Like many crafters, I dabble in a lot of mediums. My favorite place to be is behind the wheel of my sewing machine, but you can also frequently find me knitting, scrapping, beading….pretty much, you name it, I do it. So when this project popped into my head, and I realized I could use my jewelry making skills to create a beautiful stitch marker I would use on a regular basis in my knitting…well, I couldn’t wait to get started!
Materials:
Beads for chandelier style marker:
Beads for set of 4 large glass bead markers:
Small Toggle (You are just going to use the “loop” part of the clasp.)
Jump rings
HeadpinsRound nose jewelry pliers
Directions for Set of 4 Large Glass Bead Markers:
For each of the four markers, follow the same directions:
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String beads onto headpin in the following order: crystazzi bicone crystal, metal pink trinket, crystazzi bicone crystal.
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Use pliers to create an eye loop at the top of the headpin, securing beads in place.
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Open jump ring.
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Slide headpin on. Slide “loop” part of toggle clasp on.
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Close jump ring.
Directions for Chandelier Style Marker:
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Create one large headpin for center, by stringing crystazzi bicone beads in the following order: crystal, pink, crystal, pin, crystal. Use pliers to create an eye loop at the top of the headpin, securing beads in place.
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Create 4 shorter headpins by stringing crystazzi bicone beads in the following order: pink, crystal, pink. Again, use pliers to create an eye loop at the top of the headpin, securing beads in place.
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Open a jump ring. Slide two shorter headpins onto it, then close it. Repeat.
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Open a jump ring. Slide pins and “loop” half of toggle in the following order: first set of shorter pins already grouped together with a jump ring, long headpin for center, the other set of shorter pins already groups together with a jump ring, the “loop” part of the toggle clasp.
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Close jump ring.
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