Today I am sharing this bugle, bicone and seed bead earring tutorial that I actually posted on YouTube at the beginning of October. I have had a very busy few weeks so I am playing catch up with myself.
I bought these gorgeous blue bugle beads earlier this year but honestly didn’t really know what to make with them. I am far more used to working with small seed beads so using these long beads really made me think a little differently about how I was going to use them. I have teamed them with sparkly bicone beads and seed beads to make these fancy drop earrings.
This is a video tutorial so I will share it at the end of this post.
Tools and Supplies
For this beading tutorial I have used :
- Preciosa 7mm Silver Lined Dark Aqua Bugle Beads
- Preciosa 5mm Indicolite Bicone Beads
- Preciosa size 11 Silver Lined Seed Beads
- Beading thread
- A beading needle
- Silver plated jump ring
- Silver plated earring post with crystal stud
One word of warning about the bugle beads; they can cut thinner threads quite easily. I have pared every bugle bead with a seed bead to avoid the thread rubbing against the cut edge of the hole in the bead.
Alternative Colour Combinations
I have kept to icy blues and silver for these earrings but I think, given that they are a fancy design and Christmas is fast approaching, that the colours could easily be changed for a more festive look. I think making them in green and gold or red and gold would look fantastic, as well as making them a special pair of earrings to wear for Christmas parties.
They could also be made in a single colour, like all gold or all green. They would add a lot of impact to a busy outfit without the colour combinations overwhelming them.
You could also try the design with 5mm pearls instead of the bicone beads to bring a different look to the earrings.
Whilst I do show every step in making these earrings I would suggest that some prior knowledge of bead weaving is needed before making these. Making the bugle bead section around the bicone bead is a little fiddly!
If you would like to see more bicone bead tutorial then I also have a Bicone and Seed Bead Earring Tutorial.
Bugle and Bicone Bead Earring Tutorial
I am currently working on some ideas for up coming Christmas beading (and maybe a few polymer clay) tutorials so do follow me on YouTube or Subscribe to my Blog to stay up to date with what is going on. I am also on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!
Thanks for reading.
Hannah x
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