Create Your Own Dazzling Asymmetrical Necklace with Amethyst Banded Beads, Gold-Finished Chain, and Gold-Finished Vine and Flower Clasp
Create a dazzling asymmetrical chain-and-gemstone necklace in this easy step-by-step tutorial. Learn how to combine a main chain, multiple chain strands and gemstone bead links for the signature off-balance look, plus get ideas for customizing your design with different chain styles, gemstone colors and metals. A perfect project for designers and gift-givers looking to explore a fresh, in-demand jewelry trend. Let’s get started!
Design Idea RG2E
-- 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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- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Eye pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Chain cable, 2.5mm lightweight, gold-finished brass
- Chain cable, 4mm double round, gold-finished brass
- Clasp toggle "pewter" (zinc alloy), 17mm round, gold-finished 1-strand
- Banded amethyst, round bead natural 8mm
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Cut a 13-inch length of 4mm gold-finished double round cable chain
Create a drop by stringing an 8mm banded amethyst round bead onto a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish by making a simple loop in the end of the head pin.
Insert the loop end of a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin into the simple loop you just made. Then string an 8mm banded amethyst round bead onto the eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop. Repeat until you have twelve linked beads.
Attach one end of the 13-inch length of cable chain you cut in Step 1 to the last simple loop on the chain of linked beads.
At the other end of the cable chain, attach the bar end of a 17mm gold-finished round toggle clasp.
Cut three lengths of 3x2.5mm gold-finished cable chain: 2-inch, 2-3/4 inch and 3-1/2 inch.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring, attach one end of the 2-inch chain to the round part of the 17mm gold-finished round toggle clasp. Attach the other end of the 2-inch chain just past the fourth bead from the top on the chain of amethyst beads.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring, attach one end of the 2-3/4 inch chain to the round part of the 17mm gold-finished round toggle clasp. Attach the other end of the 2-3/4 inch chain just past the sixth bead from the top on the chain of amethyst beads.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring, attach one end of the 3-1/2 inch chain to the round part of the 17mm gold-finished round toggle clasp. Attach the other end of the 3-1/2 inch chain just past the eighth bead from the top on the chain of amethyst beads.
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