Catch this summer vibe with trendy summer stretch bracelets with Vinyl Beads. We’re pairing the fun array of colors with heishi silver beads and wood beads; all strung together on Beadalon Elasticity to make three different bracelets!

Items used in bracelet set:

• X001271 – 8mm Green Mixed Vinyl
  Also, try out other 8mm Vinyl Beads colors!
• Z017110 – 8mm Silver Plated Heishi
  You can also try the Gold Heishi – Z017112
• Y004712 – 8mm Natural Wood Beads
  Also, try out other 8mm Round Wood Beads
• A021633 – 0.5mm Elasticity Cord
• A010587 – Big Eye Needle

Get all the components for this project here

Directions:

1. Cut a piece of elastic cord to about 14 inches. Stretch the elastic to loosen its elasticity.
2. Cut one tip of the Big Eye Needle to open up the needle into a V-shape.
3. Fold elastic in half and slide needle on at that midpoint.
4. Slide on your beads; you will string on a length of your wrist size + .5″ more.
   Version A: 1 heishi, 4 vinyl beads, 2 heishi, 3 vinyl beads, 3 heishi, 2 vinyl beads, 20 heishi, 2 vinyl, 3 heishi, 3 vinyl, 3 heshi, 4 vinyl, 1 heishi and the rest will be vinyl beads to length advised above.
   Version B: 1 heishi, 3 vinyl, 1 heishi, 3 vinyl, 1 heishi, 5 wood beads, 1 heishi, 3 vinyl, 1 heishi, 3 vinyl, 1 heishi and the rest is vinyl beads.
   Version C: 3 wood beads, 1 heishi and repeat 7 more times.
   You don’t need to follow our versions but make your own fun sequence and designs.
5. Take your strung on beads and make the Tricky Ricky Knot. Cut off excess elastic, leaving a 1/4″ tail. Gently stretch the bracelet so that the tail tucks and hides inside the holes of the beads.

Can you just hear the islands calling your names to play? Well, slow down and prep some DIY tropical leaf earrings!

Items used in leaf earrings:

• Y017915 – 10mm Handmade Woven Rattan Straw Round Bead
• Z017902 – 14mm Handmade Woven Rattan Straw Round Bead
• Z021716 – 20x38mm Wood & Olive Resin Leaf
• TC02908 (4) – 4mm Gold Plated Heishi Disk Bead by TierraCast
• TC02912 (4) – 5mm Gold Plated Heishi Disk Bead by TierraCast
• A019617 – 2 Inch Gold Plated 20 Gauge Eyepins
• TCZ0139 – Gold Filled Earring Wire by Tierracast®

Directions:

1. On a eyepin, slide on a 5mm spacer, 14mm straw bead and 5mm spacer. Make a larger simple loop, about 5-7mm in diameter or large enough to slide on loop of the leaf pendant. Open this larger loop, slide on the leaf pendant and close loop.
2. Open loop of another eyepin, slide on loop from the top straw bead in step 1. Close loop. Slide on a 4mm spacer, 10mm straw bead and 4mm spacer. Make a simple loop.
3. Open earwire loop and slide on your dangle piece. Close loop.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Earring Designed by Tory Vezina.

Memory Wire Wrap Bracelets are an easy beginner level to jewelry making. Of course, it’s an easy and fun DIY for all levels. We’ll show you how to make a wrap bracelet with three layers and designing each layer differently.

When designing each layer for your wrap bracelet, you want to give off the look as if you’re wearing multiple bracelets. Since layering is the trend these days, it’s fitting for memory wire bracelets.

For our beginner bracelet, we’re only using three beads:

• 6mm Round Gemstone Beads
• 6mm Wood Beads
• 8/0 Miyuki Seed Beads (SB00106)

With our sample below, you can see that with only three types of beads, you can switch up the layers with different bead combinations. While our main stars are the gemstone and wood beads, using seed beads are a good option for spacing and sectioning grouping of beads. Plus, if you’re concern with your beads rubbing such as glass beads or crystals, a seed bead will help alleviate the rubbing so your beads don’t get chipped while wearing your creation!

Our first layer is our main star, the 6mm gemstone bead. We’ve spaced them out with a seed bead in between to make them pop. The second layer is our second star: wood beads. Since it would be too similar to our first layer to added a seed bead in between, we’ve added a seed bead between each grouping of 5 wood beads. I always find that odd numbers of grouping is pleasing to the eye. And lastly, we’ve incorporated both of our stars and added groupings of wood beads to sandwich between the gemstone beads.

There are a bunch of bead combinations to try out, give it a try!

Items used in bracelet: WR00109, PDA6RD, WD-WH6RL & SB00106.

Instructions:

1. Make a simple loop to one end of the memory wire with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
2. Slide on a seed bead and gemstone bead. Repeat until you’ve added 25 gemstones beads. End this row with a seed bead.
3. Slide on 5 wood beads and a seed bead. Repeat until you’ve added 10 groupings.
4. Slide on a gemstone, seed bead, 3 wood beads and seed bead. Repeat 9 more times.
5. Cut memory wire end with Memory Wire Cutters, leaving a 1/4″ or 3/8″ tail. Make a simple loop.

Check out our other Memory Wire Wrap Bracelet with different layer options:

• Satin Wrap Bracelet
• Gold Turquoise Wrap Bracelet
• Memory Wire Leather Bracelets

Make these with your friends during your next virtual get-together and see all the combinations there are!

Let’s be creative with these DIY Wood & Resin Earrings with Patina Paint. From one of our Facebook LIVE episode, Tory showed how easy it is to paint with Vintaj patinas on these trendy wood & resin pendants.

What you’ll need for wood & resin earrings:

• Z010291 – Wood & Clear Resin
• Z008989 – Antique Silver Round Post Earring
• TC01208 (2) – Earring Back
• A001529 – Jump ring
• TL00323 – Pyrite Patina

Directions:

1. Shake up the patina bottle to mix the contents well. Pour out a small amount of patina.
2. Using the back side of a paint brush or a small round tip and dip it in to the paint.
3. Make dots on the wood part on both wood & resin pendants.
4. Let paint dry for a few minutes.
5. Open jump ring, slide on wood & resin pendant and through loop of earring. Repeat for other wood & resin and earring.

Video Tutorial

Check out our previous Facebook LIVE episode with these fun wood & resin earrings tutorial.

We love our selection of wood & resin charms that we’ve made some super cute beads out of them. And we’ve used them in our project today!

Items used in earrings:

• Y003022 – 21mm Gold Hoop Post Earrings
• Z015234 – 15mm Wood & Pale Pink Resin Disc Bead
• TC02820 (2) – 7mm Bright Gold Hammertone Rondelle Bead by TierraCast
• TC00567 (2) – 5mm Gold Nugget Spacer by TierraCast
• A019696 – 2 Inch Gold Plated 21 Gauge Headpins with Ball Top
• A011517 – 4mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring

Get all the components for this project here

Directions:

1. Slide the following on a headpin and make a simple or wrapped loop:
   5mm nugget bead, wood/resin bead & 7mm hammertone bead.
2. Open jump ring, slide on wood/resin dangle and hoop of earring. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Check out more DIY Projects with Wood & Resin.

Nothing says fall better than some wood and gold jewelry! Our pair of earring today uses gold-plated findings with our every-popular wood & resin pendant charms.

Items used in earrings:

• Z004331 – 13mm Satin Gold Rectangle Textured Post Earrings
• Z010290 – 28mm Wood & Clear Resin with Gold Foil Disc Pendant Charm
• Z011522 – 6mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• TC01208 (2) – Clear Comfort Earring Back by TierraCast®

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on wood/resin charm and loop of earring. Close jump ring.
2. Repeat for other earring.
3. Don’t forget the earring backs!

We have the perfect fall earrings just for you! Made with some of our newest Wood & Resin pendants and Onyx gemstone beads! Plus, a full tutorial on wire wrapping your stick pendants.

What you’ll need:

• WR00034/AW00055 – 24 Gauge Silver Wire
• ONX10RD-8 – 10mm Onyx Round Gemstone Bead
• Z015230 – 8x52mm Wood & Cream Resin Long Pendant
• TCZ0077/TCZ0078 – TierraCast Ear Wires

Directions

1. Cut a 4 inch piece of wire. Slide wire through hole of the wood & resin pendant.

2. Twist wire to criss cross at the top.

3. Use your round nose pliers to pinch the wires crossing and make a twist or two.

4. Cut shorter piece of wire and slide on gemstone bead. Make a wrapped or simple loop. Make sure loop is facing outwards.

5. Open ear wire loop and slide on dangle.

6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Check out more Wood & Resin DIY Designs.

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!

Wood jewelry is everywhere and it is a trend that will probably stick for a while. We took our favorite wood pendants and painted them with Vintaj Patinas. Patinas are great for painting on wood because it gives you an even and full coat of paint. Plus, they dry fast enough that if you need a second layer, you only need to wait a minute of two to add your next coat.

What you’ll need:

• 2 – Natural Wood Pendant (A021783)
  These pendants come in two other colors: Dark Brown and Black.
• Vintaj Patina Paints (Item used in example TL00300)
• Gold Post Earrings (Z001831)
• 8mm Gold Jump Ring (A011523)
• Other tools: Paint brush, Painter’s Tape & Flat Nose Pliers

Step-by-Step Tutorial