Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Czech Glass Beads, Pyrite Gemstone Beads and Preciosa Czech Crystal Beads
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Design Idea H926
-- Designer --
Esther, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Esther Pollock, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Wire, Zebra Wire™, tinned copper, silver color, round, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- French wire, silver-plated copper, fine, 0.85mm
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Ear wire, silver-finished stainless steel, 21mm fishhook with 3mm ball and 4mm coil with open loop, 21 gauge
- Crimp, silver-plated brass, 2x1.5mm round, 1.3mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 14x8mm with swivel
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
- Bead, pyrite (stabilized), 4mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 6
- Bead, Preciosa, Czech pressed glass, translucent clear vitrail green, 13x5mm top-drilled spike
- Bead, Preciosa Pip™, Czech pressed glass, opaque green vitrail, 7x5mm top-drilled pip
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, peridot, 3mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Czech pressed glass, olivine, 15.5x5mm top-drilled dagger approximately 135-150 beads.
- Bead, Czech pressed glass, clear vitrail, 8.5x6.5mm flower
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, transparent olivine, 6mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, transparent olivine, 4mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, clear vitrail, 7x5mm faceted rondelle
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 20-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and two 1/2 inch lengths of French wire.
Step 2
Attach one 4mm jumpring to the loop on the clasp.
String onto the beading wire: one crimp, one length of French wire and the jumpring on the clasp. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the French wire leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp, then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following sequence onto the beading wire:
- One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- One peridot 3mm bicone
- One 8.5x6.5mm flower (small end first)
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One pyrite 4mm round
- One 8.5x6.5mm flower (small end first)
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One pyrite 4mm round
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- Two sets of the following:
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One clear vitrail 7x5mm rondelle
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- Three sets of the following:
- One 8.5x6.5mm flower (small end first)
One pyrite 4mm round - One transparent olivine 6mm round
Step 4
Continue to string the following sequence onto the beading wire:
- One 2mm crimp bead, then crimp
- One 4mm crimp cover (over crimp)
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 7x5mm top-drilled pip
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- Thirteen sets of the following:
- One 13x5mm top-drilled spike
One transparent olivine 6mm round One 15.5x5mm top-drilled dagger - One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 13x5mm top-drilled spike
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 13x5mm top-drilled spike
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 7x5mm top-drilled pip
- One transparent olivine 6mm round
- One 2mm crimp bead, then crimp
- One 4mm crimp cover (over crimp)
Repeat Step 3 in the opposite direction to string the last portion of the necklace.
Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand, attaching a 4mm jumpring to one 5.5mm jumpring.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 3-inch lengths of Zebra Wire™.
Step 2
String one top-drilled dagger onto one 3-inch length of Zebra wire then form a briolette wrapped loop. Repeat to create a second dagger drop.
Step 3
String the following onto a 1-1/2 inch eyepin:
- One pyrite 4mm round
- One olivine 4mm round
- One 8.5x6.5mm flower (wide end first)
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One pyrite 4mm round
- One olivine 4mm round
- One 8.5x6.5mm flower (wide end first)
- One peridot 3mm round
Form a simple loop to create a link. Repeat to create a second link.
Step 4
Attach the link to one dagger drop, wide end of the flower facing down.
Attach an earwire to the opposite end of the link.
Repeat to create the second earring.
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