Tutorial - Statement rose earrings

Roses are my favourite flowers and it's been a real pleasure to make this collection of Statement Rose earrings.

Guest blog - Imperial Palace necklace

This is Quiet Lion Creations’ “Imperial Palace necklace”. A very colourful design by Allison Cooling. The necklace was made using jade beads, rhinestones and other materials from the Beadmixer. The tutorial contains lots of detailed pictures.

Used supplies from our shop:

Connector setting antique gold for chaton rhinestone 8 mm Z064B

Jade beads round light green 8 mm JD-R005A

Rhinestone glass large pear ruby red 25x18 mm PNS-P011G

Rhinestone glass pear red 14x10 mm PNS-P012G

Brass setting with 1 loop for pear rhinestone 25x18 mm KLZ-P007A

Brass setting with 1 loop for pear rhinestone 14x10 mm KLZ-P006A

Simili chaton rhinestone crystal 8 mm PNS-R008D

Coral Twigs Aqua Blue 9 mm KR-T007

Faux coral drop bead with floral decoration red 36x13 mm KSK-DR003

Prong setting with 1 loop for pear rhinestone brass 10x6 mm KLZ-P002A

Simili chaton rhinestone aquamarine blue 8 mm PNS-R008H

Guest blog - Ultimate statement necklace

Fran from Fall for DIY wrote a magnificent tutorial in which she designs her 'ultimate' statement necklace. The tutorial is a great read and contains lots of detailed pictures on how to make the necklace.

Used supplies from our shop:

Prong setting with 2 loops for pear rhinestone brass 18x13 mm KLZ-P004B

Prong setting 2 loops oval brass 14x10 mm KLZ-OV002B

Prong setting with 2 loops for navette rhinestone brass 15x7 mm KLZ-NV001B

Prong setting 2 loops octagon brass 18x13 mm KLZ-OC001B

Prong setting 2 loops octagon brass 8x6 mm KLZ-OC003B

Vintage pointed back rhinestone saphire AB glass octagon 8x6 mm PNS-OC002D

Acrylic rhinestone pear crystal 18x13 mm PNS-KP001Q

Acrylic rhinestone oval petrol blue 14x10 mm PNS-KOV002P

Acrylic rhinestone navette light pink 15x7 mm PNS-KNV001A

Acrylic rhinestone octagon fuchsia 18x13 mm PNS-KOC002A

Agate bead faceted drop grey 30x10 mm AG-DR009C

Neon Edelweiss Necklace

This Statement necklace is made of different types of howlite beads and cute resin flower cabochons. Style-wise it is a blend of folklore elements and trendy neon colours. The techniques I have used to make this necklace are quite simple, so whether you're a beginner or an expert, if you just follow the steps in this tutorial your necklace will be a success!
What do you need

• Green flat howlite drops. The flat surface of the drops makes it relatively easy to glue the flowers onto the beads. This necklace requires approximately half of the strand of beads.
• Flower cabochons in a variety of colours, size 13 mm. 17 cabochons have been used in this necklace.
• Pink howlite beads, size 8 mm. You will need the entire strand.
• Glue. I have used E-6000, but you could also use Hasulith glue.
• A clasp
• Crimping beads
• Tigertail

How do you proceed?
Step 1 Select the green howlite beads which have the flattest surface. The flatter the surface of the beads, the easier it will be to glue the cabochons.

Step 2 Glue the flower cabochons onto the flat drops. Allow the glue to dry for a couple of hours before stringing up the drops.

Step 3 Now that the drops are finished, you can experiment with the order in which you want to string them. Note that the flower cabochons come in a random mix of colours, so you probably will not receive the exact same combination of colours. Nevertheless, the fun part is that every necklace will turn out differently, thanks to, among other things, the fact that the natural howlite drops slightly differ from one another.

Step 4 String the beads and alternate between the howlite drops and the pink howlite beads. The remaining pink beads can be strung on either side until the necklace is long enough to be worn. In this example I have used nearly the entire strand of pink howlite beads, giving the necklace a length of roughly 52 centimeter.

Step 5 Finish off the necklace with a clasp. Make sure you do not string the necklace too tight; if you do, the beads are cramped together and they will 'pop up' rather than elegantly hang down your neckline.

Items

Toggle clasp antique bronze heart 20x13 mm SL-KP002

Cabochon mix daisies 13 mm CABMIX016

Coral pink howlite round 8 mm HW-R007

Green howlite flat drops circa 26x16 mm HW-DR008