Project: Helix Rhapsody
Create Shiney Company’s wirework necklace using 1mm and 0.8mm silver plated wire combined with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements.
Free-form wire shapes and some crazy coiling, make up this contemporary design. Once you master the art of making the open flat coils you’ll find this necklace quick and easy to make. Why not adapt this [...]
If like me, you’ve admired this lovely bracelet designed by Margot Potter in the Beadalon adverts you’ll be pleased to know that I discovered the tutorial on their website and its FREE to download the PDF. Margot suggests using CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements Briolet beads and glass Czech Glass bead rounds, we thought you might [...]
Create Shiney Company’s 4 in 1 necklace combining chain with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements pearls and Xilion beads.
Four individual necklaces make up this versatile design and unite stringing with some simple beadwork. It is easy to make and can be worn as 1, 2, 3 or 4 necklaces, depending on the occasion. We’ve combined fancy [...]
Make fabulous fashion flower stud earrings with these 35p acrylic flowers. With a dab of GemTac, a pair of flat back stud earrings and these 28mm flat back flower beads, you can create a light weight, high fashion pair of stud earrings from just £1.60 a pair.
Upgrade the Silver Plated posts to Sterling Silver at [...]
Straight off the catwalk! This fabulous chunky, funky design is up to date with big Coral pearls. Bold and bright, yet slightly vintage looking; this brand new colour pearl by CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements is bang on trend. Add some contrasting jet pendants and big links to complete this statement necklace. Use the same techniques [...]
Make some dazzling Crystal Garlands with some memory wire and CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements beads and pendants and add some sparkle to your Christmas tree this year.
As seen the the Christmas issue of My Weekly Magazine… designed by Shiney Company.
Make these dazzling decorations in just 15 minutes and add some sparkle and style to your [...]
These sparkling crystals team up great with the chain for a delicate bag charm just oozing with style. You can use the Crystal Ball steps to create matching jewellery too!
You will need…
Tools
Round nose
Snipe Nose
Wire Cutters
For the crystal ball…
4 x 6mm CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements Bicones Article 5301 – Indian Pink
4 x 6mm CRYSTALLIZED™ – [...]
This pretty bag charm combines the natural look of cord with the sparkle of CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements. The techniques used to add the strands can be applied to necklace designs too! It’s easy to make and you can change the beads and cord to suit your handbag colour scheme.
You will need…
60cms Cotton Cord Wine [...]
HERE’S HOW…
Follow Steps 1 and 2 for the feature necklace (see previous post), shaping into four circles. Make two slightly smaller than the first two. Using one of the wires, attach the one large and one small circle together at the top. Make a wrapped loop and snip the remaining wire. Flat coil the other [...]
HERE’S HOW…
Make the leaf decoration the same as Steps 1 – 6 for the feature necklace (see previous post). Cut approx. 50cms of 0.5mm wire in the same colour as the two outside edge leaves. Wrap around the holes in the comb and the edge of the leaves to secure. Work both wire towards the [...]
