How Do You Make A Glass Bead Necklace?
Glass beads are a fashionable approach when designing a beaded necklace. Depending on your budget, bead options are numerous. Contrast size or finish. Interchange large and small beads. Use smaller glass beads to offset a large glass pendant. Hand-blown furnace glass beads add a colorful mix. Fiber optic beads reflect light. Pressed glass adds color and texture. Smooth glass beads complement frosted glass beads. A glass bead necklace can be as diverse as your creativity allows. Choose glass beads that contrast either in color, size or nature of glass. Lay beads out on a piece of felt or towel to prevent beads from rolling off the table surface. Create a pleasing combination alternating one e-bead, then two seed beads. Lay bead pattern in a downward arch to resemble an actual necklace. Halfway through the pattern, add a focal bead(s). Continue adding beads as before to complete the design. Place one crimp bead ½ inches from the end of the beading wire. Slide on the barrel clasp. Take th
