Two-Piece Necklace and Earring Set with Sodalite Gemstone Beads and Cabochons, Preciosa Czech Crystal Beads and Gold-Plated Brass Beads
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Design Idea MK36
Sodalite Splendor
-- 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, gold-plated brass, 4x2mm oval
- Bead, orange sodalite (natural), 4mm hand-cut round, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, Capri blue AB, 3mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, Capri blue AB, 3mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, topaz AB, 3mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Preciosa Czech crystal, topaz AB, 3mm faceted bicone
- Bead, sodalite (natural), 4x4mm cube, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, sodalite (natural), 8x5mm rondelle, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.014-inch diameter
- Cabochon, sodalite (natural), 16mm calibrated round, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Clasp, lobster claw, gold-plated brass, 7x5mm
- Crimp end, gold-plated brass, 2.5x1.5mm tube with loop, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Crimp, gold-plated brass, 5.5x4mm tube with loop, 1mm inside diameter
- Drop, gold-plated brass, 17mm round with beaded edge and 16mm round bezel setting
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 14mm leverback with open loop
- Eye pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 18-inch and one 24-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Necklace 1 Instructions
Step 2
String a crimp end onto the end of the 18-inch length of beading wire then crimp.
Step 3
String onto the beading wire:
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- Six sets of:
- One sodalite 4mm cube
- One topaz AB bicone
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One sodalite 8x5mm rondelle
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One topaz AB bicone
- One sodalite 4mm cube
- One topaz AB bicone
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One sodalite 8x5mm rondelle
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- Two sets of:
- One crimp with loop
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One sodalite 4mm cube
- One Capri blue AB bicone
Step 4
Continue to string one crimp with loop onto the beading wire then repeat Step 4 in the opposite direction. Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 5
Place a sodalite cabochon into the bezel setting of the 17mm round drop then set the bezel by pushing the edges of the setting in toward the cabochon.
String one topaz AB bicone and one orange sodalite 4mm round onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second drop.
String one topaz AB bicone, one sodalite 4mm cube and one sodalite 8x5mm rondelle onto a head pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a second drop.
Step 6
Pass one 4mm jump ring through the 17mm drop and the center crimp loop on the strand then close.
Attach the two 4mm round drops to the outer two crimp loops and the remaining two drops to the second and fourth crimp loops on the strand.
Step 7
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one crimp end. Attach a 5mm jump ring to the opposite crimp end to complete the necklace.
Necklace 2 Instructions
Step 8
Repeat Step 2 using the 24-inch length of beading wire.
Step 9
String onto the beading wire:
- Three sets of:
- Nine 4x2mm ovals
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One topaz AB bicone
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One topaz AB bicone
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- Four 4x2mm ovals
- One sodalite 4mm cube
- Four 4x2mm ovals
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One topaz AB bicone
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One topaz AB bicone
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- Four 4x2mm ovals
- Two sodalite 4mm cubes
- Four 4x2mm ovals
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- One topaz AB bicone
- One orange sodalite 4mm round
- One topaz AB bicone
- One Capri blue AB bicone
- Three 4x2mm ovals
Step 10
Continue to string three sodalite 4mm cubes onto the beading wire then repeat Step 9 in the opposite direction.
Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 11
Use a 4mm jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one crimp end. Attach a 5mm jump ring to the opposite crimp end to complete the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Place a sodalite cabochon into the bezel setting of the 17mm round drop then set the bezel by pushing the edges of the setting in toward the cabochon.
Repeat to create a second drop.
Step 2
String onto an eye pin: one topaz AB bicone, one Capri blue AB bicone, one sodalite 4mm cube, one Capri blue AB bicone and one topaz AB bicone. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a second link.
Step 3
Attach a cabochon drop to one end of one link then attach an ear wire to the opposite end of the link.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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