Create personalized charms in minutes using this simple design. These endearing charms use just a few components and can display any color combination you choose. Use them to embellish household décor or dangle them from jewelry for a lovely result.
Each charm requires a headpin, two seed beads, a bead cap and a round bead. Feel free to mix and match components or try different beads. We chose to use Swarovski round pearl beads for their smooth surface and lovely pearlescent luster.
One Easy Step: To create a charm; thread a seed bead, a round bead, a bead cap and a seed bead onto a head pin and finish with a simple loop. Just make sure that you use bead caps that are the correct size for your beads.
If you wish, you can use a head pin with a ball-end. We used a silver 2-inch ball-end head pin and forgo the bottom seed bead. We used the following bead with bead cap pairings: an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Dark Grey with an antique brass bead cap, an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Powder Green with a TierraCast® antique copper-plated radiant dome bead cap, an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Bronze with a 9mm TierraCast® antique copper joy bead cap, a 7mm Swarovski round pearl in Brown with a sterling silver simple flower bead cap, an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Bronze with a sterling silver domed twist cut out bead cap, an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Copper with a TierraCast® rhodium-plated radiant dome bead cap, an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Antique Brass with a 9mm TierraCast® antique silver joy bead cap and an 8mm Swarovski round pearl in Dark Green with a TierraCast® gold-plated radiant dome bead cap.
Tools and Supplies Used: Round nose pliers (TOOL-108) Chain nose pliers (TOOL-106) Side cutters - semi flush (TOOL-131)
List of Components:
Antique brass bead cap (BBA-CAP03, qty 1)
TierraCast® antique copper-plated radiant dome bead cap (CA-5753, qty 1)
TierraCast® antique copper 9mm joy bead cap (CA-5696, qty 1)
Sterling silver simple flower bead cap (ISBC-0005, qty 1)
Bead cap (ISBC-0004, qty 1)
Tierracast® rhodium-plated radiant dome bead cap (RB-5753, qty 1)
TierraCast® antique silver 9mm joy bead cap (SA-5696, qty 1)
Tierracast® gold-plated radiant dome bead cap (G-5753, qty 1)
Sterling silver 2 inch ball-end head pin, 24 gauge (SS-BHP04, qty 1)
2-inch head pin, 22 gauge (sterling silver) (SS-HP22, qty 3)
TierraCast® 2-inch 21 gauge copper head pin (C-0028, qty 2)
Gold-filled 2-inch head pin (GF-HP200-020, qty 1)
1.5-inch antique brass-plated 23 gauge head pin (BBA-HP15-24, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl copper (5810-COP8, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl dark green (5810-DKGRN8, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl antique brass (5810-ABP8, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl powder green (5810-PGN8, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 7mm round pearl brown (5810-BROWN7, qty 1)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl bronze (5810-BRZ8, qty 2)
Swarovski 5810 8mm round pearl dark grey (5810-GRYDK8, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 frosted silver-lined medium gold (TBRD11-22BF, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 silver-lined olivine (TBRD11-37, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 natural Picasso (TBRD11-Y301, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 8/0 gold-lustered opal topaz (TBRD8-Y131, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 gold-lustered opal rose gold (TBRD11-Y134, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 dual-lustered blue/green (TBRD11-Y207, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 medium brown lined amber (TBRD11-278, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 8/0 matte jet Apollo (TBRD8-Y852, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 gilded opaque turquoise marbled (TBRD11-1703, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 matte galvanized copper (TBRD11-Y601, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 jet lined crystal (TBRD11-344, qty 1)
TOHO bead round 11/0 frosted silver-lined smokey topaz (TBRD11-34F, qty 1)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 matte Apollo (TBRD11-Y851F , qty 1)
Alternate Components:
These are fun alternatives to those listed above:
TOHO bead round 11/0 opaque pastel frosted mudbrick (TBRD11-618)
TOHO bead round 11/0 opaque tucson autumn color (TBRD11-1606)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 matte natural picasso (TBRD11-Y301F)
TOHO bead round hybrid 11/0 matte jet apollo (TBRD11-Y852)
TOHO bead round 11/0 transparent olivine (TBRD11-940)
TOHO bead round 11/0 matte opaque soft brown (TBRD11-702)
TOHO bead round 11/0 silver-lined golden amber (TBRD11-2152S)
Swarovski 5810 6mm round pearl black (5810-BLK6)
Swarovski 5810 6mm pearl bright gold (5810-BGOLD6)
Swarovski 5810 6mm round pearl dark green (5810-DKGRN6)
Swarovski 5810 6mm round pearl dark grey (5810-GRYDK6)
Swarovski 5810 6mm pearl gold (5810-GOLD6)
Czech glass druk beads gold and smoky topaz luster 6mm (50 pack) (DRUKS-LS-GST6)
Czech glass druk beads green luster 6mm (50 pack) (DRUKS-LS-GRN6)
Bali silver tiny granulated bead cap (BBC0003)
Sterling Silver Cut Out Design Bead Cap (ISBC-0006)
Elements of Style (BOOK-157)