Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings with Black Obsidian Beads and Crystal Passions® Pearls
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Design Idea RN2A
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Elaine Young, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead, gold-finished brass and rhinestones, clear, 6x3mm rondelle
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, midnight black, 0.019-inch diameter
- Black obsidian, round bead natural, 6mm
- Chain, paperclip, 2.3mm, gold-finished brass
- Clasp lobster claw, gold-plated, 9.5x6mm swivel, brass
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm stardust round
- Crimp, 12Kt gold-filled, 2mm smooth tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Ear wire fishhook, gold-plated, 16mm / hidden open loop, 20 gauge brass
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Pearl, white, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5810
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 5mm tube
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 12-inch length of Accu-Flex® midnight black professional-quality beading wire. Place a bead stopper on one end of the beading wire.
Step 2
String your desired pattern of the following beads onto the beading wire: Crystal Passions® 6mm round white pearls, 6x3mm gold-finished rhinestone rondelle beads and black obsidian 6mm round beads.
Step 3
String onto the beading wire: one 12Kt gold-filled 2mm smooth tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 5mm gold-plated tube wire protector. 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 trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a gold-plated 4mm stardust round crimp cover.
Step 4
Cut two 6-1/2 inch lengths of gold-finished 2.3mm paperclip chain.
Step 5
Attach one end of one of the chains to the beaded component. Attach one end of the other chain to the other end of the beaded component.
Step 6
Using 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach a 9.5x6mm gold-plated lobster claw swivel clasp to the ends of the chain.
Earrings Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 1-inch piece of gold-finished 2.3mm paperclip chain.
Step 2
Make a drop by stringing a black obsidian 6mm round bead, a 6x3mm gold-finished rhinestone rondelle bead and a Crystal Passions 6mm round white pearl onto a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin.
Step 3
Finish the drop with a double wrapped loop.
Step 4
Attach the chain to the drop. Then attach the chain to a 16mm 20-gauge fishhook ear wire using a 4mm 20-gauge jump ring.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 1 – 4 for the second earring.
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