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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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.

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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Christmas bell

Christmas decoration made using Preciosa Traditional Czech beads™

YANI - Drahomira Krupkova

Materials & Tools

PRECIOSA Bugles

PRECIOSA Bugles

PRECIOSA Rocailles

PRECIOSA Imitation Pearls or plastic ball

PRECIOSA Imitation Pearls or plastic ball

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Procedure

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Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

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Rocailles Colors - Catalogue

PRECIOSA Rocailles - Product Sheet

PRECIOSA Bugles - Catalogue

Imitation Pearls Sizes

Imitation Pearls Colors

Imitation Pearls Matt Colors

PRECIOSA Bugles - Product Sheet

Project Christmas bell

PRECIOSA Bugles

PRECIOSA Rocailles

PRECIOSA Round beads

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