Triple-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Czech Fire-Polished Glass Beads and TierraCast® Drops
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Design Idea MK2P
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, opaque iris blue, 3mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, opaque iris green, 3mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, opaque iris purple, 3mm faceted round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.014-inch diameter
- Clasp, 3-strand slide lock, silver-plated brass, 21x7mm corrugated rectangle tube
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Drop, TierraCast®, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 11.5mm single-sided round with textured alphabet letter "N"
- Drop, TierraCast®, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 11.5mm single-sided round with textured alphabet letter "U"
- Drop, TierraCast®, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 11.5mm single-sided round with textured ampersand (&) symbol
- Drop, TierraCast®, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 11.5mm single-sided round with textured heart
- Ear wire, stainless steel, 21mm fishhook with 3mm ball and 4mm coil with open loop, 21 gauge
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut three 22-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
String onto the beading wire: 65 iris green rounds, one 11.5mm round drop with alphabet letter "U" and 65 iris green rounds then repeat Step 2 to secure the beading wire.
Step 4
Repeat Step 2 using a second length of beading wire.
String onto the beading wire: 70 iris purple rounds, one 11.5mm round drop with ampersand symbol and 70 iris purple rounds then repeat Step 2 to secure the beading wire.
Step 5
Repeat Step 2 using the last length of beading wire.
String onto the beading wire: 80 iris blue rounds, one 11.5mm round drop with alphabet letter "N" and 80 iris blue rounds then repeat Step 2 to secure the beading wire.
Step 6
Pass one 4mm round jump ring through the Accu-Guard on one end of the iris green strand and the top loop of one half of the slide lock clasp then close. Repeat to attach the opposite end of the strand to the top loop of the second half of the clasp.
Repeat to connect the iris purple strand to the middle loops of the clasp and the iris blue strand to the bottom loops of the clasp to complete the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
String one iris blue round onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of eight blue drops.
String one iris purple round onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of eight purple drops.
String one iris green round onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of eight green drops.
Step 2
String one iris blue round onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second blue link.
Step 3
Pass one 4mm jump ring through one ear wire then close.
Connect one 4mm jump ring to the previous jump ring then repeat to create a length of chain 6-jump rings long.
Step 4
Connect one blue link to the last jump ring then connect one 11.5mm round drop with textured heart to the opposite end of the link.
Step 5
Connect two green drops to the topmost jump ring then connect two more green drops to the next jump ring down.
Repeat this pattern with purple drops for the center two jump rings and blue drops for the bottom two jump rings.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 3 - 5 to create a second earring.
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