Key Ring with Acrylic Components, Lampworked Glass Beads and Miyuki Seed Beads
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Design Idea NK2A
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque luster canary, (RR422D), #8 rocaille
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte metallic iris green patina, (SPR3-2008), 3x1.3mm rondelle
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte rainbow moth wing brown, (RR4691), #11 rocaille
- Bead, glass and lampworked glass, multicolored, 6mm faceted round and 28x20mm double-sided butterfly with hand-painted abstract design
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 3mm round
- Component, acrylic, translucent frosted fuchsia, 11x7mm flower
- Component, acrylic, translucent frosted pink, 11x7mm flower
- Component, acrylic, translucent frosted violet, 11x7mm flower
- Component, acrylic, translucent frosted yellow, 11x7mm flower
- Bead cap, silver-plated brass, 7x4mm flower, fits 7-9mm bead
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 4mm round cable
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 3 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Key ring, imitation rhodium-finished brass and steel, 62x25.5mm overall with 27x20mm self-closing cat on a swivel and 25.5mm split ring
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 1-inch length of chain.
Step 2
String a 3mm round, a 28x20mm butterfly and a 3mm round onto a head pin then form a wrapped loop.
Step 3
String onto a head pin:
- One luster canary #8 rocaille
- One frosted yellow 11x7mm flower
- One bead cap
- One iris patina 3x1.3mm rondelle
- One rainbow moth wing brown #11 rocaille
Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a total of five yellow flower drops, six pink flower drops, six fuchsia flower drops and six violet flower drops.
Step 4
Connect three yellow flower drops to one end of the length of chain.
Connect two flower drops of matching color to each other link of chain in the following order:
- Yellow
- Pink
- Fuchsia
- Violet
Step 5
Use one 6mm jump ring to connect the flower component to the key ring.
Connect the butterfly drop to the key ring using a 6mm jump ring.
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