Long Crystal and Pearl Necklace

We’ve used the two different sizes of turquoise magnesite wheels, plus some of the new 6mm round wood beads to make this long necklace. Simply strung on tigertail and spaced with size 11/0 matte seed beads.

How’s this for making a statement?! We love this wrapped swirl design – it is so striking, yet surprisingly so simple to make. We’ve used lovely natural Lapis Lazuli beads, Pyrite beads and crystals. However you can do any colour combination you like! We found that using two contrasting colour groups looks good, but you…

Why We Love This Tutorial: This pretty, vintage-look bracelet uses a few simple (beginner level) techniques to produce something just a little bit fancy. It uses a combination of beads and findings that are completely interchangeable, meaning the possibilities are literally limitless for design ideas! For example, we have used lovely natural Amethyst beads, freshwater…

This delicate, pastel design uses a mix of nugget, potato and coin freshwater pearls. We’ve also thrown in a few 8mm rose quartz gemstone beads to add a touch of pink. You can make this necklace on an existing chain (like we have), or you can make a chain yourself.

Why We Love This Tutorial: Yay to the warm weather! To celebrate Spring being just about here, we’ve made this super eye-catching, long cluster-style necklace. We’ve used a mixture of our fabulous new dyed shell beads, plus a stunning pink Agate slice pendant. All of these bright colours and certainly putting a spring in our…

A simple design using chunky coral beads and dyed howlite.