Layered Drop Necklace & Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Pearls and Natural Gemstone Accent
Design Idea SB2Q
-- 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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- Head pin, gold-plated, 1 inch, 24 gauge brass.
- Head pin, gold-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass.
- Eye pin, gold-plated, 1 inch, 21 gauge brass.
- Chain, figure 8, 2mm, gold-finished brass, unfinished.
- Rainbow moonstone, hand-cut flat oval bead natural, 8x6mm-12x6mm.
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 7mm round, 5.1mm inside diameter, 18 gauge.
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge.
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge.
- Fossil coral, round bead natural, 6mm.
- Ear wire fishhook, gold-plated, 17mm / 8.5x8mm shell / hidden open loop, 21 gauge brass.
- Clasp lobster claw, gold-plated, 8x5mm swivel, brass 1-strand.
- Bead, crystal aurum, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5000.
- Pearl, royal gold, Crystal Passions® 4mm round 5810.
- Pearl, royal gold, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5810.
- Pearl, royal gold, Crystal Passions® 10mm round 5810.
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Cut two (2) 9-inch lengths and one (1) 4.5-inch length of Gold-Filled Brass Figure-8 Chain, 2mm™.
Using one 7mm gold-plated brass jump ring, attach the two 9-inch chain lengths to the jump ring to form the main necklace.
Attach one lobster swivel clasp to one end of the chain using one 4mm gold-plated brass jump ring.
Attach one 6mm gold-plated brass jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace to complete the closure.
Attach the 4.5-inch chain length to the bottom of the 7mm jump ring using one 4mm jump ring to create the center drop.
Create the focal drop by stringing one 10mm Royal Gold Crystal Pearl™ onto a 1-inch gold-plated brass head pin. Form a simple loop and attach the drop to the bottom of the center chain.
Create bead drops using 2-inch gold-plated brass head pins and the following beads:
- 4mm Royal Gold Crystal Pearl
- 6mm Royal Gold Crystal Pearl
- 6mm Aurum crystal bead
- 6mm fossil coral round bead
String one bead onto a head pin and form a simple loop. Repeat to create the remaining drops.
Create a link using 10x6mm rainbow moonstone flat oval bead on a eye pin
Step Attach the bead drops along the 4.5-inch center chain using 4mm jump rings, spacing them evenly to create a cascading cluster effect. Attach moonstone link and then the Royal gold 10mm drop.
Earring Instructions
On one 1-inch gold-plated brass eye pin, string the following beads in order:
- One 6mm Royal Gold Crystal Pearl
- One 10x6mm rainbow moonstone flat oval bead
Form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second component.
Using another 1-inch eye pin, string:
- One 6mm Aurum crystal bead
- One 6mm fossil coral round bead
Form a simple loop and attach this component to the bottom loop of the previous beaded link. Repeat for the second earring.
On one 2-inch head pin, string one 10mm Royal Gold Crystal Pearl and form a simple loop. Attach the drop to the bottom of the earring link. Repeat for the second earring.
Attach the top loop of the earring component to one 17mm gold-plated brass shell ear wire using one 4mm jump ring. Repeat for the second earring.
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