Today’s tutorial digs into the love of licorice leather bracelets and how casual it plays with any fashion style. Embellish it with a bead tube and you have a fun piece of jewelry for a dazzling summer!

Items used in bracelet:

• SB00066 – 8/0 Black Opaque Seed Bead
• SB00423 – 11/0 Galvanized Yellow Gold Seed Bead
• SB03303 – Chalk Champagne DiamonDuo
• (8) SW00358 – Swarovski® 4mm Bacon Fuchsia AB 2X
• Z001106 – Gold Plated Magnetic Clasp For Licorice Leather
• A006585/A006587 – Crystal Fireline Thread
• Z011831 – Crystal Full Amber Honeycomb
• Z014871 – Turquoise Green Lumi Honeycomb
• (2) A015841 – 12mm Black Rubber O-Rings
• A015821 – Super New Glue
• A022052 – Matte Black Regaliz Licorice Leather

Pattern Tutorial

Get FULL and FREE pattern tutorial HERE.

Some of our newer beadable products are in and we, meaning So Vang, is pretty excited to get designing! We have new Diamond Beadable Pendant and Diamond Beadable Ring, with example designs and templates so that you can get designing on your own!

For these projects you’ll need:

• Size 11/0 Miyuki Delica Beads
• Crystal Fireline Beading Thread – A006587/A006585
• Needle – A015211
• Diamond Beadable Ring – Z018109 or Z018108
  OR
• Diamon Beadable Pendant – Z018096 or Z018099

Diamond Beadable Ring

Items used in ring: Z018109, SB00269, SB00260 & SB03538

Download Pattern & Template PDF for Ring HERE.

Diamond Beadable Pendant

Easily design two and make a cute pair of earrings or pair it with a tassel for a fun necklace pendant!

Items used in TOP pendant: Z018096, SB00269, SB00227, SB00223, SB02336 & SB00253

Items used in LEFT pendant: Z018099, SB00269, SB00260, SB00229 & SB02324.

Items used in RIGHT pendant: Z018096, SB00269 & SB00255.

Downloadable Pattern and Template PDF for Beadable Pendant HERE.

Video Tutorial

Check out our previous LIVE where So Vang demonstrates how to bead stitch the Beadable Pendant. Tutorial starts at 11 Minutes. Watch Video HERE!

Czech Ginko Duos and Cymbal components are fairly new in the beading market; they’re less than a year old. And we’ve got two amazing bead-stitching project using Ginko beads and NEW Cymbal components for Ginkos.

Ginko Waves Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: Z012556, Z012665, SB00402, SB00107, SB03688, SB03698, Z009471, Z006124, A006587 & A015211.

Make sure to download the FREE PDF tutorial for the Ginko Waves Bracelet.

We’ve use two different Ginko colors for this bracelet. You can certainly make one color or even multiple colors!

Ginko Dagger Earrings

Items used in earrings: Z011731, SB00423, Z011869, A006587 & A015211.

Make sure to download the FREE PDF tutorial for the Ginko Dagger Earrings.

Some of our newest products are Cymbal Components, which pairs with Chevron Duo and Ginko beads. We have two awesome patterns using Czech Chevron Duos and the Cymbal Koutalas.

Chevron Spike Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: Z013806, SB00422, Z010306, SW01711 (3), Z011500, X003062, A021633, Z001124, TC01897 (4).

Make sure to follow our LINK to download the FREE tutorial for this bracelet.

This bracelet used stretch cord, which makes it to easy make and wear. It also uses some blingy Swarovski Hexagon, two-hole spike crystal beads, which breaks up the chevrons and adds a focal section!

Chevron Spike Earrings

Items used in earrings: Z013812, SB00423, Z010306, TC02816 (2), A014108, A006585 & A015211.

Still using the same Cymbal ending, we’ve made a this pair of earrings with Chevron beads and TierraCast dagger bead from the Hammertone Collection, all using gold findings.

Get FREE PDF tutorial HERE to make your own pair of earrings!

We’re showing you how easy bead-stitching can be with these Spike Drop Earrings. It uses two-hole Swarovski® spike crystal beads, Cymbal components, seed beads and TierraCast® Hammertone Dagger Bead.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 2-Hole Swarovski Spike Beads – item used in example SW01709 (6)
  Instead of the hexagon shape, you can use the round and square 2-hole crystal bead.
• 8/0 Galvanized Gold Miyuki Seed Bead – SB00107
• Cymbal Kolympos SuperDuo – Z004589
• Gold Hammertone Dagger Bead by TierraCast – TC02816 (2)
• Gold Earwire – TCZ0139
• Crystal Fireline Thread – A006585
• Beading Needle – A015211
  OR
• These are the silver findings if you prefer: SB00106, Z004583, TC02815 (2) & TCZ0077.

Directions: (Similar to Honeycomb Tassel Drop Earrings Tutorial)

1. With 2 feet of thread, pick up a seed bead, cymbal, seed bead, 1st spike bead, seed bead, 2nd spike bead, seed bead, 3rd spike bead, seed bead, dagger bead, seed bead. (Make sure to be sewing through the correct hole of spike beads)
2. Sew up through the second hole of the 3rd spike bead, pick up a seed bead, through the second hole of the 2nd spike bead, pick up a seed bead and through the second hole of the 1st spike bead.
3. Tie both ends together to bring your looped pattern together. (You can see something similar to the Honeycomb Tassel Drop PDF tutorial, as you’re substituting a few beads in the pattern.)
4. Sew through a few beads before cutting thread ends off.
5. Open earwire loop and slide on cymbal component. Close loop.
6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Brush up on your bead stitching skills with this Fan Flare Hoop Earrings with Czech SuperDuos. Even if you have minimal bead-stitching knowledge, our illustrated tutorial on making this flashy pair of earrings will be easy to follow.

What you’ll need:

• Czech SuperDuos
• 4mm Rondelle Chinese Crystals
• 15mm Hoop Earring with 3mm Ball (Gold/Silver)
• Fireline Thread
• 8/0 Round Miyuki Seed Bead
• 11/0 Round Miyuki Seed Bead
  AND
• Fan Flare Earring Tutorial PDF

Items used in earrings: Z011593, Z013491, SB01406, SB00107, SB00423, A006587 & A015211.

We are in love with our beadable findings! And with a simple knowledge of peyote-stitching Miyuki 11/0 Delicas, create a tube, attached through the Beadable Bar Pendant, to make a minimalistic neckalce.

Products you will need:

• Beadable Bar Pendant – Gold (Z001466) or Silver (Z001465)
• Miyuki 11/0 Delicas 
• Chain
• Jump Rings and Clasp Findings
• Fireline Beading Thread
• Needle

Tutorial

Make sure to check out our previous blog post on how to do an Even Count Peyote Stitch as you will use the even count stitch for this tutorial.

Items used in this beadable finding: Z001466, SB03545, Z006587, A015211, 

You don’t have to stick to the 14 rows of peyote rows. You can make the tube longer and with different pattern designs for a longer and unique pendant.

Items used in this beadable finding necklace: Z001465, SB02322, SB00269,