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Triple-Strand Necklace with Rhyolite and Riverstone Gemstone Beads and Vermeil Metal Beads

Design Idea 8851
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Design Idea 8851

Spanish Moss


-- Designer --


Marlynn McNutt, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Marlynn McNutt, read her jewelry artist success story here


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Please take the creative opportunity to select the products of your choice for this design, offered here at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

Instructions


The rich colors of an emerald forest combine with the soothing tones of natural river stone and the warm embrace of vermeil components for a breathtaking three-strand necklace you'll enjoy any time of year.

Step 1

Cut a 32-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire. String on one crimp tube and one 1/2 inch length of French wire and string through first loop on one side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp.

Step 2

String the following pattern onto the Accu-Flex® beading wire:


  • Four 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • Four 4mm riverstone beads
Step 3

String on one crimp tube, one 1/2 inch length of French wire and the first loop on the other side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp.

Step 4

Cut a 36-inch length of Accu-Flex® beading wire. String on one crimp tube and one 1/2 inch length of French wire and string through the second loop on one side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp. String the following pattern onto the Accu-Flex® beading wire:


  • Four 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone beads


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • On 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • Four 4mm riverstone beads


String on one crimp tube and one 1/2 inch length of French wire and string through the second loop on the other side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp.

Step 5

Cut a 40-inch length of Accu-Flex® beading wire. String on one crimp tube and one 1/2 inch length of French wire and string through the third loop on one side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp. String the following pattern onto the Accu-Flex® beading wire:


  • Four 4mm riverstone beads
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 5x3mm vermeil rondelle
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 5x3mm vermeil rondelle


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 5x3mm vermeil rondelle
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 5x3mm vermeil rondelle
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 5x3mm vermeil rondelle
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead


  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 8mm rhyolite bead
  • One 8mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6mm riverstone bead


  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • One 6x2mm vermeil star
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead


  • One 4mm riverstone bead
  • One 6mm rhyolite bead
  • Four 4mm riverstone beads


String on one crimp tube, one 1/2 inch length of French wire and string through the third loop on the other side of the clasp. Bring the Accu-Flex® beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull crimp tight against the clasp and, using the crimping pliers, crimp the tube closed. Trim excess wire from the short end of the wire. Use your chain-nose pliers to gently close the crimp cover over the crimp.


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