Complete your large statement earrings collection with these Woven Straw Earrings.

What you’ll need:

• Woven Straw Pendant/Connector
• Crimp End from TierraCast Finishing Collections
• Earrings Findings
• Beadalon Nylon Pliers (TL00223 OR A012924)
• Flat Nose Pliers

Marrakesh Straw Earrings

Items using in earrings: Z016792, TC02714 (2),  TC02430, Z011500

Directions:

1. Using the flat nose pliers, gently pry the crimp end wider so that the straw piece in between.
2. Slide crimp end over the straw component.
3. Using nylon pliers, crimp the crimp end over snug over the straw.
4. Open jump ring and slide on crimp end loop and earring loop. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Blues Straw Earrings

Items using in earrings: Z016790, Z011158, Z002858, TC02360 (2)

Directions:

1. Cut 4″ of leather.
2. Make a lark’s head knot with the leather through the straw connector. (Make sure to keep ends flushed together when making the knot.)
3. Slide crimp end over both ends of the leather and crimp it with nylon pliers.
4. Open earwire loop and slide on crimp end loop. Close loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Today’s tutorial features the DIY Suede and Gemstone Necklace. This necklace is easy to make and can be worn three different ways. First, let’s get to designing this necklace!

What you’ll need: 

• 3mm Micro-Fiber Ultra Suede Cord (Item used in example Z007132)
• 2 – Feather Charm (Z015963)
• 25mm TierraCast Hammertone Ring (TC00886)
• Crimp Cover End (Z009926)
• 4mm Jump Rings (A002413)
• Large-hole Gemstones (Item used in example APL8RDLH-8)

Directions:

1. Cut 50-60″ of suede.
2. Fold suede in half and make a lark’s head knot with the suede on the Hammertone ring.
3. Slide two large-hole beads on to both suede cords. (Cut ends at and angle to help get both ends through large-hole bead.)
4. At each suede end, fold over the Crimp Cover Ends.
5. Open a jump ring, slide on feather charm and loop end of Crimp Cover Ends. Repeat to other end.

3 Ways to Wear the Necklace

Here are three ways that you can chnage up your suede and gemstone necklace.

1. With the Hammertone ring at the front of your necklace, wrap the suede around your neck and slide both ends through the ring. This creates an illusion of two necklaces!

2. Wrap both suede ends around your neck in the same direction and loop both ends into the Hammertone ring!

With the Hammertone ring at the front, tie your suede ends at the back of your neck. Adjust length as needed.

DIY spooky skull earrings for Halloween or skull lovers! Get this easy tutorial today.

It’s the first day of October and what a good way to start this DIY month with some skull earring for Halloween! These earring are also perfect for skull lovers, like our Designer Heidi. She designed these earrings using hoop earrings in three different sizes (60mm, 50mm, 40mm) as the base, TierraCast skull beads and various metal beads.

What you’ll need:

• Hoop Earrings (60mm / 50mm / 40mm)
• TierraCast Skill Beads w/ Horizontal Hole (Ant. Copper/Ant. Silver/Ant. Brass / Ant. Gold)
• Metal Beads or TierraCast Beads

Directions:

1. Open earwire’s hinge and slide the following onto the hoop earring:
   5 metal beads, skull bead and 5 metal beads.
2. Repeat for other earring.

Beaded Skull Hoop Earrings

Items used in 40mm Hoop Earrings: Z017100, TC01315 (20)& TC01099 (2)

Items used in 50mm Hoop Earrings: A014110, TC01489 (20) & TC01098 (2)

Items used in 60mm Hoop Earrings: A014111, A003562 (2pks) & TC00196 (2)

Mix up shiny Swarovski crystals and natural gemstone beads in an easy memory wrap bracelet.

Mixing up different types beads makes for a modern and even edgy DIY jewelry, especially when you use Swarovski Fine Rocks Tube beads and round Dakota Stones gemstone beads. And to bring even a more edgy look, we’ve added some beautiful Star Cut Crystal Quartz gemstone.

What you’ll need for project:

• 6mm Round Gemstones
• 6mm Crystal Quartz Star Cut Beads
• 30mm Swarovski Fine Rocks Tube Crystal Bead
• 7mm Nugget Spacer (TC00034)
• Extra Heavy Duty Round Bracelet Memory Wire (Silver/Gold/Rose Gold)
  OR Heavy Duty Memory Wire (Silver/Gold)
• Tools: Memory Wire Shears and Memory Wire Finishing Pliers

Minimal Fine Rocks Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: SW01736 & WR00131

Nothing like a simplistic DIY jewelry! Here, we used Extra Heavy Duty Memory Wire, cut a 1.25 coil and slide on the Fine Rocks Tube. The trick to getting the crystal tube curve is to gently curve the tube while sliding it on the memory wire. Center the tube and make a loop to both memory wire ends with the Memory Wire Finishing Pliers. The thick memory wire gives a hearty substance to a minimalistic design, without covering the whole wire!

Sparkly Starry Wrap with Gemstones

Items used in Onyx bracelet: WR00121, CRY6RD-SC, TC00034 (4), SW01736 (2) & ONX6RD-8.

Items used in Howlite bracelet: WR00121, CRY6RD-SC, TC00034 (4), SW01740 (2) & WHT6RD-8.

In these two bracelets are 6mm round gemstones and 6mm Crystal Quartz star cut beads. The star cut and fine rocks tube bead are both a compliment to an edgy and even punk-ish vibe!

1. Cut a coil and a half of heavy duty memory wire.
2. Make a loop to one end of your memory wire with memory wire finishing pliers.
3. Slide the following onto the memory wire:
   9 gemstone beads, nugget spacer, fine rocks tube, nugget spacer, 5 Crystal Quartz star cut beads, nugget spacer, fine rocks tube, nugget spacer and 9 gemstone beads.
4. Cut excess wire, leaving a 3/8 inch end. Make a loop.

Video Tutorial

Check out our previous Facebook LIVE episode, where Tory demonstrates how to easily create one of these wrap bracelets!

Our simple and sweet tutorial today consists two of our favorite brands: TierraCast and Raven’s Journey. Create this easy pair of earrings today!

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 2 – TierraCast Teardrop Frame (TC01395)
• TierraCast Front Loop Earrings (TC02297)
• Raven’s Journey Pear Shaped Glass Beads (Item used in example A021843)
• Headpin with Ball End (A019694)

Directions:

1. Slide a teardrop bead onto the headpin and make a simple loop.
2. Open loop you just made and slide through the under side of the hole loop on the TierraCast Teardrop Frame. Close loop.
3. Open loop of earwire and slide through the top side of the TierraCast Teardrop Frame. Close loop.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Fiber jewelry is a trend that keeps coming back in style. Check out this easy tutorial for making a simple adjustable bracelet with out Fabric Adjustable Bracelet Sliding Clasp with Tassels.

What you’ll need for this bracelet:

• Fabric Adjustable Bracelet (Pink/ Teal/ Bordeaux/ Black)
• TierraCast Amor Bar Link
• Nylon Bending Pliers

TIP: If you find that your fiber bracelet or tassel has a kink, wet your fingers and run your fingers along the tassel or bracelet. Let it dampen and dry to straighten out its shape.

Directions:

1. Use nylon bending pliers to bend a curve in the Amor link.
2. Open a jump ring on the adjustable sliding clasp and feed it through one of the holes on the Amor link. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat Step 2 to other jump ring.

We’re taking a pair of classic drop earrings and adding a wow factor with TierraCast® bead frames and Swarovski® round crystals.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 9mm TierraCast Bead Frame
• 4mm Swarovski Round Crystals
• 8/0 TierraCast Seed Bead
• 30mm Tear Drop Miracle Bead
• Headpin and Eyepins and Earwires

Turquoise Bead Frame Earrings

Directions:

1. On a headpin, slide on a seed bead, miracle and another seed bead. Make a simple loop.
2. Open loop made in Step 1, slide on loop of eye pin. Close loop.
3. On the eye pin, slide on bead frame with 4mm crystal bead in the middle.
   1. This may be a bit tricky, so make sure you put the crystal inside the frame first, while making sure to closely situate the holes of the crystal and bead frames to line up.
4. Make a simple loop.
5. Open ear wire and slide on loop you make in Step 4.
6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Items used in Earrings: TC00310 (2), A014930, SW00799 (2), TC01257 (2), TC01253 (2), TC01041 (4), TCZ0077

OR Buy All Products for Earrings with Item#: BAP0004

Learn to use rivets on leather and make an easy adjustable leather bracelet.

Make sure to read our How to Rivet blog post to learn how to rivet leather. It also has a a quick summary about compression rivets, which are best to use with leather.

What you’ll need to make bracelets:

• 10-13 inches of 5mm Flat Leather
• 6mm TierraCast Compression Rivets (Ant. Pewter/ Silver/ Black/ Ant. Copper/ Gold/ Brass)
• 6mm Rivet Setter Tool by TierraCast
• Leather Hole Punch Pliers
• Scissors or Xuron Shear
• Metal Block and Stamping Hammer

Video Tutorial

Leather Bracelets

Items used in bracelet: CH00232 (13), TC01677

Items used in bracelet: CH00694 (13), TC01677

Create and design this urban necklace using one of our newest products: Deertan Lace leather.

Softer than Calf Craft, yet incredibly strong, Deertan Lace is expertly cut from only the finest hides. Deertan lace is full grain leather cut from the top 5 percent of hand selected Italian calf hides. Each hide is specially treated to be water resistant. Great for all your jewelry and beading projects or for garment lacing. Deertan Lace is the softest leather lace around. This product comes from our friends at Leather Cord USA, always producing high-quality leather for DIY jewelry and crafts.

Deertan Lace and Gemstone Necklace

An easy jewelry project using Deertan lace is this simple DIY necklace. We’ve paired this necklace using 3mm Deertan Lace with Dakota Stones large-hole gemstones, Beadalon Quick Links and TierraCast beads and components.

Directions:

1. Cut a 3 feet piece of deertan lace.
2. Fold lace in half and make a lark’s head to both the 20mm and 25mm ring.
3. Slide on flat barrel bead through both lace pieces from Step 2.
4. Make an overhand knot at the ends of the deertan lace. Adjust knot to get desired length.
5. Cut two piece of lace at 10 inches. And one piece at 12 inches.
6. With a 10″ lace, fold in half and make a lark’s head knot on the 25mm ring link. Repeat with the 12″ next and then the 10″. Bunch them together.
7. On a lace fringe end, slide on a nugget bead, large-hole gemstone and another nugget bead. Make an overhand knot. Repeat to the other 5 lace fringe ends.
   Note: To assist in sliding on beads and gemstones, make an angled cut to leather ends.

Items used in necklace: Z015547, ATQ8RDLH-8, TC01492 (12), Z010360, Z010362, TC01750

Launch yourself into this cute trend of button DIY jewelry with TierraCast buttons. We have three projects using TierraCast buttons; two pair of earrings and a lariat necklace.

TierraCast has a large assortment of button components. Of course when it comes to button components, you easily gravitate your DIY mind to making bracelets. Which is the perfect use for them. But we’ve expand our thinking into using buttons as earrings and necklace components. Here are three examples using TierraCast buttons designed by Heidi!

Golden Rosette Button Earrings

There is always room for a pair of tassel earrings in your jewelry stash. Why not make it shine like gold in this pair of Golden Rosette Button Earrings, using TierraCast’s Czech Rosette Button. The shank button makes it easy to hang your golden components. Unlike a typical button with two or four holes in the center, a shank has a protrusion in the back of the button with a hole so that when sewn on fabric, there is space allowed for the fabric to sit behind.

Directions:

1. Open eyepin loop, slide on chain tassel and close loop.
2. Slide on a TierraCast Pamada bead and make a simple loop.
3. Open a jump ring, slide on loop from bead dangle from Step 2 and through shank hole of button. Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring and slide through loop of ear wire and through shank hold of button. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Items used in earrings: TCZ0139, Z011522, TC02267 (2), TC02679 (2), Z010982, A013211 (2)

Copper Cluster Button Earrings

In this pair of earrings, the button acts as a focal link piece. It’s designed with fringe chain tassels with embellished ends.

Directions:

1. Cut three rollo chain with 8 links, 13 links and 22 links.
2. Open small jump ring, slide on leaf charm and the 22 link chain. Close jump ring. Open another small loop and attach to other end of chain.
3. On a head pin slide on melon bead, cube bead and another melon bead. Make a simple loop. Make another for a total of two.
4. Open loop of cube dangle from Step 3 and slide on an 8 link chain. Close loop. Open another small loop and attach to other end of chain.
5. Open loop of cube dangle from Step 3 and slide on an 13 link chain. Close loop. Open another small loop and attach to other end of chain.
6. Open large jump ring and slide through button. Also slide jump ring from Step 2, then Step 5 and then Step 4. Close jump ring.
7. Open small jump ring, slide on large jump ring from Step 6 and through loop of ear wire. Close jump ring.
8. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Items used in earrings: A009401, Z012870, A011518, CH00496 (1′), TC01191 (2), A021855, TC01114 (4), A019622, TC02278 (2)

Charming Lariat Button Necklace

Design this lariat necklace with a button connecting your chain around. Dangle your ends with a sequence of TierraCast bead links and/or charm.

Directions:

1. Open small jump ring and slide on charm and loop of eyepin. Close jump ring.
2. On eyepin, slide on a silver bead and make a simple loop.
3. Open loop made from step 2 and slide on an eyepin loop.
4. On this eyepin, slide on another silver bead and make a simple loop.
5. Open loop made from step 4 and slide on one end of your chain. Close loop.
6. Feed chain through one hole of your TierraCast button.
7. Open large jump ring, slide on other end of chain and through other hole of the TierraCast button. Close jump ring.

Items used in necklace: CH01095 (24″-36″), TC02279, A002814, TC00298 (2), Z004093, TC00454, A001495

The Lotus is iconic and symbolic in many cultures. Learn its significance and check out our DIY lotus jewelry, inspired by the lotus motif.

Lotus: A Religious Symbolism

• Through Egyptian art, “(t)he Lotus is used as a symbol in ancient Egyptian art representing the sun, of creation, rebirth and was a symbol of Upper Egypt. As a symbol of the sun it is closely associated with Atum-Ra, the Sun god and later with Nefertum, lotus god of perfume. Lotus flowers, also called water lilies, open in the morning and close again at night symbolizing rebirth and regeneration. ” (LandofPyramids)
  
• In Buddahism, the Lotus symbolize not only rebirth, but also purity and spiritual enlightenment. (LotusFlowerMeaning)
• And in Hinduism, the Lotus motif is a strong symbol associated with “beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity.” (LotusFlowerMeaning)

Check out our jewelry using the strong and symbolic meaning of Lotus.

Lotus Porcelain Necklace

We paired a stunning TierraCast Lotus link with an organic-looking porcelain oval bead. Take a headpin, slide on a small silver seed bead, porcelain bead and another seed bead. Make a wrapped loop by hooking on the lotus link before wrapping the headpin. Open a jump ring, slide on the top part of the lotus and onto the necklace chain and close jump ring. STUNNING, don’t you think?

Items used in necklace: TC02466, A019656,  A008273, SB00106, A001528, Z001033

Lotus Chain Earrings

We can’t get enough of the beading chain here at GoodyBeads. We used the same tutorial and concept from our previous blog to make this pair of earrings with Czech Lotus Coin Beads.

Items used in earrings: Z018245, CH00724, X001505, TC01897 (2), TCZ0077

Lotus Link Bracelet

Who doesn’t love a simple adjustable bracelet! We certainly do. We used the Silver Plated Adjustable Rollo Chain Bracelet Sliding Clasp (Z012151) with a gold lotus charm. The contrasting metal really makes the lotus charm pop!

Here’s a super simple TierraCast Feather Necklace using all TierraCast components. It’s simple enough to have John, our photographer, put this ensemble together.

This necklace is made with simply using a pinch bail to connect the feather and necklace. Read our previous on How to Use Pinch Bails.

What you’ll need:

• 3 Inch TierraCast Feather Pendant (Silver TC02508/  Brass TC02510/Copper TC02511)
• TierraCast Ball Chain Neckalce (Silver TC02063/ Brass TC02067/Copper TC02065)
• Pinch Bail

Video Tutorial

Items used in video tutorial:TC02511, TC02319,TC02065

Here at GoodyBeads, we love a good TierraCast® finding and tassels. So combined these favorites to make a fun and flirty pair of boho earrings.

This tutorial is as easy as opening and closing a jump ring, which is all there is to making this easy pair of DIY earrings.

Items you will need for a boho tassel earring:

Gold version –

• 2 – TierraCast Gold Ethnic Ring Fan Link (TC02461)
• TierraCast Gold Coil Earring Wire (TCZ0140)
• 5mm Gold Jump Rings (A011519)
• Tassel with Gold Cap

Silver version –

• 2 – TierraCast Silver Ethnic Ring Fan Link (TC02460)
• TierraCast Silver Coil Earring Wire (TCZ0078)
• 5mm Silver Jump Ring (A001528)
• Tassel with Silver Cap

EZ DIY Tutorial

Items used in tutorial: A011519, TCZ0140, Z013670, TC02461 (2)

Here’s a fun pair of earrings using TierraCast hoops, Czech rondelle beads and 24-Gauge wire. This easy step-by-step tutorial will make you want to scream with delight!

What you will need for Earrings:

• 2 – TierraCast 42mm Wire Hoops (TC02417)
• Brass French hook Earrings (A009402)
• 24-Gauge Brass Wire (AW00050)
• 5×3 Czech Rondelles (Beads used in tutorial: A022126 & A0022128)

Tutorial

Learn to make the popular TierraCast leather cord bracelet with its feather component from the Western Winds collection.

TierraCast is sharing a tutorial on how to make their Feather Bracelet. Here are GoodyBeads products to help you make this bracelet:

• TierraCast Feather (TC02508/TCZ2509/TC02510/TC02511)
• TierraCast Western Rondelle Bead (TC02524/TC02525/TC02526/TC02527)
• 2mm leather cord
• Headpin
• Gemstone beads (preferably 4mm or 6mm)

Tools you’ll need:

• Nylon Jaw Bracelet Bending Pliers (Z005839)
• And Metal Hole Punch Pliers (A011612)
• Round Nose and Flat Nose pliers

Click Link to download TierraCast Feather Bracelet.