We have a show stopping DIY craft for you this holiday season. Make a stunning, sparkly beaded holiday wreath with beads!

Inspired by Martha Stewart, because she is the Queen of DIY, we followed the video instructions to her Holiday Druk Bead Wreath to create our own! For our version, we’re using different beads and findings, but using the same process.

What you’ll need for wreath:

• 8 Inch foam wreath from your local craft store. (We got ours from Joann Fabric.)
• Red Wide Satin Ribbon (Also got this from Joann Fabric)
• 1 Inch Brass Headpins – 5 packs of A019663
• 10mm Red Chinese Crystals – 6 packs of A016817
• Super New Glue – A015821

As a note, you can use different color and size Chinese Crystals. You can also use other kinds of beads, such as Satin or Miracle beads,  Swarovski Crystals or Pearls,  Gemstone Beads or even some wood beads. The ideas are limitless. One thing to keep in mind is to make sure to have a similar ribbon color to match the beads you will be using. If you have a variation of colors, testing on white or black ribbon would work. You can also use a variation of sizes from 4mm to 12mm beads in your wreath.

Directions:

1. Wrap your wreath with ribbon all the way around. Secure the end with a pin. (You can use crafting glue to help secure your ribbon in place.)
2. Cut all your headpin tips at an angle. This will help you push through the ribbon and foam. (Martha Stewart colored her pin tips with red nail polish or paint. You can if you want, we opted out of this option.)
3. Slide a bead onto a headpin, dip the tip into your glue and push headpin into your wreath. You may need to twist the headpin sometime to punch through the ribbon.
4. Repeat and stagger your beads throughout. (You only need to fill the front side of your wreath and not the back. However, you can if you would like to.)
5. Finish it off with a ribbon bow and a loop of ribbon (pinned and glued to the back).

Have a Happy DIY Holiday!

We have a fun video tutorial with Beadalon’s Spin-N-Bead, Senior and Junior versions, which will make stringing on beads easier and faster!

Beadalon Spin-N-Bead Senior

Spin-N-Bead Senior Bead Loader with One Curved Rigid Beading Needle (TL00333). String seed beads and other small beads quickly and easily with the Spin-N-Bead Senior. Because the bowl is bigger you can use larger beads, up to 6mm. The speed at which the beads will load diminishes as the beads get larger. This bead loader makes tedious bead stringing fast and easy. Fill the bowl about half-full of beads, then spin. Insert the curved needle into the spinning beads and watch them jump onto the needle. The beads nest all on their own! Rigid Curved Needle included. You can also buy extra curved needles separately with Z001463.

Beadalon Spin-N-Bead Junior

Beadalon Spin-N-Bead Junior (TL00341) is smaller than the Senior version and makes stringing seed beads, liquid silver beads, or other small beads quick and easy! Fill the bowl about half-full of beads, and then spin. Insert a Curved Big Eye Beading Needle into the spinning beads and watch them jump onto the needle! The beads nest all on their own – when ample beads are on the needle, then move them to the connected stringing material and dip the needle back into the spinning beads to load on another few inches. It’s fun to use and an excellent time saver. You can buy curved needles separately with Z001463.

Video Tutorial

Tory’s pair of earrings are bold and bright. They feature some of our newest products like acetate components, Textured Half Circle Connectors and Swarovski® pearls in a Mulberry color. We just LOVE the tiered look in these earrings and the vibrant colors from the Mulberry complementing the acetate half circle.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 37x18mm Multi with White Acetate Half Circle Pendant/Connector – Z012457
• 27x15mm Silver Plated Textured Half Circle – Z014989 (2)
• 20x10mm Silver Plated Textured Half Circle – Z016741 (2)
• Sterling Silver Front Loop Earring Wire by Tierracast® – TC02297
• 1 Inch Silver Plated 21 Gauge Headpins with Ball Top – A019691
• Swarovski® 4mm Crystal Mulberry PinkPearl – SW02198 (2)
• 6mm Round Jump Ring – A001529

Directions:

1. On a headpin, slide on a pearl bead and make a simple loop.
2. Open pearl dangle loop and slide on hole from the small half circle (flat side). Close loop.
3. Open a jump ring, slide on other hole from small half circle and the hole from the larger half circle (flat side). Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring, slid eon other hole from larger half circle and hole of acetate connecter (flat side). Close jump ring.
5. Open earwire loop, slide on other hole of acetate connector and close loop.
6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Let’s get to designing a leather layer necklace using 2mm leather cord and large-hole gemstones. This easy DIY will get you making more than one!

What you’ll need:

• 2mm Leather Cord – Item used in necklace A022074
• 8mm and 10mm Large-Hole Gemstones – Items used in necklace GAV8RDLH-8 & ATQ10RDLH-8

Directions:

1. Start with 1 meter of leather or about 39 inches of leather.
2. Fold leather in half and make an other hand knot at the folded part to create a 1/2 inch loop.
3. On one leather cord, slide on FOUR 8mm gemstone.
   1. Make an overhand knot at the end of this leather cord.
   2. Slide one gemstone down to the knot and make another overhand knot after this gemstone bead, sandwiching the bead between two knots.
4. On the other leather cord, slide on a 10mm gemstone and a 8mm gemstone.
   1. Make an overhand knot an inch shorter than the knot you made in step 3-1.
   2. Slide 8mm gemstone down to the knot and make another overhand knot after this gemstone bead, sandwiching the bead between two knots.
5. Done! To wear, slide both gemstone knotted ends through the leather loop, one at a time.

Heidi’s jewelry style has a lot of geometric shapes and simplistic angles. Her use of connectors, dangles and findings are everything you’d love in minimalistic jewelry!

Tiered Crescent Earrings

Items used in earrings: A008799, Z016771 (2), Z016773 (2), Z016775 (2) & Z003942

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on small crescent charm and inner hole of medium crescent connector. Close jump ring.
2. Open another jump ring, slide on other hole of medium crescent connector and through inner hole of large crescent connector. Close jump ring.
3. Slide other hole of large crescent connector through kidney earrings to sit inside earring loop. Cinch the opening of the hole to close.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Black Diamond Earrings

Items used in earrings: Z010760, Z001829 & A008807

Directions:

1. Open jump ring and slide on wood/resin charm and through hole of post earrings. Close jump ring.
2. Repeat for other earring.

Double Diamond Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: SW02265 (2), Z011872 & A001529

Directions:

1. Connect both Swarovski triangle sew-ons with two jump rings (A001529) at the bottom/base of the connector.
2. Remove both jump rings on sliding clasp.
3. Connect each end or points of the triangle to either ends of the sliding clasp with 6mm jump ring (A001529).

The holidays are upon us and we’re starting off your DIY holiday gifts with So Vang’s wrap bracelet using her new favorite Teal Brown Impression Jasper beads. Wrap bracelets are easy to make and design with Beadalon Memory Wire and your favorite beads! Here’s what you need to design this Teal Brown Impression Jasper Wrap Bracelet:

• 4mm Teal Brown Impression Jasper Round Bead – TBRIM4RD
• Heavy Duty Memory Wire – WR00120 or WR00121
• 50mm Silver Plated Curved Tube Bead – A014097
• Size 8/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead – SB00106
• TOOLS: Memory Wire Shears & Memory Wire Finishing Pliers

Directions:

1. Make a simple loop at one end of your memory wire with memory wire finishing pliers.
2. Slide the following SECTIONS onto the memory wire:
   1. Seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, 3 seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, 3 seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, and curved tube.
   2. Seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, 3 seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, seed bead and curved tube.
   3. Repeat SECTION 1.
   4. Repeat SECTION 2.
   5. Repeat SECTION 1.
   6. Repeat SECTION 2.
   7. Repeat SECTION 1.
   8. Seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone, 3 seed bead, gemstone, seed bead, 3 gemstone, seed bead, gemstone and seed bead.
3. Cut excess memory wire, leaving a 1/2″ end.
4. Make a simple loop to memory wire end you just cut. (Option: Wrap simple loop into a coil to tighten your designs.)

We’re still seeing lariat necklaces everywhere and it certainly will trend for a while because of it’s organic look! You wear it long or short, depending on how you dress it. In our DIY project today, is a lariat necklace using 1mm leather cord, brass beads and some gorgeous Terra Agate gemstones!

What you’ll need for necklace:

• 14×40 Terra Agate Barrel Gemstone – TRAG14x40BRL
• 1mm light brown leather cord – Z015514
• Brass Bead A022201 OR 5mm TierraCast TC01490 (10)
• 30mm Organic Hoop by Nunn Design – Z004552

Directions:

1. Start with 2 meters of leather cord. Fold in half and at the loop, make a lark’s head knot through the Organic Hoop.
2. On both leather cords, slide on a gold bead, Terra Agate bead and another gold bead.
3. Make an overhand knot with both leather cords close to the last gold bead.
4. Wrap your piece around your neck to determine where you would like the lariat gemstone dangle to hang from and the length of your necklace. Make an overhand knot there.
5. Slide on both leather cords another gold bead, Terra Agate bead and gold bead. Make an overhand knot close to the last gold bead you added.
6. On one leather cord end, slide on 3 gold beads and make an overhand knot about 2 inches below the Terra Agate bead. Cut off excess.
7. On the other leather cord end, slide on 3 gold beads and make an overhand knot about 1.5 inches below the Terre Agate bead. Cut off excess.

New Wood and Resin Charms combines beautiful resin colors and natural wood for a show-stopping component to all your DIY jewelry. Here, we’ve taken this large focal pendant and made a simple necklace using pinch bails and our Adjustable Rollo Chain Necklace Double Slide Clasp.

What you’ll need:

• Gold Adjustable Rollo Chain Necklace Double Slide Clasp – Z010757
• Wood & Deep Red Resin Free Form Pendant – Z010703
• Pinch Bail – TC02583
• 9mm Gold Jump Ring – Z020041

Directions:

1. Slide pinch bail over hole of wood/resin pendant and pinch it close.
2. With two pliers, open jump ring, slide on bail and slide through both jump rings of adjustable rollo chain necklace. Close jump ring.
3. You’re done!

Talk about arm candy with this festive Satin Wrap Bracelet with memory wire, satin beads, miracle beads, Chinese crystals and gold split rings. Make it in time for the winter holidays because its got the fancy red, ivory and gold look!

Here is what you’ll need to make this wrap bracelet:

• 10mm Red Satin Beads – A017122
• 10mm Ivory Miracle Beads – A010143 (3 packs)
• 10mm Clear Chinese Crystals – A016821
• 10mm Brass Bead – A004737
• 9mm Gold Split Ring – A003159 (4 packs)
• Gold Bracelet Memory Wire – WR00126
• Other Tools: Memory Wire Finishing Pliers and Memory Wire Cutters

Directions:

1. Create a simple loop at one end of the memory wire using the Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
2. Slide on the following sequence of beads onto the memory wire:
   1. 3 miracle bead, two split rings, three clear Chinese crystal and two split rings. Repeat two more times. Add three miracle beads, two split rings and three clear Chinese crystal.
   2. Three red satin beads and brass bead. Repeat 4 more times.
   3. Three red satin beads, two split rings, three clear Chinese crystal and two split ring. Repeat 4 more times. Omit last two split rings.
   4. Miracle bead, two split rings, miracle bead, two split rings, miracle bead, two split rings, red satin, two split rings, red satin, two split rings, red satin and two split rings. Repeat 2 more times.
   5. End with miracle bead, two split rings, miracle bead, two split rings, miracle bead.
3. Trim memory wire with Memory Wire Cutter so there is a 3/8” to 1/2” tail. Create a simple loop using Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.

For all our bead-stitching friends and for those that are new to bead stitching, here is a simple star pattern using one of  So Vang’s favorite bead, Czech Super Duos. She is offering this FREE pattern on making these stars! Imagine adding a simple jump ring and making cute earrings or linking them up to make a fabulous necklace or bracelet.

What you’ll need:

• Czech SuperDuos beads
• Size 11/0 Miyuki Round Seed Bead
• Czech O-Beads
• Beading Thread and Needle
  AND
• Czech Star Pattern PDF Download

Items used in examples:

Blue – SB01787, SB02042 and SB00387

Gold – SB02087, SB01903 and SB00570

We’re designing today’s October project with Black Gold Amazonite double drilled gemstones from Dakota Stones and our popular beading chain. Here is what you’ll need to create your own!

• 18″ – 30″ of 7.25mm Beading Chain – CH00724
• Double Drilled Gemstone – Item used in necklace BGA10x20DD-8
• 4mm Jump Ring – Z011500
• Large Capped Flat Tassel with Silver Textured Cap – Item used in necklace Z011722
• Ring End – X001505
• Choice of Clasp –  Item used in necklace Z012151

Directions:

1. Open jump ring and slide on tassel. Close jump ring.
2. Slide chain through three gemstone beads, through jump ring in Step 1 and up through the second holes of the gemstone beads. Center everything.
3. Slide end cap on beading chain end and crimp it. Repeat to other chain end.
4. Open jump ring from sliding clasp and slide on end cap loop. Repeat to other end.

Fiber and minimalist jewelry is a must-have trend that we’ve been seeing everywhere. Here, we take one of our newest product and show how easy it is to loop thread through the beadable pendant in our video tutorial.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• Oval Pendant – Z011345 (2) OR Z011351 (2)
• or Drop Pendants – Z011352 (2) OR Z011354 (2)
• Size AA Superlon Beading Thread – Black, Grey, Brown, Gold, Beige, White or Cream 
• Needle – A015211

Video Tutorial

You can also go to the Facebook Page to see this tutorial HERE.

Items used in gold/black earrings: Z011351 (2), A006589 and TCZ0140.

• Get the all-in-one Buy All Project with BAP0012

Items used in Golden/Silver Earrings: Z011352 (2), A006597 and TCZ0077.

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.

We are in love with this tribal print leather from our Bold Leather Trend. Frame it with the Retro Frame Slider (Y006267) and you have an earthy and colorful bracelet!

What you’ll need for bracelet:

• 5mm Tribal Print Flat Leather – CH00933 (6″ – 8″)
• Retro Frame Slider – Y006267
• Flat Leather Clasp – Z002302
• Super New Glue – A015821

Directions:

1. Cut leather at the length of your wrist, subtract half an inch. (You can also leave length as is, slide on clasp with out gluing. If you find the bracelet took big, cut a bit off leather off to adjust the length.)
2. Slide slider frame onto the leather.
3. Glue both of your leather ends into the clasp using super new glue.

Mix up your jewelry materials by making a pair of earrings by looping 2mm round leather cord and dangle an agate pendant. What you’ll need for earrings:

• Agate Organic Pendant – Item used in earrings Z020523 (2)
• 2mm Leather Cord – A022075
• Gold French Earrings – Z012071
• GS Hypo Cement – A007224
• Sharp Cutters or Xuron® Shears (TL00017)

Directions:

1. Cut 4 inch piece of leather.
2. Cut leather ends at an angle.
3. Glue angled ends together to create a loop. Let it dry for a few minutes.
4. Open earwire, slide on agate pendant and leather loop; right where the leather ends are glued together. Close earwire.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.