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Spring fl ing necklace ......................................................p. 3

Mosaic mirror bracelet ..................................................p. 8

Tee for two earrings .....................................................p. 12

Get inspired by the season of blossoms! Greens sprout all around

us in the form of budding plants, as a rainbow of flowers begins

to bud. In this installment of B&B Extra, you’ll find three great

projects to kick off your springtime beading.

For an intermediate beading challenge, combine a variety of

stitches to make floral focal components suspended from flat spiral

rope sections in Lorraine Coetzee’s “Spring fling necklace” (p. 3).

For quicker projects, weave colorful multi-shaped beads together in

Debora Hodoyer’s “Mosaic mirror bracelet” (p. 8) or her vivid “Tee

for two earrings” (p. 12).

Whether you are looking for something straightforward or cleverly

intricate, these designs will keep you captivated as you create them.

Love the stunning beaded boxes featured in this month’s Your Work? See them at FacetJewelry.com/beadedboxes

Feeling like spring? Find this pretty patternand many more by searching “fl ower” on Facet!

Find an interview and several jewelry projects from Isabella Lam at FacetJewelry.com/Isabella

In this installment

of B&B Extra, you’ll

find three great

projects to kick off

your springtime

beading.

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SPRING FLING NECKLACEdesigned by Lorraine Coetzee

DIFFICULTY

peyote / fl at spiral / bead weaving

ab

c

a

b c

d

e

f

g h

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Frilly fl oral components blossom into a delicate centerpiece in this lighter-than-air necklace.

BEZELED CRYSTALS1) On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, pick up 22 color A

110 cylinder beads. Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail,

tie the beads into a ring using a square knot, and

sew through the first three As. These beads will

shift to form rounds 1 and 2 as the next round

is added.

2) Working in tubular peyote stitch, work in

rounds as follows, stepping up at the end of

each round:

Round 3: Using As, work one round

(figure 1, a–b).

Rounds 4–5: Using 150 seed beads, work two

rounds, pulling tight to draw these rounds

toward the inside of the ring (b–c). Sew through

the beadwork to exit an A in round 1 (figure 2).

Rounds 6–7: Place an 8 mm chaton into the

beadwork face down. Using 150s, work two

rounds of tubular peyote to enclose the chaton

(figure 3). Sew through the beadwork to exit

an A in round 2 (center round) (figure 4, a–b).

Round 8: Using color B 110 cylinder beads, work

a round of stitch-in-the-ditch, sewing through

the round 2 As (center round), and step up

through the first B added in this round (b–c).

Round 9: Pick up three Bs, and sew through

the next B (c–d). Repeat this stitch 10 times to

complete the round, and step up through the

first two Bs added in this round (d–e).

Round 10: Pick up an A, an Es-O bead, and

an A, and sew through the center B picot in the

previous round (e–f). Repeat this stitch 10 times

to complete the round, and step up through the

first A, Es-O, and A added (f–g). Skip the next

center B, and sew through the first A in the next

stitch (g–h).

materials necklace 19 in. (48 cm)

• 3 8 mm or 39ss chatons (Swarovski,

paradise shine)

• 2 8 mm glass pearls (light blue)

• 47 5 mm Es-O beads (pastel light cream)

• 33 5 mm Dragon Scale beads (crystal

lemon rainbow)

• 4 mm glass pearls

- 34 color C (sky blue)

- 28 color D (light yellow)

• 4 g 1.8 mm cube beads (Miyuki 132FR,

matte transparent light topaz AB)

• 2 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 2430, silver-

lined light sapphire)

• 110 cylinder beads

- 1 g color A (Miyuki DB0076, light

blue-lined crystal AB)

- 2 g color B (Miyuki DB0042,

silver-lined gold)

• 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 558,

PermaFinish aluminum silver)

• Fireline, 6 lb. test

• beading needles, #12

basics• peyote stitch: flat odd-count, tubular, and

zipping up or joining

• ending and adding thread

• square knot

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FIGURE 3FIGURE 1

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 2

8 mm chaton

8 mm pearl

5 mm Es-O bead

5 mm DragonScale bead

4 mm pearl, color C

4 mm pearl, color D

1.8 mm cube bead

110 seed bead

110 cylinder bead, color A

110 cylinder bead, color B

150 seed bead

a

b

c

a

bc

d

a

b

c

d

a

bc

a

b

c

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Round 11: Pick up a B, a Dragon Scale bead,

and a B, and sew through the last two As your

thread just exited, the next Es-O, and the follow-

ing two As (figure 5, a–b). Repeat these stitches

10 times to complete the round, but do not con-

tinue through the Es-O and next two As after

adding the last stitch (b–c). End the working

thread and tail, and set this component aside.

3) Repeat steps 1–2 to make another component,

but don’t end the working thread.

4) Sew through the open hole of the adjacent

Es-O (figure 6, a–b). Pick up three Bs, and sew

through the open hole of an Es-O on the other

component (b–c). Pick up three Bs, and sew

through the same Es-O on the first component

to form a loop (c–d). Retrace the thread path of

the connection a few times, and end the thread.

5) Make one more component, and attach

it to the first component, connecting it to the

fourth Es-O from the previous connection

(figure 7). On the middle component, there

should be three unattached Es-Os above the

connections and six below the connections.

EMBELLISHED PEARLS1) On 2 ft. (61 cm) of thread, pick up an alter-

nating pattern of a 1.8 mm cube bead and an 110

seed bead six times. Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail,

tie the beads into a ring with a square knot, and

sew through the first two beads, exiting an 110

seed bead (figure 8, a–b).

2) Pick up three 110 seed beads, and sew

through the next 110 seed bead in the ring

to form a picot (b–c). Repeat this stitch five

times to complete the round, and step up

through the first two 110 seed beads added

in this round (c–d).

3) Pick up a B, an Es-O, and a B, and sew

through the center 110 seed bead in the next

picot (figure 9, a–b). Repeat this stitch five

times to complete the round, and step up

through the first B, Es-O, and B added in this

round (b–c).

4) Pick up a cube, and sew through the next B,

Es-O, and B (figure 10, a–b). Repeat this step

five times to complete the round, and step up

through the first cube added in this round (b–c).

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 7

FIGURE 9

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 8

FIGURE 10

a

bc

d

ab

c

de

f

g

h

a b

c

a b

c

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5) Pick up an A, an 8 mm pearl, and an A, and

sew through the opposite cube (figure 11, a–b).

Pick up an A, and sew back through the pearl

(b–c). Pick up an A, and sew through the cube

your thread exited at the start of this step (c–d).

6) On an end bezeled crystal component, identify

the fourth Es-O from the previous connection.

Pick up a B, a color C 4 mm pearl, and a B, and

sew through the Es-O just identified (figure 12,

a–b) (on the bezeled crystal component, there

should be three unattached Es-Os between the

FIGURE 11

FIGURE 13

FIGURE 15

FIGURE 12

FIGURE 14

FIGURE 16

FIGURE 17 FIGURE 18

connections). Pick up a B, and sew back through

the C (b–c). Pick up a B, and sew through

the cube your thread exited at the start of this

step and the following B and Es-O (c–d). Sew

through the open hole of the same Es-O (d–e).

7) Pick up a B, a cube, a C, an Es-O, and a B,

and sew through the next Es-O on the bezeled

crystal component (e–f).

8) Pick up a B, and sew back through the same

hole of the Es-O, C, and cube added in the previ-

ous step (f–g). Pick up a B, and sew through the

Es-O your thread exited at the start of this step

going in the same direction (g–h). Retrace the

thread path through the connections, and end

the thread.

9) Repeat steps 1–8, and attach this embellished

pearl to an end bezeled crystal component on the

other end.

FLAT SPIRAL ROPE1) On a comfortable length of thread and leav-

ing an 8-in. (20 cm) tail, pick up two Cs, a B,

two 110 seed beads, a cube, two 110 seed beads,

and a B, and sew through the two Cs again

(figure 13). The 4 mms will be the core beads

and the seed beads will form a loop. Position

the loop of beads to the left of the core beads.

2) Pick up a B, two 110 seed beads, a cube, two

110 seed beads, and a B, and sew through the

two Cs again. Position the new loop to the right

(figure 14).

3) Pick up a color D 4 mm pearl, a B, two 110

seed beads, a cube, two 110 seed beads, and a B,

and sew through the last pearl added and the one

just picked up (figure 15, a–b). Position the new

loop to the left. Pick up a B, two 110 seed beads,

a cube, two 110 seed beads, and a B, and sew

through the last two 4 mms your thread exited

(b–c). Position the new loop to the right.

note Make sure your new loop ispositioned on top of the previous loops.

4) Alternating between two Cs and one D,

work as in step 3 until the rope has 13 Ds and

14 sets of Cs. End and add thread as needed.

This should create a rope that is about 7 in.

(18 cm) long.

5) To anchor the last pair of loops in place, sew

down through the end B and two 110 seed beads

on one side, and continue through the end 4 mm

(figure 16, a–b). Repeat on the other side (b–c).

6) Pick up a D, a C, and 20 Bs, and sew back

through the end C and D just picked up, and

the two previous Cs (figure 17). Sew through

a side loop, retrace the thread path through all

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the beads just added, and end the working

thread but not the tail.

7) Repeat steps 1–6 to make another rope,

but in step 6, pick up only three Bs instead

of 20 (figure 18). This will create a picot to

attach the toggle bar.

8) With the tail at the starting end of a rope,

pick up a C and three Bs, and sew through the

cube that is opposite the previous connection

on an embellished pearl. Pick up three Bs, and

sew back through the C (figure 19). Retrace

the thread path through this connection, and

end the tail.

9) Repeat step 8 to attach the other rope to the

embellished pearl component on the other end.

TOGGLE BAR1) On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up 13 Bs.

These beads will form rows 1 and 2 as the next

row is added.

2) Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail and using Bs,

work six rows of flat odd-count peyote for a total

of eight rows (figure 20).

3) Zip the first and last rows together to form

the strip into a tube.

4) Sew through the beadwork to exit a B in the

center of the tube. Pick up a B, and sew through

the center B in the picot on the remaining rope

end. Pick up a B, and sew through the B your

thread exited at the start of this step (figure 21).

Retrace the thread path of the clasp connection

a few times, and end the thread. B&B

Lorraine Coetzee

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trinitydj@tiscali.co.za

FIGURE 19

FIGURE 20

FIGURE 21

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MOSAIC MIRROR BRACELETdesigned by Debora Hodoyer

DIFFICULTY

right-angle weave / bead weaving

a

b

c

d

e

f

abcd

e

6 mm Silky bead

4 x 6 mm Pellet bead

-end view

3.8 x 1 mm O-bead, color A

-side view

3.8 x 1 mm O-bead, color B

-side view

110 seed bead

150 seed bead

April 2019 9

This mosaic-inspired bracelet uses Pellet beads, O-beads, and seed beads in an open center design that is embellished with Silky beads.

BASEHow to pick up the Silky beads: The front of the

Silky bead has a raised center, which should be

facing up. With the holes running horizontally,

sew through the top hole (TH) or the bottom

hole (BH), per the instructions.

1) On a comfortable length of thread, pick up a

repeating pattern of a Pellet bead and two color A

O-beads four times. Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)

tail, sew through the beads again, and tie them

into a ring with a square knot (figure 1, a–b).

Continue through the next Pellet (b–c).

2) Pick up a repeating pattern of two As and

a Pellet three times, then pick up two more As,

and sew through the Pellet your thread exited

at the start of this step (c–d). Continue through

the next six beads to exit the end Pellet (d–e).

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

materials white/orange bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)

• 28 6 mm Silky beads (white champagne

luster)

• 43 4 x 6 mm Pellet beads (crystal amber)

• 3.8 mm O-beads

- 4 g color A (jet bronze)

- 4 g color B (rosaline amber)

• 2 g 110 seed beads (Toho 2610F, semi-

glazed opaque burnt orange)

• 2 g 150 seed beads (Miyuki 1479, dyed

opaque pumpkin)

• 1 toggle clasp

• 4 4 mm jump rings

• Fireline, 6 lb. test, or nylon beading

thread, size D

• beading needles, #10 or #11

• 2 pairs of chainnose, bentnose, and/or

flatnose pliers

lilac/silver bracelet colors

• 6 mm Silky beads (alabaster lilac vega

luster)

• 4 x 6 mm Pellet beads (bright silver)

• 3.8 mm O-beads

- color A (hematite)

- color B (full labrador)

• 110 seed beads (Toho Y319, hybrid

opaque dandelion Picasso)

• 150 seed beads (Toho 89, metallic moss)

blue/black bracelet colors

• 6 mm Silky beads (turquoise)

• 4 x 6 mm Pellet beads (jet travertine)

• 3.8 mm O-beads

- color A (jet vitrail full)

- color B (jet hematite)

• 110 seed beads (Toho 49F, matte black)

• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 1685, dyed semi-

frosted opaque shale)

basics• right-angle weave

• square knot

• ending and adding thread

• opening and closing jump rings

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3) Repeat step 2 12 times for a 6 in. (15 cm)

bracelet, allowing 1 in. (2.5 cm) for the clasp.

The thread should exit the end Pellet (e–f). End

add thread as needed.

note To adjust the length, add or sub-tract Pellet bead units, making sure you end with an even number of units. Each unit measures about ½ in (1.3 cm).

EMBELLISHMENT1) Pick up an 110 seed bead, eight 150 seed beads,

and an 110, and sew through the Pellet your

thread exited at the start of this step to create

a clasp loop. Continue through the next two As

(figure 2, a–b).

2) Pick up two color B O-beads, a Silky (BH), and

two Bs. Skip the next pellet, and sew through the

next two As (b–c). Pick up an 110, and continue

through the next two As (c–d).

a

b

c

d

ef

g

a

b

c

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3) Repeat step 2 for the remainder of the brace-

let, but do not add the 110 after the last Silky

bead stitch. Sew through the end Pellet (d–e).

4) Repeat steps 1–3 to add another clasp loop

and embellish the other edge of the base, but do

not sew through the end Pellet (figure 3, a–b).

5) Sew through the next 10 beads in the

adjacent clasp loop, the next two As, and the

following B (b–c).

6) Pick up five 150s, and sew through the open

hole of the next Silky (figure 4 a–b).

7) Pick up five 150s, skip the next B, and sew

through the following B (b–c). Pick up an 110,

and sew through the next B (c–d). Pick up five

150s, skip the next B, and sew through the open

hole of the following Silky (d–e). Repeat these

stitches for the remainder of the base (e–f).

8) Pick up five 150s, skip the next B, and sew

through the following B, two As, 10 beads

in the clasp loop, the following two As, and

the next B on the other edge (f–g).

9) Repeat steps 6–8 to embellish the remaining

edge of the bracelet, and sew through the next

five 150s on the opposite edge (figure 5).

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

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bc

d

e

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 7

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10) Pick up five 110s, skip the Silky, and sew

through the next three 150s to form a picot

(figure 6, a–b). Pick up a 150, and sew through

the last three beads in the following set of five

150s (b–c).

11) Repeat step 10 for the remainder of this

edge, sewing through five 150s after adding the

last picot (c–d). Continue through the beadwork

as shown to exit the first set of five 150s on the

opposite edge (d–e).

12) Repeat steps 10–11 to complete this edge,

and end the thread (figure 7).

CLASPOpen a jump ring, and attach it to half of the

clasp and the loop of 150s at one end of the

bracelet. Repeat to attach the other clasp half

on the other end of the bracelet. B&B

Debora Hodoyer

crownofstones@outlook.it

crownofstones.etsy.com

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TEE FOR TWO EARRINGSdesigned by Debora Hodoyer

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

knot

a

b

c

ab

cd

a

b

c

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Stitch a ring of Tee beads, fi re-polished beads, and seed beads to create a lovely pair of earrings.

EARRINGS1) On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread and leaving a 6-in.

(15 cm) tail, pick up a repeating pattern of an

110 seed bead and a 4 mm fire-polished bead

11 times. Tie the beads into a ring with a square

knot, and sew through all the beads again, exit-

ing from an 110 (figure 1).

2) Pick up five 110s, skip the next fire-polished,

and sew through the following 110 in the ring

to form a picot (figure 2, a–b). Repeat this

stitch 10 times to complete the round, and sew

through the first three 110s added (b–c).

3) Pick up an 110, a Tee bead, and an 110, and

sew through the center bead in the next picot

(figure 3, a–b). The Tee bead should be sitting

on the top edge of the ring with the wider end

positioned toward the center. Repeat this stitch

10 times to complete the round (b–c). Retrace

the thread path to tighten (not shown in the

figure for clarity), and exit the first three beads

added in this round (c–d).

4) Pick up an 80 seed bead, and sew through

the next 110, Tee bead, and 110 in the previous

round (figure 4, a–b). Repeat this stitch 10

times to complete the round (b–c).

5) Pick up three 110s, position them to the

materials black/yellow earrings 13 ⁄8 in. (3.5 cm)

• 22 2 x 8 mm Tee beads (opaque yellow)

• 22 4 mm fire-polished beads (hematite)

• 1 g 80 seed beads (Toho 81, metallic

hematite)

• 1 g 110 seed beads (Toho PF556F,

PermaFinish matte galvanized mauve)

• 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 81, metallic

hematite)

• 2 ear wires

• Fireline, 6 lb. test

• beading needles, #11 or #12

• 2 pairs of chainnnose, flatnose, and/or

bentnose pliers

blue/purple earring colors

• 2 x 8 mm Tee beads (pastel bordeaux)

• 4 mm fire-polished beads (white baby

blue luster)

• 80 seed beads (Toho PF567F, PermaFinish

matte metallic polaris)

• 110 seed beads (Toho PF554F,

PermaFinish matte lavender)

• 150 seed beads (Toho 85, metallic iris

purple)

green earring colors

• 2 x 8 mm Tee beads (olivine gold shine)

• 4 mm fire-polished beads (Aztec gold)

• 80 seed beads (Toho PF557F, PermaFinish

matte starlight)

• 110 seed beads (Toho PF562F,

PermaFinish matte galvanized saffron)

• 150 seed beads (Toho 84, metallic green/

brown iris)

basics• ending and adding thread

• square knot

• opening and closing jump rings

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FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4

2 x 8 mm Tee bead

4 mm fire-polishedbead

80 seed bead

110 seed bead

150 seed bead

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b

c

a

b

c

d

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FIGURE 7

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 8

outside and slightly under the next 80, and sew

through the following 110, Tee bead, and 110

(figure 5, a–b) to form a picot. Repeat this

stitch 10 times to complete the round (b–c),

and sew through the first three 110s added in

this round (c–d).

6) Flip the beadwork to the other side. Pick up

five 150 seed beads, and sew through the next

three 110s in the following picot (figure 6, a–b).

Repeat this stitch 10 times to complete the

round, and sew through the first three 150s

added in this round (b–c).

7) Pick up five 150s, and sew through the center

150 in the next set of five 150s added in the

previous round (figure 7, a–b). Repeat this

stitch 10 times to complete the round (b–c),

and sew through the first two 150s added in

the previous round and the next two 110s in

the following picot along the outside edge as

shown (c–d).

8) Pick up an 110, six 150s, and an 110, and sew

through the 110 your thread is exiting, going

in the same direction to form a loop (figure 8).

Retrace the thread path twice to reinforce the

loop, and end the threads.

9) Open the loop of an ear wire, and attach

it to the loop on the earring.

10) Make a second earring. B&B

Debora Hodoyer

crownofstones@outlook.it

crownofstones.etsy.com

FIGURE 5