Join richly coloured beads with metal tubes to create corinne bradd's elegant accessories

What you need...

• BEADS CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements bicones, 4mm: montana x 14, peridot x 16, blue zircon x 10, capri blue x 8; indicolite x 10, Glass bead, round, 6mm, green x 12, Beads, ball, gold, 4mm x 10, Tubes, curved, goldfilled: spiral pattern, 18mm x 2; 25mm x 3; chequered pattern, 35mm x 1
  
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• FINDINGS Jump rings, gold x 6, Crimps, gold x 8, Tiger tail, 7 strand, flexible, gold coloured, Beadalon, Head pins, gold, 40mm x 2, Earwires, gold x 2, Elastic, beading, stretchy
  
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• TOOLS Pliers: round-nosed; flat-nosed, Wire cutters
  

instructions

1. Earrings - Create two rings of five indicolite bicones by threading onto a length of beading elastic and tying tightly. Glue the knot and trim the ends. Stack up one head pin with a montana and a peridot bicone, place an indicolite ring above these and finish with a green glass bead, a gold ball and a blue zircon bicone. Trim the top of the head pin to 10mm and bend into a loop with round-nosed pliers. Fix to an earwire with a gold jump ring. Repeat to make a pair.

2. Make it yours - If you prefer more girlie hues, try a lilac and pink colourway in crystals and pearls.