Southwest Pendant - DIY Jewelry Making Tutorial by PotomacBeads

Make a statement with rustic hues and classic metallics with this stunning pendant. Brush up on your Hubble Stitch technique using Miyuki and Toho seed beads in sizes 8/0, 11/0, and 15/0. Include a coordinating Potomac Pearl 4mm and glass cabochons in 18mm and 25mm. Click here for complete bead & jewelry-making supply lists: ➡️ Technique learned: Hubble Stitch, Bead Weaving The designer’s suggested colors & materials: •Cabochon par Puca - Opaque Rose New Picasso 18mm, 1 Piece •Cabochon par Puca - Opaque Coral Red Bronze 25mm, 1 Piece •Potomac Pearls - Rose Gold 3mm, 12 Pieces •Toho Seed Beads - Semi-Glaze Navy Blue 8/0, ~ 2 Grams •Miyuki Seed Beads - Metallic Light Bronze 8/0, ~ 3 Grams •Miyuki Seed Beads - Metallic Light Bronze 11/0, ~ 2 Grams •Miyuki Seed Beads - Picasso Opaque Montana 11/0, ~ 1 Gram •Miyuki Seed Beads - Duracoat Galvanized Silver 15/0, ~ 1 Gram Secondary Colorway: •Cabochon par Puca - Aluminum Silver 18mm, 1 Piece •Cabochon par Puca - Aztec Gold 25mm, 1 Piece •Potomac Pearls - Cream Rose 3mm, 17 Pieces •Miyuki Seed Beads - Black 8/0, ~ 2 Grams •Miyuki Seed Beads - Black 11/0, ~ 1 Gram •Miyuki Seed Beads - Duracoat Galvanized Champagne 8/0, ~ 2 Grams •Miyuki Seed Beads - Duracoat Galvanized Champagne 11/0, ~ 1 Gram •Miyuki Seed Beads - Silver Labrador Full 11/0, ~ 1 Gram •Miyuki Seed Beads - Silver Labrador Full 15/0, ~ 1 Gram Make a statement with this large and intricate looking cabochon based Southwest Pendant project. The beauty of this design is the use of the same pattern used in a reduction of bead sized based on the cabochon that is being bezeled using Hubble stitch. 1. Cut a 4 foot piece of size 6 DragonThread and add a size 12 needle onto the end of your thread. Start creating a Hubble Stitch bezel for your 25mm cabochon using 12 units of 8/0 seed beads. 2. Watch the Southwest Pendant video to see how to continue creating your bezel around the 25mm cabochon and then converting to 11/0 seed beads to start the hubble stitch on the 18mm, smaller cabochon. 3. After finishing the 25mm and the 18mm cabochon bezel, sew the two together with the addition of Potomac Pearls in a 3mm size. Lastly, create the bezel using a square stitch featuring 8/0 seed beads. This video project tutorial is perfect to learn how to downgrade the size of seed beads to continue to use the exact same patterns and counts to create a hubble stitch bezel around glass cabochons. Change us the design to use a rivoli crystal and make this a glamorous statement piece pendant. The joy of this project if the ease of creating and fitting your cabochon into a bezel. Complimentary Designs: How To Hubble Stitch ➡️ Tracey Bracelet ➡️ Hubble Stitch Rivoli Bezel ➡️ Enjoy using this jewelry-making bead tutorial video to help you become a more creative and happier beader! 00:00 – Intro 00:34 – Step 1 01:39 – Step 2 03:08 – Step 3 07:58 – Step 4 11:00 – Step 5 12:26 – Step 6 13:08 – Step 7 15:05 – Step 8 16:37 – Step 9 17:29 – Step 10 18:35 – Step 11 19:36 – Step 12 21:58 – Step 13 24:25 – Step 14 26:43 – Step 15 29:16 – Step 16 31:57 – Outro