Beaded Suncatcher

This is a simple project from The Bead Studio that will add sparkle to a window or hang from a tree branch and watch it glisten. You can use a crystal or a bell at the bottom - we like to make this interchangeable!

Materials:

• 019 Soft Flex Wire – 18” – 1 yard
• Assorted glass beads
• Transparent glass seed beads
• Bell or crystal
• 2 crimp beads
• Wire to fit through bell or crystal
  
• Wire cutter
• Chain-nose plier (or crimp plier)
• Round plier

Steps:

1. Place a crimp bead on the wire. Add about 1” of seed beads and feed end back through the crimp bead. Squeeze with pliers until secure.
   
   
    
2. Add assorted beads, spacing between with seed beads until desired length is achieved.
   
   
    
3. Add crimp bead followed by about 1” of seed beads. Feed back through crimp, gently pull out the slack and crimp to secure.
   
   
    
4. Use wire to bend a decorative hook for the crystal or bell – switch bottom as desired.