Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Luanos, Tagnipis and Cabibe Shell Beads and Paua Shell Drop
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Design Idea SA27
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Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, pink luanos shell (natural), light, 4-5mm hand-cut heishi
- Bead, tagnipis shell (natural), 4-5mm hand-cut heishi
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, blush pink, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Cabibe shell hand-cut heishi bead turquoise blue 5x1mm-6x4mm
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 12x7mm with swivel
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Drop, paua shell (assembled) / resin / imitation rhodium-finished brass, multicolored, 25mm double-sided donut
- Drop, paua shell (natural), 15mm flat round
- Ear wire kidney silver-plated, 17.5mm / 6x3.5mm shell / open loop, 20-21 gauge brass
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6x4mm oval, 4.7x2.9mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Sterling silver, cut tube crimp, 2mm / 1.3-1.4mm inside diameter
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 20-inch length of Accu-Flex® blush pink 49-strand 0.019-inch diameter professional-quality beading wire.
Step 2
String onto the beading wire: one 2mm sterling silver cut tube crimp and one 4mm Accu-Guard™ silver-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 4mm silver-plated round crimp cover.
Step 3
String on 8-1/2 inches of beads in your desired pattern. Attach a 6x4mm 22-gauge silver-plated oval jump ring to a 25mm paua shell donut drop. String it onto the beading wire. Then string on 8-1/2 inches of beads to mirror the first 8-1/2 inches.
Step 4
Crimp the end of the necklace as you did in Step 2.
Step 5
Add a 12x7mm silver-plated lobster claw swivel clasp to the wire protector on the right side of the necklace using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring. Then add a 5.5mm 18-gauge silver-plated round jump ring to the wire protector on the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Thread your desired pattern of beads onto a 2-inch 21-gauge silver-plated eye pin. Finish with a simple loop in the opposite direction from the eye.
Step 2
Open the eye, add a 15mm paua shell flat round drop, then close the eye.
Step 3
Attach a kidney shell ear wire to the top loop.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 for the second earring.
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