Create Your Own High-End Jewelry Look
You don’t have to shop at high-end retailers to get a high-end look. In this video, we’ll show you how to design a complete set of classy, dainty jewelry—a necklace, bracelet and earrings—using gold-filled components, cubic zirconia accents and a single length of bulk chain. Along the way, we’ll compare stone and chain options to help you find the perfect combination for your own style. Discover how easy and affordable it is to create jewelry that looks luxurious, fits your taste and comes with the pride of saying, “I made it myself.”
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Design Idea RC38
-- 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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- Chain 14Kt gold-filled, 2mm long and short oval
- Clasp lobster claw 14Kt gold-filled, 10x4mm
- Clasp magnetic 14Kt gold-filled, 5.5x4.5mm
- Drop, cubic zirconia, amethyst purple, 18x7mm hand-faceted teardrop
- Ear wire fishhook 14Kt gold-filled, 12mm diamond-cut / open loop, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, 14Kt gold-filled, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, 14Kt gold-filled, 6mm round, 4.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut an 18-inch length of 14Kt gold-filled long and short oval chain.
Step 2
Add a 4mm 22-gauge round jump ring to each side of a 14Kt gold-filled lobster-claw clasp. Then attach the jump rings to each end of the chain.
Step 3
Add a 6mm 20-gauge round jump ring to an amethyst purple cubic zirconia hand-faceted teardrop drop.
Step 4
Using the jump ring, attach the amethyst purple drop to the center of the chain.
Bracelet Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 7-inch lengths of 14Kt gold-filled long and short oval chain.
Step 2
Add a 4mm 22-gauge round jump ring to each side of a 14Kt gold-filled magnetic clasp. Then attach the jump rings to each end of both chains.
Step 3
Add a 6mm 20-gauge round jump ring to an amethyst purple cubic zirconia hand-faceted teardrop drop.
Step 4
Using the jump ring, attach the amethyst purple drop to the center of the chain.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 1-inch length of 14Kt gold-filled long and short oval chain.
Step 2
Attach one end of the chain to a 4mm 22-gauge round jump ring. Then slide an amethyst purple cubic zirconia hand-faceted teardrop drop onto the jump ring, followed by the other end of the chain. Close the jump ring.
Step 3
Attach the jump ring to a 14Kt gold-filled fishhook ear wire.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 for the second earring.
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