Turn heads this winter with brenda harvey's ethnic-inspired design

What you need...

• BEADS Chips, turquoise x 2 strands, Nuggets, sea bamboo, red x 2 strands, Discs, turquoise, 10mm x 6; silver, hammered, 17mm (PB22-23) x, Bracelet bar (PB14-17), Pendant, disc, patterned, large (PB29-10), Spacers, small, (PB20-3) x, Rondelles, decorative (PB40-6) x 6,
  
  FINDINGS Wire, bead stringing, Earwires, silver, Calottes, silver, Clasps: toggle, silver (PB52-14); multistrand connector bar (PB52-12). Crimps, silver
  
  TOOLS Pliers: flat-nosed; round-nosed, Cutters, wire
  

instructions

1. Cut 25cm of bead stringing wire and thread with a 12cm length of turquoise chips, spacer beads and sea bamboo nuggets. (We also used silver crimp beads as miniature spacers for this design). Bring the two ends together and thread with a few more chips and nuggets plus spacers and a single hammered disc bead.

2. Thread both ends of the wire up into a calotte, add a single crimp and compress it with flatnosed pliers. Trim the wire immediately above the flattened crimp and carefully close the calotte to completely cover it. Add an earwire and use round-nosed pliers to close up the loop on the calotte and hold it in place. Repeat to make a pair.