Friday, October 17, 2014

Beaded bracelet tutorial from DesignHer Kit


I'm a big fan of the DesignHer Kit subscription service, so I'll be posting periodically about the projects that I make using materials and instructions from the kit.

I absolutely love, love, love a beaded bracelet that was part of the July 2014 shipment. DesignHer Kit calls it the "Boho Bracelet," and while it wasn't the easiest project on which I've worked, I was really happy with the result.


I can't believe that I made this myself! Looks pretty cute, if I say so myself. (I'm not normally so conceited, but I'm new to the world of jewelry making, so I'm allowing myself a little measure of pride.)

The instructions to complete the bracelet weren't difficult to follow; however, the work was detailed and required a bit of patience. I started with the seed beads that DesignHer Kit provided.


I measured and cut a length of stringing wire so that it fit around my wrist.


I then attached the piece of stringing wire to one of the end bars that DesignHer Kit provided. I did this by threading the wire through a crimp bead, threading it through a hole in the end bar, threading it back through the crimp bead, and closing the crimp bead using a pair of needle-nose pliers.


I threaded seed beads onto the wire until I had about an inch or so of bare wire left. Then I attached the end of the wire to the other end bar using the same process that I had used previously (and also making sure that I used the hole corresponding to the one that I had used in the first end bar).

I repeated this process nine times, one for each remaining hole in the end bar. When I finished, I had two end bars connected to each other by ten strands of multicolored beads.


 At this point, I used jump rings to attach one part of a toggle clasp to an end bar.


I did the same to the other end, using the other part of the toggle clasp.


Voila! All finished!


I might be creating more of these to sell on Etsy because this one was sooo much fun to make!


Sunday, October 5, 2014

Welcome to the Lonesome Pine!

Hello! This blog is an extension of my Etsy store, The Lonesome Pine. On it, I'll provide information about my products, news about coupons and other deals that I'll be offering, shout-outs to shops and crafters that I admire, and maybe even a tutorial here and there. Thanks for visiting, and come back often!