Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Dyna-Mites™ Seed Beads and Gold-Plated Brass Beads
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Design Idea L925
Shades of the Sea
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Link, gold-plated brass, 6.5x2.5mm with lined pattern
- Bail, gold-finished brass, 22x10mm safety pin with 16mm grip length
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Seed bead, Preciosa Ornela, Czech glass, opaque black, #8 round
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, transparent dark green, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque black, #6 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque rainbow green, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent olive green, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent green, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent light green, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent light aqua, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent aqua, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent cobalt, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent blue, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent light blue, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris peacock, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, transparent emerald green, #8 round
- Clasp, toggle, gold-plated brass, 16mm round
- Ear wire, gold-finished brass, 19mm fishhook with 3mm ball and 4mm coil and open loop, 21 gauge
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Crimp, 12Kt gold-filled, 2mm smooth tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Securely close the loops of 39 links.
Step 2
String one loop of a link onto an open safety pin bail. String 12 #8 seed beads onto the bail then push the link up so both loops cover the top curve of the bail. String three additional seed beads (or more if needed) onto the bail then close. Secure the closure with chain-nose pliers then shift the link down over the closure.
Repeat to create a total of three beaded bails in each of the 13 colors of #8 seed beads.
Step 3
Cut one 22-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
Step 4
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, trim the excess wire and add a crimp cover.
Step 5
String 33 sets of the following:
- One opaque #8 rainbow green seed bead
- One 4x2mm gold-plated heishi
String 39 sets of the following:
- One #6 opaque black seed bead
- One beaded bail
String one #6 opaque black seed bead then 33 sets of the following:
- One 4x2mm gold-plated heishi
- One #8 silver-lined translucent light blue seed bead
Step 6
Repeat Step 4 to secure the strand.
Step 7
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach half of a toggle clasp to one end of the necklace. Add a second jump ring, parallel to the first, to create a double jump ring connection.
Repeat to attach the second half of the toggle clasp to the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Securely close the loops of two links.
Step 2
String one loop of a link onto an open safety pin bail. Push the link up so both loops cover the top curve of the bail. String the following #8 seed beads onto the bail:
- One opaque rainbow green
- One silver-lined translucent light green
- One silver-lined translucent green
- One silver-lined translucent olive green
- One transparent emerald green
- One transparent dark green
- Three opaque black
- One opaque iris peacock
- One silver-lined translucent cobalt
- One silver-lined translucent blue
- One silver-lined translucent aqua
- One silver-lined translucent light aqua
- One silver-lined translucent light blue
Close the bail then secure the closure with chain-nose pliers. Shift the link down over the closure.
Repeat to create a second beaded bail.
Step 3
Attach an ear wire to each beaded bail.
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