Picture Yourself Making Jewelry and Beading

Working with Wire and Beads Chapter 1

TOOLS NEEDED

Ruler

Marker

Wire cutters or tin snips

Round nose pliers

Chain nose pliers—2 pair

MATERIALS NEEDED

Head pins (1H” base metal)
(22 were used for this project)
Assorted beads
18” sterling silver link chain with clasp
9” sterling silver link chain
Two sterling silver jump rings (16-gauge round
5 mm × 3.2 mm were used for the necklace shown)

For this project, I used 22 main beads (15 on the

bottom strand and 7 on the upper strand) with

various accent beads. I used handmade LAURA-

WORLD beads that are one of a kind. You can

choose similar beads and work to duplicate the

pictured necklace or use your favorite beads and

color combinations to create your own work of art.

It’s helpful to use a nonslip

surface or bead tray to keep

your beads from rolling around.

This type of surface also comes in

handy to lay out your beads and check

placement of the various colors before

you start to work.