So Vang made this pair of earrings during one of our Facebook Lives and it has quickly become a favorite among jewelry makers! Dakota Stones 2mm gemstone cube beads were bead stitched onto a Beadalon® Quick Link, you’ll see on the PDF just how easy this pair of earrings are to make. Plus, check out the live episode where So demonstrates how to make them.

Items used in fringe earrings:

• TQS2CUB-F-B – Turquoise Faceted, Banded 2mm Cube 15-16 Inch
  Use other 2mm cube gemstones for more colors options.
• SB00422 – 11-91051 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Beads Tube
• Z010358 – 20mm Silver Plated Round Solid Quick Links Rings
• A006599 – Size AA White Superlon Beading Thread Bobbin
• TCZ0097 – Sterling Silver Hoop Earring Wires with 2mm Bead
• A006767 – #10 Long English Beading Needles – 4 Pack

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Video Tutorial

Check out the video tutorial on our Facebook Videos, to watch So demonstrate how to create these pair of earrings as well as a tip to using banded gemstone strands.

Make these COLORFUL Triangle Fringe Earrings, bead stitched with size 11 Miyuki Seed Bead. Get the FREE tutorial pattern and template!

Items used in beaded Fringe earrings:

• A006599 – White Superlon Beading Thread Bobbin
• Z021687 – 24mm Rhodium Plated Brass Triangle Frame Connector
  Or Gold Triangle (Z021688)
• TCZ0096 – Sterling Silver Hoop Earring Wires with Loop by Tierracast®
  Or Gold Earring Wires (TCZ0148)
• SB04056 – 11/0 Opaque Glaze Rainbow Shamrock
• SB04048 – 11/0 Opaque Glaze Rainbow Yellow
• SB00439 – 11/0 Matte Metallic Bronze
• SB00444 – 11/0 Matte Opaque Cream
• SB04051 – 11/0 Frost Opaque Glaze Rainbow Cardinal
  OR Try other 11/0 Miyuki Seed Beads

Get all components for this project here

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Plus, with the pattern tutorial, comes with a template so that you can create your own color creations!

Earrings Designed by So Vang

Try out this fun DIY bib necklace with deerskin lace fringe and Black Gold Amazonite large-hole gemstone beads from our Deerskin Lace March 2018 Trend.

Exceptionally strong, yet soft and supple, Deerskin Lace is expertly cut from only the finest North American deer hides. Great for all your jewelry and beading projects or for garment lacing. Deerskin Lace is the softest leather lace around. 

Items used in necklace:

• Z010962 – 3mm Saddle Deerskin Lace
  Or any 3mm Leather Lace like (Black/Slate Gray/Chocolate/Buckskin)
• Z021567 – 120mm Open Center Curved Bib Pendant Connector
• BGA8RLLH-M-8 – 8mm Matte Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone Rondelle Large Hole Beads
• CH00034 (2′) – 6mm Antique Silver Plated Cable Chain

Directions:

1. Cut 7 pieces of leather lace at 10 inches.
2. Cut 6 pieces of leather lace at 7 inches.
3. Take a 7″ leather and make a lark’s head knot on the bottom bar of the bib necklace. Repeat 2 more times.
4. Make a lark’s head knot with the 10″ leather, 7 times.
5. Make a lark’s head knot with the 7″ leather, 3 times.
6. Slide a gemstone to the middle strand of your leather fringes and make a knot. Repeat outwards, staggering your knots so that your fringes get shorter and shorter. Make sure your knots are where you’d want them to be and then cut off excess leather.
7. Tie one end of the chain with the side hole of your bib connector with a 3″ piece of leather, twice. Repeat to other side.
8. Optional, you can cut chain in half to add a clasp. Or cut chain shorter for a shorter length.

Make today a pair of Beaded Frilly Fringe Earrings with size 11/0 seed beads or Delicas. Beaded earrings are everywhere! They are a fun piece for any occasion because of the many color combinations you can create with them. Our FREE DIY is this easy-to-follow pattern tutorial.

What you’ll need:

• Size AA Superlon Beading Thread – These threads are stretchy and will give movement to your fringe patterns.
• A006767 – Beading Needle
• Size 11/0 Round Miyuki Seed Beads
  OR 11/0 Delica Seed Beads
• Earring Finding

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Beaded Frilly Fringe Earrings

Items used in earring sample: SB00444, SB00423, SB00447, TCZ0148, A006599 & A006767.

Items used in earrings: SB00260, SB00128, SB00141, TCZ0077, A006599 & A006767.

NOTE: in this pair of earrings (above), in Steps 3-5 where you are brick stitching each row, you’ll add a TWO delicas to create each row instead of one.

Need more Fringe? Check out these other ideas:

• Heidi’s Earrings
• Metal Fringe Earrings
• Golden Earrings with Ball Chain
• Seed Bead Tassel Earrings
• Falling Waters Necklace

Our Beaded Lattice Collar necklace is certainly one all bead-stitchers would love to create! It’s also simple enough for any beginner who would like to create an iconic, show-stopping, statement necklace. Get your components and FREE Downloadable Tutorial HERE.

What you’ll need for Beaded Lattice Collar:

• SB00416 (2) – 11/0 Pearl Ceylon Seed Bead
  Try other Size 11/0 Seed Beads colors.
• Y005033 – 6mm Closed Ring
• Z011515 – 5mm Jump Ring
• Z001124 – 12mm Lobster Claw
• A006587 – 6lb Crystal Fireline Thread
• A006767 – Beading Needle

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Beaded Lattice Collar Pattern Tutorial

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Today’s tutorial for the Jagged Dagger Bracelet happens to come with a FREE pattern tutorial. This bracelet consists of 6mm two-hole Czech bar beads, mini daggers and 11/0 round seed beads, stitched along with Cymbal Alona Bead Ending components!

Items used in bracelet example:

• SB03958 – 6mm Luster Opaque Amethyst Czech Bar
  Try other 6mm Czech Bars
• SB03922 – Metallic Suede Pink Mini Dagger Czech Beads
  Try other Mini Daggers
• SB00422 – 11/0 Galvanized Silver Seed Bead
• Z011500 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Ring
• Y005033 – 6mm Silver Plated Closed Ring
• Z008793 – Cymbal Alona Silver Plated Bead Ending
• Z001124 – 12mm Silver Plated Lobster Claw
• A006587 – 6lb Crystal Fireline Thread
• A006767 – Needle

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Our tutorial today features some trendy tassel earrings made with seed beads. You may recall our previous blog post on Beaded Tassel Tutorial. Today’s project will use that tutorial along with multiple colors of seed beads and beautiful TierraCast pieces.

What you’ll need:

• Size 11/0 seed beads. We used 3 different colors in our sample:
  • SB00423, which will pair with the gold TierraCast finding. You can also use SB00422 and silver TierraCast finding.
  • Cream color: SB00444
  • Color seed bead: SB00447 You can also swap this color!

• TierraCast Hammertone Cone – TC02824/TC02823
• Eyepin or 20 Gauge Wire – A019632/A019633 or AW00004/AW00007
• 4mm round bead, we’ve used a 4mm Swarovski pearl bead – SW01053 (2)
• Earwire – TCZ0139/TCZ0077
• Size AA Beading Thread – Black or White
• Needle – A015211

Directions (Refer to Beaded Tassel Tutorial for example visuals):

1. Make a wrapped loop to a 3 inch piece of wire. OR if you’re using an eyepin, coil the eyepin loop.
2. Starting with 4 feet of thread, create a stopper bead on your thread leaving a 4-6 inch tail.
3. Sew through the wire loop.
4. Pick up the following bead sequence
   1. 20 cream seed bead
   2. Wine bead, cream bead, 2 wine bead, cream bead, 3 wine bead, cream bead
   3. 10 wine bead
   4. gold bead, wine bead, 2 gold bead, wine bead, 3 gold bead, wine bead
   5. 8 gold bead.
5. Skip the last bead and sew back up through all the beads you’ve sewn and through wire loop. Don’t pull to hard, you want your fringe to hang loose.
6. Repeat step 4 and 5 another 7 more times for a total of 8 tassel fringes.
7. Tie thread ends together, securing it with a small dot of Super New Glue.
8. Slide wire through cone and pick up 4mm round bead (pearl) and cream seed bead. Make a simple or wrapped loop.
9. Open earwire and add tassel dangle.
10. Repeat all steps for other earring.

We love a good statement earring. Especially one with fun components and feather charms!

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 20mm Gold 7 Ring Chandelier Lever Earlier – A010234
• 23mm Antique Gold Small Feather Charm by TierraCast – TC01366 (4)
• 35mm Satin Gold Feather Charm – Z016357 (4)
• 51mm Satin Gold Large Wispy Feather Charm – Z015964 (2)
• 3mm Gold Plated Ladder Chain – CH00523
• 4mm Antique Gold Plated Oval Cable Chain – CH00021
• 5mm Gold Plated 21 Gauge Oval Jump Rings – A008801

Directions:

1. Cut ladder chain to consist of 8 links. Cut a total of 4 pieces.
2. Cut oval chain to consist of 18 links. Cut a total of 4 pieces.
3. Open jump ring, slide on small feather charm, a piece of ladder chain and through first loop of chandelier earrings. Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring, slide in medium feather charm and slide through second loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
5. Open another jump ring, slide on a piece of oval chain and through third loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
6. Open another jump ring, slide on large feather and through fourth loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
7. Repeat step 5 and attach to fifth loop of chandelier.
8. Repeat step 4 and attach to sixth loop of chandelier.
9. Repeat step 3 and attach to last loop of chandelier.

As an alternative, you can make a silver version with these silver-like components: A010233, TC00041 (4), Z016356 (4), Z015963 (2), CH00524, CH00020, A008799.

Today’s tutorial is a revision of popular DIY Golden Fringe Earrings we did a few weeks back. Our Dot & Dash Fringe Earrings is on another level of gorgeous!

What you’ll need for earrings: (Silver alternative available)

• 8 Feet – CH01037 or CH01036
• 1 pair – Z001831 or Z001829 (or make them bold with Z016060)
• Jump rings – A011517 or Z011500
• 20mm Medium Slide End Tube – Z011023 or Z009111

Directions:

1. Cut chain at these lengths and alternate the dots and dashes
   7 inches – Dash at beginning and end
   6 ¼ inches – dot at beginning and end
   5 ¾ inches – dash at beginning and end
   5 inches – dot at beginning and end
   4 ½ inches – dash at beginning and end
   3 7/8 inches – dot at beginning and end
   1 ½ inches – dash at beginning and end
   1 ½ inches – dot at beginning and end
   1 ¾ inches – dash at beginning, dot at end
   1 ¾ inches – dot at beginning, dash at end
   1 ¾ inches – dash at beginning, dot at end
   1 ½ inches – dot at beginning and end
   1 ½ inches – dash at beginning and end
2. Slide what you’ve cut in Step 1, in the same sequence through the slide end tube.
3. Slide the end of 3 7/8 inches through end tube.
4. Slide the end of 4 ½ inches through end tube.
5. Slide the end of 5 inches through end tube.
6. Slide the end of 5 ¾ inches through end tube.
7. Slide the end of 6 ¼ inches through end tube.
8. Slide the end of 7 inches through end tube.
9. Close side tab of end tube with a flat edge, like pliers.
10. Open jump ring and slide on loop of end tube and ear wire loop. Close jump ring.
11. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Let’s celebrate and toast to 2019 and welcome 2020! We have the perfect pair of earrings to celebrate the glam with this DIY Golden Fringe Earrings. Designed with ball chain and end tubes, you can whip up this pair of easy earrings before the ball drops!

What you’ll need:

• 2 – 16mm Gold Tube End (Z011022) / Silver (Z009110)
• 4 feet – 1.5mm Gold Plated Ball Chain (CH00723) / Silver (CH00722)
• Gold Earring Finding  (Used in example Z016754) / Silver (Z016753)
• 4mm Gold Jump Ring (A011517) / Silver (Z011500)

Directions:

1. Cut chain with the following ball counts: 17, 23, 25, 31, and 35. Cut a quantity fo two each.
2. Slide the following chain into the tube by hooking one ball inside the tube: 17, 23, 25, 31, 35, 35, 31, 25, 23, 17.
3. Close the other side of the end tube with a flat nose.
4. Open jump ring and slide on loop of earwire and loop of end tube. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Here are some great DIY jewelry gift ideas for our trendy friend. Our Trendsetter is always wearing the latest fashion and jewelry. She not only wears it, but also influences others to join in on the fad. So try out some of these DIY jewelry with some of our newest products like wood and resin pendant charms, Acetate, Enamel, post earrings, lariat necklaces, adjustable bracelets with sliding clasps and DIY kits are trendy. It will surely be a eyeopener for your Trendsetter friend!

1. Wood and Resin Pendant Necklace
2. Golden Halo Earrings with Swarovski Crystals
3. DIY Jewelry using Enamel Component
4. Tory’s Acetate & Silver Drop Earrings
5. Acetate Fringe Earrings
6. Lariat Gemstones and Tassel Necklace
7. Diakonos Kits

These gift ideas are for the Modern Minimalistic stylist in your life. They love the simplistic, clean lines like a single chain necklace and dramatic shapes like a large pair of hoop earrings or a triangular pendant. They like the monochromatic of silver and the bold shine of gold or even feel gorgeous with the rose gold color! There’s minimal colors in their jewelry palette and LOVE the many ways they can layer up their pieces!

Here are some DIY projects to gift to your Modern Minimalistic friend:

Silver Jewelry

1. Heidi’s Geometric Jewelry
2. Metal Fringe Earrings
3. Lariat Beading Chain
4. Chevron Chain Necklace

Gold Jewelry

1. Pearl Hoop Earrings
2. Silk Cord Jewelry
3. DIY Beadable
4. Enamel Point Earrings

Design these cute acetate fringe earrings for your next bar-b-que or picnic outing!

What you’ll need for these earrings:

• Earwire (Silver – Z012031, Sterling Silver – Z001008)
• 4mm jump rings (A002413)
• Bali Style Chandelier Earrings (Z010730)
• 3 Packs – Acetate Long Rectangle Pendant (Multi / Pink / Tortoise / Blue)

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on an acetate pendant and through one of the three loops of chandelier component. Close jump ring.
2. Repeat Step 1, TWO more times for other chandelier loops.
3. Open ear wire loop and slide on top loop of chandelier component. Close loop.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Chain link is not only great to add length to necklaces or as chain extenders for bracelets, but they are fun to create fringe with. With its popularity in fashion jewelry and accessories, we have some examples of how we’ve created fringed jewelry with chain.

Dangle chain for some crazy, fun fringe. Keep fringes simple or trail it with beaded dangles. Let these examples inspire the next time you create with chain links.

1. February Birthstone – Feb ’16 Trend
2. Beaded Tassel Jewelry – June ’16 Trend
3. Fringe Earrings – Aug ’15 Trend
4. Boho-Inspired Bib Necklaces – Blog
5. Folding Silk Ribbon – Blog

1. Swarovski® Raindrop Pendants – Blog 
2. Using Swarovski® Flat Back Crystals – Blog
3. Think Spring – Feb ’17 Trend
4. TierraCast Cord Ends – Blog
5. Jesse James Beads – Dec ’16 Trend

1. Feather – July ’16 Trend
2. Feather – July ’16 Trend
3. Sept Birthstone – Sept ’16 Trend
4. All About Fringe – Dec ’15 Trend
5. Spotlight on Nunn Design® – Oct ’16 Trend
6. Swarovski Innovations – March ’16 Trend

Glam up your New Year’s Eve party with your favorite dress, dancing shoes and statement necklace. We have a few fashion trend necklaces sure to turn heads before the ball drops!

Make this iconic bib necklace from our Sept ’16 trend. Create this stunning necklace with our free tutorial, a bold bib connector, seed beads and Czech dagger beads.

From our May ’16 Boho Fringe and Tassel Jewelry trend, these statement necklaces are made with various lengths of microfiber suede cords inserted into end caps, then attached to chain. Rock this statement piece with a sassy dress or pair of your favorite jeans

Tease your fun side with a statement necklace donned with Jesse James beads from our Dec ’16 trend. Create this statement necklace with the Cabin by the Lake Mix, chain, bib connectors and feather charms. Finish it up with leather cord and you can get on with the partying!

Check out this waterfall necklace from our June ‘16 Birthstone Trend. This statement necklace has Swarovski® pearls linked together by wire wrapping each dangle and attaching each dangle to the gold-plated necklace with jump rings.

Make statement necklaces simple by draping Czech fire polish glass bead dangles across some elegant chain maille (CH00736/CH00737), like this necklace from our May ’16 Birthstone Trend.

From our July ’16 Birthstone Trend, this statement necklace has the perfect hues for the festive holidays. Headpins are strung with Czech fire polish beads, through Textured Large Oval Links (CH00738/CH00739) and teardrop Chinese crystals.

Let these Dakota Stone Gemstone Pendants (Nov ’16 Trend) create the ultimate focal statement necklace. Simply string one of these pendants with small round beads to separate the stunning sets and add your favorite chain to complete a necklace you can wear year ‘round!

Seed beads and bugle beads makes this stunning statement necklace from our Dec ’15 Fringe Trend. Find the tutorial to this necklace here.

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