Czech Honeycomb Pendant with Groovy Bead Frame – FREE Tutorial

Here’s a unique way to use popular Czech Honeycomb beads. We have sewn them into a stunning pattern using a Groovy Bead Frame. Groovy Bead Frames are designed to string and decorate from different angles. This easy tutorial will create the perfect focal pendant on a necklace or dangled on a pair of earrings.

Honeycomb Necklace and Earrings

New to GoodyBeads are Tweedy Honeycomb beads that have a two-tone, splattered color finish.

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Necklace – Golden

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Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Earrings – Fuchsia

GoodyBeads | Blog: Czech Honeycomb Groovey Bead Frame Pendant - fuchsia tweedy honeycomb earrings — Designed by So Vang

Czech Honeycomb Pendant with Groovy Bead Frame Tutorial

What you will need:

Step 1: Gather your materials. You will find that the Groovy Bead Frame is designed with 22 holes.

Step 2: Add 5’ of beading thread to your needle. Sew down one hole of the ring and up through the hole next to the first. Make a knot with the strands to anchor your thread.

Step 3: Sew up and down through the two holes to secure thread. Sew up and out of the ring. Pick up a size 11/0 seed bead and sew down through the next hole.

Step 4: Sew up through the hole, pick up a size 11/0 seed bead and down the next hole. Repeat until you’ve finished your way around the frame. You would have added 11 seed beads.

Step 5: Sew up and out one of the holes and through a seed bead. Pick up a honeycomb bead and sew through next seed bead.

Step 6: Repeat by adding a Honeycomb between each seed bead. You will have added 11 honeycomb beads. Tie an overhand knot to secure and tighten your beaded layers.

Step 7: Sew through a honeycomb bead and loop up to the outer hole of the honeycomb bead. Pick up two size 11/0 seed bead and sew through next honeycomb bead. Repeat nine more times. Make sure to keep your threads tight.

Step 8: In the last section, you will pick up one 11/0, one 8/0 and one 11/0 seed bead. Sew through last honeycomb bead.

Step 9: Tie off your thread ends and sew through a few beads before cutting excess thread.

Step 10: Open a size 4mm jump ring and slide through the size 8/0 seed bead and the loop of your ear wire. Close jump ring.

Step 11: Repeat all steps for other earring.

Step 12: For a necklace pendant; at step 10, slide the two ends off a 30” piece of chain link through jump ring. Close jump ring for a complete Czech Honeycomb ring pendant necklace.

Click here for pdf download for tutorial.

Bead Components:

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Necklace – Golden

(1) Z019394 – 20mm Antique Silver Finish Pewter Round Groovy Bead Frame
(1 pk.) Z018637 – 6.5mm Gold Tweedy 2-Hole Honeycomb Czech Glass Beads
(1 tube) SB00106 – 8/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 tube) SB00422 – 11/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 pk.) A002413 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Ring
(2) A008182 – 2.5mm Silver Plated Rollo Chain
(1) A006585 – Smoke Fireline Thread
(1) A006767 – Beading Needles

Mia Mosaic Honeycomb Earrings – Fuchsia

(2) Z019394 – 20mm Antique Silver Finish Pewter Round Groovy Bead Frame
(1 pk.) Z018641 – 6.5mm Pink Tweedy 2-Hole Honeycomb Czech Glass Beads
(1 tube) SB00106 – 8/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 tube) SB00422 – 11/0 Galvanized Silver Miyuki Seed Bead
(1 pk.) A002413 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Ring
(1) A006585 – Smoke Fireline Thread
(1) A006767 – Beading Needles
(1) TCZ0096 – Sterling Silver Hoop Earring Wires with Loop by Tierracast®