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Morning Star Pendant Tutorial

Learn this quick and simple bezel featuring 14mm Rivolis and 3mm bugle beads. This is a great DIY gift as a choker necklace.
Technique Learned: Fringe

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

Morning Star Pendant Tutorial
The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Rivoli 14mm - Pink Opal, 1 Piece
  • Miyuki Bugle Beads 3mm - Jet AB Matte, ~35 Beads
  • Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Duracoat Galvanized Champagne, ~1 Gram
  • Waxed Cotton Cord - Black, 1 Piece
    Second Colorway:
  • Potomac Crystal Rivoli 14mm - Mystic Burgandy, 1 Piece
  • Miyuki Bugle Beads 3mm - Jet AB Matte, ~35 Beads
  • Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Silver Labrador Full, ~1 Gram
  • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    This sweet little Morning Star Pendant adds a bit of sparkle to your day. Learn how easy it is to create in this PotomacBeads tutorial.
    Add 10 seed beads to 4.5 feet of thread and tie into a loop. Bring the needle through the next couple beads and add a bugle followed by another seed bead, go back down through the bugle. Sew back through the seed bead in the loop in the opposite direction. Add another bugle and seed bead to each bead in the loop.
    Watch the Morning Star Pendant tutorial to see how to add the Potomac crystal rivoli to the bezel.
    Make a bail with seed beads at the top of the pendant. Tie the thread ends together at the back of the project and burn off the edges.
    This is a light pendant that could easily be made into earrings as well. The Morning Star pendant could be made into a personalized gift by using someones birthstone in the middle.
    Technique Learned: Fringe

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    • Potomacbeads Beading Ruler | Ultimate | Crystal | 9x3"
    • Thread Zap II
    • BeadTec Beading Needles Sizes 10, 11, 12 | Mix Pack of 6
    • Plastic Caliper Tool - White
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Crystal/White | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Green | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    BeadTec Beading Ruler | Advanced | 6x3"
    Morning Star Pendant Tutorial
    PotomacBeads Pliers - Round Nose Pliers

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    Item Description

    Learn this quick and simple bezel featuring 14mm Rivolis and 3mm bugle beads. This is a great DIY gift as a choker necklace.
    Technique Learned: Fringe

    Designer's Material List

    The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Rivoli 14mm - Pink Opal, 1 Piece
  • Miyuki Bugle Beads 3mm - Jet AB Matte, ~35 Beads
  • Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Duracoat Galvanized Champagne, ~1 Gram
  • Waxed Cotton Cord - Black, 1 Piece
    Second Colorway:
  • Potomac Crystal Rivoli 14mm - Mystic Burgandy, 1 Piece
  • Miyuki Bugle Beads 3mm - Jet AB Matte, ~35 Beads
  • Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Silver Labrador Full, ~1 Gram
  • Project Steps

    This sweet little Morning Star Pendant adds a bit of sparkle to your day. Learn how easy it is to create in this PotomacBeads tutorial.
    Add 10 seed beads to 4.5 feet of thread and tie into a loop. Bring the needle through the next couple beads and add a bugle followed by another seed bead, go back down through the bugle. Sew back through the seed bead in the loop in the opposite direction. Add another bugle and seed bead to each bead in the loop.
    Watch the Morning Star Pendant tutorial to see how to add the Potomac crystal rivoli to the bezel.
    Make a bail with seed beads at the top of the pendant. Tie the thread ends together at the back of the project and burn off the edges.
    This is a light pendant that could easily be made into earrings as well. The Morning Star pendant could be made into a personalized gift by using someones birthstone in the middle.
    Technique Learned: Fringe