Swarovski Crystal Rings

The wonders of the Austrian giant company Swarovski Crystals, it has that feeling of attraction, it calls to you with all its gorgeous prisms reflecting off as the light hits it.Whether you are looking at some of there stunning miniature animals or those amazing crystal chandeliers that come all the way down to the floor with the golf ball size swarovski crystals hanging all the way from top to bottom.

Or even the stunning crystal tiaras you get for weddings, I have a hub on them take a look it is absolutely gorgeous. The crystal barrettes , hairbands to name only a few of all the accessories for hair and earrings etc. The Swarovski brand goes far and wide with cell phone bags.

If you are looking to make your own swarovski crystal rings, you can buy your own crystals online or from wholesalers, the more you buy the cheaper the crystals are.

The crystal beads come in a whole range of stunning colours, some with the ab shine on them, its just as exciting to go shopping for them.

There are a lot of youtube videos out there on the net that show you how to make them or you can take a look at one of my other lenses on squidoo on how to make the basic 4 flower crystal ring.

Items that you need to make ring:
12-4mm Czech Beads
16-4mm Swarovski Crystal Beads, 8 in darker (a), 8 in lighter shade (b)
No.8 Jap seed beads or regular
Fishing Line 0,20mm in thickness (fly or nylon)
2 No.10 Zohata beading needles with big eye
Hypo-cement or glue

Base of Ring
1. Thread 2 needles with nylon, adding 3 of the Czech beads, add the 4th bead to one of the threads, then cross other needle through it as well. It should look like 4 beads, like a miniature square.
2. Add 1 Czech bead each on each needle, add the 3rd bead on on needle, cross through it with the other needle, making sure it is on the side, so it looks like 2 squares, threads coming out of side of bottom square.
3. Continue until you have used all 12 Czech beads and you have a square of 4.

Top of Crystal Ring
1. Start with 2 needles with thread threaded through both. On thread from top left side of square add 1 Swarovski Crystal Bead in “a” color plus a seed bead, add 1 more of “a” crystal, threading from left side to right side of first little square, going through right of the bottom base Czech bead.
2. Take other needle from right side of square add 1 Swarovski Crystal Bead of “b” color go through seed bead (of step 1 you have done with “a” color), add the second bead of “b” color, now go through left side Czech bead on base.
3. Following this crystal ring pattern complete all four flowers. I would sew through all the crystals again, strengthening top crystals.
4. Knot the 2 threads together in centre of base of Czech beads, underneath, add a dollop of cement/glue. Tidy up by sewing threads into base.

Band of Crystal Ring
1. Get a strand of nylon line on 2 needles, then thread through left side of Czech bead. (Seed Beads from top of ring holes on top and bottom-guide on where on square)
2. Add 2 seed beads on each thread; add another 2 seed beads, cross the other needle through last 2 seed beads.
3. Add 2 more seed beads on each, then 2 seed beads and cross through with other needle.
4. Carry on until desired length, 9-links for small fingers on Japanese seed beads, 10 for bigger fingers. Adjust, measure on finger as you make the band, or use a ring sizer (free download paper ring sizer on the web)