We challenged the Beads Unlimited creatives to put their skills to the test with the latest summer berry bead colours and metall

What you need...

• KIT ITEMS Rounds, matt wood, 15mm: light pink (WDB22) x 10; violet (WDB13) x 10, Donut pendants, aluminium, square, 40mm (ALJE1) x 2, Wire, 0.6mm, aqua (CLW0625) x 1, Donut pendants, aluminium, chunky round, 35mm (ALJD5) x 3, Pearls, glass, 16mm: turquoise (GLHP16) x 2; magenta (GLHP16-12) x 2, Wire, 0.6, aqua (CLW0625) x 1, Pearls, glass, 16mm, turquoise (GLHP16) x 5, Rounds, matt wood, 15mm, sky blue (WDB29) x 5, Donut pendant, aluminium: chunky round, 35mm (ALJD5) x 2; square, 40mm (ALJE1) x 4
  
  
  EXTRAS Jump rings, silverplated, 7mm (JR7SP) x 1 pack of 15, Ribbon crimp, silverplated, 7mm x 5mm (RCRSP) x 4, Clasp, trigger, silverplated, 10mm x 6mm (TRGSP) x 2, Ribbon, organza, hot pink, 12mm (RNOG1212) x 3m, Jump rings, silverplated, 5mm (JR5SP) x 1 pack of 25, Eye pins, silver-plated (EPSP) x 1 pack of 12, Clasp, trigger, silver-plated, 15mm (TRG15SP) x 1, Chain, heavy, silverplated (CHHSP) x 1m, Chain, light, silverplated, (CHLSP) x 2m, Jump rings, silverplated, 5mm (JR5SP) x 1 packet of 25, Eye pins, silver-plated (EPSP) x 2 packs of 12, Ballwires, silverplated (LBWSP) x 1 pack of 6, Clasp, trigger, silver-plated, 15mm (TRG15SP) x 1

instructions

1. Double-Strand Necklace - 1. Thread a turquoise pearl onto an eye pin and make a loop. Repeat with four more pearls and five wood beads. Cut two 18cm lengths of chain. Attach a wooden beaded eye pin to one end of a length.
   
   2. Add a jump ring to the bottom of the eye pin, thread an eye pin through the loop of a square donut pendant, bend it in half and attach to the jump ring. Secure a beaded pearl eye pin to the other 18cm length and add a square donut in the same way.
   
   3. Cut 20cm of aqua wire. Halfway along the length, bend into a figure of eight with round-nosed pliers. Repeat until the bent part of the wire covers the bottom half of the donut. Thread the straight section through the middle of the donut and twist together underneath the shape. Make a loop at the end of the wire. Repeat on the other pendant.
   
   4. Attach a wooden bead underneath one donut and a pearl under the second. Attach 7cm of chain to each, followed by a wooden bead on one side and a pearl on the other. Cut 10cm of chain and join the two sections together. Put this aside. Cut two 12cm sections of chain. Attach a wooden beaded eye pin to one end of a length and a pearl to the second.
   
   5. Attach a 7cm length of chain to each followed by a wood bead on one and a pearl on the other. Attach a round pendant to each and add the wire decoration. Join with a 16cm length of wire. Link one end of each section with a jump ring and add a trigger clasp to one side.
   

2. Make it yours - Use a simple wirework technique plus chain lengths to give your jewellery a decorative element. why not make earrings too?