Design Idea MK24
-- Designer --
LauraLynn, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Instructions
Cut one 17-1/2 inch length of chain and two 24-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Pass one 4x3mm oval jump ring through one end of the length of chain and one lobster claw clasp then close. Repeat to attach a second clasp to the opposite end of the chain.
String onto one length of beading wire: one crimp and one Accu-Guard™ wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard 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.
String onto the beading wire:
Continue to string 13 sets of: one lime green 4mm bicone and one 4x2mm heishi then repeat Step 4 in the opposite direction.
Repeat Step 3 to secure the strand.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to both ends of the strand using 4x3mm oval jumps.
Repeat Step 3 using the second length of beading wire.
String onto the beading wire:
Continue to string 13 sets of: one 8mm pearl and one 4x2mm heishi then repeat Step 7 in the opposite direction.
Repeat Step 3 to secure the strand.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to both ends of the strand using 4x3mm oval jumps.
From top to bottom, attach the jump rings from each strand to the loops on a 3-strand slide lock clasp: the chain strand, the bicone strand and the pearl strand.
Cut one 6-1/2 inch length of chain and two 10-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Attach lobster claw clasps to the ends of the chain using two 7x5mm oval jump rings each.
String onto one length of beading wire: one crimp and one Accu-Guard™ wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard 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.
String onto the beading wire:
Continue to string four sets of: one lime green 4mm bicone and one 4x2mm heishi then repeat Step 4 in the opposite direction.
Repeat Step 3 to secure the strand.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to both ends of the strand using two 7x5mm oval jumps each.
Repeat Step 3 using the second length of beading wire.
String onto the beading wire:
Continue to string five sets of: one 8mm pearl and one 4x2mm heishi then repeat Step 7 in the opposite direction.
Repeat Step 3 to secure the strand.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to both ends of the strand using two 7x5mm oval jumps each.
From top to bottom, attach the jump rings from each strand to the loops on a 3-strand slide lock clasp: the chain strand, the bicone strand and the pearl strand.
Cut two 2-inch lengths of 26-gauge wire and two 2-link lengths of chain.
Cut the loops from one end of the glass rhinestone link part of both lengths of chain, so the chain lengths consist of a rhinestone link, a figure-8 link and a rhinestone "drop."
String one 4mm pearl onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create two 6mm pearl drops and two 8mm pearl drops.
Pass one end of one length of wire through the hoop focal, above the hoop but between the first and second spokes. Wrap the end once around the hoop to secure.
String one peridot 4mm bicone onto the wire then wrap once around the hoop toward the outside. Repeat with a green 4mm bicone and an emerald 4mm bicone.
String the loop from the rhinestone link end of one length of chain onto the wire then wrap once around the hoop. Pass the wire across the back of the rhinestone link then through the opposite loop of the same rhinestone link. Wrap three times around the hoop then trim excess wire.
Using the second length of wire, pass the end through the same two spokes of the hoop focal as the previous length of wire.
String one lime green 4mm bicone onto the wire then wrap once around the hoop toward the other side of the focal.
Repeat Steps 4 and 5, mirroring the design on the opposite side of the focal.
From left to right, attach each of the pearl drops to the loops on the spokes: one 8mm drop, one 6mm drop, one 4mm drop, one 6mm drop and one 8mm drop.
Repeat Steps 2 - 7 to create a second earring.
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