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Monday, November 15, 2010

How To Make it Sparkle

Learn with Jo-Ann Craft Demo Round Up
from Saturday, Nov. 13

A bib to drool over but not on. Chandeliers that light up your face not your dining room. A night sky you can carry in the palm of your hand...these are the how-to projects demonstrated this past Saturday, Nov. 13, at local Jo-Ann stores.

With a little help from our friends at Blue Moon Beads, Darice and Hotfix Crystals, Jo-Ann showed shoppers how to create a dazzling Gold Stardust Bib Necklace, sparkly Hematite Chandelier Earrings and a dreamy Night Sky Clutch.

For those who couldn't make it out or don't have a large Jo-Ann store nearby that has the space to host classes and demonstrations, we have the projects for you here and at Joann.com/projects.

Gold Stardust Bib NecklaceGold Stardust Bib Necklace
Courtesy of Blue Moon Beads
Skill Level 2
Some experience necessary
Approx. Crafting Time: 1 — 2 hours

Supplies & Tools

  • 1 pkg gold resin rectangular beads: includes amber 4mm round bead used in Step 8
  • 1 pkg gold stardust 8mm round beads
  • 11 gold eyepins
  • 12 gold headpins
  • 1 gold toggle clasp
  • 2 gold 6mm jump rings
  • 97" fine chain, gold
  • Wire cutters
  • Round-nose pliers
  • Bent-nose pliers

Directions

  1. From fine chain, cut one each: 18", 19", 21" and 23-1/2" lengths. Cut two 6" lengths.
  2. Create a connector by sliding a rectangular bead onto an eyepin, forming a simple loop. Repeat 4 times to make 5 rectangular bead connectors.
  3. Create a connector by sliding stardust 8mm bead onto an eyepin, forming a simple loop. Repeat 5 times to make 6 stardust 8mm bead connectors.
  4. Create a beaded chain using these 2 kinds of connectors, alternating rectangular bead connectors with the stardust 8mm bead connectors.
  5. Attach this beaded chain to the 6" chain—one on each side.
  6. Combine the 5 necklace strands in the length order. Join chains, using a chain link as a jump ring on each side.
  7. Attach toggle clasp to ending links with jump rings.
  8. Create a dangle by sliding an amber 4mm round bead, from the strand of gold resin rectangular beads, and a stardust 8mm bead onto a headpin, forming a simple loop. Repeat 11 times to make 12 dangles.
  9. Attach the 12 dangles to the longest chain, beginning with one dangle in the center. Continue on each 4th chain link from the middle.

Hematite Chandelier EarringsHematite Chandelier Earrings
Courtesy of Darice
Skill Level 1
No experience necessary
Approx. Crafting Time: 1 hour

Supplies & Tools

  • Wire cutters
  • Looping pliers
  • Flat-nose pliers
  • Darice® Thing A Ma Jig
  • Black ear wires
  • Black seed beads
  • Silver seed beads
  • Hematite tube beads
  • Bright silver headpins
  • Bright silver eyepins
  • Black copper-covered 20g wire

Directions — Make 2.

  1. 1. Cut four 6" strands of black wire. Using the Darice® Thing A Ma Jig pegboard and pegs, align 2 rows of pegs on the diagonal as close as possible. Begin wrapping wire up and down around each peg tightly. Wrap 2 black wires to form 4 complete loops at the bottom and 3 at the top. Cut excess wire. Wrap other 2 black wires to form 3 complete loops at the bottom and 2 at the top. Cut excess wire.
  2. Create bottom 2 middle links with a headpin, silver seed bead, longer hematite tube beads, silver seed bead, 4 black seed beads and 1 silver seed bead. Make a loop at the end with looping pliers.
  3. Craft bottom 2 side links with a headpin, silver seed bead, medium hematite bead, silver seed bead, 3 black seed beads and silver seed bead. Finish with a loop.
  4. Create 2nd level of links with an eye-pin, silver seed bead, short hematite bead, silver seed bead, 2 black seed beads and silver seed bead. Finish with a loop.
  5. Create top links with an eye-pin, silver seed bead, short hematite bead, silver seed bead, black seed bead and silver seed bead. Finish with a loop.
  6. To make black jump rings, tightly wrap a 6" strand of black wire around one of the thicker pegs on the
    Thing A Ma Jig pegboard 4 or 5 times. Slide the black wire coil off the peg and cut 1 straight line through the
    coil. Attach 1 black jump ring to ear wire loop.
  7. Attach finished beaded links to the looped wire sections up to the black jump ring on the ear wire.

Night Sky ClutchNight Sky Clutch
Courtesy of Hotfix Crystals
Skill Level 1
No experience necessary
Approx. Crafting Time: 45 minutes

Supplies & Tools

  • Simplicity® small cosmetic bag
  • Jolee's® Jewels:
    • Portable Hotfix Tool
    • Hotfix Crystals: Jonquil Satin and Light Siam Combo
    • Hotfix Crystal Combo
  • Moon template (available in project PDF)
  • Tape
  • Scissors
  • Fabric-marking pencil or chalk
  • 3 AA batteries
  • Small box that fits inside cosmetic bag

Directions

  1. Place small box inside the cosmetic bag to create a firm working surface.
  2. Cut out the moon from the paper template and tape to the cosmetic bag.
  3. Place 3mm crystals around the outer edge of the paper moon. Use Hotfix tool to adhere the crystals, following package instructions.
  4. Fill in the crystal moon outline with a variety of Hotfix crystals and adhere.
  5. Place in a star design and use the Hotfix tool to adhere.
  6. Use a marking pencil or chalk to design swirls.
  7. Place the crystals on top of the swirl designs. Use the Hotfix tool to adhere.

Jo-Ann hosts free craft demonstrations nearly every Saturday in all of our stores large enough to host classes. To find a Jo-Ann store hosting free demos in your area, visit Joann.com/stores and look for stores that offer classes.

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