Multi-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Wood Beads and Antique Silver-Plated Brass Cord Ends
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Design Idea H81J
-- 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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- Wire, Zebra Wire™, tinned copper, silver color, round, 18 gauge
- Seed bead, Delica®, glass, opaque luster light yellow, (DBL0203), #8 round
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Ear wire, silver-finished stainless steel, 21mm fishhook with 3mm ball and 4mm coil with open loop, 21 gauge
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube with heavy wall, 1.2mm inside diameter
- Cord end, glue-in, antique silver-plated brass, 14x12mm tube with Greek key design, 9.5mm inside diameter
- Clasp, hook-and-eye, silver-plated brass, 12.5x8.5mm flat wire
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), white, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), white, 5-6mm round
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), turquoise blue, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), sea foam, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), lime green, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), light pink, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), dark yellow, 8x4mm rondelle
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following lengths:
- Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire
-One 24-inch length
-One 24-3/4 inch length
-One 25-1/2 inch length
-One 26-1/4 inch length
-One 27-inch length
- Two 5-inch lengths of Zebra Wire™
Step 2
Form a simple loop on the end of one 5-inch length of Zebra Wire.
Step 3
String one crimp onto the 24-inch length of beading wire. Pass the beading wire through the loop on the Zebra Wire and back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the loop leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end.
Crimp, then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
Step 4
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Five light yellow #8 seed beads
- 15 white wood 6mm rounds
- Eight white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Four lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Seven turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Four lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
Step 5
Continue to string ten white wood 8x4mm rondelles then repeat the sequence in Step 4 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace.
Repeat Step 3 using the second 5-inch length of wire to secure the strand.
Step 6
Repeat Step 3 using the 24-3/4 inch length of beading wire.
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Five light yellow #8 seed beads
- 15 white wood 6mm rounds
- Eight white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Eight turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Six lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
Step 7
Continue to string 12 white wood 8x4mm rondelles then repeat the sequence in Step 6 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace.
Repeat Step 3 using the second 5-inch length of wire.
Step 8
Repeat Step 3 using the 25-1/2 inch length of beading wire.
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Five light yellow #8 seed beads
- 15 white wood 6mm rounds
- Ten white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Four lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Seven turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Four dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Six sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
Step 9
Continue to string three turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles then repeat the sequence in Step 8 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace.
Repeat Step 3 using the second 5-inch length of wire.
Step 10
Repeat Step 3 using the 26-1/4 inch length of beading wire.
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Five light yellow #8 seed beads
- 15 white wood 6mm rounds
- Eight white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Eight turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Six dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Seven sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
Step 11
Continue to string eight turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles then repeat the sequence in Step 10 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace.
Repeat Step 3 using the second 5-inch length of wire.
Step 12
Repeat Step 3 using the 27-inch length of beading wire.
String the following onto the beading wire:
- Five light yellow #8 seed beads
- 18 white wood 6mm rounds
- Eight white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- Two sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Two light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Five lime green wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Eight turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three white wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Six dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Three light pink wood 8x4mm rondelles
- Seven sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelles
Step 13
Continue to string 11 turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelles then repeat the sequence in Step 12 in the opposite direction to string the second half of the necklace.
Repeat Step 3 using the second 5-inch length of wire.
Step 14
String onto the straight end of one length of wire: one 14x12mm Greek key cord end (open end first), one sea foam wood 8x4mm rondelle and one white wood 6mm round. Form a wrapped loop one the straight end of the wire.
Pass one 4mm jumpring through the loop on one portion of the hook-and-eye clasp and the wrapped loop then close.
Repeat to attach the second portion of the clasp to the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String the following onto one 1-1/2 inch headpin:
- One 4x2mm smooth heishi
- One light pink wood 8x4mm rondelle
- One turquoise blue wood 8x4mm rondelle
- One lime green wood 8x4mm rondelle
- One dark yellow wood 8x4mm rondelle
- One white wood 6mm round
Form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire.
Repeat to create a second wood drop.
Step 2
Attach one fishhook earwire to each wood drop.
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