Sun Catcher with Silver-Plated Steel Component, Preciosa Czech Crystal Beads and Dyna-Mites™ Seed Beads
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Design Idea MB2B
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, citrine, 6mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, deep tanzanite, 6mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, emerald, 6mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, hyacinth, 6mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, light Siam, 6mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, sapphire, 6mm faceted bicone
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent amethyst purple, #11 round with square hole
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent cobalt, #11 round with square hole
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent orange, #11 round with square hole
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent red, #11 round with square hole
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent yellow, #11 round with square hole
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined transparent emerald green, #11 round
- Suncatcher, Asfour Crystal, crystal clear, 40x39mm faceted heart
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Bail, ice-pick, silver-plated brass, 11.5x5mm textured with cutout design, 6.5mm grip length
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 14x8mm with swivel
- Component, silver-plated steel, 25mm double-sided hammered open round
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm stardust round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube with heavy wall, 1.2mm inside diameter
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 7-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
On one end of the beading wire, string a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector. String on a 25mm open round component, positioning it in the horseshoe of the wire protector.
Pass the beading wire back through the crimp, pulling so the crimp rests approximately 1mm from the wire guardian and leaving 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp and trim excess wire from the short end. Finish with a crimp cover.
Step 2
String the following pattern four times:
- Three red seed beads
- Three orange seed beads
- Three yellow seed beads
- Three emerald-green seed beads
- Three cobalt seed beads
- Three amethyst seed beads
Step 3
Repeat Step 1, adding a lobster claw clasp in place of the component, to secure the strand.
Step 4
Cut a 5-inch length of beading wire.
Repeat Step 1 to attach the beading wire to the open round component.
Step 5
String the following pattern twice:
- One 6mm deep tanzanite bicone
- One 6mm sapphire bicone
- One 6mm emerald bicone
- One 6mm citrine bicone
- One 6mm hyacinth bicone
- One 6mm light Siam bicone
Step 6
Repeat Step 1, adding the loop of an ice-pick bail in place of the component, to secure the strand.
Step 7
Add an Asfour Crystal suncatcher to the ice-pick bail.
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