DIY Beadable Gifts

DIY Beadable Gifts are personal and easy to make. Here are three examples for a quick and easy gift idea for teachers, fathers and even for birthdays.

DIY Beadable Gifts are easy as 1-2-3. After you’ve selected the Beadable Gift you want and large-hole Beads, Interchange beads or Large-Hole Gemstones, all you need to do is uncap your beadable, slide beads onto the mandrel and cap your end. Easy as that!

Golf Club Stir Stick: Z005775, X004108 (2), BGA8RLLH-M-8 OR BGA8RDLH-8

Butter Knife: Z005786, Z006331 (2), A005426, Z006747 (2)

Cheese Slicer: Z005784, A004241, A001180, Z007050 (Make sure to ream the middle of this Flower Tube bead to fit mandrel.)

Beadable Findings: Peyote Tube Bar Pendant

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.

Step One: Create a stopper bead at your thread end.

Step Three: Pick up a seed bead, skip one seed bead and sew through the next seed bead. Repeat this peyote stitch through to the other end.

Step Four: Repeat to make 16 total rows.

Step Five: Slide off stopper bead and slide one of the peyote stitch pattern through channel of bar pendant.

Step Six: Zipper stitch the two ends together.

Step Seven: Tie ends together and finish off by sewing through a few beads before cutting off excess.

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

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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,

GoodyBeads EZ DIY Series: Boho Feather Earrings

Learn to bead stitch this easy pair of Boho Feather Earrings with Miyuki delica beads and beadable feather findings.

Items used in feather earrings:

Delica Beads – SB03545, SB01822, SB02334, SB00269
2 Gold Beadable Feather – Z001470
Beading Needle and Beading Thread – A015211, A006587
5mm Jump Ring – A008801
Earring Wire – TCZ0140
Red Fabric Tassel with Gold Cap – Z013676