This month’s trip is Africa. Find out how beautifully wild this continent is from its earthy tones and bright bold colors. Plus, check out the hues Swarovski suggests to inspire your Africa trip along with a DIY jewelry project for you to try.

Africa

The canvas upon which this continent’s epic story is written is not only beautiful but astonishing. Whether heading out at dawn on a safari game drive following millions of wildebeest on their Great Migration or soaring high in a hot-air balloon to embrace the Serengeti, Africa creates the wildlife encounter of a lifetime. Wherever you find yourself on this big, beautiful continent, you will be touched by the wild lands, rich traditions, artisan craftsmanship and natural beauty – all of which these pieces pay tribute to.

Africa – Swarovski Crystal Colors

• Tangerine
• Fern Green
• Light Siam

African Inspired DIY Jewelry

Our pair of earrings embraces the vibrant colors! It also incorporates Black Kamagong Wood Beads, which breaks up the rich colors and gives it a more organic design, as well as an earthy aspect.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• (2) SW00969 – 4mm Tangerine Bicone Crystal
• (2) SW00968 – 8mm Tangerine Round Crystal
• (2) SW02092 – 4mm Light Siam Shimmer Bicone Crystal
• (2) SW02497 – 9mm Light Siam Pear Cut Pendant
• (2) SW00134 – 6mm Light Siam Bicone Crystal
• (4) SW00370 – 4mm Fern Green Bicone Crystal
• (2) TC02452 – 15x19mm Antique Gold Ethnic Fan Link by TierraCast
• (2) TC02816 – 15mm Bright Gold Hammertone Dagger Bead
• WD-BKG4RD – 4mm Black Kamagong Wood Round Beads\
• Z013671 – 10mm White Fabric Tassel with Gold Cap
• A019617 – 2 Inch Gold plated Eyepins
• A008801 – 5mm Gold Plated Oval Jump Rings
• A011517 – 4mm Gold Plated Round Jump Ring
• A014108 – Gold Plated French Wire Earrings
• SB00423 – 11/0 Galvanized Gold Seed Bead
  OR SB00269 – 11/0 Galvanized Gold Delica Seed Bead

Directions:

1. Open oval jump ring, slide on light siam pendant and eyepin loop. Close jump ring.
2. On eyepin from step 1, slide on the following and make a simple loop:
   seed bead, 4mm fern green bicone, seed bead, wood bead, seed bead, wood bead, seed bead, 4mm tangerine bicone and seed bead.
3. Open another eyepin loop and slide through loop you made in step 2. Close loop.
4. On eyepin, slide on a seed bead, 4mm light siam bicone and seed bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide through first hole of ethnic link and close loop.
5. On another eyepin, slide on the following:
   seed bead, wood bead, seed bead, 8mm tangerine round bead, seed bead, wood bead, seed bead.
6. Make a simple loop about 4-5 in diameter, or large enough to slide on TierraCast dagger bead. Open loop and slide on TierraCast dagger bead.
7. Open another eyepin loop, slide on eyepin loop of previous dangle and close loop. On this eyepin, slide on a seed bead, wood bead, seed bead, 4mm fern green bicone and seed bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide through middle hole of ethnic link and close loop.
8. Open 4mm round jump ring, slide on tassel and loop of another eyepin. Close jump ring.
9. On eyepin, slide on the following and make a simple loop:
   seed bead, wood bead, seed bead, 6mm light siam bicone, seed bead, wood bead and seed bead.
10. Open another eyepin loop and slide on loop you made in step 9. Close loop. Slide the eyepin a seed bead, wood bead and seed bead, and make a simple loop. Open loop and slide last hole of ethnic link. Close loop.
11. Open earwire loop and slide through top of ethnic link and close loop.
12. Repeat all steps for other

We’re starting June with one of our favorite style of DIY jewelry-making; memory wire wrap bracelets. Our DIY Wrap Pearl & Denim Blue Bracelet combines some of our favorite components; leather with hollow core, Swarovski pearls and tassels.

What you’ll need for bracelet:

• 5mm Camel Leather – CH00613 (3″)
• 8mm Crystal Pearlescent White Swarovski Pearl – SW01447 (4)
• 6mm Crystal Pearlescent White Swarovski Pearl – SW01446 (2)
• Swarovski® Crystal 8mm Denim Blue Briolette Bead – SW01464 (2)
• Bali Style Curve Bead – A021472 or Y014762
• 8/0 Galvanized Seed Bead – SB00106
• Bali Style Bead Cap – A021121
• Blue Tassel – Z004275
• Regular Bracelet Memory Wire – WR00107/ Large WR00109/ Extra Large WR00111
• TOOLS: Memory Wire Finishing Pliers and Memory Wire Cutter

Direction:

1. Make a simple loop with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
2. Slide the the following beads:
   1. 2 seed beads, 6mm pearl, seed bead, curve tube, 8mm pearl, seed bead, 8mm denim blue crystal, seed bead, 8mm pearl.
   2. end cap, 2.5″ of leather, bead cap
   3. 8mm pearl, seed bead, 8mm denim blue crystal, seed bead, 8mm pearl, curve tube, seed bead, 6mm pearl and 2 seed bead.
3. Cut Memory Wire with a 1/2″ to 3/4″ end.
4. Make a simple loop to that end with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.

Tassels are an all year round kind of component for jewelry-making. Here’s how we make these pair of earrings combined with fancy large oval chain.

Items needed in earrings:

• 20mm Gold Fancy Oval Chain – A002735 (1)
• 10mm Tassel with Gold Cap – Item used in earring Z013678
• 5mm Gold Jump Ring – A011519
• Post Earrings – Z001831

Directions

1. Cut oval chain to consist of 3 links.
2. Open jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
3. Open another jump ring, slide on middle link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
5. Open another jump ring, slide on a tassel and close jump ring.
6. Open another jump ring, slide through post earring hole, through jump ring in Step 5, and one end of chain link. Close jump ring.
7. Repeat all steps for other earring.

We’ve got TWO easy projects using February’s Swarovski Psychology of Color: Light Peach. Design jewelry with this passionate hue!

Indian Pink Gold Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: SW00246, SW00233 (2), SW00232 (4), WR00126, Z011893 OR Z012152.

Directions:

1. Cut a half coil of memory wire with memory wire cutters.
2. Wrap a loop or coil one end of the memory wire with memory wire finishing pliers. Slide on the memory wire: TWO 4mm crystal, 6mm crystal, 8mm crystal, 6mm crystal and TWO 4mm crystal. Cut memory wire end, leaving 3/4 inch end. Coil or make a simple loop to that end with memory wire finishing pliers.
   (NOTE: You can substitute 20-gauge gold-colored wire for the memory wire in Steps 1 and 2.)
3. Open a jump ring from adjustable bracelet and slide on one end of crystal link. Close jump ring.
4. Repeat to other end of link and adjustable bracelet.

Pink Bali Tassel Earrings

Items used in earrings: SW00246 (2), SW00233 (2), A002413, A003563, SB00422, A019612, Z013681 & A021468.

Directions:

1. Open jump ring and slide on tassel and eyepin loop. Close jump ring.
2. Slide the following onto the eyepin and make a simple loop:
   seed bead, 8mm crystal, bali spacer, 6mm crystal and seed bead.
3. Open crystal dangle loop and slide through an other ring of the flower spacer bead. Close loop.
4. Open earwire loop and slide on ring opposite of where you added your crystal dangle. Close loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Post earrings are everywhere and we are just LOVING these heart post in this Heart Tassel Earrings!

What you’ll need:

• Heart Post Earrings – Gold Z010835 or Silver Z010834
• Long Tassel with Gold or Silver Cone Caps

Directions:

1. Using a flat nose pliers, open loop of tassel.
2. Slide on earring loop and close loop.
3. Repeat for other earring.

Pantone has chosen the spotlight color for 2020. Classic Blue. It is a ‘solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on.’ Here is how Classic Blue is characterized:

Because Pantone has continuously given us variations of blue hues in the past, it can be safe to say that blue is a reliable and dependable color that we all find ourselves designing with and wearing through the years. And it is definitely a bold color. Here are some items to get you inspired with the classic blue:

• Blue Hematite
• Blue Druzy
• Majestic Blue Swarovski® Crystal
• Blue Tassel
• Lapis Gemstone
• Dumortierite Gemstones
• Sodalite Gemstones

Items in image: A008060, Z007741, TC02545, Z006089, SW01800, SW02259, Z015066, SW01736, Z020677, Oval Druzy, HEMMB4RL-F, DAG8RD-BLU-F-8

Here are some easy DIY earrings to get your 2020 started.

Blue Glass Glowing Earrings

We combined some of favorite beads like glass, miracle and Swarovski, tied together with some gold findings! Plus, we just love the gold flakes in the glass bead.

Items used in earrings: SW01726, A019696, A014931, Z018412, SB00107, A019605, Z015066 & A014108

Directions:

1. On a headpin, slide the following beads and make a simple loop:
   3mm Swarovski bicone bead, wavy disc, miracle bead and seed bead.
2. Open eyepin loop and slide on bead dangle from step 1. Close loop.
3. On the eyepin slide on the following and make a simple loop:
   Seed bead, glass bead and seed bead.
4. Open earwire, and slide on your dangle and close loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Majestic Blue Drop Earrings

We don’t use much of the kidney earrings, but love them all the same. They work great with a simple drop crystal or charm, as the kidney drapes and elongates the earring itself.

Items used in earrings: (2) SW01840, (2) SW01820, Z003274 & SW01830/TL00264.

Directions:

1. Follow the instructions from our Epoxy Blog Post of mixing your epoxy solution.
2. Add a small dot of mixed epoxy to your glue-in setting.
3. Place your oval crystal stone in the setting, firmly pressed in there.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for other crystal and setting.
5. Let pieces dry or cure for a few hours or until it’s dry.
6. Slide dangle through your kidney earring, through to the loop. Using your round nose, pinch the opening of the loop to cinch loop, gently.

Blue Blue Golden Tassel Earrings

One highlight of our 2019 are tassels and love how this pair of earrings combines our love of tassels and connector/links components!

Items used in earrings: (2) SW00734, (2) Z016742, SB00107, A019605, TCZ0139 & Z006091

Directions:

1. Twist the loop on the tassel 90 degrees so that loop run across the other way.
2. Open tassel loop, slide through hole of half circle connector (curved side). Close loop.
3. Open eyepin and slide through other hole of half circle connector. Close loop.
4. On the eyepin slide on a seed bead, pearl and see bead. Make a simple loop.
5. Open earwire loop and slide on your pearl/tassel dangle. Close loop.
6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Need some DIY gift ideas for your naturalist friend? He/She most likely love neutral colors, leather and gemstones. Here are some gorgeous DIY jewelry for the naturalist friend this holiday season!

1. Black Gold Amazonite Tassel Necklace
2. Crystal Quartz Drop Earrings
3. DIY Diffuser Necklace with Lava Beads
4. Leather & Tube Bead Necklace
5. Easy Leather Hook Bracelet
6. Stone Ripple Leather Bracelet
7. Gemstone Donut Bails
8. Gemstone Post Earrings with Cabochons

These Holiday DIY gift ideas are for the Boho Beauty in your life.She seeks a relaxing vibe and a moment of zen. She loves natural and earthy tone, so make sure you design with fibers like Ribbon, Tassels, Leather and Straw, as well as some Gemstone. Here are some great DIY projects for the Boho Beauty!

1. Straw & Leather Macrame
2. Fishtail Cuff
3. Fabric Tassel Jewelry
4. Fan Tassels
5. Macrame Leather Bracelet
6. Boho Feather Earrings
7. Silk Ribbon in Jewelry
8. Long Tassels

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.

People will want to PURR with envy when they see you flaunting these tassels earrings made with Czech beads.

What you’ll need for earrings:

• Czech Cat Beads
• 27x47mm Flat Half Circle Fan Tassels
• 19x29mm Fan Tassels
• Eyepin
• 5mm and 6mm Jump Ring
• Earring Finding

Purple Persian Tassel Earrings

Items used in earrings: A019617, Z011514, Z011522, Z007650, Z019427 &  Z003693.

1. Open large jump ring, slide on both tassels and close jump ring.
2. Open small jump ring, slide through large jump ring in Step 1, and through eyepin loop. Close jump ring.
3. On the eyepin, slide on a Czech cat bead and make a simple loop.
4. Open loop you just made in Step 3, slide on earring loop and close loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Our love for memory wire extends beyond just bracelets. We have Beadalon memory wire that has a large diameter for necklace jewelry! Here is a dazzling way to making a collar/choker necklace with memory wire, TierraCast cord ends, rhinestone rondelles, LEATHER and tassels!

What you’ll need:

• Necklace Memory Wire (Silver/Gold/Rose Gold)
• 10mm Rhinestone Rondelles (items used in example: A009131/ A009134/ A004482)
• 2 pieces – 6mm TierraCast Cord End (TC02149)
• 10 Inches – 6mm Braid Leather Cord (Item used in example: CH01088)
• 2 pieces – 8mm Swarovski Round Crystal (Item used in example: SW00101)
• 52mm Tassel with Cap (Item used in example: Z004944)

Directions

1. Cut a full circle of memory wire using Memory Wire Cutters.
2. At one end, make a loop using Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
3. On the memory wire slide on the following pieces:
   Black crystal, green rondelle, black rondelle, fuchsia rondelle, green rondelle, black rondelle, fuchsia rondelle, cord end, leather, cord end, fuchsia rondelle, black rondelle, green rondelle, fushcia rondelle, black rondelle and green rondelle.
4. Cut memory wire with with about 1/2 to 3/4 inch left. Use your finishing pliers to making a loop at their end. Tighten your loop ends if needed.
5. Open loop of tassel and slide on one end of your memory wire loops. Close tassel loop. Repeat to other memory wire end.

Design a modern and boho style earrings with Swarovski Triangle Shaped Sew-On Stone and tassels!

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 2 – 18x21mm Swarovski Triangle Shaped Sew-On Stone – Item used in example: SW002270
• Gold Chain Link – CH00532
• 5mm Gold Jump Ring – A011519
• 3mm Gold Jump Ring – Z007861
• Gold Post Earrings – Z001831
• 2 – 52mm Tassel with Cap – Item used in example: Z006094 

Instructions:

1. Cut chain with 10 links. Cut 2 pieces total.
2. Open 3mm jump ring, slide on tassel loop and close jump ring.
3. Open 5mm jump ring, slide through 3mm from Step 2 and hole of Swarovski triangle (point end). Close jump ring.
4. Open another 5mm jump ring, slide through other Triangle hole and through a piece of chain end. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat Step 4 to other Triangle hole.
6. Open another 5mm jump ring, slide through both chain ends and close jump ring.
7. Open another 5mm jump ring, slide through 5mm from Step 6 and through post earring hole. Close jump ring.
8. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Designed by Tory.

Our DIY lariat feature many of our most popular products: beading chain, tassels, slide clasp, gemstones and clamshell bead tips! Check out all you need to make one of your own along with our previous Facebook LIVE video!

We’ve combined many of our favorite products in this lovely necklace set. It’s adjustable with the sliding clasp, colorful with quality gemstones and simplistic with the popular beading chain. Plus, it’s tied together at the front with clamshell bead tips and tassels!

What you’ll need:

• 3 Feet – Beading Chain (CH00724)
• 2mm Crimp Tube (A004830)
• Clamshell Bead Tip (Z010740)
• 4x5mm Slide on Clasp (Z008576)
• 4mm or 6mm Gemstone Beads
• Spacer Beads (Item used in sample Z019080)
• 52mm Tassel with Cone Cap

Video Tutorial

Blue Impression Jasper Necklace

Items used in necklace: CH00724 (3 feet), A004830, Z010740, Z008576, Z019080, IJR6RL and Z004964.

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Purple Impression Jasper Necklace

We’ve used 4mm Purple Impression Jasper & Pyrite Round Beads by Dakota Stones (PPLPYR4RD) in this necklace. It’s definitely a stunning color!

Items used in necklace: CH00724 (3 feet), A004830, Z010740, Z008576, Z019080, PPLPYR4RD and Z006096.

Blue is always one of the most popular color to design with. There’s no exception to how the earthy blues and browns are in this Impression Jasper Rondelle Beads (IJR6RL) look.

Brighten up your days with a DIY rainbow tassel earrings.

These pair of earrings use our popular cap tassels, all strung on hoop earrings! Flaunt this trendy and cheerful look.

Directions

1. Slide the following seed beads and tassels onto the hoop finding:
   Seed bead, purple, seed bead, blue, seed bead, green, seed bead, yellow, seed bead, orange, seed bead, red and seed bead.
2. Slide hoop end through the hole of the other hoop end.
3. Using your round nose pliers, roll a simple loop with the hoop end.
4. Open ear wire loop and slide on loop of tassel hoop. Close ear wire loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Items used in earrings: SB00106, A013204, Z013686, Z013685, Z013684, Z013687, Z014017, Z013688, TCZ0078

Make easy DIY jewelry using Beadable Components and adding POPS of color with Miyuki Delica Seed Beads. Here are ways to bead and use the beadable components.

From our recent Trends We Love, our new Beadable Components are what you need for an easy bead-stitch project. These pairs well with our 11/0 Miyuki Delica Seed Beads or beads with a width of 1.5mm or thinner. Our projects uses the basic ladder stitch. Here is a look at how a ladder stitch is done to sew through the channels. Make sure when you’ve sewn through your pattern or channels, to sew through them again to strengthen the pattern.

Here are some projects using these beadable components:

Beadable Ring Pendant

The Beadable Ring Pendant (Silver or Gold) has 24 channels and fun options to designing with this piece. Each channel holds 3 Delica beads. Here are a few ideas.

On the left is a pretty pair of pink and gold earrings. We even added a pearl dangle at the bottom! Make sure to use size 24-gauge headpins if adding dangles to beadable components.

Items used in earrings: Z011337 (2), A019635, SW00665 (2), TC02298, SB00269, SB02332 (A015211 & A006587)

In the middle, we’ve made a rainbow wheel with the beadable pendant. Attach it to your necklace chain for this easy DIY necklace!

Items used in rainbow pendant necklace: Z011336 (2), SB03546, SB02343, SB02336, SB02310, SB02311, SB03545, SB02327, SB02349, A001528, Z001033 (A015211 & A006587)

And lastly we created an ombré effect with the pendant on the right.

Items used in right pendant: Z011336 (2), SB01824, SB01822, SB01826 (A015211 & A006587)

Beadable Teardrop Pendant

Love the shape of the classic teardrop! This beadable component is much easier to sew through since it only has 5 channels to work with. Each channel holds different amounts of Delica beads. The outer channel holds 13 Delicas, the inner two holds 15 Delicas and the middle holds 16. Here are two ways to using this beadable component.

The necklace on the right uses the amount of correct amount of Delicas for each channel. We’ve also used two colors to add a design to its channels. Then, using 24-gauge jump rings, we’ve added small tassels to the bottom holes of the pendant before making a fun necklace with it!

Items used in necklace: Z011339, SB00269, SB02336, A002413, Z013681, Z001033 (A015211 & A006587)

And who wouldn’t love a pair of earrings! On the right, we have a charming pair of gold earrings using Delica beads and metal tube beads. The tube beads has the small thickness as Delica seed beads and works perfectly for these beadable components.

Items used in earrings: Z011342 (2), Z009196, SB003545, A014108 (A015211 & A006587)