Rosary with Czech Pressed Glass Beads and Antiqued Pewter Cross Pendant
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Design Idea 638A
Miraculous
-- Designer --
Marlynn McNutt, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Instructions
Create a special rosary using the beads you cherish most. Choose birthstones, favorite colors, antique beads or any beads that have sentimental meaning. The finished rosary has five sections of 10 beads, each separated by a spacer bead of a different size, shape or texture. The three-loop centerpiece connects the five sections to the dangling single strand and cross pendant.
Step 1
Using the cutter on the rosary pliers, cut 59 sections of gold-filled wire, each 1-1/2 inches long. Using the round-nose end of the rosary pliers, create a simple loop on one end of one piece of wire and string an 8mm bead. Make another simple loop on the other end of the wire to create a bead link.
Step 2
Open the loop on one end of an 8mm bead link, (like opening a jump ring), connect to a loop from another 8mm bead link and close.
Repeat this Step to connect a total of ten 8mm bead links.
Step 3
Cut eight 1/2 inch lengths of chain. Link one 1/2 inch length to the end of the bead-link chain created in Step 2. Add a 12mm bead link the other end of the chain. Add a second 1/2 inch length of chain onto the other loop of the 12mm bead link.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 2 and 3, three more times for a total of four bead-link chain sections.
Step 5
Link the sections of beaded chain together so they form one long length of chain, leaving a 1/2 inch length of chain on each end.
Step 6
Cut one 3/4 inch length of chain and three 1/2 inch lengths of chain.
Creating the Cross Single-Strand
Step 7
Connect one jumpring, one 3/4 inch length of chain, one 12mm bead link, one 1/2 inch length of chain, three 8mm bead links, one 1/2 inch length of chain, one 12mm bead link, one 1/2 inch length of chain and one jumpring. Add the cross pendant to the jumpring on one end of the segment, and attach the jumpring on the other end of the segment to the single loop on your three-loop centerpiece.
Step 8
Add a jumpring to one of the two remaining loops of the centerpiece and connect to the last link on one end of the beaded chain.
Repeat to connect the centerpiece to the other length of beaded chain.
| Birthday Gemstones | |||||
| Month | Biblical Connection | Faceted Stone | Gemstone Bead | Crystal Color | Also Symbolizes |
| January (Capricorn) | Baptism | Garnet | Garnet | Garnet | Constancy |
| February (Aquarius) | Michael the Archangel | Amethyst | Amethyst | Amethyst or purple | Sincerity |
| March (Pisces) | The Fish and the Loaves | Aquamarine | Bloodstone | Aqua or turquoise blue | Courage |
| April (Aries) | The Lamb of God | Diamond | Mother-of-pearl | Crystal or clear | Innocence |
| May (Taurus) | Day of Judgment | Emerald | Green Onyx | Emerald or Grass Green | Love and Success |
| June (Gemini) | Works and Grace | Alexandrite or Pearl | Moonstone | Light Amethyst | Health and Longevity |
| July (Cancer) | Jesus, the Messiah | Ruby | Jasper | Siam or Red | Contentment |
| August (Leo) | The Tribe of Levi | Peridot | Carnelian | Peridot | Friendship |
| September (Virgo) | The Virgin Mary | Sapphire | Lapis lazuli | Cobalt Blue | Clear Thinking |
| October (Libra) | The Fall of Man | Opal or tourmaline | Opal | Rose | Hope |
| November (Scorpio) | The Second Coming | Topaz | Citrine | Topaz or gold | Fidelity |
| December (Sagittarius) | Old Testament Prophets | Blue Zircon | Turquoise | Light Sapphire or Medium Blue | Prosperity |
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