Explore the beauty of Pacific Opal crystal color with this fun mix of beads.
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features Pacific Opal bicones with matching TierraCast beads, Grace Lampwork, and Anna Bronze components. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
You can use all of the items from our mix, or pick your favorites. Try a whole new direction and shop all of our other jewelry-making components to create your own style inspired by some pieces from this mix . Remember, you can use the categories on the left of our search pages to shop by color, theme, and more.
Make something special with your chosen items. You can use these pieces for making necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or something else entirely. Try making a matching jewelry set. See what Cynthia made with these items while watching the video. You'll find basic instructions for each design she made in the steps below. If you need more inspiration, make sure to check out all of the fabulous free instructions in our Design Studio.,
Necklace
Cut a length of Copper Artbeads Designer Wire approximately six inches and make a wrapped loop at the bottom of the wire. Slide the Grace Lampwork seafoam florals pillow focal bead onto the wire and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Add three Anna Bronze antique brass curved floral charms to the wrapped loop at the bottom of the focal using a TierraCast medium oval brass oxide brass open jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 13 inches long. Slide a TierraCast 2x2mm brass oxide brass crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by an oval jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One 4mm Crystal Copper faceted round, one 6mm Pacific Opal Bicone, one Czech glass 3mm matte oxidized bronze clay melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one Czech glass 7mm turquoise opaque with dark bronze wash hibiscus flower bead, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one TierraCast brass oxide pewter Jardin puffed bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one flower, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round.
Add the focal to the wire and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the focal. Add a crimp tube to the wire, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add an 8-inch length of Vintaj Natural Brass 6.5x9.5mm etched cable chain to the jump ring on one side of the necklace. Add half of the JBB antique vintage brass-plated pewter ivy leaf toggle clasp to the end of the chain using a jump ring. Repeat this step on the other side of the necklace.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Crystal Copper round and a flower bead to the wire. Repeat 11 times and then add a Crystal Copper round. Add a crimp tube and a jump ring to the wire. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of the TierraCast ½-inch brass oxide pewter Anna's toggle and clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one flower, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone. Repeat this pattern four times, then add a melon bead to the strand.
Slide a crimp tube onto the wire and a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of an Anna's toggle and clasp to each jump ring at either end of the bracelet.
Add a flower bead, a Crystal Copper round, and a melon bead to a TierraCast 2-inch 20 gauge brass oxide pewter head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a 1.5-inch antique brass-plated 23 gauge eye pin and attach it to your wrapped loop. Close the loop and add a Jardin bead to the eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the eye of another eye pin to the top of your Jardin bead link. Add a Crystal Copper round, a melon bead, a Pacific Opal bicone, and a melon bead to this eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an antique brass-plated earwire with ball and coil and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the earwire. Repeat these steps to make a matched earring or continue on to make a mismatched design.
Add a Crystal Copper round, a Pacific Opal bicone, and a Crystal Copper round to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Add an Anna Bronze flower charm to the eye of this pin using a jump ring.
Attach the loop of an eye pin to the wrapped loop you just made. Add a Jardin bead to this eye pin and make a simple loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the loop of an eye pin to the simple loop you just made. Add a Crystal Copper round, a flower, and a Crystal Copper round to the eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the earwire.
Repeat these steps to make the earring match or wear these earrings as a mismatched set.
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Pacific Opal Garden Live Challenge Mix
Color Palette Featuring Crystals, Anna Bronze, Antique Brass, Grace Lampwork, and More
designed byBecky Dahl
Explore the beauty of Pacific Opal crystal color with this fun mix of beads.
Our Facebook Live Design Challenge videos feature Artbeads Chief Jewelry Designer Cynthia making jewelry with beads picked out by someone else. This Live Challenge Mix features Pacific Opal bicones with matching TierraCast beads, Grace Lampwork, and Anna Bronze components. Watch Cynthia design with this mix on Facebook.
Supplies
Bead Crimper Tool
Code TOOL-100
$13.09
×1
B&B Benbassat Antique Brass-Plated Brass Flower Design Magnetic Clasp
Code CLASP-0118
$8.69
×1
Vintaj Natural Brass 6.5 x 9.5mm Etched Cable Chain by the Foot
Code BTF1424
$5.99
×2
Antique Brass-Plated Earwire with Ball and Coil (1 Pair) - Min Qty 2
TierraCast Medium Oval Oxidized Brass Open Jump Ring - Min Qty 10
Code BRO-0018
$0.10
×15
Step-by-Step Instructions
You can use all of the items from our mix, or pick your favorites. Try a whole new direction and shop all of our other jewelry-making components to create your own style inspired by some pieces from this mix . Remember, you can use the categories on the left of our search pages to shop by color, theme, and more.
Make something special with your chosen items. You can use these pieces for making necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or something else entirely. Try making a matching jewelry set. See what Cynthia made with these items while watching the video. You'll find basic instructions for each design she made in the steps below. If you need more inspiration, make sure to check out all of the fabulous free instructions in our Design Studio.,
Necklace
Cut a length of Copper Artbeads Designer Wire approximately six inches and make a wrapped loop at the bottom of the wire. Slide the Grace Lampwork seafoam florals pillow focal bead onto the wire and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Add three Anna Bronze antique brass curved floral charms to the wrapped loop at the bottom of the focal using a TierraCast medium oval brass oxide brass open jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 13 inches long. Slide a TierraCast 2x2mm brass oxide brass crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by an oval jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: One 4mm Crystal Copper faceted round, one 6mm Pacific Opal Bicone, one Czech glass 3mm matte oxidized bronze clay melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one Czech glass 7mm turquoise opaque with dark bronze wash hibiscus flower bead, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one TierraCast brass oxide pewter Jardin puffed bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one flower, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone, one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round.
Add the focal to the wire and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the focal. Add a crimp tube to the wire, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add an 8-inch length of Vintaj Natural Brass 6.5x9.5mm etched cable chain to the jump ring on one side of the necklace. Add half of the JBB antique vintage brass-plated pewter ivy leaf toggle clasp to the end of the chain using a jump ring. Repeat this step on the other side of the necklace.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Crystal Copper round and a flower bead to the wire. Repeat 11 times and then add a Crystal Copper round. Add a crimp tube and a jump ring to the wire. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of the TierraCast ½-inch brass oxide pewter Anna's toggle and clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add the following pattern to the wire: one melon bead, one Pacific Opal bicone, one Crystal Copper round, one flower, one Crystal Copper round, one Pacific Opal bicone. Repeat this pattern four times, then add a melon bead to the strand.
Slide a crimp tube onto the wire and a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Attach each half of an Anna's toggle and clasp to each jump ring at either end of the bracelet.
Add a flower bead, a Crystal Copper round, and a melon bead to a TierraCast 2-inch 20 gauge brass oxide pewter head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of a 1.5-inch antique brass-plated 23 gauge eye pin and attach it to your wrapped loop. Close the loop and add a Jardin bead to the eye pin. Make a simple loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the eye of another eye pin to the top of your Jardin bead link. Add a Crystal Copper round, a melon bead, a Pacific Opal bicone, and a melon bead to this eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an antique brass-plated earwire with ball and coil and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the earwire. Repeat these steps to make a matched earring or continue on to make a mismatched design.
Add a Crystal Copper round, a Pacific Opal bicone, and a Crystal Copper round to an eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Add an Anna Bronze flower charm to the eye of this pin using a jump ring.
Attach the loop of an eye pin to the wrapped loop you just made. Add a Jardin bead to this eye pin and make a simple loop at the top of the bead.
Attach the loop of an eye pin to the simple loop you just made. Add a Crystal Copper round, a flower, and a Crystal Copper round to the eye pin. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.
Open the loop of an earwire and attach it to the wrapped loop. Close the earwire.
Repeat these steps to make the earring match or wear these earrings as a mismatched set.
