Create a personalized piece you'll reach for again and again in this exciting Michaels class featuring Lauren Quigley. Using a modern paperclip chain, you'll learn how to design a stylish lariat necklace with new 14 karat gold plated letter charms, a crystal accented snap closure locket, and sparkling PRECIOSA Czech Crystal.

During the tutorial, you'll discover how to add custom crystal dangles, attach charms with jump rings, work with beading wire, and build a balanced, polished design that reflects your own style. Whether you choose your initials, spell out a meaningful word, or create a gift for someone special, this project is easy to personalize and fun to wear.

What You'll Learn

• Create a trendy paperclip lariat necklace
• Work with the new snap closure crystal locket
• Add and arrange 14 karat gold plated letter charms
• Make crystal charm dangles using PRECIOSA Czech Crystal
• Use jump rings and beading wire to assemble professional looking jewelry

Lauren also just created a class featuring the new lockets at Michaels Stores; The Beaded Locket Necklace. That class is available here: https://www.michaels.com/class/vod/beaded-locket-necklace-1202513580

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Your Instructor

Lauren Quigley is your creative crafty friend. Known for her bold use of color and eye for design, she’s sparking a creative revolution and inspiring others to create happy art! She’s a Maryland native turned military spouse leaving a little glitter down craft aisles and thrift stores all over the USA. Get inspired by following her, laurenquigleycreations on all social media platforms.

Would you like to learn more about Beading?

We can’t think of a bigger collection of free beading and crystalizing tutorials than our six years of working with Michaels Stores. We have interactive PDFs with images and links to all the workshops we have released since 2020.

https://blog.johnbead.com/michaels-store-workshops/