Design Idea NE3V
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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Instructions
Cut a 15-inch length of infinity link chain.
Cut one 1/2 inch length of Zebra Wire™. Use Wubbers® small triangle mandrel pliers to bend the wire into a bail and attach to a Hemalyke™ spike bead. Repeat to add a bail to a total of 17 spike beads.
Use a round jump ring to attach the bail of a spike bead to the outer edge of the center link of the chain. Repeat to add the remaining drops to every other link on the same side of the chain, eight to either side of the first drop.
Open an oval jump ring. Slide on one end of the infinity chain and two round jump rings then close the oval.
Open a new oval jump ring. Slide on the previous two round jump rings and two new round jump rings. Close the oval.
Continue this process to create an extender chain with six ovals. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to add a Hemalyke bead to the end of the chain.
Use an oval jump ring to attach a clasp to the other end of the necklace.
Cut a 21-inch length of cable chain.
Place a green felt insert inside the tree of life pendant. Slide the pendant onto the chain.
Use a round jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the chain. Add a second jump ring to the opposite end.
Cut two 7-inch lengths and five 2-inch lengths of long and short oval chain.
Use a round jump ring to attach a moon face link to one end of 7-inch chain. Use a round jump ring to attach one end of 2-inch chain to the other side of the link.
Continue to add one link, one 2-inch chain, one link, one 2-inch chain, one link, one 2-inch chain, one link, one 2-inch chain, one link and the other 7-inch chain.
Use a round jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the necklace. Attach an oval jump ring to the other end.
Cut a 30-inch length of glass metallic rainbow chain.
Use a round jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of chain.
Attach an oval jump ring to the other end.
Cut a 32-inch length of hammered marquise chain.
Use an oval jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the chain.
Cut one 1/2 inch length of Zebra Wire and a single link of infinity chain.
Bend the wire into a bail and attach a Hemalyke bead.
Use a round jump ring to attach the Hemalyke bead to the infinity link. Attach an ear wire to the other side of the link.
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 to create a second earring.
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