Free Projects : pendant

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)

Garnets Galore

Michelle M. — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:44:00 GMT

Create this eye-catching pendant with basic tools and skills. Easy to customize, you can use a variety of beads and gemstones to achieve your own individual look. This design is simple enough for a day at work and fun enough to effortlessly take you from the office to a night on the town! The finished piece measures 17"-18", but the length can be easily customized by increasing or decreasing the length of the chain. This project from Step by Step Wire Jewelry will be free for a limited time....(read more)

Loaves and Fishes

Michelle M. — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:21:00 GMT

Combine several strands of craft wire (light green, light blue, blue, and navy) with Thai silver fish beads, silver basket cones, a silver basket pendant, Peruvian opal rondelles, and a fish toggle clasp for this special design that will delight fisher folk everywhere. This design from Stringing magazine will be free for a limited time....(read more)

Sari Sunrise

Michelle M. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:43:00 GMT

This sweet 3-strand necklace features jade and aventurine rounds, silver-plated chain, a silver filigree fishhook clasp, lavender glass lentils, and a handcrafted porcelain pendant. Best of all, it was created with a $25 budget. Find more "under $25" designs in the Spring 2009 issue of Stringing....(read more)

What's Your Sign?

Michelle M. — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:16:00 GMT

All the signs of the zodiac are here for a whole year of good fortune. Brick stitch makes these pendants nice and sturdy. Learn brick stitch and how to increase and decrease along the outside edges. Using this technique, follow the patterns row by row to create cosmic pendants for everyone you know. Dog tags begin with a 23-bead ladder across and are 19 rows high when completed. This project is from Step by Step Beads....(read more)

Holiday Poinsettia Pendant

Michelle M. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:59:00 GMT

This wire poinsettia pendant from Step by Step Wire Jewelry assumes knowledge of basic wireworking techniques like twisting wire and coiling wire around a mandrel. It is constructed in sections--an inner row of petals, a middle row of two twisted wires, an outer layer of leaves using coiled wire, and a center with crystals and freeform wirework. String the finished flower pendant on a length of ribbon and a waxed cord. This project will be free for a limited time. ...(read more)

O-riginal O-ring

Michelle M. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:36:00 GMT

Brickstitch a single row of cubes and size 8° seed beads around a black rubber O-ring, then string size 11° cylinders between the size 8°s for detail. Add an easy bail to fit around a rubber cord. Industrial style for men and women! This project is featured on the Beads, Baubles, and Jewels TV show, Series 800. You must register on the TV show website to download this free project....(read more)

Southwest Desert

Beading Daily — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:43:00 GMT

Turquoise over warm hues of gold in the lampwork pendant reminded Kitty of the deserts found in the Southwest. The bold turquoise beads along with the warm amber chips mimic the colors in the lampwork pendant....(read more)

Butterfly Pendant

Beading Daily — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:38:00 GMT

This beautiful pendant is a wonderful wirework project. Jig-formed wire wings highlight a glass focal bead. ...(read more)

Caribbean Sunset

Beading Daily — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:23:00 GMT

A beautiful shell set in sterling silver is the centerpiece of this carnelian, silver, coral, and peach pearl necklace. It evokes the scenario of hunting for shells along sandy beaches at sunset. ...(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)

Swallow

Beading Daily — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:24:00 GMT

“Our imagination flies. We are its shadow on the earth,” reads the quote on the silver bead by Anne Choi. This matinee-length necklace features labradorite marquises, moonstone rondelles, sterling silver bird and heart beads, a sterling silver pendant, and crystal nuggets. ...(read more)

Summer Bouquet

Beading Daily — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:24:00 GMT

Strands of leaf green, rose, light gray, copper, peach blush, and wine colored silk cords along with Bali silver accents and a Bali silver 35mm botanical pendant form this matinee-length, multistrand necklace. ...(read more)

Autumn’s Last Vine

Beading Daily — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:23:00 GMT

The bright orange jade and black silver beads along with the pink gold vermeil leaves in this princess-length necklace depict the abundant harvests of autumn-—a burst of bright orange before the grayness of winter. ...(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)