Feeling Fruity

Take inspiration from nature for brenda harvey's cherry inspired accessories

Brenda Harvey, Project Designer

"To achieve the really chunky look of our choker necklace, be generous with the number of beads and leaves that you use!"

Combine iridescent beads with metallic leaf charms and chunky chain to create a statement jewellery set that will really get you noticed this summer! Perfect for adding a dramatic finish to maxi dresses and evening gowns, or giving a plain T-shirt the wow factor, this bold and beautiful design is easy to put together and will really impress your friends!

Necklace

1. Cut a 45cm length of chunky chain. Attach a toggle ring to one end of the chain and a bar piece to the opposite end using 5mm jump rings. Create a bead dangle by threading a 4mm round black bead, a 28mm red round and another 4mm round black bead onto a head pin.
2. Trim to 1.5cm and form a loop in the end but do not fully close. Make 17 more 28mm bead dangles and position them evenly along the chain. Decrease the amount of space between each bead towards the middle section slightly to give a fuller effect. Close the head pin loops with round-nosed pliers to secure.
3. To finish, attach 22 silver leaf charms along the chain using 5mm jump rings, positioning them between the bead dangles and adding more towards the central section of the chain than at the ends.

Bracelet

1. Measure and cut a length of rhodium chain to fit your wrist. Attach one half of a toggle clasp to one end of the chain and the other half to the opposite side using 5mm jump rings. Make seven red bead dangles in the same way as for the necklace, this time using 20mm red rounds. Position them evenly along the chain and attach via the loop that you have formed in the head pin.
2. Thread a 2mm black bead and a 6mm peridot bicone onto a head pin. Trim to 1cm and form a loop in the end. Make another 13 dangles in the same way. Attach the peridot dangles in pairs to the top of each 20mm bead drop by the loops that you have formed. To finish, add six textured leaf charms using 5mm jump rings.

Earrings

1. Make a 20mm red bead dangle as before. Cut a 10cm piece of fine silver chain and attach to an earwire with a 5mm jump ring so that one end of the chain hangs 1cm lower than the other. Attach the 20mm dangle to the end of the longer section of chain with a 5mm jump ring. Make three 6mm peridot bead dangles (without black beads) and add them to the same jump ring. To finish, attach a textured silver leaf charm to the other end of the chain, with another 5mm jump ring. Repeat to make a pair.

Bag Charm

1. Cut a 15cm length of chunky silver chain. Attach a bag clasp approximately halfway along the chain with a 9mm jump ring so that one end is slightly longer than the other.
2. Make a 28mm red bead dangle and two 20mm red dangles in the same way as before. Hook the 28mm dangle to one end of the chain and the two 20mm drops to the other, positioning one 20mm dangle five links up from the bottom.
3. Add six silver leaf charms along the length of chain with 5mm jump rings, alternating between textured and shiny motifs. Cut three short pieces of green suede thong and tie one through the top loop of each bead dangle.