Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads and Metal Beads
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Design Idea KA1L
It's a Wrap
-- 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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- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 18mm leverback with 8x4mm shell and open loop
- Crimp, sterling silver-filled, 2mm tube
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube
- Clasp, lobster claw, antique silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 24.5x11mm with double-sided swirl design
- Bead, silver-plated steel, 6mm round
- Bead, antique silver-plated copper, 3mm faceted square
- Bead, silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 22x12mm bow, fits 10mm cube bead
- Bead, silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 13x7mm bow, fits 6mm cube bead
- Bead, silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 9x5mm bow, fits 4mm cube bead
- Bead, silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 16x9mm bow, fits 8mm cube bead
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), cranberry red, 5-6mm round
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 5mm round
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 10mm faceted cube (5601)
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5mm round, 3mm inside diameter, 18 gauge. Sold per pkg of 100.
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light Siam, 6mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light Siam, 8mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, emerald, 8mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 8mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, emerald, 6mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 6mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, emerald, 4mm faceted cube (5601)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 4mm faceted cube (5601)
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 7mm round, 5.1mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4.5x3mm corrugated saucer
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4.5x3mm saucer
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque matte black, #11 round
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 26-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
Step 2
String onto the length of beading wire: one crimp and one Accu-Guard™ wire protector. 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. Finish with a crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following onto the beading wire:
- One 3mm faceted square
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One 5mm smooth round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm corrugated saucer
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 3mm faceted square
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One 3mm faceted square
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One 5mm smooth round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 3mm faceted square
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One 3mm faceted square
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm corrugated saucer
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One 5mm smooth round
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- Two sets of:
- Two matte black #11 seed beads
- One 9x5mm bow bead
- One 4mm cube (in the color of your choice)
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (in the pattern of your choice)
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (same pattern as previous)
- Three sets of:
- Two matte black #11 seed beads
- One 13x7mm bow bead
- One 6mm cube (in the color of your choice)
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (in the pattern of your choice)
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (same pattern as previous)
- Three sets of:
- Two matte black #11 seed beads
- One 16x9mm bow bead
- One 8mm cube (in the color of your choice)
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (in the pattern of your choice)
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (same pattern as previous)
- Two matte black #11 seed beads
- One 22x12mm bow bead
- One 10mm cube (in the color of your choice)
- One 4.5x3mm saucer (in the pattern of your choice)
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
Step 4
Continue to string one 6mm round, then repeat the sequence in Step 3 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 5
Pass one 5mm jump ring through the Accu-Guard on one end of the strand and the loop on the lobster claw clasp, then close. Repeat to attach a 7mm jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String the following onto one 1-inch head pin:
- One light Siam 6mm cube
- One 13x7mm bow bead
- One matte black #11 seed bead
- One 4.5x3mm smooth saucer
- One cranberry red cheesewood round
Form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second present drop.
Step 2
String one 1-inch eye pin, one crystal AB 8mm cube and one 16x9mm bow bead, then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second present link.
Step 3
Connect one present drop and one present link, then use a 4mm jump ring to attach a leverback ear wire.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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