Free Projects : Beadmaking

Metal Clay Quilt Pendant

Michelle M. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Experiment with texture with this PMC (Precious Metal Clay) pendant. To add texture to the metal clay, simply use purchased textured sheets or rubber stamps. This project includes tips on how to make your own reusable textured molds using polymer clay. This intermediate/advanced project is from Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. ...(read more)

Text Beads

Michelle M. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Personalize your beads by adding your favorite quotations or other text. Download also includes lots of tips for making charm bracelets. This free mixed media beadmaking project is from Cloth Paper Scissors. ...(read more)

Bead Embellished Buttons

Beading Daily — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:42:00 GMT

Create a pair of earrings with two bead embellished buttons, use a single button as a snazzy purse closure, or string a bunch together for a bracelet. Instructions are given only for the bead embellished buttons, not for the Fleur de Perle bracelet. Part of the June/July 2008 Beadwork challenge. ...(read more)

Makeover: Turn Lampworked Mistakes into Beautiful Beads

Beading Daily — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:36:00 GMT

If you cannot bear to throw out your practice or broken lampworked beads, here are two tricks that may save many innocent and lovely beads from the trash bin. ...(read more)

Love Me Tendril

Beading Daily — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:22:00 GMT

Use polymer clay and semiprecious stones to create leaf and flower bud beads. You know those last blooms of spring? The lush green leave—flowers tipped toward the sun. This project will keep spring blooming all yearlong! Use these beads, buds, and leaves to create the Knot Just Ribbons necklace on page 44 of the March–April 2008 issue of Step by Step Beads....(read more)

Lilac Love

Beading Daily — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:04:00 GMT

Learn to bead with this basic necklace and then jazz it up with a handmade polymer clay heart pendant....(read more)

Lazy-B Ranch Bracelet

Beading Daily — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:25:00 GMT

The western-style Lazy-B Ranch bracelet includes rugged opal nuggets, ladder-stitched beaded beads made of smoky quartz rondelles, and a silver buckle clasp. This project was created by the editor of Beading Daily for the December 2007/January 2008 Beadwork challenge. ...(read more)

Go with the Flow Polymer Pendant

Beading Daily — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

These polymer clay pendants take their cue from organic sources, capturing the same flow and energy. To create these pendants, you'll need blue, green, and yellow polymer clay, gold leaf, 28-gauge craft wire, and beads like pearls or crystals to use for embellishment. ...(read more)

Playground Beads

Beading Daily — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT

Delightful discs and bubble beads in bold, beautiful colors! Instructions for creating a bracelet using these lampworked beads may be found in the November/December 2007 issue of Step by Step Beads. ...(read more)

Making Head Pins

Beading Daily — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:03:00 GMT

Make your own head pins out of fine silver wire. Fine silver balls quickly and doesn’t require pickle or any extra finishing. Fine silver is more expensive than sterling, but it saves time. ...(read more)

Easy Enamel Beads

Beading Daily — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:55:00 GMT

It doesn’t take much more than some copper tubing, enamel powders, and a simple torch to make your own glass beads with this technique! ...(read more)

Rounds of Color Patterns

Beading Daily — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:41:00 GMT

Kimberley makes these peyote-stitch beaded beads with small wooden craft spools, which seem tailor-made for the precise fit of Delica beads. If bright colors aren't your thing, try naturals, pastels, or the ever-graphic black and white. Experiment with different sizes of spools or other shapes. ...(read more)

Amber Marquis Bead

Beading Daily — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:47:00 GMT

Learn how to add texture to glass by using sculptural elements. Instructions for a necklace using these beads may be found in the September-October 2007 issue of Step by Step Beads. ...(read more)

New Leaf Beads

Beading Daily — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:48:00 GMT

These reversible polymer clay beads give a whole new meaning to "turning over a new leaf!" One side of the bead shows a sophisticated pattern, the other is more casual. The instructions for creating the New Leaf Necklace using these beads may be found on page 34 of the September-October 2007 issue of Step by Step Beads. ...(read more)

V Bead

Beading Daily — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:49:00 GMT

These unique, v-shaped lampworked beads add flair to any necklace. (Instructions for the peyote-stitch V Bead Necklace may be found on page 18 of the September-October 2007 issue of Step by Step Beads.)...(read more)