Design Idea J61E
Cinco de Mayo Style
-- Designer --
Jude, Jewelry Artist, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Jude Wroblewski, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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Instructions
Cut a 26-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and a 2-inch length of 22-gauge Zebra Wire™.
String a tassel onto the end of the length of Zebra Wire then create a large simple loop.
Pass the wire through a filigree cone then create a wrapped loop.
String the following onto an eye pin then create a simple loop:
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach the tassel component to the beaded link.
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the beading wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
String the following six times:
String two more green rondelles.
String the following:
String a green rondelle then repeat Step 7 in reverse.
String the pattern used in Step 6 three times then string two more green rondelles.
String the following:
String the focal component completed in Step 4 then repeat Steps 5 - 10 in reverse.
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach half a toggle clasp to the end of the necklace. Repeat to attach the second half of the clasp to the opposite end.
Cut two 2-inch lengths of 22-gauge Zebra Wire. String a tassel onto the end of the length of Zebra Wire then create a large simple loop. Pass the wire through a filigree cone then create a wrapped loop.
Repeat to create a second tassel component.
String the following onto an eye pin then create a simple loop:
Repeat to create a second beaded link.
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach the tassel component to the beaded link. Repeat to attach the opposite loop of the beaded link to an earstud.
Repeat to complete a second earring.
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