How Do You Bead Rings And Bracelets?
Beaded jewelry is both fun and easy to make. You can create an endless array of adornments with beads of different colors, shapes, sizes, and styles. Earrings, anklets, necklaces, brooches, rings and bracelets are just some of the accessories you can create with beads. With the huge variety of beads available, including everything from recycled glass to faceted gemstones, you can fashion jewelry to suit anyone’s personality, style and taste. Select a single, bold bead with which to make a ring. Choose a bead that has a hole running all the way through it. Cut an 8-inch portion of jewelry wire with wire cutters. Push the jewelry wire through the hole in the bead. Let equal lengths of wire emerge from either end of the hole. Hold the bead against the right point on a ring mandrel–a tool used for sizing and shaping rings–to make a ring in your size. Push the two portions of wire back away from the bead and wrap them around the ring mandrel. Cross them and bring them back forward toward
