We have a fun DIY bracelet project today using Beadable Triangular Links and Miyuki Delica seed beads. With this FREE pattern, you’ll see how easy it is to make this multi-strand bracelet!

What you’ll need for project:

• Miyuki 11/0 Delica Seed Beads
• Beadable 7 to 1 Triangular Link (Silver/Gold)
• Beading Thread Bobbin
• Needle A006767
• Jump Rings
• Clasp
• Optional: Tassel with Cap

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Items used in bracelet above: SB00128, SB00223, SB00229, Z005132 (2), A006599, X003062, A006767, Z001442 & Z013680.

Items used in bracelet above: A006597, Z005132 (2), SB02349, SB00269, A007665, A008801, A006767, Z013678.

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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

Warmer is weather is on it’s way, so we’re flaunting these gorgeous pair of DIY tassel earrings with long tassels and thread wrapped beads.

Items used in Gold Peacock earrings:

• Z008486 – 2 Inch Satin Hamilton Gold Plated Brass 22 Gauge
• Z017903 – 15x20mm Navy Blue Thread Wrapped Oval Bead
• Z011522 – 6mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• A011523 – 8mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• Y003802 – 10x14mm Satin Gold Etched Partial Circle Post 
• Z013832 – 60mm Kelly Green Fabric Tassels
• A022226 – 3.5mm Faceted Bicone Gold Color Over Brass

Get everything for this project here

Items used in Silver Beige earrings:

• Z015094 – 2 Inch Sterling Silver 24 Gauge Eyepins
• Z017911 – 15x20mm Silver Grey Thread Wrapped Oval Bead
• A001530 – 8mm Silver Plated 18 Gauge Round Jump
• A001529 – 6mm Silver Plated 19 Gauge Round Jump 
• Y003800 – 10x14mm Antique Silver Partial Circle Post
• Z013862 – 60mm Taupe Fabric Tassels
• A022224 – 3.5mm Faceted Bicone Silver-Plated Brass Beads

Get everything for this project here

Directions:

1. Open large jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through loop of eyepin. Close jump ring.
2. On eyepin, slide on bicone bead, thread bead and bicone bead. Make a simple loop.
3. Open small jump ring, slide on dangle and through loop of earring. Close jump ring.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Earrings Designed by Jacque

Spring will be here before we know, so why not include these DIY playful tassel earrings to your mix of colorful, spring jewelry. Made with our favorite fan tassels and gold findings, they’re so easy you’ll probably want to make more for all your girlfriends too!

Items used in tassel earrings:

• Z017109 – 40mm Gold Plated Brass Hoop Frame
• Z007737 – Turquoise Blue Flat Half Circle Fan Tassel with Gold
• A011517 – 4mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• TCZ0139 – Gold Filled Earring Wire by Tierracast®

Directions:

1. One end of the hoops can slide out. Don’t slide it out but crimp down by using a needle nose pliers.
2. Open jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through hoop. Close jump ring.
3. Open earwire loop, slide on hoop dangle and close loop.
4. Repeat all steps for other earrings.

We have the perfect idea for your holiday gifts; DIY Bracelet Key Chains made with Heavy Duty Memory Wire. They are a fun DIY for every family member, friend and neighbor!

What you’ll need:

• Key Ring – MCKR0002 Or A007612
• 7-9 Inches of 6mm Braided Leather – Items used CH01088 / CH01089
• Heavy Duty Memory Wire – WR00120 or WR00121
• Suede Tassel – A019699 / A019705
• End Caps with 6mm ID – TC02149 (2) / TC02742 (2)
• 9mm Silver Plated Jump ring – Z020042

Directions:

1. Cut a coil and a half of memory wire with Memory Wire Cutters.
2. Make a simple, rolled loop to one end of your memory wire, with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
3. Slide on the End Cap, Leather piece and End cap onto the memory wire.
4. Cut memory wire end to about 3/4″ and make another rolled loop. Roll both ends to tighten up your bracelet keychain.
5. Open jump ring, slide on tassel and one looped end of bracelet keychain. Close jump ring.
6. Slide keyring through that end loop also.

More Examples in Video Tutorial

Make sure to swing over to our previous Facebook LIVE where we made some different keychain examples with leather and even LeatherCord USA channel bangles.

CLICK HERE to see Facebook LIVE episode.

Imagine the sight of clear blue skies with these Blue ZigZag Tassel Earrings. It incorporates silver enamel pieces and large fan tassels!

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 8mm Post Earrings – Z001829 (Gold Z001831)
• White Mix Enamel Zigzag Connector Charm – Y009626 (Gold Z016108)
• 5.5mm Jump Ring – X003062 (Gold Z011522)
• Mint Flat Half Circle Tassel – Z007687 (Gold Z007698)

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on tassel and loop on enamel connector. Close jump ring.
2. Open another jump ring, slide on other loop of enamel connector and through post earring loop. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat steps for other earring.

Your next summer DIY is easy to do when all you need are a few components to make this fabulous Long Straw & Acetate Tassel Necklace.

What you’ll need:

• Woven Straw Ring Pendant/Connector – Z019259
• 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522
• Pearl Acetate Half Circle Pendant/Connector – Z012461
• 3.75 Inch Gold Plated Tassel – A013213
• Gold Plated Adjustable Rollo Chain Necklace Double Slide Clasp – Z010757

Tools you may need:

• Bead Reamer
• Alternative Otion: pointy Round Nose pliers or Awl

Directions:

1. Using the bead reamer or sharp awl, puncture a hole between the outer two rings of the woven straw component. Make another hole directly across the other side of the straw.
2. Open a jump ring, slide on chain tassel loo and through a straw component hole you made in Step 2. Close jump ring.
3. Open another jump ring, slide through other hole of the straw you made in Step 2 and through hole of the acetate (curved side). Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring and slide on other hole on acetate and through both of the jump rings of the adjustable necklace chain. Close jump ring.

Today’s Peacock Tassel Necklace consists of some of our favorite products, acetate, chain, charms and tassels. Come make this lovely necklace today!

What you’ll need for necklace:

• Green Flat Tassel – Z011720
• 30mm Multi Color Acetate Connector – Z015040
• 13mm Gold Crescent Charm – Z016768
• Large Oval Gold Chain – A002735
• 2.5mm Gold Rollo Chain – A008183 (2 feet)
• 9mm Gold Jump Ring – A011525
• 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522

Directions:

1. Cut large oval chain to consist of 11 links.
2. Open 9mm jump ring, slide on tassel and through one hole of acetate connector. Close jump ring.
3. Open another 9mm jump ring, slide through other hole of acetate, crescent charm and the middle link of large oval chain you cut in Step One. Close jump ring.
4. Open 6mm jump ring, slide on one end of large oval chain and through one end of rollo chain. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat step 4 to other chain ends. Note: you can chain the length of your necklace by shortening the rollo chain length.

We’re starting June with one of our favorite style of DIY jewelry-making; memory wire wrap bracelets. Our DIY Wrap Pearl & Denim Blue Bracelet combines some of our favorite components; leather with hollow core, Swarovski pearls and tassels.

What you’ll need for bracelet:

• 5mm Camel Leather – CH00613 (3″)
• 8mm Crystal Pearlescent White Swarovski Pearl – SW01447 (4)
• 6mm Crystal Pearlescent White Swarovski Pearl – SW01446 (2)
• Swarovski® Crystal 8mm Denim Blue Briolette Bead – SW01464 (2)
• Bali Style Curve Bead – A021472 or Y014762
• 8/0 Galvanized Seed Bead – SB00106
• Bali Style Bead Cap – A021121
• Blue Tassel – Z004275
• Regular Bracelet Memory Wire – WR00107/ Large WR00109/ Extra Large WR00111
• TOOLS: Memory Wire Finishing Pliers and Memory Wire Cutter

Direction:

1. Make a simple loop with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
2. Slide the the following beads:
   1. 2 seed beads, 6mm pearl, seed bead, curve tube, 8mm pearl, seed bead, 8mm denim blue crystal, seed bead, 8mm pearl.
   2. end cap, 2.5″ of leather, bead cap
   3. 8mm pearl, seed bead, 8mm denim blue crystal, seed bead, 8mm pearl, curve tube, seed bead, 6mm pearl and 2 seed bead.
3. Cut Memory Wire with a 1/2″ to 3/4″ end.
4. Make a simple loop to that end with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.

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.

Tassels are an all year round kind of component for jewelry-making. Here’s how we make these pair of earrings combined with fancy large oval chain.

Items needed in earrings:

• 20mm Gold Fancy Oval Chain – A002735 (1)
• 10mm Tassel with Gold Cap – Item used in earring Z013678
• 5mm Gold Jump Ring – A011519
• Post Earrings – Z001831

Directions

1. Cut oval chain to consist of 3 links.
2. Open jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
3. Open another jump ring, slide on middle link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
5. Open another jump ring, slide on a tassel and close jump ring.
6. Open another jump ring, slide through post earring hole, through jump ring in Step 5, and one end of chain link. Close jump ring.
7. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Post earrings are everywhere and we are just LOVING these heart post in this Heart Tassel Earrings!

What you’ll need:

• Heart Post Earrings – Gold Z010835 or Silver Z010834
• Long Tassel with Gold or Silver Cone Caps

Directions:

1. Using a flat nose pliers, open loop of tassel.
2. Slide on earring loop and close loop.
3. Repeat 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 Holiday DIY gift ideas are for the Boho Beauty in your life.She seeks a relaxing vibe and a moment of zen. She loves natural and earthy tone, so make sure you design with fibers like Ribbon, Tassels, Leather and Straw, as well as some Gemstone. Here are some great DIY projects for the Boho Beauty!

1. Straw & Leather Macrame
2. Fishtail Cuff
3. Fabric Tassel Jewelry
4. Fan Tassels
5. Macrame Leather Bracelet
6. Boho Feather Earrings
7. Silk Ribbon in Jewelry
8. Long Tassels

Fall is the perfect time to wind down, cozy up in a nice warm blanket and page through a good read! Why not make a DIY bookmark while you’re at it. And with tassels of course! Here is a quick and easy tutorial on making these bookmarks. Plus, as a bonus we have some book recommendations from our designers to you.

What you’ll need for bookmarks:

• Bookmarks (A002528/A003998/A005286/A005293)
• 5mm or 6mm jump ring
• 60mm Long Fabric Tassels
  or 1.75 Inch Chain Tassel (Gold/Silver)
• Moon Charm (Gold/Silver)
  OR Star Charm (Gold/Silver)

Directions:

1. Open jump ring and slide on charm. Close jump ring.
2. Open another jump ring, slide on tassel, charm jump ring and through bookmark loop. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat all steps for MORE Bookmarks!

Book Recommendation

Make sure to add these books to your Must-Read books, recommended by our Designers:

• Heidi: I recently read Stephen King’s “Sleeping Beauties” and loved it. One of my other favorite books from him is “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon”. I also recently read “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware. And currently reading “No Exit” by Taylor Adams.
• John: I’m a Stephen King fan. The Dark Tower Series is great as well as The Stand and Under the Dome and the Mr. Mercedes series.
• So: For a short fun read, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J.Novak. For my graphic novel and comic style readers, read This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews. The artwork is spectacular!
• Shanna: Butterflies by Martha Goldhirsh
• Tory: Mythos by Stephen Fry