Designing around a focal bead or pendant is both fun and rewarding. Today we will take infinite care to maintain the integrity of your centerpiece and embellish the message it brings visually and artistically. We will also gain experience in building a tassel and improving our finishing techniques. I hope you enjoy this class and that the door to new projects is opened.
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Project Time: 4-5 hours
- Handout includes 8 pages of full color photographs with step-by-step instruction
- Required program to read files: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or higher. To download free Adobe Acrobat Reader click here.
Ingredients
- 6-8 x 24-gauge head pins
- 1 pkg French bullion(French wire), medium
- Assotrment of beads 2-3mm
- Assortment of beads 4-8mm
- Assortment of beads 8-16mm
- 10+ pairs of bead caps
- 10+ crimp beads
- 1 clasp
Studio Essentials
- Bent-nose pliers
- Needle-nose chain pliers
- Round-nose pliers
- Flush cutter
- Crimping pliers
- Tape measure
- Multi strand design board
- Scotch tape, paper, pencil
