TINY HONEYCOMB EARRINGS
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- Honeycomb beads "Hodge Podge Seafoam Travertine"
I blogged about these two bracelets HERE and HERE and you can get the bracelet pattern and bead information for them in those posts. While making a few more "Honeycomb Stackers" bracelets, I got the idea to make matching earrings using Honeycomb beads because it might be difficult to find other kinds of beads in the same colors as some of the new Honeycomb "Hodge Podge" colors. Although they're super small, I used my "Silky Deco Chain Earrings" pattern as the starting point when creating these earrings. The Honeycomb version is even smaller but still wearable and cute. Below is a photo of a pair of "Silky Deco Chain Earrings" for comparison:
You can download the free "Silky Deco Chain Earrings" pattern from THIS post.
Because the Honeycomb beads are smaller and shaped differently than Silky beads, I had to make a few changes to the design. So, I've created a new free earring pattern which I will post for download as soon as I've had a chance to give it a final test run. It should be ready in the next few days.
TINY HONEYCOMB EARRINGS
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Metallic Bronze Antique Gold" (225)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Metallic Bronze Antique Gold" (225)
- Honeycomb beads "Hodge Podge Blue Picasso"
The contents of this post have been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
The contents of this post have been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
The contents of this post have been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
The contents of this post have been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
HONEYCOMB STACKER
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Metallic Bronze Antique Gold" (225)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Metallic Bronze Antique Gold" (225)
- Honeycomb beads "Hodge Podge Blue Picasso"
- 4mm fire polished beads "Turquoise Copper Picasso"
Today's bracelet is a "Honeycomb Stacker" made in another Hodge Podge colorway. Once again, I used Toho seed beads.
You can get these Honeycomb beads from Queen City Bead on Etsy HERE. Aura Crystals has the fire polished beads that I used HERE. Download Deb Roberti's free "Honeycomb Stacker" pattern HERE. Aura Crystals has these seed beads in 11/0 HERE but they don't have any of the 8/0 size in stock. In any case, the pattern doesn't actually call for 8/0 beads if you make your clasp loops as directed by the pattern. I checked Supply Emporium and Claire does have them in 11/0 and 8/0 and so does Red Panda.
HONEYCOMB STACKER
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- Honeycomb beads "Hodge Podge Seafoam Travertine"
- 4mm fire polished beads "Opaque Beige Picasso"
I've had these unusual Honeycomb beads kicking around in my stash for a while and I decided that it was time to make something with them. Deb Roberti recently came out with the perfect bracelet pattern and it's one of her free ones. It's called "Honeycomb Stacker" and you'll find it HERE at Around the Beading Table. It's super quick to make too. I don't think that it took me more than about 30 minutes to make.
I don't have Honeycomb beads in very many colors because I've been having trouble learning to like them for some reason. I think it is because they are usually so flat and plain on the top. That's not the case with this color which to me looks like some kind of stone. I think they're perfect for the casual style of this bracelet.
The pattern recommends Miyuki seed beads but I made a sample with them and wasn't happy with how they fit around the Honeycomb beads. So, I made another sample with Toho beads and they look much neater in my opinion. I did take Deb's advice and used one less seed bead with Toho.
I haven't really looked around for these Hodge Podge Honeycomb colors anywhere else online but I know that you can get them from Queen City Bead on Etsy HERE. Aura Crystals has the fire polished beads that I used HERE.
