Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Bicones and Miyuki Silver-Plated Seed Beads
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Design Idea RA2J
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead dark sapphire, Crystal Passions® Regenerated 4mm bicone 5328
- Bead crystal lagoon, Preciosa Czech crystal 3mm bicone
- Briolette dark sapphire, Crystal Passions® Regenerated 13x6.5mm pendant drop 6010
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 1.5mm cable, 18 inches with 1-inch extender chain and lobster claw clasp
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 17mm fishhook with 2mm ball and open loop, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5mm round, 3.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, #11 rocaille, opaque silver-plated, (RR-961).
- Wire, ParaWire™, silver-plated copper, round, 26 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut 10 inches of 26-gauge ParaWire™
Step 2
String a #11 seed bead onto the wire, then a 4mm bicone, creating a seed bead-bicone set. Repeat for a total of 20 sets.
Step 3
Pass the other end of wire through the last bicone in the opposite direction, crossing both wires through the bicone.
Step 4
Gently pull tight to form a circle. You will have two separate wires at the top.
Step 5
String the following onto each wire: a seed bead, a 3mm bicone, then another seed bead.
Step 6
Pass the two wires through an additional 3mm bicone, in the opposite direction (as in Step 3), creating a smaller circle.
Step 7
Gather the two wires and twist to make a single twisted wire. Use round-nose pliers to make a wrapped loop bail. The hole should face sideways to the pendant. Trim any excess wire and smooth ends down with flat-nose or chain-nose pliers.
For instructions on creating a wrapped loop, view the "Secrets to a Wrapped Loop" how-to video and illustrated instructions.
Step 8
String an 18-inch silver-plated 1.5mm cable chain through the bail.
Step 9
Add a 5mm 22-gauge silver-plated open jump ring to a 13x6.5mm crystal briolette to create a drop. For instructions on opening and closing jump rings, view the "Opening Jump Rings and Split Rings" how-to video and illustrated instructions.
Step 10
Add two 5mm 22-gauge silver-plated open jump rings to the briolette drop. Attach each of those jump rings to either side of the bottom of the bail, between bicones, over the silver seed beads.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut 20 inches of 26-gauge ParaWire (10 inches for each earring).
Step 2
String a #11 seed bead onto the wire, then a 4mm bicone, creating a seed bead-bicone set. Repeat for a total of 20 sets.
Step 3
Pass the other end of wire through the last bicone in the opposite direction, crossing both wires through the bicone.
Step 4
Gently pull tight to form a circle. You will have two separate wires at the top.
Step 5
String the following onto each wire: a seed bead, a 3mm bicone, then another seed bead.
Step 6
Pass the two wires through an additional 3mm bicone, in the opposite direction (as in Step 3), creating a smaller circle.
Step 7
Gather the two wires and twist to make a single twisted wire. Use round-nose pliers to make a wrapped loop bail. The hole should face the same direction as the beaded circle. Trim any excess wire and smooth ends down with flat-nosed or chain-nosed pliers.
For instructions on creating a wrapped loop, view the "Secrets to a Wrapped Loop" how-to video and illustrated instructions.
Step 8
Attach a fishhook earwire to the bail.
Repeat Steps 1-8 for the second earring.
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