This week’s necklace was inspired by one I saw a news anchor wearing. I liked it so much that I paused the video, took a screenshot and saved it for future reference. (Doesn’t everybody watch the news on a laptop?) 😀

I love the idea of the metal beads being the focus where they are usually accents. The metal beads and just a few paves really add some great sparkle.

I got the pave beads at my local craft store but below are links to the brushed metal puff beads from Fire Mountain Gems.

• Bead, silver-plated brass, 12mm brushed puffed flat round
• Bead, gold-plated brass, 12mm brushed puffed flat round
• Bead, copper, purple with iridescent finish, 13mm brushed puffed flat round (These are similar to the copper ones I used, which appear to be unavailable.)

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Brushed Metal and Pave Necklace Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials

• 5 12 to 14 mm crystal pave beads
• 14 12mm brushed round beads in assorted metals
• 40 bugle beads
• 20 4 mm crystal beads
• monofilament stringing wire
• two bead tips
• 3 inch piece of chain
• jump ring
• lobster clasp

Tools

• wire cutters
• chain nose pliers
• E6000 glue
• awl

Directions

1. String the end of monofilament wire through a bead tip from the back of the hinge to the inside. Tie enough knots on top of each other so the knot does not slip through bead tip. Add a drop of E6000 glue and close the bead tip.
2. Onto monofilament wire string of pattern of a bugle bead, a 4 mm crystal bead, a bugle bead and either a brushed metal or pave bead. Repeat until all beads are used, ending with a bugle bead, a 4 mm crystal bead and a bugle bead.
3. Repeat step one to finish other end of monofilament with a bead tip. Use the awl to help with placement of the knots.
4. Attach length of chain to one bead tip loop and lobster clasp with a jump ring to the other to complete necklace.

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