Single-Strand Necklace and Bracelet with Mahjong Tiles, Crystal Passions® Pearls and Aanraku® Gold-Plated Leaf Bails
Design Idea SJ2G
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Common Materials
- Bail, Aanraku®, glue-on, gold-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 25x8mm with 13x8mm leaf flat base
Necklace
- Chain, 1.5mm faceted / 2.8x1.5mm crimped rondelle / lobster claw clasp, gold-finished brass
Bracelet
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 8x4mm smooth rondelle
- Pearl, eden green, Crystal Passions® 8mm round 5810
- Pearl, rouge, Crystal Passions® 8mm round 5810
- Crimp, 12Kt gold-filled, 2mm smooth round tube / approx 1.1mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm round
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 5mm tube
- Jump ring, gold-plated, 4mm round, 20 gauge / 2.4mm inside diameter / brass
- Jump ring, gold-plated, 7mm round, 18 gauge / 5.1mm inside diameter / brass
- Clasp lobster claw, gold-plated, 7x5mm, brass
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
Tools
- Adhesive, Devcon® 5 Minute® Epoxy, 2-part epoxy, clear (14250)
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Select a real mahjong tile to recycle.
Mix Devcon® 5 Minute® 2-part epoxy.
Apply a generous amount of epoxy to the back of the mahjong tile.
Place a Aanraku® 25x8mm gold-plated glue-on bail onto the epoxy and center it.
Let the epoxy dry completely.
Slide the bail onto an 18-inch gold-finished 1.5mm faceted rondelle chain.
Bracelet Instructions
Select a real mahjong tile to recycle.
Mix Devcon® 5 Minute® 2-part epoxy.
Apply a generous amount of epoxy to the back of the mahjong tile.
Place Aanraku® 25x8mm gold-plated glue-on bails onto the epoxy on either side, positioning the bails so the loops are facing out.
Let the epoxy dry completely.
Cut a 10-inch length of Accu-Flex® 49-strand 0.019-inch diameter Dijon gold professional-quality beading wire.
String onto the beading wire: one 2mm 12Kt gold-filled tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 5mm gold-plated 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 4mm gold-plated round crimp cover.
String the following onto the beading wire:
- One Crystal Passions® 8mm rouge round pearl
- One 8x4mm gold-plated smooth rondelle bead
- One Crystal Passions 8mm Eden green round pearl
- One 8x4mm gold-plated smooth rondelle bead
Repeat the pattern four more times. Then end with one 8mm rouge pearl.
Crimp the end of the bracelet as you did in Step 7.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of the bracelet. Repeat for the other end of the bracelet.
Attach a 7mm 18-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to one of the bail loops on the mahjong tile. Repeat for the other loop.
Clip the lobster claw clasps to the 7mm jump rings to complete the bracelet.
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