The Hexagonal Crystal Earrings tutorial is a quick, beginner-friendly beading project that teaches how to bezel a 14mm rivoli crystal into a geometric hexagonal frame using Tubelet beads, seed beads, and 3mm crystals. The design is simple yet elegant, showcasing how to build a six-sided bezel with connected peaks that both secure and highlight the rivoli. The piece is finished with delicate embellishments around the edge and topped with a bead and wire guard for easy attachment to ear wires. With clear instructions and creative flexibility, this project is ideal for earrings but can also be adapted into pendants, rings, or bracelet components.
Create the Base Hexagon:
Pick up: 1 × Tubelet → 1 × 11/0 → 1 × Tubelet → 1 × 11/0 — repeat until you have 6 Tubelets and 6 11/0s. Stitch into a circle and reinforce by going through all beads again.
Connect the Peaks (Front Bezel):
Between each 11/0, add: 1 × 15/0 → 1 × 3mm bicone → 1 × 15/0. Stitch into the next 11/0 and repeat around. Pull tight to form a crystal-pointed bezel around the front.
Add the Rivoli:
Place the 14mm rivoli face-up inside the bezel. Gently tighten your thread to start securing the crystal in place.
Build the Back Layer:
From a Tubelet, pick up: 1 × 15/0 → 3 × 11/0 → 1 × 15/0. Stitch into the next Tueblet and repeat for all 6. This forms the back netting to hold the rivoli in.
Reinforce the Back:
Stitch through all back layer beads again. Pull tight to lock the rivoli in securely.
Embellish the Outer Edge:
Between each Tubelet on the outer edge, add: 3 × 15/0 seed beads. Go around the entire perimeter to create a soft, finished edge.
Add the Wire Guard & Top Bead:
Exit a center top 11/0. Add: 1 × 15/0 → 1 × 11/0 (accent bead) → wire guard. Loop through the wire guard and back down through the same 11/0s. Reinforce by going through this loop 2–3 times.
Attach Ear Wire:
Slide your ear wire onto the wire guard loop. Close securely.
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The Hexagonal Crystal Earrings tutorial is a quick, beginner-friendly beading project that teaches how to bezel a 14mm rivoli crystal into a geometric hexagonal frame using Tubelet beads, seed beads, and 3mm crystals. The design is simple yet elegant, showcasing how to build a six-sided bezel with connected peaks that both secure and highlight the rivoli. The piece is finished with delicate embellishments around the edge and topped with a bead and wire guard for easy attachment to ear wires. With clear instructions and creative flexibility, this project is ideal for earrings but can also be adapted into pendants, rings, or bracelet components.
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The designer's suggested colors & materials:
Tubelet Beads - Silver Labrador Full, 12 Beads
Potomac Crystal Bicone Beads - Tanzanite AB 3mm, 14 Beads
Create the Base Hexagon:
Pick up: 1 × Tubelet → 1 × 11/0 → 1 × Tubelet → 1 × 11/0 — repeat until you have 6 Tubelets and 6 11/0s. Stitch into a circle and reinforce by going through all beads again.
Connect the Peaks (Front Bezel):
Between each 11/0, add: 1 × 15/0 → 1 × 3mm bicone → 1 × 15/0. Stitch into the next 11/0 and repeat around. Pull tight to form a crystal-pointed bezel around the front.
Add the Rivoli:
Place the 14mm rivoli face-up inside the bezel. Gently tighten your thread to start securing the crystal in place.
Build the Back Layer:
From a Tubelet, pick up: 1 × 15/0 → 3 × 11/0 → 1 × 15/0. Stitch into the next Tueblet and repeat for all 6. This forms the back netting to hold the rivoli in.
Reinforce the Back:
Stitch through all back layer beads again. Pull tight to lock the rivoli in securely.
Embellish the Outer Edge:
Between each Tubelet on the outer edge, add: 3 × 15/0 seed beads. Go around the entire perimeter to create a soft, finished edge.
Add the Wire Guard & Top Bead:
Exit a center top 11/0. Add: 1 × 15/0 → 1 × 11/0 (accent bead) → wire guard. Loop through the wire guard and back down through the same 11/0s. Reinforce by going through this loop 2–3 times.
Attach Ear Wire:
Slide your ear wire onto the wire guard loop. Close securely.
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