Making Jewelry by Stringing Beads on Bead Stringing Wire -- Page 10

Alternative Designs Continued:

The necklace shown at right was made with the following products:

• Round Bali Style Bead Item 3413
• Large round Bali Style Beads Item 3412
• Swarovski Crystal Pearl Beads Cream 6mm item 2715
• 8mm Black Onyx Beads Item 3282
• 6mm Red Jasper Beads Item 2101
• Size 6 Seed Beads Crystal Silver Lined Item 0063
• Size 11 Seed Beads Crystal Silver Lined Item 0002
• 26 inches of .019 Silver Soft Touch, item 3313
• Silver 2x2mm Crimp Beads (Tubes) Item 0462
• Any commercial clasp.  We used a sterling silver magnetic clasp, item 0339

The order of stringing the beads in this project is as follows:

4 crystal pearl beads separated by size 11 seed beads followed by a red jasper, then black onyx bead also separated by size 11 seed beads, then a size 6 seed bead followed by a Bali bead and a size 6 seed bead.  The pattern is completed with a black onyx bead and a red jasper bead separated by size 11 seed beads.  (The size 6 seed beads are recommended on either side of the Bali bead because of the larger hole in these Bali beads.) 

From a design perspective, the necklace at right uses red jasper and black onyx beads as the accent beads in the necklace and uses the two styles of Bali bead as the focus bead.  The crystal pearl beads are the primary beads in the necklace.  The red jasper accent beads could be replaced with any other color of beads. 

We have more bead stringing projects on the next page.