Single-Strand Necklace with Crystal Passions Briolette and a Sterling Silver Oval Drop
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Design Idea RJ27
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Wire, sterling silver, dead-soft, round, 26 gauge
- Bail, ice-pick, sterling silver, 8x3mm with 5mm grip length
- Bead light Azore, Crystal Passions® 3mm bicone 5328
- Chain, Gossamer™, sterling silver, 1.2mm rolo
- Bead light turquoise, Crystal Passions® 3mm bicone 5328
- Clasp, triggerless lobster claw, sterling silver, 9x5mm marquise
- Briolette light turquoise, Crystal Passions® 11x5.5mm pendant drop 6010
- Drop, sterling silver, 20x16mm double-sided oval, 9 loops
Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 6-inch length and two 4-inch lengths of 26-gauge dead-soft sterling silver wire.
Cut one 17.5-inch section of Gossamer™ 1.2mm sterling silver rolo chain.
Step 2
Thread the 6-inch wire through one of the top holes in the sterling silver oval drop, adjacent to the top center hole. Leave a 0.5-inch tail in the back.
Push the 5.5-inch section of wire upward to form a 90-degree angle.
Thread on a Crystal Passions® 3mm light turquoise bicone bead. Then thread the wire through the next hole down, starting at the back of the pendant. Pull the wire tight.
Thread on a Crystal Passions 3mm light Azore bicone bead. Then thread the wire through the next hole down, starting at the back of the pendant. Pull the wire tight.
Repeat this pattern all the way around the pendant, leaving the top center hole free.
Step 3
Pull the end of the wire across the center opening of the sterling silver drop. Thread on the a Crystal Passions light turquoise briolette. Then thread the wire through the opposite top hole and out the back of the sterling silver drop.
Pull the end of the wire around the base of the original 0.5-inch tail to create a loop, then cut off the excess.
Make a small loop with the remaining wire. Cut off the excess. Push the loop flat, making sure that you cannot see the loop from the front of the pendant. Add a very small drop of Devcon 5 Minute® Epoxy to the loops to keep them in place.
Snip off 1mm from each side of the ice picks in the bail with a flush cutter.
Pinch the bail firmly onto the pendant.
Step 4
Make a small wrapped loop in the end of one of the 4-inch sections of 26-gauge sterling silver wire, making sure to attach it to the end of the 17.5-inch sterling silver rolo chain before doing the wrapping. Cut off the excess wire and tuck in the tail.
Thread a Crystal Passions 3mm light turquoise bicone bead onto the wire, then finish it with a wrapped loop. Cut off the excess wire and tuck in the tail.
Make a small wrapped loop in the end of the other 4-inch section of 26-gauge sterling silver wire, attaching the opposite end of the chain to the loop before doing the wrapping. Cut off the excess wire and tuck in the tail.
Thread a Crystal Passions 3mm light turquoise bicone bead onto the wire, then finish it with a wrapped loop, threading on the clasp before wrapping. Cut off the excess wire and tuck in the tail.
Thread the pendant onto the chain.
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