Hair Charms with Crystal Passions® and Preciosa Czech Crystal Beads and Charms with Cubic Zirconia Accents

Design Idea S H 2 C – Hair charms have a silvery wire spiral at the top and strands of chain with blue, clear and yellow crystal beads ending in moon, star and cowrie shell charms.

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Design Idea SH2C

-- Designer --

Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

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Hair Charm #1

Bead, crystal AB, Crystal Passions® 6mm bicone 5328
Bead, crystal metallic sunshine, Crystal Passions® 6mm bicone 5328
Bead, denim blue, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5000
Charm, cubic zirconia and gold-finished brass, clear, 10x8.5mm single-sided moon
Charm, cubic zirconia and gold-finished brass, clear, 14x13.5mm single-sided open star
Jump ring, gold-plated, 4mm round, 20 gauge / 2.4mm inside diameter / brass
Jump ring, gold-plated, 5mm round, 20 gauge / 3.4mm inside diameter / brass
Head pin, gold-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass
Eye pin, gold-plated, 1.5 inch, 21 gauge brass
Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 16 gauge

Hair Charm #2

Bead, Caribbean Sea, Preciosa Czech crystal 6mm bicone
Bead, crystal golden shadow, Crystal Passions® 8x6mm rondelle 5040
Bead, light Colorado topaz, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5000
Drop, crystal AB, Crystal Passions® 21x20mm pendant starfish 6721
Jump ring, silver-plated, 5mm round, 20 gauge / 3.4mm inside diameter / brass
Jump ring, silver-plated, 9mm round, 18 gauge / 7mm inside diameter / brass
Head pin, silver-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass
Eye pin, silver-plated, 1 inch, 21 gauge brass
Component, electroplated cowrie shell, silver, 16x11mm-19x12mm hand-cut cowrie
Wire, ParaWire™, silver-plated copper, round, 16 gauge

Tool(s)

Pliers, Wubbers® Designer Mandrel, jumbo round mandrel, steel and rubber, 7 inches

Instructions

Hair Charm #1

Step 1

Cut a 6-inch length of ParaWire™ 16-gauge round wire.

Step 2

Make a small loop using in the wire, using one inch at one end of the wire. Turn the wire sideways.

Step 3

Wrap the remaining wire into a coil around Wubbers® Designer Mandrel jumbo round mandrel pliers, leaving about one inch of straight wire at the end.

Step 4

Make a small loop in the last inch of the wire.

Step 5

Thread a Crystal Passions® 6mm crystal metallic sunshine bicone onto a 1.5-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat to make two more crystal metallic sunshine links.

Step 6

Thread a Crystal Passions 6mm denim blue round bead onto a 1.5-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat to make four more denim blue links. Set three of the five total links aside.

Step 7

Attach the blue denim and crystal metallic sunshine drops in a line, alternating colors.

Step 8

Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach a 10x8.5mm moon charm to one end of the chain of links.

Step 9

Thread a Crystal Passions 6mm crystal AB bicone onto a onto a 1.5-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat to make a second link.

Step 10

Attach the two clear links from Step 9 and the three denim blue links from Step 6 in a line, alternating colors.

Step 11

Using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach a 14x13.5mm open star charm to one end of the chain of links.

Step 12

Using 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach each beaded strand to the bottom loop of the coiled wire.

Step 13

Thread a Crystal Passions 6mm denim blue round onto a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish the head pin with a simple loop.

Step 14

Using a 5mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach the drop created in Step 13 to the top loop of the coil of wire.

Hair Charm #2

Step 1

Cut a 6-inch length of ParaWire 16-gauge silver-plated round wire.

Step 2

Make a small loop using in the wire, using one inch at one end of the wire. Turn the wire sideways.

Step 3

Wrap the remaining wire into a coil around Wubbers Designer Mandrel jumbo round mandrel pliers, leaving about one inch of straight wire at the end.

Step 4

Make a small loop in the last inch of the wire.

Step 5

Thread a Preciosa 6mm Caribbean Sea bicone onto a 1-inch 21-gauge silver-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat to make five more Caribbean Sea links.

Step 6

Thread a Crystal Passions 6mm Colorado topaz round bead onto a 1-inch 21-gauge silver-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat to make an additional Colorado topaz link.

Step 7

Thread a Crystal Passions 8x6mm crystal golden shadow rondelle bead onto a 1-inch 21- gauge silver-plated eye pin. Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.

Repeat for a total of three crystal golden shadow links.

Step 8

Make a chain by linking three Caribbean Sea links and two Colorado topaz links, alternating colors.

Step 9

Using a 5mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach an electroplated silver cowrie shell charm to one end of the chain you made in Step 8.

Step 10

Make a second chain by linking three Caribbean Sea links and three crystal golden shadow links, alternating colors.

Step 11

Using a 9mm 18-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach a Crystal Passions 21x20mm crystal AB pendant starfish drop to one end of the chain you made in Step 10.

Step 12

Using 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach each beaded strand to the bottom loop of the coiled wire.

Step 13

Thread a Preciosa 6mm Caribbean Sea bicone onto a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish the head pin with a simple loop.

Step 14

Using a 5mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring, attach the drop created in Step 13 to the top loop of the coil of wire.

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