Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Pearls and Chatons and Almost Instant Jewelry® Drops and Links
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Design Idea NG22
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy) and glass rhinestone, clear, 15.5x11mm
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 18mm perfect balance angular fishhook with 3mm ball and open loop, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Chaton, Crystal Passions®, crystal vitrail light, foil back, 14mm faceted rivoli (1122)
- Drop, Almost Instant Jewelry®, cubic zirconia and silver-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), clear, 22mm single-sided round with 14mm rivoli glue-in setting
- Link, Almost Instant Jewelry®, sterling silver, 16mm round with open back and 14mm rivoli setting
- Drop, Almost Instant Jewelry®, sterling silver, 16mm round with open back and 14mm rivoli setting
- Chain, silver-plated brass, 8mm round
- Bead cap, silver-finished brass, 6x1mm cutout corrugated flower, fits 6-8mm bead
- Adhesive, Devcon® 5 Minute® Epoxy, 2-part
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 2 inches, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Pearl, Crystal Passions®, mauve, 6mm round (5810)
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 7-link and two 16-link lengths of chain.
Step 2
Use a toothpick to apply a small amount of Devcon® adhesive to the inside of a 22mm Almost Instant Jewelry® drop. Place a rivoli inside the drop.
Apply a small amount of Devcon adhesive to the inside of an Almost Instant Jewelry link. Place a rivoli inside the link. Repeat to create a total of six links.
Step 3
Cut the head off a head pin. Use round-nose pliers to bend the tip of the head pin to form a 90 degree angle.
Use chain-nose pliers to bend the head pin around the tip of round-nose pliers to form a loop, leaving a tail. Wrap the tail around the head pin, just underneath the loop.
Pass on the convex side of a bead cap, a pearl and the concave side of a bead cap. Form another wrapped loop.
Repeat to create a total of four beaded links.
Step 4
Open a 6mm jump ring. Slide on one end of a 16-link chain and one chaton link. Close the jump ring. Repeat to add another jump ring.
Continue to use double jump rings to attach one pearl link, one rivoli link, one pearl link and one rivoli link. Add the 7-link chain.
Step 5
Repeat the pattern from Step 4 then add the remaining 16-link chain. Add a single jump ring to one end of the necklace then use another jump ring to attach a clasp to the other end.
Step 6
Use double jump rings to attach the rivoli drop to the center of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Apply a small amount of Devcon adhesive to the inside of a 16mm Almost Instant Jewelry drop. Place a rivoli inside the drop.
Step 2
Cut the head off a head pin then form a wrapped loop on one end. Pass on the convex side of a bead cap, a pearl and the concave side of a bead cap. Form a wrapped loop.
Step 3
Attach double 6mm jump rings to the rivoli drop. Use a single 6mm jump ring to attach the drop to the link created in Step 2. Use a 4mm jump ring to attach the link to an ear wire.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 to create a second earring.
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