Earrings with magic crimp beads
Even though I as very excited to try out this tool, I was still a bit afraid it wasn’t going to pull it off. But WOW, I’m impressed after giving it a try!
The Magical crimp forming plier from The Beadsmith is said to crimp nice round beads with tubular 2 mm crimp beads. That’s exactly what you get, and more! The crimp beads are perfectly rounded and they even shine back at you!
Yesterday I assembled one of my PMC projects, a pair of earrings. You can see my workspace to the right.
For this project I used:
- The Magic Crimp Forming Tool (of course)
- Sterling silver flex wire .019′ (0,48 mm)
- Sterling silver wire protectors
- Sterlingsilver 2 mm crimp tubes
- Swarovski bicone crystals 4 mm
How to crimp: The basic steps
Step 1
Step 2
The crimp bead should now look like a small ravioli. (four flat corners)
Step 3
Turn the bead 90 degrees and center again. Squeeze, open tool slightly and repeat 3-4 times until the bead is rounded.
Step 4
Now it should look like a round 2 mm bead!
1. 2. 3. 4.
The shiny crimpbeads
Here I’ve assembled the earring, strung the Swarovski Crystals on to the wire, and of course put on the wire protectors. Its a very important element to add, not only will the wire look so much better but it will also be more durable later on.
Can you see how lovely the the crimp beads turned out? This Magical crimper is the tool which every serious beader needs! It improves and professionalizes your jewelry significantly. Get one if these, it will be your best friend from now on!
7 comments
Tracy says:
Jan 30, 2009
Wow that it the ultimate tool I must get. No more rough edges to scratch people… Love it! thanks for sharing.
Teri Baskett says:
Jan 30, 2009
Wow, something that really works! My “traditional” crimping tool is usually a hit or miss proposition, and I’ve been using one for years, so it’s not because I don’t know what it’s SUPPOSED to do. You just can’t get the follow up “round” part, so I’m always adding crimp covers—and sometimes those close slightly askew!. Hmm, one more tool on the long list—I almost collect them like beads! Thanks Teri
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Zarah says:
Jan 30, 2009
Tracy, I’m happy too you found this tool finally
Zarah says:
Jan 30, 2009
Tracy, I know what you mean
It’s a huge frustration when it doesn’t really work. We can be thankful to The Bead Smith I guess 
grandi13 says:
Jan 31, 2009
Thanks for the follow-up info. I always have trouble with the crimp bead and cover. Will have to check this further, when I start beading again.
geetu says:
May 10, 2010
wow this is great pair of earings,look simple,sobar and stylish also.
Susan says:
Jan 24, 2011
Zarah,
Your link for the crimps goes to 2mm x 2mm sterling silver crimps from UnCommon Arthistry. Are these the crimps you used? I have a magic crimper, but have found that all 2 x 2 crimps don’t work. I think they need to be a certain inside diameter.
thanks,
Susan