Must-See Modern Twists on Boho-Styled Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise jewelry never goes out of style, but today’s designs are giving this timeless gemstone a fresh, modern twist. In this video, discover how to combine turquoise with silver and antiqued silver components to create earrings, necklaces and bracelets inspired by Western and Boho festival trends.
Design Idea SD3B
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Turquoise, nugget bead, small
- Chain, silver-plated figaro, 2.5mm, brass, unfinished
- Drop, antique silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 17mm single-sided fancy curved round with 3 loops
- Eye pin, silver-plated, 1 inch, 21 gauge brass
- Head pin, sterling silver, 1 inch / 1.5mm ball tip, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 4mm round, 20 gauge / 2.4mm inside diameter / brass
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 4.5mm round, 22 gauge / 3.1mm inside diameter / brass
- Earstud, silver-plated, 8mm filigree domed / closed loop, brass / stainless steel
- Earnut, imitation rhodium-plated, 12x7mm, comfort clutch, aluminum / plastic
Instructions
Cut the following lengths of 2.5mm silver-plated figaro chain:
- Eight 2-inch lengths
- Eight 1.5-inch lengths
- Eight 1-inch lengths
Create a turquoise drop by sliding one turquoise nugget bead onto a 1-inch 22 gauge sterling silver ball head pin. Form a neat simple loop at the top.
Repeat to make six drops total, three per earring.
Using 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump rings, attach each of the turquoise drops created in Step 2 to the three lower loops on one antique silver-plated fancy curved round drop component.
Repeat on the second round drop component.
Create a larger turquoise drop by sliding one turquoise nugget bead onto a 1-inch 21-gauge silver-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.
Repeat to make a second drop, one for each earring.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach one turquoise drop created in Step 4 to the top loop of each antique silver-plated fancy curved round drop component.
Using 4.5mm 22-gauge silver-plated round jump rings, attach one 2-inch, one 1.5-inch and one 1-inch figaro chain segment to the loop on one side of the three turquoise drops on the bottom of one of the fancy curved round drop components.
Continue attaching three varied lengths of chain segment to each of the loops on the fancy curved round drop components between and on either side of the turquoise drops so that there are four chain sets per earring.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach a completed drop assembly to an 8mm dome filigree earstud. Finish by adding a comfort clutch earnut to the back of the earstud.
Repeat for the second earring.
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