Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings with Amethyst Beads and TierraCast® “Hammertone” Components
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Design Idea RN23
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Patti Miller, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Amethyst, chip bead natural, small
- Amethyst, hand-knapped flat round bead natural, 18-20mm
- Bead, TierraCast®, "Hammertone" collection, gold-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 7x4mm hammered rondelle
- Chain, snake, 1mm / lobster claw clasp, gold-finished brass
- Chain, gold-finished brass, 2mm flat cable, with 1-1/4 inch extender chain and lobster claw clasp
- Cone, TierraCast®, "Hammertone" collection, gold-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 15x10mm with hammered design, 7.2mm inside diameter
- Ear wire fishhook, gold-plated, 17mm / 2mm ball / open loop, 19 gauge brass
- Eye pin, gold-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 8mm round, 5.4mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Pendant, Everyday Jewelry, gold-plated brass and amethyst (natural), 30x25mm-32x27mm open round
- Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut fourteen 1-3/4 inch lengths of 36-inch gold-finished 2mm flat cable chain.
Cut a 17-inch length of ParaWire™ 20-gauge gold-finished and silver-plated copper round wire.
Step 2
Make a drop by threading small amethyst chip bead onto a 1-inch 24-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish the head pin with a simple loop. Repeat 13 times to make a total of 14 amethyst drops.
Step 3
Attach each of the amethyst drops created in Step 2 to one of the fourteen 1-3/4 inch lengths of chain cut in Step 1.
Step 4
Cut between one and three links off the free end of half of the chain dangles to give you a variety of lengths.
Step 5
Use the large end of the barrel of round-nose pliers to make a loop in the end of the 17-inch wire cut in Step 1, leaving a 1-inch tail. Do not wrap the loop.
Step 6
Thread all the chain dangles into the loop, arranging them in an order that pleases you, to create a tassel. Wrap the loop of wire twice and cut off the tail. Thread the remaining long tail through the large end of a TierraCast® “Hammertone” 15x10mm gold-plated cone, then thread on a 18-20mm hand-knapped amethyst flat round bead. Finish with a wrapped loop, using the large end of the barrel of round-nose pliers to create a bail.
Step 7
Thread an 18-inch gold-finished 1mm snake chain through the bail.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following lengths of 36-inch gold-finished 2mm flat cable chain:
- One 0.3-inch section
- One 0.4-inch section
- One 0.5-inch section
Step 2
Make a drop by threading small amethyst chip bead onto a 1-inch 24-gauge gold-plated head pin. Finish the head pin with a simple loop. Repeat two times to make a total of three amethyst drops.
Step 3
Attach each of the amethyst drops created in Step 2 to one of the lengths of chain cut in Step 1.
Step 4
Open the eye of a 2-inch 21-gauge gold-plated eye pin and add the three dangles, shortest to longest. Then close the eye. Thread a TierraCast “Hammertone” 7x4mm gold-plated hammered rondelle bead onto the eye pin, and finish with a simple loop.
Step 5
Add the dangle created in Step 4 to the bottom of a 32x27mm Everyday Jewelry gold-plated brass and amethyst round pendant. Then add a 8mm 16-gauge gold-plated round jump ring to the bail at the top of the pendant. Add a 17mm 19-gauge gold-plated fishhook ear wire to the jump ring before closing it.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 1 – 5 for the second earring.
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