Simple Essentials for Making Bead Jewelry

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Combining two colors for jewelry projects:

Light blue with brown
Pink with brown
Pink with lime green
Pink with olive green
Turquoise with olive green
Turquoise with lime green
Turquoise with yellow
Orange with olive green
Orange with blue
Dark red with pink
Dark red with light blue
Plum with lavender
Plum with turquoise
Dark blue with turquoise
Black with anything, but especially with pinks, reds, and light blues
Clear with anything
White with anything

You can of course combine many other colors with the two color combinations listed above in one jewelry design project.

How to make plain loops:

Plain Loops: Use flat nose pliers to bend the straight end of a head pin to a 90 degree angle, about ¼ to ½ inch from the top of the straight end. Hold the longer part of head pin with flat nose pliers. Grasp the straight end. Twist wrist so you bring the end around to meet the bend to form a circle. Or, you can use the one step looper tool which makes perfect plain loops every time.

The other kind of loop is called a wrapped loop.

How to open a jump ring: Open it by gripping the end on each side with pliers, separate it by tilting the right side toward you and the right side away from you. Close the ring by reversing these instructions. These can be tricky to close tight. If you don’t close them tight enough and correctly, your beads will fall off.

For more information about basic beading techniques and several projects with step by step instructions, read the book: “Bead Simple: Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way You Want it.” Written by: Susan Beal. You can easily find this book on Amazon. There is a total of 150 designs in this book for making earrings, necklaces, bracelets, embellishments and more. All with photos and step by step instructions.

Reference Used: “Bead Simple,” by Susan Beal

Article Written by: Connie Limon, Bead Jewelry Artisan
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