Multi-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Gemstone Beads and Silver Metal Charms and Chain
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Design Idea NF22
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 5mm tube
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Charm, silver-plated brass, 6mm star
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 13x6mm
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 12x5mm with (1) 4mm and (1) 5mm jump ring
- Bead, ice flake quartz (heated), 8mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 7
- Bead, ice flake quartz (heated), 6mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 7
- Bead, bamboo coral (dyed), red, 6mm hand-cut drum, B- grade, Mohs hardness 3-1/2 to 4
- Bead, bamboo coral (dyed), red, 8x6mm hand-cut flat oval, C grade, Mohs hardness 3-1/2 to 4
- Bead, lapis lazuli (natural), medium chip, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Chain, silver-plated steel, 4mm long cable
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 4mm round cable
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 4mm flat cable
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and silver-plated stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 1mm snake, 18 inches with 1-inch extender chain and lobster claw clasp
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 17mm flat fishhook with 2mm coil and open loop, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Crimp cover, sterling silver, 4mm
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Red
Step 1
Cut 12 7-link lengths of chain.
Step 2
String a coral drum onto an eye pin and create a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of five drum links and six oval coral links.
Step 3
Attach a length of chain, an oval link, a length of chain and a drum link end to end. Repeat until all the links and chain lengths have been added.
Step 4
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the necklace and add a 6mm jump ring to the opposite end.
White
Step 5
Cut a 23-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the beading wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp and pull so the crimp rests 1mm from the Accu-Guard, 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 6
String 70 ice flake quartz rounds then repeat Step 5 to secure the strand.
Step 7
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the necklace and add a 6mm jump ring to the opposite end.
Blue
Step 8
Cut the following lengths of 4mm flat cable chain:
- Seven 5-link
- Two 1-inch
- Two 3 1/2 inch
Step 9
String three lapis chips onto an eye pin then create a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of ten links.
Step 10
Connect the following end to end:
- One 3 1/2 inch chain
- One lapis link
- One 1-inch chain
- Seven sets of one 5-link chain and one link
- One 1-inch chain
- One laps link
- One 3 1/2 chain
Step 11
Use 4mm jump rings to attach star charms to the center link of the five middle chains segments.
Use another 4mm jump ring to add a clasp to one end of the necklace then add a 6mm jump ring to the opposite end.
Cable Chain
Step 12
Cut a 16 1/2 inch length of 4mm long cable chain. Use a 4mm jump ring to add a clasp to one end then add a 6mm jump ring to the opposite end.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String a lapis chip, an ice flake quartz round and a coral drum onto an eye pin then create a simple loop. Repeat to create a second link.
Step 2
Attach an ear wire, one beaded link and one star charm. Repeat to complete the second earring.
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