Free Projects

Find 5 peyote stitch patterns, step by step illustrated instructions on peyote stitch basics (odd-count peyote, even-count peyote, and how to zip up a peyote tube), and peyote stitch graph paper in this free project ebook from Beading Daily. ...

This free ebook Making Wire Jewelry: 6 Free Wire Designs from Beading Daily contains 6 wirework projects: 2 necklaces using wirewrapped loops, 1 wire bangle bracelet covered with coiled wire and bead dangles, 2 pairs of wire earrings, and 1 wirewrapped ring. Projects range in difficulty from beginner to intermediate and use a variety of wireworking techniques, including spirals, coiling, wirewrapping, hammering, and twisting wire....

This free ebook, Making Jewelry with Beading Daily: How to Make Earrings: Five Free Jewelry Projects, includes five earring projects that use a range of techniques (simple stringing, wirework, simple metalwork, seed bead netting and fringe) and a variety of materials (silver, copper, seed beads, crystals, pearls, gemstones). Both beginners and more experienced jewelry makers will find at least one pattern that will inspire them to catch the handmade earring craze!...

You have to go to the fishing section of your local department store and find the glow-in-the-dark beads! These beads have wide holes so you won’t have any trouble slipping two wires through them. Just be sure the bead for the head will accommodate two wires. This design can use any type of wire and will use up those left over beads too! Try different wing shapes and add some lively color with the head bead for some fun. ...

This metal-bead cuff has just the right amount of crystal sparkle that's worthy of an Egyptian princess. Worked in segments, the multilayer right-angle-weave rectangles are first woven then connected with loops of beads. This project is from Beadwork magazine and will be free for a limited time....

Right Angle Weave: Beading Daily Presents 5 Free Beadweaving Patterns contains 5 terrific right-angle weave (RAW) patterns. Learn the basics of right-angle weave with the sparkling Comet Right-Angle Weave Earrings by Step by Step Beads editor Leslie Rogalski. Then create a long ribbon of inch-wide beadwork with the colorful Ribbons necklace by Chris Prussing. The Achimedes’s Star bracelet by Gwen Fisher uses a technique variation that produces a lacy star pattern. Tina Koyama’s Triple Quatrefoil Wrap features fire-polished rounds to create a pretty cuff. Wrap up your right-angle weave exploration with the bold Egyptian Cuff by Shelley Nybakke. ...

Learn tubular peyote to make a rope for a focal pendant like “Turn It Over” by Gabrielle Neijman on page 11 of the July/August 08 issue of Step by Step Beads, or wear it alone as a slinky bracelet or necklace. ...

Create this easy netted choker by working the body of the collar first, then the decreases at the ends. Although the technique is relatively simple, the results are stunning. By varying the number and size of the gemstone chips and seed beads, you can create many versions, from a choker that hugs your neck to a long elegant rope of gems. This project from Beadwork magazine will be free for a limited time....