Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Sterling Silver Beads and Crystal Passions® Beads
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Design Idea LA3Q
Peachy Keen
-- Designer --
LauraLynn, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about LauraLynn, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead, sterling silver, 2x1mm straight tube
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Ear wire, sterling silver, 14mm interchangeable style with 1mm ball, 21 gauge
- Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, crystal, 0.13mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 4-pound test
- Bead tip, sterling silver, 7x3.5mm bottom clamp-on with 2 closed loops
- Clasp, S-hook, sterling silver, 15x8mm with 7.5mm jump ring
- Head pin, sterling silver, 1-1/2 inches with 1.5mm ball, 24 gauge
- Seed bead, Ming Tree™, glass, opaque ceylon lilac, #11 round
- Bead, sterling silver, 8mm fluted round with laser-cut melon design
- Bead, sterling silver, 10mm fluted round with laser-cut melon design
- Bead, sterling silver, 9x6mm oval with dimpled texture
- Bead, Crystal Passions® crystals, rose peach, 4mm faceted round (5000)
- Bead, Crystal Passions® crystals, rose peach, 6mm faceted round (5000)
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 20-inch length of Fireline thread.
Step 2
String a bead tip and a seed bead onto the thread, positioning them approximately 2 inches from the end. Pass through the seed bead again then pull the thread tight, bringing the bead into the bead tip.
Clamp the bead tip closed. Attach half of an S-hook clasp to the loops of the bead tip with a 4mm jump ring.
Step 3
String the following:
- One 4mm crystal round
- Three sterling silver tubes
- One 4mm round
- Three silver tubes
- One 4mm round
- 65 silver tubes
String the following three times:
- One 4mm round
- One 10mm sterling silver round
- One 4mm round
- Five silver tubes
- One 4mm round
- One 8mm sterling silver round
- One 4mm round
- Five silver tubes
String the following:
- One 4mm round
- One 10mm round
- One 4mm round
- 65 silver tubes
- One 4mm round
- Three silver tubes
- One 4mm round
- Three silver tubes
- One 4mm round
Step 4
Repeat Step 2 to secure the beaded strand with a bead tip and add the second half of the clasp.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String the following onto a head pin then create a simple loop:
- One 4mm round
- One 6mm round
- One textured oval
- One 6mm round
- One 4mm round
Repeat to create a second drop.
Step 2
Add an ear wire to the loop of each beaded drop.
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