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EZDIY Leather and Curved Tube Bracelet Learn to create this popular DIY bracelet with 2mm leather and curved tube beads. This easy-to-make, double-wrap leather and curved tube bracelet made with simple overhand knots is a versatile tutorial for a single-wrap, double-wrap, triple-wrap or more. As seen in our Trends we Love: Leather and Tube Beads, create a longer length to double as a necklace or bracelet. Or simply be inspired to add spacers and metal beads. What you will need: 1.3mm or 2mm Leather Cord 50mm Curved Tube Beads (A014097). If you love gold, try Gold Curved Tube Beads (A014101) 33mm Large Round Swivel Lobster Clasp (Z008325) Tutorial Wire Snowflake Ornament Forms and Tutorial The holidays are coming up and we’ve got a fun tutorial with tips and tricks to creating snowflake ornaments with wire snowflake ornament forms. Wire Snowflake Ornament Forms The Wire Snowflake forms comes in FOUR different sizes. Depending on the amount of beads you want on each peg will determine which ornament form to buy. A006240 – 3 3/4″ Z009715 – 4 1/2″ A006241 – 6″ Z009790 – 9″ Tools Tools are important when completing your ornament. Because the snowflake form has thicker gauge wire, it is best to cut the wire with a Memory Wire Cutter (FTTL0005). You will create a simple loop at the tip of your pegs, for this you can use round nose pliers and roll a loop. However, we love to use the Memory Wire Finishing Pliers (TLZ0207), which creates less stress on looping the pegs. And Serrated Pliers (A001682) to close your loops because it helps grip the peg wires without slipping. Tutorial Step One: Slide beads onto a peg. Keep a 1/4″ peg end. Cut with memory wire cutters, if neccessary. Step Two: Use your round nose pliers or memory wire finishing pliers to roll a simple loop as close as you can. Step Three: Use a serrated nose pliers and squeeze the loop together. Step Four: Squeezed loop. Step Five: Fill the rest of your ornament by skipping one peg and repeat steps 1-3. Skip another peg and repeat until you’ve completed your ornament. Inspirational Ornaments Here are some inspiring ornaments you can create with lampwork beads, Swarovski® crystals, Chinese crystals, bead caps and more! Products used:Z009715, A008538, Z001553, SB00106, A002934 (2) Each peg consists of: seed bead, gold Czech, bead cap, (4) Chinese crystal, bead cap, gold Czech and seed bead. Products used:Z009715, A002934 (2), SW00360 (12), A005569 (2), SB00106, A002413, A019704 Each peg consists of: seed bead, bicone crystal, bead cap, lampwork, bead cap, bicone crystal and seed bead. Open jump ring, slide through one peg loop, through loop of tassel and close jump ring. Open another jump ring, slide on peg loop opposite of previous peg loop, through an ornament hook and close loop. Products used:Z009715, A002934 (2), SB00106, A002413, SW00114 (12), A008316 (2), A0019700 This is a different color version like the purple and white snowflake from above. Repeat the same steps for this blue and white ornament. GoodyBeads Inspiration: Wire Wrapping/Weaving Jewelry Designs Mimic soft gauge wire to coil it with beads or chain, wrap it to make bangle bracelets, freestyle bends to make a star or create links of eyepin dangles. How will you use it? 1. February Birthstone – Feb ’16 Trend 2. Flat Memory Wire – Aug ’15 Trend 3. Wire Wrapped Bracelets – March ’15 Trend 4. Flat Memory Wire – Aug ’15 Trend 5. Red Carpet Jewelry – Sept ’15 Trend 6. March Birthstone – March ’16 Trend 7. Beadalon® Artistic Wire® 3D Bracelet Jig and Tutorial – Sept ’16 Blog 1. Tutti Frutti – June ’16 Trend 2. Beadalon® Artistic Wire® 3D Bracelet Jig and Tutorial – Sept ’16 Blog 3. GoodyBeads EZ DIY Series: Swarovski® Crystal Flat Memory Wire Bracelet – Blog 4. Czech Honeycomb Bracelet Tutorials – Blog 5. Artistic Wire® Finding Forms – Beaded Holiday Ornament Charms – Blog 6. How to Make a Wire-Wrapped Loop – Blog 1. Spotlight on Nunn Design® – Oct ’16 Trend 2. Spotlight on Nunn Design® – Oct ’16 Trend 3. Fiber Jewelry Designs – July ’16 Trend 4. Wire and Beaded Ornaments – Oct ’16 Trend 5. Fiber Jewelry Designs – July ’16 Trend 6. Spotlight on Nunn Design® – Oct ’16 Trend 7. Spotlight on Nunn Design® – Oct ’16 Trend GoodyBeads EZ DIY Series: Adjustable Wire Bangle Bracelet With a few tools, memory wire, and your favorite beads; you can make yourself an easy DIY adjustable wire bangle bracelet. Check our tutorial series to learn how! Items used: WR00109, Z017508, Z014870, TC00264, A013728, FTTL0005, A013732. Leather: Cutter Tools and Adhesive Having the right tools and adhesive for leather projects will make it easier to create stylish accessories. We will show you the basic tools for cutting leather and the types of adhesive to use when adding clasp ends to leather. Leather Cutter Tools When cutting leather, you want a precise and straight cut. This will help with adding clasps and keeping your measurements accurate. Flat and small round leather (i.e. 1mm, 2mm, or 3mm) needs a pair of scissors. Before making your cut, measure your piece of leather and mark with a pencil lightly. Licorice and round leather are thicker and need a heavy-duty cutter. Below, we have a two cutter tools you can use to cut thicker side leather. The Little Cut (TL0053) has a sharp angle blade that cuts leather by squeezing the handles together. The Licorice Leather Cutter (A015862) has narrow handles, but cuts a perfect edge on your leather. Pinch the handles to open the cutter. Slide the leather under the cutter, lining it up with the middle groove. Bring your blade down to wedge the leather in place. Grasp the cutter towards the front and squeeze down. NOTE: Make sure to always have your angle blade facing down. Leather Adhesive We have two adhesive options to use when adding clasp ends. Super New Glue We like to use super new glue (A015821) for its quick drying and superior holding quality. Precut your leather. Put 1-2 drops of super new glue inside your clasp ends and swirl the glue inside to cover the edges and corners. Insert your leather and let it dry lying down on a flat surface. Dry time should take a few seconds to a minute or two. E-6000 E-6000 (A011455) is used on heavy-duty beading and crafting projects. While it has a slower drying time, E6000 is a good filler especially when filling excess space or gaps around your leather when inserted into the clasp. Precut your leather. Scoop up some E-6000 with a toothpick. Swab the inside of your clasp end. Repeat if necessary. You want to apply enough to coat the inside of the clasp. Insert leather ends and let it dry for 12-24 hours lying on a flat surface. Wipe excess glue cleanly if it flows out after leather is inserted. Extra Note: You can use rubber bands to keep licorice leather in a round shape as the glue dries. And always use E6000 in a well ventilated area. Important Notes: Make sure the inside of your clasp end is clean and dry. This helps ensure that your leather end sits flushed inside the clasp. You can swab the inside with a toothpick or cotton swabs to clean any dust or moisture. If you find your leather cords have extra space in the clasp end, you can coil thin wire or beading thread like SuperLon thread at the ends before insert clasps. Leather is stored in spools, which in time will create a natural curve. Use the natural curve of your leather to wrap around your wrist. Licorice leather will have a slight curve which you will need to bend to create a round curve. Having more length of leather is better than not having enough. This is because the inner size of the bracelet may decrease depending if you are adding beads, charms or other embellishments to the leather. First, plan out your design. Next, without using glue, slide on clasp and test it on your wrist. Measure and cut your leather to the desired length. Glue other side of clasp and let dry. And always, always don’t glue your clasps until you’re sure you’ve added your design elements and your measurements are correct. Beadalon® Tassel Maker and Video With thisBeadalon tassel maker, you can a make tassel in no time! Check out how to set up and use this tool. Embellish your next project with customized tassels. Learn to easily make tassels with the tassel maker (TL00230). Grab some of your favorite thread or pick up some Beadalon cotton thread and check out the tutorial video below, provided by Beadalon. Tassel Maker Video Artistic Wire® Finding Forms – Beaded Holiday Ornament Charms Make some fun beaded holiday ornament charms with Artistic Wire® Finding Forms. Watch Artistic Wire demonstrate how to create a star, snowman or tree. Hang one from a holiday tree, dangle one from a window or attach one to a neatly wrapped present! Get your finding forms, artistic wire, and seed beads today at GoodyBeads to make some beaded holiday ornaments of your own! What you will need to create a finding form ornament charm: Artistic Wire Finding Forms 20 or 22 Gauge Artistic Wire 26 Gauge Artistic Wire Holiday Tree Ornament Charm Designed By Tory Vezina Here we created a holiday tree (TL00250) with 22 Gauge Antique Brass Wire (AW00026) and included a Swarovski® star bead to the top. We took 26 Gauge Artistic Wire and wrapped back and forth on the inside of the tree while adding random seed beads.