Seed Bead Pendant

Skill Level: Beginner to intermediate

Technique: Wire bending, twisting and wrapping.

Materials

• Seed Beads, Size 11 - 1 container, color of your choice
• 20 Gauge Round Silver wire - will be used for the frame. Color of your choice.
• 28 Gauge SilverWire - color of your choice
• 1 Crystal Drop
• 1 Silver Bead Cap
• 1 Silver Headpin

Tools

• Wire Cutters
• Round Nose Pliers
• Flat Nose Pliers
• Thin rod to bend pendant
• Ruler

Instructions:

1. Cut 3, 6 inch pieces of the 20 gauge round silver wire.
   


2. Cut 1 piece of the 28 gauge wire approximately 5 feet.


3. Wrap 28 gauge wire on one rod leaving a 3 inch tail.
   
   
   
4. Take the other end of the 28 gauge wire and insert 3 salmon seed beads onto wire, let it flow down to bottom, holding first wire and beads. The 28 gauge wire (5 foot) is used for the wrapping of seed bead by tying one end to 1st piece of the 20 gauge wire and using the opposite end to pick up the seed beads and wrap around the 20 gauge wire.

5. Pick up a second piece of 20 gauge wire and wrap the beads between the first and second wire, wrapping the second wire two times.

6. Insert 3 more seed beads on the 28 gauge wire and let that flow to the bottom. While holding that, pick up 3rd wire and wrap second group of 3 seed beads between 2nd and 3rd wire making sure the wire distance is the same size as the 3 beads, then wrapping the wire 2 turns at the top.

7. Flip the 3 wire over so you can start the next set at the bottom wire.





8. Continue to pick up 3 seed beads, wrap between 1st and 2nd wire, then another 3 beads to wrap between 2nd and 3rd wire, making sure that you have double rows as shown. Flip over and continue until you have approximately 3 inches of double rows of beads.
   

9. Take the tail wire at the beginning and insert through the first or second row 3 beads across both rows and trim. At the end of the 3 inch rows, do the same at the end. DO NOT TRIM THE END WIRE.
   

10. Take a thin round rod or anything small and place it on the inside of the beads.

11. Gently press the two ends up a little, so it has a slight curve to it.

12. Gently fold the wire upward to make the pendant as shown.



13. Next make your teardrop, using a headpin insert in crystal and add bead cap.

14. Make a loop with round nose pliers and wrap wire around the base of loop (approximately 3 times), trim wire and secure wrap.

15. String the long 28 gauge wire through the loop.

16. Wrap wire around two middle wires of the six wire, the back two wire will be used to make the bail. The front four will be used to make the curls.



17. Take the last two back wires and fold over the round nose pliers to make the bail, using the rest of the 28 gauge wire to wrap around the bail to secure.
    
18. Using the rest of the 28 gauge wire add enough seed beads to make a collar in front as shown. Secure wire around bail.
    
19. Trim excess and pinch the end down tightly with pliers. 11. Curl the front four wires and place in front and sides of the bail.





Congratulations! You have made your first Seed Bead Pendant.

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