

ONE

STEP

Uoe tKe Tlgerioil he strirvg tone crimp beced,

ond CHIP hoH of the cloep Aess the Tegerioii
bock Ihrougb the enmp bcecid; enmp.

Silvftr aittips

STEP

TWO

Siring

orifl

diogonal bood. Tbpn airing onp

while ovol bone,

one bbek

ogcrie bead,

one

Uoeik oval bone and one block ogole beod.

ONE

Use: ihe Ttgertoil to siring

ond one

one crimp beod,

bolf of Ihe closp. Ross the Tigertoil

bock through Ihe crimp bead; crimp.

STEP

TWO

Siring

one

Hill

Tribe silver beod,

Round born, one

one omber

Hill Tribe silver

one amber
bead, and

ovol horn. Repeat three times.

Repeot so limes. Siring one while ovol bone

8 1 38nirn White Oval
7

i3Q(nn

Slack

SoM

STEP THREE
Siring Ihe

Ovd Sans

STEP THREE
Siring

lacaled beads

one crimp beod, and Ibe other

boll of

Ibe closp. Pass the tlgorioil bock Ihrovgh

crimp beod; crimp.

Finidicd length oi piece:

AppreKliitorwy 62coi

MATERIALS

AMBER
NECKLACE
70cm

cloorTigericijl

litei Trio Silra toggle dcBii

2 1 Sterling Silver crim|u
I

>

Cell

SOmin

Hill

Tnhe ^ber Sun

Pondurt

Leogiti of linithed piece:

50mm Sun

Coil Pondont. Repaol

step hvo, reversing the siring sequence. Sinnj

lire

one crimp beod, and

the other half of the

clasp. Boss the Tigertoil

crimp bead; crimp.

bock through the

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Wisbware Beads that combine a

more challenge

little

with lots of lovely wire work.

OUVINE WIRE DANGLE NECKLACE

STEP

ONE

Cut 20 oouge wire into four' segments, 3

* 45cfn in length, 1 x 5cm. Hold the 3
1

45cm

strands, twist the

15cm segment

around them approximately lOcm trom th

end. Reterring to the diogram, threod on t
appropriate beads, turn the end orid wrap
it mio a loop, TAKE CARE: Moke
sure that
the beads for the dongles hong at dif+erere

levels

on the necklace.

STEP

TWO

Use the

flot

down so

nose

that

if

pliers to press the coil

is light.

Take the middle

fPi it off ond hide into the

other side. The remoining stronds, th.

DA

Ihe crysiols os per the diagrom, after iS

crysiols loke the piece of wire just cul off

ond creoie Iwo

these

down

smell coils

with

floi

on each

side to

nose pFien.

STEP THREE
Approx 17cm obove the beads,

ond

twist

wrap

three to ottach the drogonflies to Ihe

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PEARL WRAPPED
'^!?5k'CE
MATERIALS
I

"Kk

ling gold

PfARL WRAPPED

pli

STEP
50Dn?2goagenoni

ONE

stiodow oysiob; ing one

side,

Ground

BEADS

|usl

above

llie ciyslal.

ihe (reshwolcr peorl, kike

one

Tbreod on
side

ond

IwisI

2<1miiiM>glsrcnn
Pll!

5jl"'^io**oyBols,

ihe

ends

off

ond hk

neckpiece ond, unsi

Ihe piece

ond

rO'Ser

BLUE

swarovski
CRYSTAL
EYEGLASS

CHAIN

EYEGLASS CHAIN
STEP

MATERIALS
39m 1 Bos

BIUE SWAROVSKI CRYSTAI

Figom drain

sib!rpkitd-li35m

NA2>2cmlongiki

5n>Z3|n^ oiiiilk wire,

Using Ihe piece of 35cm ol

choin ond
opproximolel,

on eye

dot!)' ipoceis.

SwQrDtdioyilol bkoiras
< 1

{mm ligtn Cmibbooii

20cm

22 gouge

wire, cr

using round nose pKors;

ihreod oi

fine piece.

slobfe,

30i dilnim

ONE

Using chain noso

wrop

iho

end Ground

pliers lo

hoi

lo creole

STFP TWO
Repem Ihe som
Ihe line figoro c

AQUAMARINE
BLUE HAIR STICK
1 iilftr pletsd Lflit mk rib

OLIVINE GREEN TICERTAIL

2
1

KCliQilonpmdi
1

onliQue pold laggli dpip

Tubi trimpi,

gdd

plated

DRAGONFIY NECKIACr
^IfPONf
Using 20crtt of

TigrrilaiL

section

cnmp creolmg

bicaace,

in the

diogrom, chmpfng

after.

bnrn

2 e

dinscrty into the

crimp twice inMLo, cut the ends

for Ihe

dom

port logeUter to

other side of Ihe rterdrloce

this Inal

oiiviie Vkioal Sasebod,

Eirliepwi

Inn Swwanki ttruol

Wromt. Uodi
11

Repeot

|ulit)i

Inn SwQfpnk^ bnm

tryttals,

21

lip,

ond then push the

hide the ends.

Leaving a

spoce, crimp oboul ?.Scm ftom

fl I

off

and then attach the closp onto the ChordoHe

Inn Svaroetk)

lin

Hide the end thread

ChorlrsIM

thread on o crimp

going through one hole ol the dmgisnfly

connector^ bock Ihroirgh the

BEADS
2

domod

nn Jvtmelm In pobsb

section ol beods

the

6mm
oil

2 1 olivne green Ceedi prndr

STEP

dlornoflds

2 1 Irnn

light

groan hre gehdi

diomond,

foce

green

k 4miri block

connector and then bock Ihiough Ihe

6nn SwcnrnB

Etnire

6mm Roiebud fire polisli crvslol.

i
6mm olivine bicone. Crimp oiler Threod
a 6mm olivine fire polish crytioL
a

on

fire

the

polish beod,

some

way.

TWO

Using onothar piece of

Stop

TAKE CARE:

Ilgertail,

foUrpvnng

using a dilleronl sequences ol beods

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CRYSTAL

NECKLACE
MATERIALS
SI

GOl D OVAl CRYSTAL NECKLACE

STEP ONE.
togmom approsimoM>v Son a 22
gouge wire, bend m halt, wmp otound )ho M>|
Usiny a

??fM QfiU oih

7il7irfligoUwab
ddle oF ihe oval, Ihreod or> the

round

the base

the oval. Curl die

on eye ond wrop, the same os

in

end

into

the top.

Using these instructions creole the Following

14

ifmnHeidtibrea

0 1

4i1m oMq< goU

Indocolile, Siniii Hoishi luivMlos.

RHINESTONE
EARRINGS WITH
DRAGONFLIES
MATERIALS

RHINESTONE EARRINGS WITH

DRAGONFLIES
STEP

ONE

Cut chain

into lengths ol

.STEP

TWO

Wire wrap the 6inm

Khtnestone ond

2 x d 5cm, 2 x -

cryslol

copper donut,

4mm ight Coloredo

bicone With the pieces of ctcpn, cetoch

top
I

drogonfly to the end of eoch of die two 4.t

lengths

ond

dregonlly to die middle oF

STEP THREE
Altochtlie tliieew
ot the Chotons,

HT*l|sM7aa
1

<BUB Susottln beeess,

tigh] Colfltedo

reset

item Smrordiidoaiili,

one
lOlnfng wire pboul 5tni Irom ih

of

ttv

each ol the

chom

lengdis, inducting the

ones with the dregordhes, and onto die end ol

Ihe Chprcns,

Adoch the eo

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SINGLE STRAND
GREEN CRYSTAL
BRACELET
MATERIALS

CROCHET SINGLE STRAND GREEN

2>i.teitioim,iMilwn5

CRYSTAL BRACELET