Two-Piece Necklace and Earring Set with Shell Beads, Gemstone Beads and Gold-Plated Brass Beads
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Design Idea MK2C
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Patti Miller, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead, labradorite (natural), 4x1mm-6x2mm hand-cut rondelle, B grade, Mohs hardness 6 to 6-1/2
- Bead, melon shell (natural), 4-5mm hand-cut heishi, Mohs hardness 3-1/2
- Bead, rainbow moonstone (natural), 5x2mm-6x4mm hand-cut heishi, B- grade, Mohs hardness 6 to 6-1/2
- Bead, turquoise (dyed / stabilized), 4x3mm heishi, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, turquoise (dyed / stabilized), 6x3mm heishi, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, coconut shell (bleached / waxed), white, 5-6mm hand-cut heishi
- Bead, coconut shell (dyed / waxed), black, 3-4mm hand-cut heishi
- Bead, coconut shell (dyed / waxed), black, 5-6mm hand-cut heishi
- Bead, gold lip shell (natural), 4-5mm hand-cut heishi, Mohs hardness 3-1/2
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 6x2mm heishi
- Beading hoop, gold-plated brass, 40mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.014-inch diameter
- Chain, gold-finished brass, 3.5mm long and short oval
- Clasp, lobster claw, gold-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 10x6mm
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 14mm leverback with open loop
- Eye pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4.5mm round, 2.9mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 5mm tube
Instructions
Necklace 1 Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 24-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Step 2
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the beading wire. 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 add a crimp cover.
Step 3
String gemstone, wood, shell and heishi beads as desired, using the image above as reference. When the desired length has been reached, repeat Step 2 to secure the strand then trim any excess wire.
Step 4
Open a 6mm jump ring. Slide on one end of the beaded strand then close the jump ring. Repeat to add a clasp to the opposite end and complete Necklace 1.
Necklace 2 Instructions
Step 1
Cut eight 2-inch lengths and two 1/3-inch lengths of chain.
Step 2
Pass a turquoise bead onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second single-turquoise link.
Pass a turquoise bead, a gold lip shell bead and a turquoise bead onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of three 3-bead links.
Pass two turquoise beads onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second double-turquoise link.
Pass a turquoise bead and a gold lip shell bead onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second turquoise-shell link.
Step 3
Connect the chain and link components in the following order:
- One 1/3-inch length of chain
- One single-turquoise link
- One 2-inch length of chain
- One 3-bead link
- One 2-inch length of chain
- One double-turquoise link
- One 2-inch length of chain
- One turquoise-shell link
- One 2-inch length of chain
Add a 3-bead link then repeat the pattern in the opposite order.
Step 4
Attach a 6mm jump ring to one end of chain then use a 4.5mm jump ring to attach a clasp to the other end and complete Necklace 2.
Earrings Instructions
Step 1
Open a beading hoop. Pass on gemstone, wood, shell and heishi beads in the desired order, using the image above as reference. Close the beading hoop. Attach the beading hoop to an ear wire.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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