Holiday Charm Bookmark with Crystal Accents
Design Idea SH26
Merry Pages
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Elaine Young, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead, emerald, Crystal Passions® 3mm bicone 5328
- Bead, Siam, Crystal Passions® 3mm bicone 5328
- Bead, Siam, Crystal Passions® 4mm round 5000
- Bookmark clip, gold-plated brass, 30x10mm with loop
- Charm, enamel and gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), multicolored with glitter, 26x16.5mm single-sided Christmas tree
- Charm, enamel and gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), red and green with hand-applied glitter, 26x17mm single-sided candy cane
- Charm, gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy) and enamel, multicolored, 26x12mm single-sided nutcracker
- Jump ring, gold-plated, 6mm round, 18 gauge / 4.2mm inside diameter / brass
- Chain, paperclip, 3mm, gold-finished brass
- Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 26 gauge
- Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 28 gauge
Instructions
Cut the following;
- One 2-inch length of gold-finished 3mm paperclip chain
- One 3-inch length of gold-finished 3mm paperclip chain
- One 4-inch length of gold-finished 3mm paperclip chain
- One 2-inch length of ParaWire™ 28-gauge gold-finished and silver-plated round wire
- One 3-inch length of ParaWire 28-gauge gold-finished and silver-plated round wire
- One 4-inch length of ParaWire 28-gauge gold-finished and silver-plated round wire
- One 6-inch length of ParaWire 26-gauge gold-finished and silver-plated round wire
Weave the 2-inch length of ParaWire in and out of the links of the 2-inch length of paperclip chain, stringing on a Crystal Passions® Siam bicone bead at every other link. To finish, secure the wire tightly around the end of the chain.
Repeat Step 2 using the 3-inch length of ParaWire, the 3-inch length of paperclip chain and Crystal Passions 3mm emerald bicone beads.
Repeat Step 2 using the 4-inch length of ParaWire, the 4-inch length of paperclip chain and Crystal Passions 3mm Siam bicone beads.
Using the 6-inch length of 26-gauge ParaWire, wrap the top loop of a 30x10mm gold-plated bookmark clip, weaving in Crystal Passions 4mm Siam round beads as you do.
Using 6mm 18-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach the three chains to the top loop of the bookmark clip.
Using 6mm 18-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach your choice of charm to the bottom of each chain.
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