Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Toho Beads® Seed Beads, Petrified Wood Beads and Czech Pearl-Coated Glass Druk Beads
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Design Idea J914
Strands of Life
-- Designer --
Esther, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Esther Pollock, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Head pin, copper, 2 inches with 3mm head, 22 gauge
- Eye pin, copper, 1-1/2 inches, 22 gauge
- Seed bead, TOHO BEADS®, glass, PermaFinish opaque galvanized rose gold, (TR-11-PF551), #11 round
- Seed bead, TOHO BEADS®, glass, opaque dark bronze, (TR-11-222), #11 round
- Bead, antiqued copper, 6x1mm brushed rondelle
- Clasp, JBB Findings, toggle, antique copper-plated brass, 22x19mm round with flowers and balls
- Bead, antiqued copper, 6mm brushed round
- Ear wire, antique copper-plated copper, 17mm flat fishhook with 3mm coil and open loop, 20 gauge
- Bead, antiqued copper, 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, copper, 4.5mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Bead, Czech pearl-coated glass druk, opaque chocolate, 8mm round
- Bead, Czech pearl-coated glass druk, opaque matte pale rose, 4mm round
- Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test
- Crimp, copper, 2mm seamless tube, 1.2mm inside diameter
- Bead, petrified wood (natural), 19x15mm-20x15mm oval, B grade, Mohs hardness 6-1/2 to 7
- Bead, petrified wood (natural), 10mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 6-1/2 to 7
- Bead, petrified wood (natural), 6mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 6-1/2 to 7
- Jump ring, antique copper-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 24-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and three 3-foot lengths of Berkley® Fireline.
Step 2
Thread a beading needle onto a length of Fireline, leaving a tail.
Step 3
Pick up three sets of one galvanized rose gold # 11 seed bead and three dark bronze #11 seed beads.
Pass through all the beads again and pull tightly into a circle. Using the working thread and the tail to create a knot. Pass through the adjacent rose gold seed bead so the tail and the working thread are on opposite sides of the bead.
Step 4
Weave 4-1/4 inches of African helix stitch.
Note: View ''How to Create the African Helix Stitch'' illustrated instructions for additional details.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 2 - 4 to create 2-inch and 1-1/8 inch lengths of African helix stitch.
Step 6
Add a 4mm jumpring to the loop of the ring half of a toggle clasp. Repeat to create double jumprings by adding another 4mm jumpring parallel to the first.
Step 7
String a crimp, an Accu-Guard™ wire protector and the bar of a toggle clasp onto the beading wire. 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.
Step 8
String the following:
- A 6mm petrified wood round
- A chocolate 8mm druk
- A 6mm petrified wood round
- A 6mm antiqued copper round
- A chocolate 8mm druk
- A 6mm petrified wood round
- An antique copper round
- A chocolate 8mm druk
- A 6mm petrified wood round
- A chocolate 8mm druk
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- An antique copper round
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- A chocolate 8mm druk
- An antique copper round
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- A 6x1mm antiqued copper rondelle
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
Step 9
String a chocolate 8mm druk and 13 matte pale rose 4mm druks.
String the 2-inch length of African helix stitch over the 4mm druks.
Step 10
String a chocolate 8mm druk, a 4x1mm beaded rondelle, a 6x1mm rondelle and a 4x1mm beaded rondelle.
String a 19x15mm petrified wood oval then the previous sequence in reverse.
Step 11
String 29 matte pale rose 4mm druks then string the 4-1/2 inch length of African helix stitch over them.
Step 12
String a chocolate 8mm druk, a 4x1mm beaded rondelle, a 6x1mm rondelle and a 4x1mm beaded rondelle.
String a 10mm petrified wood round then the previous sequence in reverse.
Step 13
String seven matte pale rose 4mm druks then string the 1-1/8 inch length of African helix stitch over them.
Step 14
String a chocolate 8mm druk then the following pattern two times:
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- A 6x1mm rondelle
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- A 10mm petrified wood round
Step 15
Repeat Step 8 in reverse.
Step 16
String a crimp, an Accu-Guard™ wire protector and the double jumprings added to the toggle clasp onto the beading wire. 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.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String a matte pale rose 4mm druk onto an eyepin then create a simple loop. Repeat to create a second link.
Step 2
String the following onto a headpin then create a simple loop:
- A 4x1mm antiqued copper beaded rondelle
- A 6x1mm antiqued copper rondelle
- A 10mm petrified wood round
- A 4x1mm beaded rondelle
- A 6mm antiqued copper round
Repeat to create a second drop.
Step 3
Pass the loop of an earwire through the loop of a link. Pass the opposite loop of the link through the loop of a drop.
Repeat to complete the second earring.
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