Czech Honeycomb Pendant with Groovy Bead Frame – FREE Tutorial

bead stitching • Czech Beads • Seed Bead • Tools • Tutorial | November 24, 2016

Here’s a unique way to use popular Czech Honeycomb beads. We have sewn them into a stunning pattern using a Groovy Bead Frame. Groovy Bead Frames are designed to string and decorate from different angles. This easy tutorial will create the perfect focal pendant on a necklace or dangled on a pair of earrings.

Honeycomb Necklace and Earrings

New to GoodyBeads are Tweedy Honeycomb beads that have a two-tone, splattered color finish.

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Necklace – Golden

GoodyBeads | Blog: Czech Honeycomb Groovey Bead Frame Pendant - golden tweedy honeycomb necklace — Designed by So Vang

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Earrings – Fuchsia

GoodyBeads | Blog: Czech Honeycomb Groovey Bead Frame Pendant - fuchsia tweedy honeycomb earrings — Designed by So Vang

Czech Honeycomb Pendant with Groovy Bead Frame Tutorial

What you will need:

Step 1: Gather your materials. You will find that the Groovy Bead Frame is designed with 22 holes.

Step 2: Add 5’ of beading thread to your needle. Sew down one hole of the ring and up through the hole next to the first. Make a knot with the strands to anchor your thread.

Step 3: Sew up and down through the two holes to secure thread. Sew up and out of the ring. Pick up a size 11/0 seed bead and sew down through the next hole.

Step 4: Sew up through the hole, pick up a size 11/0 seed bead and down the next hole. Repeat until you’ve finished your way around the frame. You would have added 11 seed beads.

Step 5: Sew up and out one of the holes and through a seed bead. Pick up a honeycomb bead and sew through next seed bead.

Step 6: Repeat by adding a Honeycomb between each seed bead. You will have added 11 honeycomb beads. Tie an overhand knot to secure and tighten your beaded layers.

Step 7: Sew through a honeycomb bead and loop up to the outer hole of the honeycomb bead. Pick up two size 11/0 seed bead and sew through next honeycomb bead. Repeat nine more times. Make sure to keep your threads tight.

Step 8: In the last section, you will pick up one 11/0, one 8/0 and one 11/0 seed bead. Sew through last honeycomb bead.

Step 9: Tie off your thread ends and sew through a few beads before cutting excess thread.

Step 10: Open a size 4mm jump ring and slide through the size 8/0 seed bead and the loop of your ear wire. Close jump ring.

Step 11: Repeat all steps for other earring.

Step 12: For a necklace pendant; at step 10, slide the two ends off a 30” piece of chain link through jump ring. Close jump ring for a complete Czech Honeycomb ring pendant necklace.

Click here for pdf download for tutorial.

Bead Components:

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Necklace – Golden

(1) Z019394 – 20mm Antique Silver Finish Pewter Round Groovy Bead Frame
(1 pk.) Z018637 – 6.5mm Gold Tweedy 2-Hole Honeycomb Czech Glass Beads
(1 tube) SB00106 – 8/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 tube) SB00422 – 11/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 pk.) A002413 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Ring
(2) A008182 – 2.5mm Silver Plated Rollo Chain
(1) A006585 – Smoke Fireline Thread
(1) A006767 – Beading Needles

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Earrings – Fuchsia

(2) Z019394 – 20mm Antique Silver Finish Pewter Round Groovy Bead Frame
(1 pk.) Z018641 – 6.5mm Pink Tweedy 2-Hole Honeycomb Czech Glass Beads
(1 tube) SB00106 – 8/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 tube) SB00422 – 11/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 pk.) A002413 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Ring
(1) A006585 – Smoke Fireline Thread
(1) A006767 – Beading Needles
(1) TCZ0096 – Sterling Silver Hoop Earring Wires with Loop by Tierracast®

10 Comments

DORIS GRILLON says:

December 2, 2016 at 12:53 pm

very disappointed that the bead frames are unavailable for this project .

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1. Goody Beads Blog Team says:
  
  December 2, 2016 at 2:53 pm
  
  We are sorry that we just ran out of them. We plan to get more in by Wednesday. If you would like, we can send you an email when we receive them. Thank you.
  
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Michelle Khanlar says:

December 2, 2016 at 10:11 pm

I was so excited to see this project, I would like to be notified when the bead rings are back in stock please.

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1. Goody Beads Blog Team says:
  
  December 5, 2016 at 8:37 am
  
  Hello Michelle. We are sorry that these bead frames are out of stock. And YES, we can certainly let you know when we get more in.
  
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Cindi Davern says:

December 6, 2016 at 11:37 am

Please let me no by email when the bead frames come in: retirementizfun@gmail.com
Thank you very much,
Cindi Davern

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1. Goody Beads Blog Team says:
  
  December 6, 2016 at 11:58 am
  
  Yes, we can let you know when they are available. Thanks Cindi.
  
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Maureen says:

November 5, 2018 at 9:52 am

Wow- I just love, love, love these! Thank you!

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Linda Leuer says:

August 23, 2019 at 8:25 am

LOVE these! Please let me know when you get the supplies for them in. Look forward to making the necklace AND earrings! Thanks!

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Deborah says:

August 25, 2019 at 11:15 pm

Let me know when those rings arrive! I would like to try your free tutorial!

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1. Goody Beads Blog Team says:
  
  August 27, 2019 at 11:00 am
  
  You can find the silver bead frames HERE.
  You can find other stitchable bead frames HERE.
  
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