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!

We love these beadable accessories, especially the beadable cuffs. So Vang has designed a layered beadable cuff and we could not be MORE excited to show you how to make one with this illustrated tutorial.

What you will need:

• Beadable Cuff (Silver/Gold)
• Fireline Beading Thread
• Czech Honeycomb Beads (Two color ways)
• Czech GemDuos
• Size 11/0 Miyuki round seed beads
• And Downloaded PDF Pattern Tutorial

This pattern is great for making a three layered bracelet. You can also layer on top of that, creating a pyramid shape. You can stitch on one layer, two layers or mix-up some two-hole Honeycomb and DiamonDuo/GemDuos beads.

Items used in image: Z001860, A006586, Z013809, Z013595, SB03303/SB04160, A015211, SB00402

The Endless Loom from BeadSmith, designed by Deb Moffett-Hall, is a versatile tool to help create elastic band bracelets and even leather wrap bracelets. Read through to download step-by-step instructions to help you get started!

Check out our previous Endless Loom blog post to watch an introductory video.

Groovy 6 Stretch or Clasp Style Bracelet

Download Stretch Bracelet Tutorial HERE.

This first tutorial uses 0.5mm Elastic to wrap around the Endless Loom. You can also have the option to add a Tube Magnetic Clasp (Y004709/Y003008/Y004707) to your bracelet.

Leather Wrap Bracelet

Download Leather Wrap Bracelet Tutorial HERE.

Even try out making a leather wrap bracelet using the Endless Loom. Coiling leather strands around the Endless Loom will help tame your cords and help you stitch even and straight rows. Check out the tutorial for easy tip and tricks to get your leather wrap bracelets started!

(Tutorial courtesy of BeadSmith and Deb Moffett-Hall)

Continuing from our Vintaj painted on Sizzix Leather blog/video, learn how to take your painted leather and make an easy cuff bracelet using Sizzix Cuff Dies and TierraCast buttons.

Candie Copper is Back! She has tips and tricks for making a super simple leather cuff bracelet using the Cuff Dies and Button Hole Dies.

What you’ll need to make your cuff:

• Sizzix Cuff Die. You have the option of a Wide (SZ00028) or Thin (SZ00029) bracelet die. Both sets will have two dies for a short and long bracelet.
• Button Hole Dies (SZ00032)
• Leather Hole Punch Tool
• TierraCast Oval Jump Ring (Silver/Gold)
• TierraCast Button

Video Tutorial

New to GoodyBeads are these luxurious 4mm Faceted Coin Gemstone Beads from DakotaStones. Get an up close look at the facets! Plus, two projects using these shimmering faceted gemstones!

Each bead is diamond cut with a “checkerboard” pattern. With an up close look, ‘the puffed edge leads to a checkerboard faceted face. That’s a lot of surface to catch and move light in a multitude of directions.’

Bracelets with 4mm Faceted Coin Gemstones

Who doesn’t love blue! Especially these Amazonite strand! We kept the simplicity of this bracelet by using Soft Flex Beading Wire and sliding on a gemstone and 11/0 Miyuki seed bead sequence. We made a sequence up to 7″ and used clamshell bead tips for the ends. Added a clasp and an inch of chain for an extender. (Adjust amount of beads to customize bracelet size.)

Items used in bracelet: AMZ4DC-F, FTBW0001, SB00422, CH00515, Z010740, A004830, Z005838

We kept this bracelet as simple as we can. We use three different gemstones: Amazonite, Amethyst, and Crystal Quartz all onto a .7mm beading chain. We first cut a 7″. At one end, we used a clamshell bead tip. Then we slid onto the beading chain a 2mm crimp tube, three gemstones and another crimp tube. Position the beads to the middle of the chain and using the Magical Crimping Pliers, crimp the crimp tubes on both sides of the gemstones. Cap the other end of the beading chain with another clamshell bead tip. Add your clasp and chain and you have a dainty gem bracelet!

Items used in this bracelet: CH00724, CH00515, Z010740, A004830, Z005838, AME4DC-F, AMZ4DC-F, CRY4DC-F

New from LeatherCordUSA is 1.5mm round leather cord. This popular size is a must-have for your leather projects. Here is a simple leather wrap bracelet project using 1.5mm leather cord, curved tubes and adjustable sliding clasp.

Here are components you will need to make the leather wrap bracelet:

• 1.5mm Leather Cord
• 50mm Curved Tubes (A014097/A014101)
• 3mm Barrel End Cap (A010432/A010433)
• Bracelet Sliding Clasp (Z012510/ Z012511/ Z012512/ Z012513/ Z012176/ Z012678)
• Super New Glue
  OR
• Clasp optional: 2 jump rings and clasp of choice.

Tutorial

1. Measure your wrist length and multiple that by 3 and subtract 2 inches.
2. Cut leather cord to 3 equal lengths to your measurement from step 1.
3. Take an end from each of your 3 leather cords and pinch them.
4. Add a drop of Super New Glue to your end cap and slide the cord ends into the end cap. Let it dry for a few minutes for it to set.
5. Slide curved tubes onto your leather cords. You can add as many tubes you want to each leather cord.
6. Add a drop of Super New Glue to the other end cap and slide the other three ends into the end cap. Let it dry for a few minutes.
7. Open the jump ring of your sliding clasp and slide on end cap loop. Close jump ring.
8. Repeat to other jump ring and end cap.
9. Complete!

As an option, you can add your own choice of clasp with a jump ring or split ring instead of the sliding clasp.

Lava bead jewelry is all the rage, whilst combining them with essential oils. Learn about basic essential oil healing properties and create an easy DIY lava bracelets using lava beads from Dakota Stones.

Essential Oils Healing Properties

The aromatic scent of essential oils add extra healing and therapeutic property to calm your mind and your soul. While essential oils are used in aromatherapy, it’s even trending for medicinal uses.

Here are some healing properties of 5 basic essential oils. 

1. Lavender
   Healing Properties: calming and relaxing, stress reliever
2. Peppermint
   Healing Properties: uplifting and invigorating, energy booster
3. Eucalyptus
   Healing Properties: clarifying, enhance concentration
4. Tea Tree
   Healing Properties: cleansing and clarifying
5. Lemon
   Healing Properties: moon enhancer, cleansing, freshening, improves concentration

One way to use essential oils is adding a drop or two to jewelry made with lava beads. Let lava beads absorb the essential oils for a few minutes before wearing your jewelry!

DIY Lava Bracelets

An easy DIY you can make are stretchy bracelets! Pair lava beads with wood beads for a natural look. And we couldn’t resist these dyed lava beads! What we did to make this bracelet was pre-stretching a 9″ piece of elastic. String on your beads and make a surgeon’s knot. (Check out previous Stretch Bracelet blog for surgeon’s knot).

Item used in bracelet: LVA6RD-TQS, WD-BYG6RD, Z002570, A021634

We made this bracelet using wavy disc and the popular gray lava beads. Cut a 9″ soft flex wire. Slide on 9 lava beads. Slide on 10 wavy discs by sliding one bead concave out and slide another concave in so that the two discs cup together. Repeat for the rest. Then slide on 9 more lava beads. You can add more lava beads to either sides to customize your wrist size. Slide on a crimp tube to one end and loop of your clasp. Loop flex wire back through the crimp tube and crimp your tube. Cut flex wire with a 1/4″ tail. Repeat to other end but adding a jump ring.

Items used in bracelet: LVA8RD, Z018418, TC01896 (2), A012353, A011517, Z011537

Who doesn’t love a simple gemstone cuff? We made this Gemstone Coin Cuff using Dakota Stones’ coin-shaped gemstones and Nunn Design Thin Cuffs. Watch this short video and learn how easy it is to wire wrap gemstones onto a cuff.

What you’ll need:

• Nunn Design Thin Hammer Cuff (Z016227/Z016228/Z016229/Z016230)
• 24 Gauge Artistic Wire
• 8mm or 12mm Coin Gemstone Beads

Video Tutorial

Watch Video Here on our Facebook Videos.

1. Cut a 30″ piece of wire.
2. Wrap an inch of wire end to the bangle.
3. String 6 gemstone coins onto the wire.
4. Coil the wire a couple of times around the other side of the bangle. It is alright if the beads sit loosely on the cuff.
5. Make sure to center the beads on your bangle.
6. Coil wire three times around in between each bead, across the bangle. Make sure to adjust the beads so that they sit flushed on top of the bangle.
7. Coil wire end around bangle to secure the wire. Cut off excess wire.

Item/Components used in video:

• Blue Crazy Lace: BCL8DC-8, Z016230, AW00050
• Matte Blue/Gold Amazonite: BGA8DC-M-8, Z016228, AW00052

Tory and Candie Cooper are back in this video to demonstrate how to make simple bracelets using memory wire, leather, end caps and beads!Making bracelets with memory wire is one of the easiest way to make jewelry! Make sure to stop over to our Memory Wire Hot Category page to shop for memory wire, end caps, tools and leather with an inner hole that can be used with memory wire. Don’t forget to get some of our favorite beads to accompany your leather memory wire bracelet like glass beads, gemstones, TierraCast beads, Swarovski crystals and more.

Because memory wire comes pre-coiled, it will sustain and keep its shape. We personally like the Beadalon® Heavy Duty Memory Wire (WR00120/WR00121), which Tory and Candie use in the video. And most importantly, having the correct tools will help create your bracelets: Memory Wire Shears and Memory Wire Finishing Pliers

These pliers will help with looping the memory wire because wire itself is a thick and sturdy wire.

Video Tutorial

Bracelet Examples

Here are different variations of bracelets we’ve made using a combination of gemstones, metal beads, spacers, Czech beads, Swarovski crystals and more.

You can find other ways we’ve used memory wire in other blog posts: 

• Memory Wire Leather Wrap Bracelets
• Beachy Flamingo and Palm Tree DIY Bracelets
• How to Use Silk Ribbon in Jewelry
• 6 Multi-Wrap Memory Wire Bracelet Ideas – Video Tutorial
• How to Make a Leather and Memory Wire Bracelet – Video Tutorial

How do you design your memory bracelets? We would love to know!

We invited Candie Cooper to tag along in this super fun video tutorial on how to make easy bracelets with beading chain and slide on clasps.

What you will need.

0.7mm Chain bracelets:

• 0.7mm chain (CH00724/CH00725)
• 4x5mm Slide on Clasp (Z008576/Z008577/Z008578)
• End Cap (X001505)

Or 1.25mm Chain Bracelets:

• 1.25mm chain (Silver CH01003/Gold CH01004/ Ant. Brass CH01005/ Ant. Copper CH001053)
• End Cap (Silver Z008570/ Gold Z008574/ Ant. Brass Z008575)
• 5.57mm Slide on Clasp (Silver Z008579/Gold Z008580/Ant. Brass Z008581/ Ant. Copper Z008565/ Satin Gold Z008566)
  -OR-
• 8×5 Round Slide on Clasp (Silver Z008584/ Gold Z008585/ Ant. Brass Z008586)

Tools:

• Super New Glue
• Flat Nose Pliers
• Memory Wire Cutter

Optional:

• Crimp Covers

A fun tip when making bracelet with beading chain, is for you not to be afraid to mix metals. Watch video for a step-by-step tutorial in making your own DIY adjustable bracelet!

Video

Beadable cuffs are an easy DIY bracelet to wear or gift. Here is an easy tutorial for making your very own beadable cuff with Miyuki Delicas.

This simple tutorial is easy for all beading levels. Plus, it’s a trendy piece of jewelry you can layer with all of your bracelets!

Items you will need to make a beadable cuff:

• beadable cuff finding (Silver Z001859/ Gold Z01860)
• Beading Thread (A006587)
• Miyuki Delica 11/0 Seed Beads

Ladder Stitch

One basic technique when bead stitching your beadable cuff is the ladder stitch, also known as the invisible stitch. For sewers or quilters, this technique is used to cleanly close fabric openings. But in our case, we are using the same technique to loop through the holes of the beadable cuff while adding Delica beads in between the channel of the cuff.

Add a stopper bead to the end of your beading thread. To do this, loop your thread TWICE through a seed bead, leaving a 6 inch tail end. Sew up through one hole and pick up three Delicas. Sew down through the hole across the channel. Sew up through the next hole, add three Delicas and sew down through the hole across the channel. Repeat until you’ve reach the end of your Cuff.

NOTE: to strengthen your beading thread, sew back up through the beads and holes using the same ladder stitch technique.

Tie both ends off and use a tiny dab of glue to secure the knots. Cut off excess thread.

Beadable Cuff

Items used in cuff:

TOP – Z001859, A006587, SB00269, SB00229, SB00223

BOTTOM – Z001859, A006587, SB03546, SB01824, SB02334

Wide Beadable Cuff

On our website, we also have a Wide Cuff (Silver Z001451/Gold Z001542) that requires 10 Delicas in between ladder stitched. Make fun designs like our chevron design we have here.

Items used in cuff: Z001451, A006587, SB03545, SB01822, SB02334, SB00269

Beadable Ring

Don’t forget to complete your cuff with a Beadable Ring (Z001454/Z001455). This beadable and adjustable ring can easily be designed with the same ladder stitch technique.

Items used in ring: Z001455, A006587, SB03546, SB01824, SB02334

Make an easy wire bangle bracelet using Artistic Wire 14 Gauge Artsy Olive Color Kit with Connectors (Z012739) and a few helpful tools.

The Artistic Wire kit consists of 3 feet of 14-gauge wire and 5 connectors/crimp connectors. Here are items/tools you will need to complete a bangle:

• Z012739 – Artistic Wire Olive Color Kit
• Tools:
  • Artistic Wire 6cm Round Sizing Drum – TL00320
  • Flush Cutter – TL00317
  • Crimp Tool for Large Wire Crimp Connectors – TL00310
  • Nylon Jaw Bending Pliers – TL00319
  • Straightner Tool – TL00208
• Optional Findings:
  • TC01187 & TC00598
  • Jump Rings

Here is a step-by-step instruction sheet that shows how easy it is to make a wire bangle bracelet.

Click for PDF file instructions. (Tutorial by Beadalon)

Candie Cooper is back with us again! Watch this informational video today and learn some tips and tricks to customize leather jewelry with Vintaj Patina paints.

Video Tutorial

Vintaj Patina is versatile to use with metal, wood and even leather! With the help of Candie Cooper, she and Tory have a fun and innovative way of making leather jewelry with Vintaj Patina and the Sizzix Big Shot.

Here are some tips and tricks that were used in the video tutorial:

• Use metallic patina paints over matte leather
• Paint patina on bubble wrap and press leather on bubble wrap
• Use a fan brush to lightly brush patina while creating hashing designs
• Glide the tip of the patina paint bottle over leather in quick strokes and scribbles

Sizzix Die Cuts used in video: Leaf Die Set (SZ00062) & Wide Bracelet Die (SZ00028) 

Make this easy leather bracelet using strands of 2mm leather cord and connector clasp.

Items you will need for bracelet:

• 2mm Leather Cord
• Pointed Bar Slider – A015698
• Round Rustic Connector Clasp – A022107
• Super New Glue

Tutorial

Items used in bracelet: A022073, A015698, A022107, A015821

New to GoodyBeads are 2mm Swarovski Pearls! Their glossy shine is sure to add fanciness to your designs. Here is a simple beaded bead using 2mm Swarovski pearls, 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals and 8/0 seed beads.

What you will need for this pattern tutorial:

• Click Here for Pattern Tutorial PDF
• 2mm Swarovski Pearls (Qty 32)
• 4mm Swarovski Bicone Crystals (Qty 12)
• 8/0 Seed Beads
• 4lb Fireline Beading Thread(A006586/A006585)
• and Beading Needle 

Leather Bracelet

Use these beaded beads on 3mm leather cord!

1. Cut leather cord to wrist length. Glue end caps to each ends of the leather with Super New Glue.
2. Slide leather through beaded bead.
3. Add clasps to your choosing to complete your bracelet.

Right White Bracelet Components:
SB00106, A006587, A015211, SW01935, SW01049, A002413, A010432, CH00324, A001530, Z006500

Right White Bracelet Components:
SB00106, A006587, A015211, SW01911, SWZ0582, A002413, A010432, CH00329, Z001256