Puttin' on the Glitz Jewelry

You'll be ready for a night out on the town with this outtin' on the glitz jewelry. It's simple to make and, thanks to its rainbow of colors, will be simply perfect with any outfit.

What You'll Need:
  • 14 inches of clear stretchy beading cord
  • 16 small silver washer beads
  • 14 E beads in a variety of colors
Tools:
  • Needle
  • Scissors

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Add a touch of glamor with colorful jewelry.


Step 1: Tie a knot two inches from one end of the stretchy beading cord. Thread the other end of the cord through a needle.

Step 2: Thread two silver washer beads onto the cord, then two E beads (choose any colors you like.) Repeat this pattern until there are eight sets of silver washer beads and seven sets of colored E beads. The rest of the clear stretchy cord will be left un-beaded so that the silver washer beads and E beads look as if they are floating around your neck.

Step 3: Cut the knot and needle off the ends of the beading cord. Tie ends together in a knot at the desired length, and trim any excess cord.

Try This!
What would go perfectly with your glitzy necklace? A pair of matching earrings and a bracelet, of course! In addition to more of the materials you used for the necklace, you'll need light-gauge beading wire, a pair of silver hook earring wires, wire cutters, and needle-nose pliers.

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Add glitz with matching sets.


Bracelet

Follow the same steps for the glitzy necklace, but use 18 sets of silver washer beads separated by 18 sets of colored E beads. This time the beads will go all the way around the stretchy beading cord.

Earrings

Step 1: Cut a four-inch length of beading wire.

Step 2: Using the needle-nose pliers, make a loop at one end of the wire to hold the beads.

Step 3: Thread one colored E bead, one silver washer bead, two E beads, one washer bead, and one E bead onto the wire.

Step 4: Cut off excess wire about 1/2 inch above the last bead, and make a loop at the end of the beaded wire.

Step 5: Use needle-nose pliers to slightly open the loop on an earring wire. Slip the loop of the beaded wire into the earring wire loop; close the loop with the pliers.

Step 6: Repeat all steps for the matching earring.


There is more to jewelry than bracelets and necklaces -- next you'll learn how to make a more unusual piece.

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