Single-Strand Pendant Necklace with Mixed Moonstone Gemstone Beads, Sterling Silver Beads and Copper Beads
Design Idea SD3D
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Coffee moonstone, hand-cut round bead natural 6-7mm
- Rainbow moonstone, hand-cut oval bead natural 7x4mm-11x6mm
- Bead copper, 24x2mm curved tube
- Rainbow moonstone, hand-cut heishi bead natural 5x2mm-6x4mm
- Peach moonstone, hand-cut square rondelle bead natural 4x1mm-5x2mm
- Peach moonstone, hand-faceted flat nugget bead natural medium
- Bead sterling silver, 15x1.5mm curved tube
- Bead copper, 5x2mm beaded rondelle
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 6.5mm round, 4mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 5mm tube
- Crimp cover, copper-plated copper, 3mm round
- Sterling silver, cut tube crimp, 2mm / 1.3-1.4mm inside diameter
- Head pin, sterling silver, 3 inches, 24 gauge
- Clasp lobster claw copper-plated, 9x6mm, brass 1-strand
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Cut a 20-inch length of Accu-Flex® 49-strand 0.019-inch diameter professional-quality pearl beading wire. Add a bead stopper to one end.
String onto the beading wire: one 2mm sterling silver cut tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ silver-plated 5mm tube wire guard. 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 3mm copper-plated round crimp cover.
String on your desired pattern of beads, taking care that you create matching left and right halves of the necklace.
Follow the instructions in Step 2 to crimp the end of the necklace.
String a peach moonstone medium flat nugget bead onto a 3-inch 24-gauge sterling silver head pin to create a drop. Finish with a wrapped loop.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge sterling silver round jump ring, attach the peach moonstone drop to the center of the necklace.
Using 6.5mm 16-gauge sterling silver round jump rings, attach the parts of a 9x6mm copper-plated lobster claw clasp to the ends of the necklace.
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