I’ve been waiting for just the perfect project to use these frosted cracked beads. I love the way the broken insides look like little druzies with all their sparkles.

This design, which focuses on the beads and is quite simple, is perfect. As a bonus I show how quickly you can throw together a matching pair of earrings.

By the way, I went looking for a link for you for the beads I used, which I got at Michael’s and thought were glass. The link I found (below in the supply list) looks exactly like them but says they are agates. Either way, they’re quite striking and pretty. 🙂

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Frosted Glass Necklace & Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials

necklace:

• 10 12mm beads such as these: Blue Frosted Cracked Agate
• 20 assorted spacer beads
• 2 yards of 1mm cord

earrings:

• 2 head pins
• 2 ear wires
• 4 3 mm silver spacer beads
• 2 bead caps
• 2 8mm hematite saucer beads
• 2 spacers
• 2 12mm glass beads

Tools

• scissors
• glue
• 1-Step Looper or round nose pliers & wire cutters
• chain nose pliers

Directions

To make necklace:

1. Make a knot 5 inches from one end of 1 mm cord. Slide on a spacer, a 12mm bead and a spacer. Make another knot right next to the second spacer.
2. Make another knot in the cord 4 inches from first knot. Repeat pattern of adding a spacer, a 12mm bead and a spacer, finishing with another knot next to the second spacer.
3. Continue this pattern, having 4 inches between beaded sections, until all beads & spacers are used.
4. After adding final spacer do not make a knot. Instead knot the two cord ends together, leaving 4 inches between one of them and the nearest group of beads. Add a dab of glue to the knot and trim cords once glue is dry.

To make earrings:

1. Onto a headpin slide a 3mm spacer, 12mm bead, bead cap, spacer bead, hematite saucer bead and a 3mm spacer bead.
2. Make a loop with remaining wire and attach to ear wire.
3. Repeat to make second earring.

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