Single-Strand Necklace with Celestial Crystal® and Crystal Passions® Pearls and Rose Quartz Heart
Design Idea SM24
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Pearl, white, Crystal Passions® 10mm round 5810
- Pearl, red, Celestial Crystal® 10mm round
- Rose quartz, heart drop natural fan graduated 12x12mm-17x17mm
- Bead, Preciosa, Czech pressed glass, opaque silver, 5x2mm forget-me-not flower
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 5mm round, 20 gauge / 3.4mm inside diameter / brass
- Clasp toggle, "pewter" (zinc alloy), 14mm round, silver-finished
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2x1mm seamless tube / approx 1.1mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Wire guard, silver-plated, 4mm tube / approx 0.5mm inside diameter, brass / Accu-Guard™
Instructions
Cut a 20-inch length of Accu-Flex® 49-strand 0.019-inch diameter pearl professional-quality beading wire.
String onto the beading wire: one 2x1mm sterling silver seamless tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 4mm silver-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 silver-plated round crimp cover.
String on an alternating pattern of fifteen Celestial Crystal® 10mm red round pearls and fifteen Preciosa Czech 5x2mm opaque silver pressed glass forget-me-not flower beads.
String on the following:
- One Crystal Passions® 10mm white round pearl
- One Preciosa Czech 5x2mm opaque silver pressed glass forget-me-not flower bead
- One rose quartz heart drop
- One Preciosa Czech 5x2mm opaque silver pressed glass forget-me-not flower bead
- One Crystal Passions® 10mm white round pearl
- One Preciosa Czech 5x2mm opaque silver pressed glass forget-me-not flower bead
Repeat Step 3.
Finish the strand with a crimp, Accu-Guard wire guard and crimp cover as you did in Step 2.
Using a 5mm 20-guage silver-plated round jump ring, attach one half of a 14mm silver-finished round toggle clasp to one end of the necklace. Repeat for the other end of the necklace.
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