Single-Strand Necklace and Bracelet with Cabibe Shell Beads and Brushed, Oxidized Navajo Pearl-Style Beads

Cut an 18-inch length of Accu-Flex® midnight black professional-quality beading wire. Place a bead stopper on one end of the beading wire.

String on 16 inches of beads in your desired pattern using 5x1mm-6x4mm turquoise blue cabibe shell heishi beads, 6mm brushed oxidized sterling silver Navajo pearl-style round beads and 15x5mm brushed oxidized sterling silver Navajo pearl-style oval bead.

String onto the length of beading wire: one 2x1mm sterling silver cut tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 4mm sterling silver 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 5mm silver-plated round crimp cover. Then place a 4mm silver-plated round crimp cover just below the 5mm crimp cover.

Repeat on the other end of the beading wire.

Using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach a 10x6mm silver-plated lobster claw clasp to one end of the beading wire. Attach a 5.5mm 1-gauge silver-plated round jump ring to the other end.

Cut one loop of silver-plated 2-1/4 inch bracelet memory wire. Using Devcon 5 Minute® 2-part epoxy, glue a 3mm silver-plated half-drilled round bead end onto one end of the memory wire. Let it dry completely.

String the following onto the beading wire

• Thirty-five 5x1mm-6x4mm turquoise blue cabibe shell heishi beads
• Five 6mm brushed oxidized sterling silver Navajo pearl-style round bead
• Thirty-five 5x1mm-6x4mm turquoise blue cabibe shell heishi beads

Using Devcon 5 Minute 2-part epoxy, glue another 3mm silver-plated half-drilled round bead end onto the end of the memory wire. Let it dry completely.