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Welcome to Bead Cruise 2014 As we set sail on our next amazing Bead Cruise adventure I want to welcome you aboard! This booklet was created as a starting point for your beady adventure. In the pages you’ll find projects featuring beads from past and current sponsors and resources for all your bead needs. The gift bag items have been generously donated by the sponsors featured in this booklet. After the cruise take some time to visit their websites. Our sponsors would love to hear from you. If you make something with their product snap a photo and share it with them! For an easy online reference visit the sponsor page on the Bead Cruise website. Have a wonderful cruise! Heather Powers
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Gilded Garden Bracelet
Supplies: Black epoxy clay and hardener Large bezel 6� textured link chain Toggle clasp and bar 6mm textured jump ring 9mm textured oval jump ring
Eyepins Gilders paste Rubber stamp Gloves, baby wipes, baby powder.
Tools: Two chain nose pliers
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Create pendant: 1. Wear gloves and mix equal parts of clay and hardener until no longer marbled. Do not overwork the clay. 2. Press the clay firmly into the bezel. Use a baby wipe to clean the edges. Let the clay set for 15 minutes. 3. Lightly dust the rubber stamp with baby powder. Press the stamp firmly into the clay for a deep impression. Optional: press crystals or beads into the clay at this point. 4. Use baby wipes to clean the edges of the bezel and lightly wipe off any baby powder on the clay. 5. Let the clay cure for 2 hours. Apply a small amount of gilders paste on a paper towel and run gently over the top of the clay, avoiding pressing it into the stamped areas. 6. Let the gilders paste dry overnight. Seal with a matte sealer for longer lasting results.
Bracelet: 1. Attach the toggle bar to the end of the chain with the oval jump ring. 2. Attach the bezel to the other end of the chain with the round jump ring. Attach the toggle clasp to the other side of the bezel with a round jump ring.
Beads: 1. Roll clay into a round ball. Lightly dust rubber stamp with baby powder, press into clay. 2. Cut an eyepin to a 1/2” and create an open loop. Insert the open loop into the top of the bead, lightly pressing the clay around the eyepin to secure. 3. Repeat steps 5 & 6 to add gilders paste to clay.
Resources Bezel, chain, clasp and jump rings: www.nunndesigns.com. Epoxy clay: www.crystalclay.com. Gilders paste: www.bellomodo.com 5
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Jellyfish Swish Pendant
Supplies:
Tools:
Jellyfish pendant
round and chain nose pliers
7/8” steel retainer ring
heavy duty wire cutters
2 silver charms
bench block and
18” gunmetal chain
ball peen hammer.
20 7mm jump rings 5 11/0 nickel seed beads 14 peanut seed beads 12” 19 gauge steel wire 1. Create wire squiggles: Cut four 2” and two 1.5” lengths of steel wire. Create a spiral at the bottom of the wire, use round nose pliers to bend the wire into a wavy pattern. Repeat for all 6 pieces. Hammer the pieces flat, avoiding the top ¼’ of the wire. Create a large loop at the top of each piece of wire. Set aside. 8
2. Add a peanut seed bead to 14 jump rings. Add a nickel seed bead to five jump rings. 3. Use a jump ring to attach the jellyfish pendant to the retainer ring, attach a jump ring with a nickel seed bead before closing the jump ring. 4. Slide three peanut bead jump rings onto one side of the retainer ring. Attach one of the longer wire squiggles by opening the loop, slide it onto the ring and close the loop. Repeat this step. 5. Attach one of the charms to the retaining ring with a nickel seed bead jump ring. Attach the shorter squiggle and one peanut seed bead jump ring. 6. Cut the chain in half; attach one end to the retaining ring with a nickel seed bead jump ring. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 on the other side of the pendant.
Resources: Jellyfish: www.suburbanbeads.etsy.com. Chains, jump rings and chain: www.rings-things.com. Seed beads: www.fusionbeads.com. Wire and retaining ring: Ace hardware store.
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Koi Garden Pendant
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Supplies: 25mm lampwork focal
25” large oval arte metal chain
10mm lampwork bead
4” shirbori ribbon
8mm lampwork spacer
1 2” gunmetal eyepin
3 14mm lampwork disks
9 4mm copper spacer
1 22mm lampwork disk
6” & 8” lengths of 22 gauge gunmetal wire
15mm arte metal jump ring
1. Add the 4mm spacer to the eyepin. Insert the headpin in the center of the ribbon at the top. Hold the ribbon folds together tightly and bend the ribbon so both ends touch, fanning out at the bottom. A little finessing is required. Holding onto the top of the folded over ribbon and headpin, wrap the wire a ¼” from the top; continue wrapping until the ribbon is secure. Tuck the wire ends in with chain nose pliers. 2. On the headpin string 1 disk, 1 copper spacer; repeat 3 more times. Add 10mm lampwork bead, create wrapped loop with the top of the eyepin. 3. Leaving a 3” tail on the end of the 8” wire, open loop and insert the ribbon pendant. Close the loop and create a wrapped loop with rest of end 3” tail. 4. String on a copper spacer, focal bead, copper spacer and lampwork spacer. Create a wrapped loop on top of the last bead. 5. Attach the 15mm jump ring to the top of the pendant and add both ends of the chain, close jump ring.
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Koi Pond Earrings 2 ½” of Shibori ribbon 2 brass earwires 2 2” brass eyepins 2 4mm copper spacers 2 Czech glass beads 2 8mm lampwork spacers 2 4” lengths of 22 gauge gunmetal wire
1. Cut ribbon into two 1 ¼” lengths. Add a copper spacer onto an eyepin, poke the eyepin through the center of the ribbon, a ¼” from the top. Wrap the wire around the ribbon until the ribbon is secure. 2. String the lampwork bead, copper spacer and Czech glass bead, create a wrapped loop at the top of the eyepin. Add earwire.
Supplies: Lampwork beads: www.thornburgbeadstudio.com, www.stephaniebeads.com, www.moderntrails.etsy.com, www.mjrbeads.com. Silk ribbon: www.ariadesignstudio.com. Copper spacers: www.rings-things.com. Chain and jump ring: www.vintaj.com. (Focal bead resource is no longer available.) Czech glass: www.nirvanabeads.com.
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Metal + Color = Patina Reviews
Patina and painting on metal is a fun way to transform your metal findings and focals. There are several color systems on the market – here are my insider tips for using the four most popular products. All the coloring systems have a few things in common. Try layering and mixing colors for a customized palette. After the paints dry, use a fine grit sandpaper to reveal the metal layer under the paint. All of the colorants need to be sealed. My preferred sealant is the Matte Sealant by Swellegant.
Gilder’s Paste – This is a waxed based coloring medium and is probably the easiest to use. Simply brush or wipe a thin layer of the colored paste onto metal. It works with any finish of metal, so pre-treatment isn’t necessary. Let the paste set overnight and then seal. Thin with paint thinner for transparent washes.
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Color Me This – This lovely transparent coloring system needs a little prep work for best results. First clean the metal with a degreaser like 409. After it’s dry, scrub with steel wool. Paint on layers of the patina. Let the layers dry before adding on a second coat. Since the layers are transparent you can use different colors for undercoats for endless possibilities. Vintaj Patina Paints – Bright colored paints are applied with a brush and offer a strong, opaque blast of color with very little work. Let layers dry before applying a second coat. Use with the Vintaj glaze to create transparent washes. You can heat seat with an embossing gun to dry quicker and for a more permanent bond. Seal after it’s dried. Dab on a thin layer of Renaissance wax for a matte finish. Swellegant Patina System – This patina system starts with paint that has real metal in the binder. Patinas are applied to the wet metal paint to create a chemical reaction. For best results, let the patina stand overnight or bake in an oven for 10 minutes at 250 to speed up the process. Rinse with water and dry. Dyes can be used to alter the color of the patina and the metal paint can be used to create ‘highlights’. Seal after the paint has dried.
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Stay Golden Pendant
Supplies: Polymer clay feather pendant
12 7mm brass jump rings
33mm brass ring
2 4mm brass jump rings
30mm brass snakeskin ring
10 3mm brass faceted cubes
22mm brass ring
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1. Add one brass bead onto a jump ring, add to the 32 brass ring, close. Repeat 9 more times. 2. Use a 7mm jump ring to attach the feather pendant to a 15mm jump ring. Use a 7mm jump ring to attach this 15mm jump ring to the 32mm brass ring. 3. Open a 15mm jump ring, add the 32mm ring and the 22mm ring, and the snakeskin ring and then close the jump ring. 4. Add a 15mm jump ring to the top of the snakeskin ring. Use a 4mm jump ring to attach one end o the chain to the last 15mm jump ring, repeat on the other side of the chain.
All That Glitters Earrings Supplies: 2 15mm brass jump rings 2 7mm brass jump rings 2 brass earwires 2 bronze wing charms 4 2” brass eyepins 34 3mm faceted brass beads 1. String 8 brass bead onto an eyepin, trim wire and create a loop. Repeat. 2. String both beaded eyepins onto a 7mm jump ring, add the charm to the jump ring and close. 3. String the top of the beaded eyepins onto a 15mm jump ring, add the earwire and close the jump ring.
Resources: Polymer clay feather: www.humblebeads.com. 32mm brass rings: www.ornamentea.com. Snakeskin ring: www.adadornments.com. Other brass rings: Michael’s Craft Store. Vintage Chain: www.artthrobsupplies.etsy.com. Wing Charms: www.ninadesigns.com. All other findings: www.rings-things.com 21
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