Forest of Wine Charms Tutorial

Created by: Swarovski's Create Your Style Design Team

Designer Tips

String onto one head pin: 1 - 4mm cube bead, 1 - 10mm #3700,>3700,>3700,>3700, 1 - 8mm #3700,>3700,>3700,>3700, 1 - 6mm #3700,>3700,>3700,>3700, and 1- 3mm metallic bicone bead.
Make a simple loop (or a wire wrapped loop). New to jewelry-making? See step-by-step instructions for making wire loops: Jewelry Basics 101 - PDF.
Repeat to create a total of 6 tree charms.
To duplicate the pattern shown here, slide on 13 - 3mm bicones of one color, 1 - 4mm gold bicone, 1 - tree charm, 1 - 4mm gold bicone, 14 - final 3mm bicones.
Grip the round end of the wire with flat-nose pliers, and bend about 2mm of the tip up 90-degrees. This holds the beads in place, and "clicks" into the drilled end of the beading hoop.

We love this versatile wine marker project!

Want to skip the cube "tree trunks"? -- Just add a 4th row (with a 12mm #3700) to the tree instead.
If one color of 3mm gold bicone ("star") is unavailable, pick another shade of gold, silver, red... anything that strikes your fancy and would look pretty on top of a tree!
Mix & match colors of #3700 margarita ""beads"".
If you love the tree idea, but want to use different beads for the hoop itself, E beads are a colorful, inexpensive glass bead option.

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Suggested Supplies

1 72-pack (use 6 pieces) #42-211-1 White Plated Earring Hoop Component, Manipulating, 1"
1 ounce (use 6 pieces) #37-422-1 Head Pin, 2", Standard - White
1 dozen (use 6 pieces) #05-328-03-190 Swarovski 5328 Faceted XILION Bicone Beads, 3mm - Metallic Light Gold 2X
6 each #03-700-06-193 Swarovski 3700 Sew-On Margarita, 6mm - Fern Green
6 each #03-700-08-193 Swarovski 3700 Sew-On Margarita, 8mm - Fern Green
6 each #03-700-10-193 Swarovski 3700 Sew-On Margarita, 10mm - Fern Green
1 dozen (use 6 pieces) #05-601-04-20 Swarovski 5601 Cube Beads, 4mm - Siam
1 dozen #05-328-04-190 Swarovski 5328 Faceted XILION Bicone Beads, 4mm - Metallic Light Gold 2X
3 dozen (use 27 pieces) #05-328-03-30 Swarovski 5328 Faceted XILION Bicone Beads, 3mm - White Opal
3 dozen (use 27 pieces) #05-328-03-193 Swarovski 5328 Faceted XILION Bicone Beads, 3mm - Fern Green
3 dozen ... repeat with 4 more festive colors of your choice, so each wine drinker can keep track of their wine glass