Lariat-Style Necklace and Earring Set with Czech Glass Beads and Seed Beads
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Design Idea G92W
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead end, gunmetal-plated brass, 5mm half-drilled round
- Bead, Czech glass, emerald green and metallic emerald green, 6mm round cathedral
- Bead, Czech glass, emerald green and metallic emerald green, 8mm round cathedral
- Bead, Czech glass, mint and metallic mint, 10mm round cathedral.
- Bead, Czech glass, mint and metallic mint, 8mm round cathedral
- Bead, gunmetal-plated steel, 6mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Cord end, glue-in, antique silver-plated brass, 14x12mm tube with Greek key design, 9.5mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, gunmetal-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Ear wire, gunmetal-plated brass, 17mm fishhook with 2.5mm ball and open loop, 22 gauge
- Eye pin, gunmetal-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Eye pin, gunmetal-plated brass, 3 inches, 21 gauge
- French wire, enamel-coated brass, green, 0.7-0.9mm tube
- Head pin, gunmetal-plated brass, 1/2 inch, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, gunmetal-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Memory wire, gunmetal-plated high carbon steel, 1/2 inch toe ring, 0.7mm thick
- Seed bead, Delica®, glass, opaque gunmetal, (DBL0001), #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris silver, #11 hex 2-cut
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris silver, #11 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris silver, #6 hex 2-cut
- Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following lengths:
- One 6-ring length of toe ring memory wire
- Two 1/2 inch lengths of French wire
- One 75-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire
- Two 3-yard lengths of FireLine® thread
Step 2
Thread a beading needle with one length of FireLine almost doubling the thread (to make it easier to work with) but leaving a tail so you are working with only one thread. Tie one end of the thread to the eye of one 3-inch eye pin. Apply a small amount of E6000® Fray Lock™ to the knotted thread.
Step 3
String the following onto the thread:
- 10 iris silver #11 hex seed beads
- Five iris silver #6 seed beads
- One emerald green 6mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- One mint 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #11 hex seed bead
- One emerald green 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #11 hex seed bead
- One mint 10mm cathedral
- One iris silver #11 round seed bead
Step 4
Skip the previous #11 round seed bead then pass the needle through the set of beads just strung, in the opposite direction, forming a fringe. Pass the needle through the eye of the pin then around and through once more to secure the fringe.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to create a total of seven fringe strands. Tie the thread to the eye of the eye pin to secure then apply a drop of adhesive.
Step 6
String the following onto the straight end of the eye pin: one gunmetal-plated 6mm round, one 14x12mm cord end (large end first) and one emerald green 6mm cathedral. Finish with a wrapped loop.
Pass one 4mm jump ring through the wrapped loop on the tassel then close.
Step 7
Repeat Steps 2 - 6 to create a second beaded tassel.
Step 8
Mix Devcon® 5-Minute Epoxy according to manufacturer's instructions. Dip one end of the toe ring memory wire into the epoxy then place one 5mm bead end on the end.
String enough gunmetal #8 seed beads to fill the memory wire rings then attach a bead end to the opposite end.
Step 9
String the following onto the 75-inch length of beading wire: one crimp, one 1/2 inch length of French wire and the jump ring on one beaded tassel. 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 crimp cover.
Step 10
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Six sets of:
- One mint 10mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- One emerald green 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- Six sets of:
- One mint 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- One emerald green 6mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- 126 sets of:
- One emerald green 6mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- Six sets of:
- One mint 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- One emerald green 6mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- Six sets of:
- One mint 10mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
- One emerald green 8mm cathedral
- One iris silver #6 seed bead
Repeat Step 9 to secure the strand.
Tip: Use the beaded memory wire ring to connect the necklace strand in multiple ways for a convertible look.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String five iris silver #11 seed beads onto one 1-inch eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second seed bead link.
Step 2
String one emerald green 6mm cathedral onto one 1/2 inch head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second cathedral drop.
Step 3
Attach the loop on one cathedral drop to one loop on one seed bead link. Attach one fishhook ear wire to the opposite end of the link.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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