Three-Piece Necklace and Earring Set with Carnelian Charms and Beads and Sterling Silver Gossamer™ Chain
Design Idea RK2B
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Carnelian, hand-cut faceted rondelle bead, 3x2mm
- Chain, sterling silver cable, 1.1mm flat, Gossamer™
- Chain, sterling silver figaro, 1.2mm, Gossamer™
- Chain, sterling silver rope, 1mm triple, Gossamer™
- Charm, antiqued sterling silver and carnelian, 6.5mm 3-D acorn
- Charm, antiqued sterling silver, 13x12mm 2-sided chipmunk
- Earring hoop, sterling silver, 27mm round / latch-back / 5 open loop
- Eye pin, sterling silver, 1 inch, 24 gauge
- Head pin, sterling silver, 3/4 inch with 1.5mm ball, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 3x2mm oval, 2x1.4mm inside diameter, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Wire, sterling silver, half-hard, round, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace #1 Instructions
Cut a 16-1/2 inch length of Gossamer™ sterling silver 1.2mm figaro chain.
Add a 5mm 20-gauge sterling silver round jump ring to one end of the chain. Thread a sterling silver chipmunk charm onto the chain.
Working from the roll of 20-gauge sterling silver half-hard round wire, use the tip of round-nose pliers to make a tiny loop in the end of the wire. Move the pliers to the opposite side of the wire and make a mid-sized half loop to form a hook. Move the pliers back to the opposite side of the wire and make a simple loop to complete the clasp. Add one end of the chain to the simple loop in the clasp.
Necklace #2 Instructions
Cut a 15-1/2 inch length of Gossamer sterling silver 1mm triple rope chain.
Add a 4mm 22-gauge sterling silver round jump ring to one end of the chain. Thread a sterling silver and carnelian acorn charm onto the chain.
Working from the roll of 20-gauge sterling silver half-hard round wire, use the tip of round-nose pliers to make a tiny loop in the end of the wire. Move the pliers to the opposite side of the wire and make a mid-sized half loop to form a hook. Then move the pliers back to the opposite side of the wire and make a simple loop to complete the clasp. Add one end of the chain to the simple loop in the clasp.
Necklace #3 Instructions
Cut the following lengths of Gossamer 1.1mm sterling silver flat cable chain:
- Two 4-4/5 inch lengths
- Seven 7-link lengths
Thread a 3x2mm carnelian faceted rondelle bead onto a 1-inch 24-gauge sterling silver eye pin. Complete the link with a simple loop. Repeat to make a total of eight links.
Add one 4-4/5 inch length of chain to one end of one link. Add one 7-link length of chain to the opposite eye in the link. Then add one eye of a new link to the free end of the 7-link chain.
Continue adding links and 7-link chains until all of them are in one chain. Add the remaining 4-4/5 inch length of chain to the free eye in the last link.
Working from the roll of 20-gauge sterling silver half-hard round wire, use the tip of round nose pliers to make a tiny loop in the end of the wire. Move the pliers to the opposite side of the wire and make a mid-sized half loop to form a hook. Then move the pliers back to the opposite side of the wire and make a simple loop to complete the clasp.
Add one end of the chain to the simple loop in the clasp. Add a 4mm 22-gauge sterling silver round jump ring to the opposite end of the chain.
Earring Instructions
Cut the following:
- One 2-inch length of Gossamer sterling silver 1mm triple rope chain
- One 2-inch length of Gossamer sterling silver 1.2mm figaro chain
- One 1-inch length of Gossamer 1.1mm sterling silver flat cable chain
Thread a 3x2mm carnelian faceted rondelle bead onto a 3/4 inch 24-gauge sterling silver ball head pin. Finish the drop with a simple loop. Repeat to make a total of six drops.
Open each of the loops on a 5-loop 27mm sterling silver earring hoop.
Add one drop and the end of the figaro chain to one of the outside loops, then close it tightly. Add the opposite end of the figaro chain and one drop to the opposite outside loop, then close it tightly.
Add one drop and one end of the triple rope chain to the second loop in the earring then close it tightly. Add the opposite end of the triple rope chain and one drop to the opposite loop, then close it tightly.
Using a 3x2mm 24-gauge sterling silver oval jump ring, attach a sterling silver and carnelian acorn charm to one end of the flat cable chain. Add one drop, the opposite end of the flat cable chain, and the last drop to the middle loop, then close it tightly.
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 for the second earring.
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