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Tips, and how-to's ... ahh, don't we all love them!
Well, below you'll find complete jewelry how-to's for necklaces, bracelets, and so forth using DesertBug Designs beads, plus a few tips I have found to be very helpful ... I will be adding more onto this section as time permits, so for now, enjoy!


How-To's

Heart or Owl Pin
A simple and elegant design for using my heart or owl focal beads.

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An hour or so.

Topper Bead Wire Ring
A simple and fun ring design for using my topper or flower beads.

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An hour or so.

Sunface Focal and Art Button Necklace
A delightful necklace design for using my focals and Art Buttons.

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An hour or so.


Pin with a DesertBug Designs Art Button
This is a simple and fun pin idea to use my Art Buttons with ...

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An hour or so.



Make a Fiber & Glass Necklace with a DesertBug Designs "Fun Flats" Set
Here is a lovely and whimsical necklace you can make easily with a set of my Fun Flats, and a few other assorted accent beads. It can also be adapted to a cool bracelet!

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An Evening


Making an Elegant Fused Pendant/Lampwork Bead Necklace
This is a lovely and elegant method to make a simple yet stunning necklace with one of my Fused Pendant/Lampwork sets. This can be easily adapted to one of my single pendants as well, with accent stone or other glass beads ... just use your imagination! :)

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: An Evening 

Make a Simple& Snazzy Silver Wire Necklace Clasp
Make this lovely hook & eye clasp to add a special touch to any necklace design!

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- Skill Level: Simple
- Approx. Time: 30-60 min.



Tips
Findings Organizer
All those little jewelry findings can be a pain to keep organized and to keep track of what you have. I have found inexpensive, small (5x7) photo albums to be perfect for storing chains, jumprings, crimp tubes, even bags of small beads. Just add labels to your pages, and drop your zip bagged findings into the photo pockets. Worried about dumping the contents out by accident? Just add little sticky velcro circle closures to the top openings.