Christmas bell

Difficulty: 1
Technique: linking

Christmas decoration made using Preciosa Traditional Czech beads™

Preciosa Ornela presents a simple tutorial on how to make a Christmas decoration, a bell, which you can make from seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand. The size of the bell depends on the size of the selected bugles and rocailles. If you use this procedure and the recommended size, you will end up with a ca 5 cm bell which can be used as a popular Christmas decoration or a pleasant gift. We wish you happy Christmas beadworking.
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Materials & Tools

PRECIOSA Bugles

351 22 001; 4“ (ca 1 cm); siam with a silver lining; 97070
(B)

PRECIOSA Bugles

351 22 001; 4“ (ca 1 cm); crystal with a silver lining; 78102; 70x
(B)

PRECIOSA Rocailles

331 19 001; 7/0; crystal with a silver lining; 78102; 52x
(R)

PRECIOSA Imitation Pearls or plastic ball

6 mm; 1x

PRECIOSA Imitation Pearls or plastic ball

8 mm; 2x

Other materials and Tools

a soft 0.4 mm stringing wire (1 m); a 6 cm; eye pin (1x); snipping pliers; needle nose; pliers; flat nose pliers; a silver cord 20 cm

Procedure

Step 1

Measure out 1 m of the recommended soft wire. Proceed according to the figure 1. Alternately string 1x R, 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, a total of 6x R and 6x B. Leave about 7 cm free at the end of the wire. Thread the wire through the third strung R. String 1x B, 1x R and 1x B. Thread the wire through the first strung R. String 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R and 1x B and thread the wire through the seventh rocaille.

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Step 2

Continue alternately adding 1x B, 1x R and 1x B or add 1x B, 1x R, 1x B, 1x R and 1x B to the edges of the individual rows and create
a mesh.

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Step 3

Connect the seed bead mesh together. Thread the wire through the outer R and add 1x B.

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Step 4

Thread the wire through the top outer R and tighten it into a tight circle, cross both ends of the wire over one another, grasp them between your fingers or with the flat nose pliers and join them together; twist them together ca 4x and snip off any excess wire. Hide the ends of the twisted wire inside the bell (figure 4a). String an 8 mm round bead, 10x R and a 6 mm round bead onto the eye pin (figure 4b), pass the pin through the centre of the bell (figure 4c), add an 8 mm round bead and shorten the pin as necessary using the snipping pliers (figure 4d). Create a loop with the needle nose pliers, thread the silver cord through it and tie the ends together with a knot (figure 4e).

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Downloads

Rocailles Colors - Catalogue

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PRECIOSA Rocailles - Product Sheet

General product information and size availability.
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PRECIOSA Bugles - Catalogue

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Imitation Pearls Sizes

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Imitation Pearls Colors

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Imitation Pearls Matt Colors

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PRECIOSA Bugles - Product Sheet

General product information and size availability.
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Project Christmas bell

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