Make your own 'scrunchie' wire beads to create brenda harvey's statement cards and accessories

What you need...

• BEADS Agate, black: oblong x 4, round x 10, cushion x 2, Lava stone, rounds, variety of sizes x 9, Cushion, glass, silver foiled, green x 5, Heart, silver foiled, striped, turquoise x 6, Flower, silver imprint x 1, Resin, round, satin finish, 18mm, bright pink x 3, Seeds: black; teal, Rounds, silver-plated, 3mm, Spacers, corrugated, antiqued silver: 9mm x 4mm; 9mm x 5.5mm
  
  FINDINGS Wire: nylon-coated; coloured copper, 0.3mm (28 gauge), bright pink; black; teal green; turquoise; pale blue, Chain, foxtail crimp, silver-plated, Clasp, silverplated: toggle; lobster, Calottes, silver-plated, Closed ring, silver-plated, Crimps, silverplated, Earwires, silverplated, Card: black; bright pink; silver mirror, Ribbon, satin, turquoise, Crystals, flat back, selfadhesive, Star-shaped sequin, silver, 3-D foam pads
  
  TOOLS Pliers: flat-nosed; round-nosed, Cutters, wire
  

instructions

1. Pink Earrings - 1. Cut two 25cm lengths of bright pink wire and roll each piece into a small ball with a 7mm diameter.
   
   2. Thread a 3mm silver round, a black seed, a 9mm x 4mm antiqued silver spacer, a black seed bead, the pink scrunched bead, another black seed and another 3mm silver round onto a head pin.
   
   3. Trim the wire to 1cm above the beads, bend to a rightangle, then form a loop in the end but do not fully close. Hook to an earwire and close the loop to finish. Repeat to make a pair.
   

2. How to... Make a Scrunched Wire Ball - Cut a length of wire, crumple it up and form it into a ball by rolling it in the palms of your hands. The shorter the piece of wire and the more pressure you use, the smaller the ball becomes. Any sharp protruding wire ends can be hidden simply by grasping them firmly in the tips of round-nosed pliers and pushing them into the centre of the bead.