Creating Jewelry Inspired by Cocktails or Mocktails
Looking for fresh design inspiration? This video features a fun, colorful approach to jewelry-making by pairing bracelets with the signature look of drinks like the whiskey sunset, spicy margarita, lavender haze, mint julep and vodka cranberry. Perfect for a girls’ night or solo creative time, each bracelet design captures the unique flavor and personality of its matching mocktail or cocktail. Explore the color combinations, get inspired and shop the supplies to start designing your own tastefully stylish creations.
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Design Idea RC34
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Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Elaine Young, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Adhesive, E6000®, clear.
- Bead crystal, Crystal Passions® 4mm cube 5601
- Bead fuchsia, Crystal Passions® 4mm round 5000
- Bead jonquil, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5000
- Bead light topaz, Crystal Passions® 6x4mm rondelle 5040
- Bead citrus green, Crystal Passions® 6mm bicone 5328
- Bead deep tanzanite, Preciosa Czech crystal 4mm round
- Bead jonquil AB, Preciosa Czech crystal 4mm bicone
- Bead padparadscha, Crystal Passions® 4mm bicone 5328
- Bead amethyst, Crystal Passions® 6mm cube 5601
- Bead fuchsia, Crystal Passions® 6mm cube 5601
- Bead topaz, Crystal Passions® 6mm cube 5601
- Bead, antique gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 5x3mm beaded rondelle
- Bead, copper, 3x2.5mm hexagon
- Bead, Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass, lilac, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass, red, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, clear with half-coat metallic silver green, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, purple and gold, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, transparent emerald green, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech pressed glass, emerald green, 9x8.5mm top-drilled leaf
- Bead, gold-finished brass, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 3mm corrugated double cone
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 5mm corrugated round
- Cord, Powercord®, elastic, clear, 0.8mm, 8.5 pound test
- Crimp cover, copper-plated brass, 5mm stardust round
- Czech fire-polished glass, faceted round bead opaque yellow 6mm
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, clear-coated copper, 5x4.5mm oval, 3.8x3.2mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Pearl bordeaux, Preciosa Czech crystal 4mm round
- Quartz crystal, tumbled faceted round bead natural 8 inch 4mm
Instructions
Bracelet #1: Whiskey Sunset
Step 1
Cut 9 inches of 0.8mm clear Powercord® elastic cord. Condition the cord by stretching the cord a few times.
Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
Tip: To learn how to use bead stoppers, watch the video or read the instructions at “How-To Use Bead Stoppers™”
Step 2
String the following beads onto the cord:
- One 6mm amethyst Crystal Passions® cube bead
- Two 4mm deep tanzanite Preciosa Czech crystal round beads
- One 6mm amethyst Crystal Passions cube bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another three times. You should have four cube beads and eight round beads after this step.
Step 3
String the following beads onto the cord:
- One 6mm topaz Crystal Passions cube bead
- Two 4mm gold-finished brass faceted round beads
- One 6mm topaz Crystal Passions cube bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another four times. You should have five cube beads and ten round beads after this step.
Step 4
String the following beads onto the cord:
- Two 4mm fuchsia Crystal Passions round beads
- One 6mm fuchsia Crystal Passions cube bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another four times. You should have five cube beads and ten round beads after this step. Then add three 4mm gold-finished brass faceted round beads.
Step 5
Tie an overhand knot in the Powercord, followed by a surgeon’s knot .
Apply E6000® adhesive to the knot. Once the adhesive dries, clip the excess cord neatly.
Step 6
Thread a yellow 6mm Czech fire-polished glass faceted round bead onto a 2-inch 21-gauge head pin. Make a double loop in the end of the head pin to create a dangle.
Repeat to create a second dangle.
Attach five 6mm 18-gauge round jump rings to the bracelet. Attach the dangles to the jump rings.
Bracelet #2: Spicy Margarita
Step 1
Cut 9 inches of 0.8mm clear Powercord elastic cord. Condition the cord by stretching the cord a few times.
Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
Step 2
String the following beads onto the cord:
- Three 6mm citrus green Crystal Passions bicone beads
- One 4mm red Czech fire-polished dipped décor faceted round bead
- Three 6mm citrus green Crystal Passions bicone beads
- One 5x3mm antique gold-finished beaded rondelle bead
- One 6x4mm light topaz Crystal Passions rondelle bead
- One 5x3mm antique gold-finished beaded rondelle bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another three times.
Step 3
Tie an overhand knot in the Powercord, followed by a surgeon’s knot.
Apply E6000® adhesive to the knot. Once the adhesive dries, clip the excess cord neatly.
Bracelet #3: Lavender Haze
Step 1
Cut 9 inches of 0.8mm clear Powercord elastic cord. Condition the cord by stretching the cord a few times.
Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
Step 2
String four 6mm jonquil Crystal Passions round beads onto the cord.
Next, string the following beads onto the cord:
- One 3mm silver-plated corrugated double cone bead
- One 4mm lilac Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass faceted round bead
- One 4mm purple and gold Czech fire-polished glass faceted round bead
- One 4mm lilac Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass faceted round bead
- One 3mm silver-plated corrugated double cone bead
- Two 4mm jonquil AB Preciosa Czech crystal bicone beads
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another five times.
Then add the following beads:
- One 4mm lilac Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass faceted round bead
- One 4mm purple and gold Czech fire-polished glass faceted round bead
- One 4mm lilac Czech fire-polished dipped décor glass faceted round bead
- One 3mm silver-plated corrugated double cone bead
Step 3
Tie an overhand knot in the Powercord, followed by a surgeon’s knot.
Apply E6000® adhesive to the knot. Once the adhesive dries, clip the excess cord neatly.
Bracelet #4: Mint Julep
Step 1
Cut 9 inches of 0.8mm clear Powercord elastic cord. Condition the cord by stretching the cord a few times.
Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
Step 2
String one 4mm natural quartz crystal faceted round bead onto the Powercord.
Then string the following beads onto the cord:
- Two 4mm emerald green Czech fire-polished glass faceted round beads
- One 4mm natural quartz crystal faceted round bead
- One 3x2.5mm copper hexagon bead
- One 4mm natural quartz crystal faceted round bead
- Two 4mm metallic silver green half-coated Czech fire-polished glass faceted round beads
- One 4mm natural quartz crystal faceted round bead
- One 3x2.5mm copper hexagon bead
- One 4mm natural quartz crystal faceted round bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another four times.
Step 3
Tie an overhand knot in the Powercord, followed by a surgeon’s knot.
Apply E6000® adhesive to the knot. Once the adhesive dries, clip the excess cord neatly.
Step 4
Add a 5x4.5mm 22-gauge oval jump ring to an emerald green Czech pressed glass leaf bead.
Repeat so you have two leaf dangles.
Attach the jump rings to the bracelet.
Add a 5mm copper-plated stardust crimp cover to the bracelet on either side of the leaf dangles.
Tip: Want to cover the knot in the Powercord? Check out “Secrets to Crimp Covers—Hiding Knots.”
Bracelet #5: Vodka Cranberry
Step 1
Cut 9 inches of 0.8mm clear Powercord elastic cord. Condition the cord by stretching the cord a few times.
Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
Step 2
String the following beads onto the cord:
- One 4mm crystal clear Crystal Passions cube bead
- One 4mm padparadscha Crystal Passions bicone bead
- One 5mm silver-plated corrugated round bead
- One 4mm padparadscha Crystal Passions bicone bead
- One 4mm bordeaux Preciosa Crystal round pearl bead
- One 4mm padparadscha Crystal Passions bicone bead
String that same pattern onto the Powercord another seven times.
Step 3
Tie an overhand knot in the Powercord, followed by a surgeon’s knot.
Apply E6000® adhesive to the knot. Once the adhesive dries, clip the excess cord neatly.
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