Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings with Crystal Passions® Pearls and Tigereye Beads
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Design Idea RN28
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 0.019-inch diameter
- Clasp toggle, "pewter" (zinc alloy), 17mm round, gold-finished
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, 12Kt gold-filled, 2mm smooth tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Earring hoop, gold-plated, 17mm 0.75 round / closed loop / earnuts, 20 gauge carbon steel / stainless steel
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Link, cubic zirconia and gold-finished brass, clear, 20.5x13mm single-sided open double heart
- Pearl, cream, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5810
- Tigereye, faceted rectangle bead natural, 9x6mm
- Tigereye, faceted tube bead natural, 10x7mm
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 4mm tube
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 10-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® Dijon gold professional-quality beading wire. Put a bead stopper at the end of one of the strands.
Step 2
String 33 Crystal Passions® 6mm cream round pearls onto the beading wire.
Step 3
String onto the length of beading wire: one 2mm 12Kt gold-filled smooth tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 4mm gold-plated tube wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Then string the beading wire back through the last pearl to secure it. 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 trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a 4mm gold-plated round crimp cover.
Take the bead stopper off and repeat for the other end of the beading wire.
Step 4
String twenty-two 9x6mm tigereye faceted rectangle beads onto the other 10-inch strand of beading wire. To finish, crimp the ends of the beading wire as you did in Step 3.
Step 5
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach one side of a 20.5x13mm double heart link to the strand of Crystal Passions pearls. Using another 4mm 20-gauge jump ring, attach the other end of the heart link to the strand of tigereye beads.
Step 6
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach one section of a 17mm gold-finished round toggle clasp to the strand of Crystal Passions pearls. Attach the other end of the toggle clasp to the strand of tigereye beads.
Earrings Instructions
Step 1
String a Crystal Passions® 6mm cream round pearl and a 10x7mm tigereye faceted tube bead onto a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish with a double wrapped loop.
Step 2
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach the drop created in Step 1 to a 17mm 20-gauge gold-plated earring hoop.
Step 3
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the second earring.
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