Bracelet and Earring Set with 14Kt Gold-Filled Butterfly-Shaped Charm and Garnet Beads
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Design Idea RM22
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Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Wire, 12Kt gold-filled, dead-soft, round, 26 gauge
- Chain, 14Kt gold-filled, 2.5x2mm flat cable
- Jump ring, 14Kt gold-filled, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, 14Kt gold-filled, 8x3mm
- Garnet , hand-cut flat oval bead natural, 5x3mm
- Ear wire, 14Kt gold-filled, 11mm fishhook with 2mm ball and open loop, 20 gauge
- Charm, 14Kt gold-filled, 10x9mm single-sided butterfly
Instructions
Bracelet Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following:
- Nine 5-link sections of 14Kt gold-filled 2.5x2mm flat cable chain
- Eight 2-inch lengths of 12Kt gold-filled dead-soft 26-gauge round wire
Step 2
Start making links by making a small wrapped loop in the end of one of the 2-inch wires, wrapping twice. Add one of the 5-link chain sections to the loop before wrapping. Thread on a 5x3mm flat oval garnet bead, then make a small wrapped loop, adding a 5-link section of chain before wrapping, to finish this link in the bracelet.
Step 3
Continue making links in the same manner, adding the chain from the last link made before wrapping the first loop, and a new section of chain onto the last loop made in the link. Repeat until the bracelet has eight links with a loose section of chain at each end.
Step 4
Add a 14Kt gold-filled 4mm 20-gauge round jump ring to the end of the loose chain at one end of the bracelet.
Use another 14Kt gold-filled 4mm 20-gauge round jump ring to add a 14Kt gold-filled 8x3mm lobster claw clasp to the end of the chain at the remaining loose end of the bracelet.
Step 5
Add a 14Kt gold-filled 10x9mm butterfly charm to the jump ring on the lobster claw clasp using another 14Kt gold-filled 4mm 20-gauge round jump ring.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following:
- Two 5-link sections of 14Kt gold-filled 2.5x2mm flat cable chain
- Two 2-inch lengths of 12Kt gold-filled dead-soft 26-gauge round wire
Step 2
Make a drop by making a small wrapped loop in the end of one of the 2-inch wires, wrapping twice. Add one of the 5-link chain sections to the loop before wrapping.
Thread on a 5x3mm flat oval garnet bead, then make a small wrapped loop, adding a 14Kt gold-filled 10x9mm butterfly charm to the loop before wrapping.
Step 3
Add a 14Kt gold-filled 11mm fishhook ear wire to the loose end of the chain on the drop you just made.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the second earring.
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