Multi-Strand Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads and Metal Drops and Chain
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Design Idea PA2Q
-- 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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- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal blue shade, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, erinite, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, jonquil, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light azore, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, topaz, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Chain, antique silver-plated brass, 8mm round
- Clasp, 5-strand slide lock, stainless steel, 31x6mm tube
- Clasp, toggle, antique silver-plated white brass, 14x13mm fancy oval with swirls
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Drop, antique silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 17x15mm single-sided heart with 5 loops
- Ear wire, antique silver-plated copper, 22mm fishhook with 8x4mm teardrop and open loop, 18 gauge
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, antique silver-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Spacer bar, silver-plated brass, 35x3mm 5-strand, fits up to 8mm bead
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following:
- One each of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire:
- 9-inch
- 10-inch
- 11-inch
- 12-inch
- 13-inch
- Two 5-1/2 inch lengths of chain
Step 2
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the 9-inch 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 then add a crimp cover.
Step 3
String 35 crystal blue shade beads. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Repeat Step 2 using the 10-inch beading wire. String 40 light azore beads. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Repeat Step 2 using the 11-inch beading wire. String 44 erinite beads. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Repeat Step 2 using the 12-inch beading wire. String 52 jonquil beads. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Repeat Step 2 using the 13-inch beading wire. String 59 topaz beads. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 4
Use 4mm jump rings to attach the strands to the bottom loops of two heart drops. Attach in the same order the strands were created.
Step 5
Use a 6mm jump ring to attach one length of chain to the top of one heart drop. Repeat to add one half of a toggle clasp to the chain.
Repeat on the other side of the necklace.
Bracelet Instructions
Step 1
Cut five 10-inch lengths of beading wire.
Step 2
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard wire protector onto a 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 then add a crimp cover.
Step 3
String 10 crystal blue shade beads. Pass through the outside hole of a spacer bar. Continue this pattern to add three sets of beads and two spacer bars. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to create a strand of light azore, erinite, jonquil and topaz that pass through each of the holes of the spacer bars.
Step 5
Use 4mm jump rings to attach the strands to a slide lock clasp.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Pass a light azore bead onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of 20 light azore links, 10 erinite links and 10 jonquil links.
Pass a topaz bead onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of 10 topaz drops.
Step 2
Attach in order:
- Two light azore links
- One erinite link
- One jonquil link
- One topaz drop
Repeat to create a total of 10 drops.
Step 3
Attach the drops to two heart drops. Attach an ear wire to the top of each drop.
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