$10 Tuesday - Garden Lantern Pendant

I may have cheated a little for this week's $10 Tuesday challenge. The focal bead for this week's project is one I went crazy and made a big bowl full of them one weekend. So they are on sale and because of that they fit the requirement for today's $10 Tuesday. Sometimes a bead artist will have an overstock of a bead or if you belong to their mailing list they have occasional customer appreciation sales, so make sure to sign up for your favorite bead artists' mailing lists!

Supplies

Twilight Lily Focal Bead (Humblebeads.etsy.com)

Gunmetal tassel

1 gunmetal 2" eye pin

2 copper 5mm flat spacers

18" gunmetal chain

(Finding from Rings & Things)

Directions

1. String a flat spacer, focal bead, and a flat spacer unto the eye pin. Trim wire if necessary to a 1/4", use round nose pliers to form a loop.
2. Attach tassel onto the bottom of the focal bead by opening the loop of the eye pin with flat nose pliers, string on tassel, close loop. String the pendant unto an 18" chain.

$10 Tuesday - Woodland Leaf Earrings

Nothing chases the winter blues away like a new pair of earrings!

Supplies

2 disk beads (Humblebeads)

2 Vintaj woodland leaf pendants

4 copper 5mm spacers

2 brass 10mm jump rings

2 brass eye pins

2 brass round loop ear wires

Directions

On the eyepin, string 1 spacer, disk bead and spacer. Trim wire to 1/4" and create a loop with round nose pliers. Attach top loop to the ear wire. Attach leaf with jump ring and to the bottom loop on the disk component. Repeat for other earring.

(Vintaj brass supplies from Bello Modo.)

$10 Tuesday - Woodland Pendant

It's time again for our creative editors to bring you an art bead project for $10 or under.

This week's design features beads from 2 different artists! Just call me McFrugal.

Supplies:

Disk bead (Humblebeads)

Ceramic leaf (Every Heart Crafts)

Brass hammered ring

Brass bead cap

6mm pearl

4 brass 8mm jump rings

1 brass 4mm spacer

1 brass headpin with ball

3" brass 24 gauge wire

18" gunmetal chain

(Brass from Bello Modo, chain from Rings & Things)

Directions:

1. Wire wrap the disk bead with the brass wire.

2. On the headpin string the pearl and bead cap, trim wire and form a loop.

3. Attach the leaf and both dangles to the hammered loop with jump rings.

4. Attach a jump ring on the top of the loop and string through the chain.

The $25 or under variation:

Have some extra cash in your pocket? Spruce up this project with a tiny little charm from Hint, like the precious little hummingbird below.

This project is from Heather Powers of Humblebeads.

Take a few moments to Meditate

It's hectic this time of year and since I've had big changes occurring in my life recently, we all need to remember to slow down and take a few moments to be grateful and reflect. I slowed down the other day and created this easy necklace - Meditation - that incorporates my favorite two letter word, "be" - reminding me to just let things go and "be."

Materials:

1 handmade glass link

36 inches 2.8mm gunmetal curb chain
1 gunmetal lobster clasp, 7 x 12mm
8 gunmetal jumprings, 4, 5 or 6mm
5 anodized 18 gauge colored jump rings, 7.9mm, in complementary colors
Charms - I used 1 buddha head, 1 flower, 1 "be" charm, use whatever you have left over or you can use colorful beads or crystals.

Tools Needed:

Pliers, chainnose and needlenose
Cutters, to cut the chain


Directions:

1. Cut two 16 inch lengths of the curb chain.
2. Attach one jump ring to each of one end of the curb chain. You'll end up with two pieces of chain with jump rings on one end of each chain.
3. Attach lobster clasp to one of the jump rings.
4. Choose one of the colored jump rings and attach the opposite ends of the chain (the ends without the clasp and jump ring.)
5. Choose another colored jump ring and attach the glass link and chain together.
6. Cut the remaining 4 inches of chain into 3 pieces, 1 piece 2 inches long, the other two pieces, 1 inch long.
7. Attach the gunmetal jump rings to one end of each of the pieces of chain.
8. Attach charms to the gunmetal jump rings.
9. Attach colored anodized jump rings to the charms and the glass link.

Voila! You've taken a few minutes to slow down and create a lovely necklace for you or for someone special - and for $10!

Ten Dollar Tuesday

Each week we feature a project with Art Beads that can be made for ten dollars or under. This week Tari Sasser from Creative Impressions In Clay shows us how to make napkin rings from a shampoo bottle.

I have been trying to come up with ideas that recycle/reuse/re-purpose items to help our environment. So let's "Make Your Art Trashy!"

For this project I wanted to use PVC pipe scrap that I know is somewhere in the garage. I couldn't find it so I had to get creative in my thinking about rings. I thought about Bamboo but I didn't have any, tube from a paper roll but didn't think it would hold up well enough. Then bottles came to mind. We go through plenty of shampoo in our house. Along with other assundry of items that would fit the bill.

Supplies Needed:
1 or More Shampoo Bottles 2"-2.5" in diameter
Fabric, Felt, Ribbon or Yarn (to wrap your rings)
Assorted Embellishments-Buttons, Beads, Charms, etc.

It starts with a bottle.
I marked the bottle every inch for my cuts. Yours can be wider. The choice is yours for cutting. I started trying a hack saw...no good. The X-acto knife worked pretty good. In the end I should have used a combo of making an incision with the knife and cutting with scissors.
You will need to pick your cutting tool depending on the thickness of your bottle.

Here's how mine looked. Not perfect but they are going to be covered so I didn't worry about it too much.

Next, I used what was in my studio to cover the rings.

The first napkin ring pictured I used a fuzzy type fabric with gold embossing. I think my daughter brought it out to my studio eons ago. I didn't use glue on the first two. Tuck the fabric in. Tie on a button where you did your tucking.

Second ring is wrapped with Eyelash Yarn. Wrap and overlap to cover the plastic ring. Tie off, tie on a button.

Third ring, I used Spray Adhesive and it covered in felt. I then wrapped hemp twine around for more visual impact and to make sure everything stayed in place.
Tie another one on...button that is!

You have created fun table couture and helped the environment at the same time. Start going through the kids bathroom collecting shampoo bottles.
A fun project just in time for Thanksgiving! "Get your Sass On!"

Tari Sasser, smart sass at Creative Impressions In Clay

Ten Dollar Tuesday

It's Ten Dollar Tuesday! Here a quick and easy ornament project, that can be hanging on your tree in no time.

Supplies Needed:
1 Large Ceramic Snowman Bead
3-4 colorful accent beads
1 silver 4 inch headpin
4 inches of 18 gauge silver craft wire

Tools:
Needle Nose Pliers, Chain Nose Pliers, Wire Cutters

Instructions:
1. Begin by stringing your accent beads onto the headpin. Once you have a nice stack of colorful beads add the ceramic snowman bead.
2. Just above the snowman bead make a simple wire loop. Trim the excess wire.
3. Grab the end of the craft wire it the nose of the needle nose pliers. Gently turn the pliers to create a small spiral shape. Make the small spiral approximately a quarter inch in diameter.
4. Next, take the opposite end of the craft wire in your pliers and make a small loop. After making the loop, continue to turn your pliers to make a spiral shape. Make the spiral just as you did in step 3, but bigger.
5. Thread the loop at the top of the ornament onto the small spiral and you're ready to hang.

$10 Tuesday - Nesting Ornament

It's not all jewelry here at the Art Bead Scene, we love to create using art beads wherever we can! Today, I'm sharing a holiday ornament that you can create for under $10. These would make nice little gifts or hang a few on your tree.

Supplies:

Cardinal Art Bead (Humblebeads)

Gunmetal wire coin/nest

2" gunmetal chain

2" gunmetal eye pin

1" gunmetal eye pin

2 nickel seed beads

1 red 8mm faceted red glass bead

3 burgundy 6mm pearls

2 silver 5mm flat spacers

7" red ribbon

Directions

1. On the 2" eye pin string a silver spacer, the bird and a silver spacer. Trim the wire to a 1/4", use round nose pliers to form a loop.

2. Attach bottom loop to the wire nest. Push the 3 pearls into the nest by moving the wire slightly to open. Push the wire back to close the opening.

3. On the 1" eye pin string a seed bead, glass bead and a seed bead. Trim wire to a 1/4", use round nose pliers to form a loop. Attach to the top of the bird.

4. Attach the chain to the top loop of the glass component. Tie a ribbon on the end of the other end of the chain to create a loop for hanging.

Resources:

Gunmetal findings - Rings & Things

Cardinal - Humblebeads, free shipping use discount code M2008 for this week only!

$10 Tuesday - Seeds of Change Earrings

Each week we feature a project with Art Beads that can be made for ten dollars or under. This week I share an earring design inspired by the fall season.

Seeds of Change Earrings

Supplies

2 Lever-back earring wires

2 gunmetal 2" eye pins

2 gunmetal 1" eye pins

6 gunmetal 5mm jumprings

2" gunmetal cable chain

24 multi-color size 6 seed beads

4 copper 5mm flat spacers

10 antique copper size 11 seed beads

2 teal disk beads (Humblebeads)

Directions

1. Curve the 2" eye pin around a small tube or spool. I used an empty wire spool.

2. On the eye pin string 1 copper seed bead, 3 multi-color seed beads. Repeat three times and end with another copper seed bead. Use round nose pliers to make a loop, make sure both loops are going in the same direction.

3. Cut 11 links of the chain.

4. Open a jump ring, string on one end of the eye pin. Add one end of the chain to the open jump ring and close ring. Repeat on the other side. Attach both jumprings with a third jumpring between them. (Use two pairs of pliers to work in between the tiny jumprings.)

5. On the 1" eye pin string a spacer, disk bead, spacer. Trim wire to a 1/4" and make a loop with round nose pliers. Attach one loop to the middle jump ring. Attach the other loop to the wire ear.

6. Repeat 1-5 to create second earring.

Sources: Gunmetal findings, Rings & Things. Copper seed beads, Charlene's Beads. Multi-color seed beads Osiris Beads.

Ten Dollar Tuesday - Candy Corn Pendant

Each week we will feature a project with Art Beads that can be made for ten dollars or under. This week Tari Sasser from Creative Impressions In Clay shows us how to make this simple Framed Charm necklace.

Supplies:
1-Candy Corn Charm or Charm of your choice
1-Frame Locket from Ornamentea
1-Jump Ring-.25" or smaller
1-Re-purposed Necklace or Chain
(Greek Leather or Waxed Cotton Cord is another option)
Optional-embellish with more beads

Sometimes simple is better. This necklace is very easy to make. The Frame Lockets from Ornamentea have so many possibilities. The charm or bead you would like to frame/feature can change daily with your mood.

Start with a charm that has a loop on top.
1. Place the charm up through the slit of the built-in bail in the lid of the frame.
2. Attach your jump ring through the loop and the bail.
3. Slide your re-purposed necklace or cording through the jump ring.

Voila! A stylin' necklace simply done.
If you would like more bling add beads to the bail or necklace.

$10 Tuesday - Cascading Bloom Pendant

$10 Tuesday is a new feature here at the Art Bead Scene. Our contributors have worked very hard to rise to the challenge of creating beautiful designs that cost $10 or under! While we understand you usually won't be able to buy only one or two beads that are required for a project or 24" of beading wire, the materials used in the projects do fall under our budget.

Cascading Bloom Pendant

by Heather Powers

Supply List

1 teal 14mm disk bead (humblebeads)

1 olive green faceted 6mm glass rondell

1 flat 5mm spacer

1 tulip bead cap

3 faceted teal pearls

1 gunmetal eyepin

3 gunmetal ball headpin

18" gunmetal chain with clasp

1 gunmetal tassel (Rings & Things)

(All other gunmetal findings can be found at Rings & Things or Hobby Lobby. Tulip from the Chocolate Cat. For pearls and glass visit your local bead store or use what you have on hand!)

Step 1: Thread the eyepin through the tulip. Open the eyepin and slip the tassel through the loop, close eye pin.

Step 2. Pull the eyepin with the tassel through the tulip. String on the disk bead, flat spacer and glass bead. Wire wrap a loop on the top. (Directions here.)

Step 3: On the the headpin, string the pearl. Trim the wire to a 1/4" and use round nose pliers to create a loop. Repeat two times.

Step 4. Open the loop on the pearl dangle and attach to one of the ends of the chain. Repeat with the other two dangles.

Step 5: Thread the dangle through the chain.

Have a little extra coin and want the $20 version? Visit my blog for a lariat using the flower pendants.

A tip on buying materials for this project: Rings & Things offers discounts if you buy larger quantities, I always stock up when I place an order to get the best discount. Also, if you have a Hobby Lobby in your area watch out for their 50% off sale on their basic findings.

Ten Dollar Tuesday

Art Bead Scene has a new feature this week. It's the debut of Ten Dollar Tuesday. Each week we will feature a project with Art Beads that can be made for under ten dollars. This week Jennifer Heynen from Jangles shows us how to make this snazzy necklace.

Supplies:
1 Jangles Medium ceramic bead
5 Black 6mm Czech faceted rounds
2 Turquoise 12 x 4mm glass beads
120 Matte lime size 6 seed beads
1 silver 6mm disc bead
1 silver 3 inch headpin
2 silver 1mm crimps
20 inches of beading wire

Tip: This is a great project to use those extra little beads you have lying around your bead boards. Just pick a couple of colors from the focal bead you are using to match to the accent beads.



Instructions:
1. To begin, string a Czech bead, the silver disc, and the ceramic bead onto the headpin. Make a simple wire loop just above the ceramic bead and trim the excess wire.
2. Crimp one end of the silver clasp to the beading wire. String 60 of the seed beads onto the wire. Follow the seed beads by a Czech bead, the glass bead, and another Czech bead. String two more seed beads and then add on the pendant.

3. String the second half of the necklace just as you did the first half. Finish the necklace off with crimping the second half of the clasp and trimming the excess beading wire.