This project is very versatile - the interchangeable clock component functions as both a wristwatch and the time-keeping focal piece of a necklace. The designer likes to teach the project to her beading students because it's a great way to learn color theory, design, and the techniques of stringing and wire wrapping.
Required Materials: Seed beads, pearls, beads, crystals, glass beads, watch face, jump rings, head pins, daisy head pins, magnetic clasp, toggle clasps, lobster clasps, crimp beads, daisy spacers, beading wire, wire. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Chain-nose pliers, crimping pliers, wire cutters, round-nose pliers. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Stringing, Wirework
Finished Size: Necklace: 24 1/2", watch: 7"
Originally Published: Beadwork, June/July 2004