Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Paua Shell Beads and Focal, Czech Glass Beads and Silver-Plated Brass Beads
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Design Idea FC03
The Gift of Paua
-- 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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- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, transparent light aqua, 8mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech glass druk, transparent light aqua, 6mm round
- Bead, Czech glass druk, transparent teal, 4mm round
- Bead, paua shell (assembled), 10mm flat round
- Bead, paua shell (assembled), 10x8mm flat oval, Mohs hardness 3-1/2
- Bead, paua shell (natural), medium chip, Mohs hardness 3-1/2
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Clasp, toggle, silver-finished brass, 15mm round
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver-filled, 2mm tube
- Drop, paua shell (natural), 15mm flat round
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 18mm leverback with 8x4mm shell and open loop
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Focal, paua shell (natural), 60x50mm-65x55mm moon, Mohs hardness 3-1/2
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 10mm twisted round, 7.7mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 9-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and four 1/2 inch lengths of French wire.
Step 2
String onto the beading wire: one crimp and one length of French wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the French wire 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 4mm crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following onto the beading wire:
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 8mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One inch of paua shell medium chips
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 8mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- 1-1/2 inches of paua shell medium chips
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 8mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One paua shell 10x8mm flat oval
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 8mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One paua shell 10mm flat round
- Repeat this sequence to string two sets:
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 8mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One paua shell 10x8mm flat oval
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 6mm round
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light aqua 4mm round
Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to create a duplicate strand for the opposite side of the necklace.
Step 5
Pass one 10mm jumpring through one hole in the paua shell 62x52mm half-moon focal and the first French wire loop on one strand.
Use one 4mm jumpring to attach the French wire loop on the opposite end of the strand to one portion of the toggle clasp.
Repeat using the second hole on the focal and the second portion of the clasp to finish the opposite side of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String onto one 1-inch eyepin: one 4x2mm smooth heishi, one light aqua 8mm round and one 4x2mm smooth heishi. Form a simple loop creating an aqua link.
Repeat to create a second aqua link.
Step 2
Pass one 4mm jumpring through the hole in one paua shell 15mm flat round drop and the first loop in one aqua link. Attach the loop on one leverback earwire to the loop on the opposite end of the link.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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