Free Projects : necklaces

Knotted Treasures

Michelle Mach — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:18:24 GMT

This rich lariat by Lisa Kan is meant to be worn wrapped twice around the neck with a tiered effect; the double strands create a more substantial lariat with added texture. This is a great design for using leftover beads in a complementary palette and for experimenting with wire mesh.

Twisted and Wrapped Wire Blossom Necklace

Tricia G — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:31:25 GMT

Designer: Samantha Slater for FusionBeads.com
Published: February 26, 2010
Technique: Wire

Lucite leaves and flowers twisted with sterling wire. Originally published in Step by Step Wire Jewelry, April/May 2010.

Clever Connections Necklace

Tricia G — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:21:00 GMT

Designer: Katie Hacker
Published: November 2, 2009
Technique: Tubular Peyote Stitch, Wireworking, Resin

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Companion to Katie’s Beading Secrets, Beadwork, December 2009/January 2010.

Custom focals made with resin are heartfelt gifts at any time of year. Dip into your paper-crafting
stash to make each one as unique as its recipient. Colorful glass beads and peyote-stitched
rings combine with metal chain to complete the handmade look.

This project is from Beadwork magazine.

October Shore

Michelle Mach — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Designer: Cynthia Thornton
Published: September 4, 2009
Technique: Stringing

Pull together a collection of favorite stones and other sparkly finds and string them up into a treasure-rich necklace.This beautiful necklace would compliment any wardrobe and was created using simple crimping and stringing techniques. This project was first published in Stringing Fall 2008 and will be free for a limited time.

7 Free Beaded Necklace Designs

Michelle Mach — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Designer: Barbara Hance, Leslie Rogalski,
Marcella Austenfeld, Terry Rhoades, Julia Watt, Melinda Barta, Anne Merrow
Published: June 3, 2011
Technique: Stringing, Wirework, Right-Angle Weave,
Chain Maille, Fringe, tubular herringbone

If you love to make necklaces, you'll want to take a look at this free eBook, Jewelry Making: Beaded Jewelry Projects from Beading Daily: 7 Free Beaded Necklace Designs.

Inside you'll find five of our most popular designs: a simple rope necklace with fiber-wrapped beads, a bright pearl necklace festooned with fringe, a necklace with a sparkling right-angle weave crystal pendant, a chain mail pendant on a black cord, a simple chain necklace with a lampwork donut focal bead.

Now with two more free projects! The following new free content was added to this book in June of 2011:

"Red Currant Lariat" by Anne Merrow: a twisted herringbone lariat festooned with multiple wire-wrapped dangles.
"Fried Green Tomatoes" by Melinda Barta: a bright wooden pendant accented with seed beads.

Sweetheart

Michelle Mach — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:11:00 GMT

Designer: Abbie Enyart
Published: July 3, 2009
Technique: Wirework, Stringing

While playing with ideas for bridesmaids' jewelry for her upcoming wedding, Abbie made this lovely necklace with pink glass, freshwater rice pearls, black cable chain, a heart-shaped sterling silver toggle clasp, and a pink glass briolette with a bail for the center pendant. Pearls are always perfect for weddings, and the black chain and wire make the necklace both dramatic and romantic. This project was originally published in Stringing Spring 2005 and will be free for a limited time.

Charming Dream Necklace

tbeard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:26:00 GMT

Designer: Katie Hacker
Published: July 2, 2009
Technique: Spiral Herringbone Stitch

Herringbone tubes meet trendy charm accents in this quick, fashionable design that has hidden meanings: To reinforce the dream theme, Katie chose purple tones for creativity, a hummingbird charm for moving forward, and an eye charm for insight.

This is a companion project to Katie's Beading Secrets in the August/September 2009 issue of Beadwork. In every issue, designer and author Katie Hacker presents the newest beading products and tips on how to use materials in unconventional ways. Katie also presents “Beading Lessons” on each episode of the public television show Beads, Baubles & Jewels and is the author of many beading books, including Hip to Bead.

Sweet Leaves

Michelle Mach — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Designer: Silvija and Taya Koschnick
Published: May 15, 2009
Technique: Wirework

For an easy necklace perfect for everyday wear, simply attach leaf beads to oxidized chain. This web-exclusive project is from Stringing magazine.

Delicious Donut Lariat

Michelle Mach — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:23:00 GMT

Designer: Katie Hacker
Published: May 1, 2009
Technique: Circular Peyote Stitch, Stringing

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The leafy tendrils on the etched-shell donut were the inspiration for this long, lean design. Learn to create a simple peyote bail with matte hematite size 11 seed beads and how to turn a donut into a focal clasp. The finished necklace is 25" (adjustable).

Designer tip: For faster stringing of this multistrand necklace, use a seed-bead spinning tool and curved big-eye needle when working the strands. To wear the lariat, place the donut at the base of your neck with the seed-bead “vines” hanging downward in the front.

This is a companion project to Katie's Beading Secrets in the June/July 2009 issue of Beadwork. In every issue, designer and author Katie Hacker presents the newest beading products and tips on how to use materials in unconventional ways. Katie also presents “Beading Lessons” on each episode of the public television show Beads, Baubles & Jewels and is the author of many beading books, including Hip to Bead.

Making Wire Jewelry: 6 Free Wire Designs from Beading Daily plus Wire Jewelry Making Tips

Michelle Mach — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:37:00 GMT

These six free wire jewelry making projects are sure to get you twisting, bending, and wire wrapping like never before. With wire jewelry designs ranging from classic wire-wrapped loops to modern wire coils and wire jewelry made with crystals, you'll find something to love. And if you're just learning how to make wire jewelry, we've included some great tips for getting started with wire and what kinds of jewelry making tools and pliers you should have handy before you get started.

Download your copy of 6 Free Wire Designs from Beading Daily plus Wire Jewelry Making Tips and add some great new wire jewelry to your collection!

Perfect Pinwheels Necklace

Michelle Mach — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:15:00 GMT

Designer: Katie Hacker
Published: March 13, 2009
Technique: Wirework, ladder stitch

Katie Hacker went daisy crazy with this artsy, asymmetrical design. Beyond providing transitions between the wire-wrapped focal section and the ladder-stitched straps, the pinwheels also punctuate the necklace with color and provide dramatic places for the eye to rest while taking in the entire design. This is a companion project to Katie's Beading Secrets in the April/May 2009 issue of Beadwork.

Net Full of Gems

Michelle Mach — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Designer: Linda Richmond
Published: February 6, 2009
Technique: Netting

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.

Opera Elegance

Michelle Mach — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Designer: Mary Jane Musser
Published: December 22, 2008
Technique: Stringing

This elegant multistrand necklace from Stringing magazine features three shapes of silver pearls.

Firecracker

Michelle Mach — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:36:00 GMT

Designer: Jamie Hogsett
Published: October 31, 2008
Technique: Knotting

These handmade silk beads pair up brilliantly with novelty eyelash yarn. You can buy fabric beads to use in this necklace or make your own following the instructions in the book Fabulous Fabric Beads by Kristal Wick. Large fire-polished beads add sparkle and weight to the necklace. This project is free on Beading Daily until November 17, 2008.

Lakeside

Michelle Mach — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:22:00 GMT

Designer: Kelly Angeley
Published: October 17, 2008
Technique: Stringing

The chunky pressed-glass rondelles used in this necklace look like real turquoise, but cost much less. A natural brass pendant and clasp, polymer clay rounds, and black fire-polished rounds finish this earthy and very wearable piece. Note the seed beads near the bar end of the toggle clasp--these make it easier to fit the bar through the ring half of the clasp. This project is from Stringing magazine.