Halloween Candy Necklace and Earrings with Preciosa Czech Druk and Cathedral Glass Beads and Gold-Finished Chain
Design Idea SK22
-- 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, Czech dipped décor glass, tangerine Apollo, 10mm round cathedral
- Bead, Czech glass druk, opaque black, 10mm round
- Bead, Czech pressed glass, clear, 8.5x6.5mm flower
- Czech pressed glass, flower bead opaque jet black 8.5x6.5mm
- Czech glass, round druk bead clear 10mm
- Bead, hyacinth, Preciosa Czech crystal 6mm bicone
- Jump ring, gold-plated, 3mm round, 22 gauge / 1.7mm inside diameter / brass
- Jump ring, gold-plated, 5.5mm round, 18 gauge / 3.5mm inside diameter / brass
- Head pin, gold-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass
- Eye pin, gold-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass
- Ear wire fishhook, gold-plated, 17mm / 2mm ball / open loop, 19 gauge brass
- Clasp lobster claw, gold-plated, 11x7mm swivel, brass
- Chain, oval & link, 3mm open / 2.5mm ball, gold-finished brass
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Use flush cutters and cut the 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain:
- Two 4-inch lengths
- Six 1.5-inch lengths
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. String one 8.5x6.5mm jet black Czech pressed glass flower bead, so the wide end is closest to the eye. Add a 10mm opaque black Czech glass druk round bead. Add another 8.5x6.5mm jet black Czech pressed glass flower bead.
Finish the eye pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of three black glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. String one 8.5x6.5mm clear Czech pressed glass flower bead, so the wide end is closest to the eye. Add a 10mm clear Czech glass druk round bead. Add another 8.5x6.5mm clear Czech pressed glass flower bead.
Finish the eye pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of two clear glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. String one 6mm hyacinth Preciosa Czech crystal bicone bead, one 10mm tangerine Apollo dipped décor round cathedral glass bead and another 6mm hyacinth Preciosa Czech crystal bicone bead.
Finish the eye pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of two orange-colored glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up one of the black glass candy links. Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to one end of this link. This will be the center front of the necklace.
Attach one end of a 4-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the 4-inch length of chain.
Add one of the orange glass candy links to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the orange glass candy link.
Attach one end of a 1.5-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the 1.5-inch length of chain.
Add one of the clear glass candy links to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the clear glass candy link.
Attach one end of a 1.5-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the 1.5-inch length of chain.
Add a second black glass candy links to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of this black glass candy link.
Attach one end of a 1.5-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Add a 5.5mm round 18-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of the 1.5-inch length of chain and attach a 11x7mm gold-plated lobster claw swivel clasp to the open end of the chain.
Repeat Steps 5 through 11 from the other end of the center front black glass candy link, so the pattern is the same on both sides of the necklace.
Add a 5.5mm round 18-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the open end of this final 1.5-inch length of chain.
Close jump ring.
Earring Instructions
Use flush cutters and cut the 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain:
- Four 1.5-inch lengths (oval link, beaded link, oval link)
- Two 1-inch lengths (oval link)
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. String one 8.5x6.5mm jet black Czech pressed glass flower bead, so the wide end is closest to the flat head. Add a 10mm opaque black Czech glass druk round bead. Add another 8.5x6.5mm jet black Czech pressed glass flower bead.
Finish the head pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of two black glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. String one 8.5x6.5mm clear Czech pressed glass flower bead, so the wide end is closest to the head. Add a 10mm clear Czech glass druk round bead. Add another 8.5x6.5mm clear Czech pressed glass flower bead.
Finish the head pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of two clear glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. String one 6mm hyacinth Preciosa Czech crystal bicone bead, one 10mm tangerine Apollo dipped décor round cathedral glass bead and another 6mm hyacinth Preciosa Czech crystal bicone bead.
Finish the head pin with a wrapped loop.
Repeat for a total of two orange-colored glass beaded links.
Set aside.
Pick up one of the black glass candy drops. Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the wrapped loop.
Attach one end of a 1.5-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Set aside.
Pick up one of the orange glass candy drops. Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the wrapped loop.
Attach one end of a separate 1.5-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Set aside.
Pick up one of the clear glass candy drops. Add a 3mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the wrapped loop.
Attach one end of a 1-inch length of 2.5mm gold-finished ball link & oval chain to this jump ring and close the jump ring.
Set aside.
Pick up a 17mm gold-plated fishhook ear wire.
Slide the loop of at the open end of the oval chain directly onto the ear wire in this pattern:
- Orange glass candy link
- Clear glass candy link
- Black glass candy link
The drops should swing freely in the bottom curve of the ear wire.
Using round-nose pliers, firmly but gently pinch the ear wire so the bottom curve closes and the drop cannot slide free.
Repeat Steps 5 - 8 to create the second earring.
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