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Make a bead brooch
Although this is a brooch design, it can be adapted as a pendant, shoe clips or earrings! It's also a great way of using up odd beads that have been lying around … Just pick the colours of any outfit and create this for your jacket/coat or cardigan!

Posted by Linda J. • Published 16th February 2016 • See Linda J.'s 7 projects »

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Step 1
Working directly from a spool of 20-gauge wire, place your round nosed pliers at the end and form a complete loop. Continue placing your pliers along the wire, to form a line of loops – about 10 in all, to create a brooch of about 1.5” in diameter. Cut row of loops from the spool.
Step 2
Using your fingers, form the row of loops into a circle, bringing the two ends together so that they overlap.
Step 3
Cut a long (arm's length) of 26-gauge wire and wrap this around the ends to secure and then begin threading with your beads, filling in the circular space.
Step 4
Once you've covered the front of the circle with beads, turn it over and using another length of 26-gauge wire, 'sew' on a brooch finding to the back.
Step 5
And there you have it! It's ready to wear!