Mix citrus and sunshine beads to create Corinne Bradd's summery set

What you need...

• BEADS Rondelles, glass, 4mm: peridot; orange mix, Rounds, glass, 4mm, dark goldenrod, Cubes, glass, 4mm, transparent peridot, Seeds, glass: pearl lime; pearl orange; silver-lined orange, Bugles, glass, short, gold, silver-lined
  
  FINDINGS Memory wire, silver: bracelet; ring, Wire, nylon-coated, silver, Beadalon,Clasp, bolt ring, silver, Jump rings, silver, Eye pins, silver, Crimps, silver
  
  TOOLS Pliers: round-nosed; snipe-nosed, Cutters: wire; memory wire
  

instructions

1. Necklace - 1. Cut two pieces of ring-sized memory wire, a coil and a half long. Thread both rings with large-holed rondelle beads to fill a complete coil before passing the leftover ends of the wire through the beads a second time to secure the ring.
   
   2. Cut two more pieces of ring-sized memory wire and bend one end of each into a tight loop with roundnosed pliers. Thread a full coil with smallerholed glass beads, securing with a loop in the other end of the wire. Hold the ends of the rings together with small jump rings. Create a larger ring of peridot cube beads on bracelet-sized memory wire, approximately 7.5cm diameter, in the same way.
   
   3. Cut a 2.5m length of silver nyloncoated wire and crimp temporarily close to one end. Thread the wire with 60cm of gold bugle beads, followed by the same length of silver-lined orange seeds, pearl orange seeds and pearl lime beads. Crimp the other end of the wire temporarily so there is room on the wire for the beads to move.
   
   4. Hold the wire in the centre, allowing the beads to fall to either end. Fold the wire and thread the loop through a crimp, but do not tighten. Fit a jump ring into the loop of wire. Find the middle of the wire between the different beads on each half and do the same, making sure the crimps are not tightened.
   
   5. Take the two loose ends of the wire and manipulate the beads along the length so that the loops in the crimps are all approximately 2mm long. Hold the wires and cut off the temporary crimps at the end. Thread the wires through the centre crimp alongside the loop and flatten the finding to secure. Fix this part of the beaded wire to a second jump ring.
   
   6. Take the two double thicknesses of beaded wire and pass them through the rings you have made, threading the lengths in opposite directions to hold the rings in place. When complete, tighten the crimps below the jump rings and fit a single jump ring and bolt ring clasp into them. Twist the necklace before fastening if desired.
   

2. Make it yours - This set can be made in any combination of colours you like, so try greens and blues or pinks and reds for a different look.