Three-Piece Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads and Drops, Silver-Plated Brass Beads and Leather Cord
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Design Idea NA2K
-- 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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- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal vitrail light, 14mm faceted classic cut pendant (6430)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal vitrail light P, 10mm faceted classic cut pendant (6430)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal vitrail light P, 8mm faceted classic cut pendant (6430)
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 15mm leverback with 6x3mm shell and open loop
- Crimp end, silver-plated brass, 5.5x3.5mm tube with loop, 2mm inside diameter
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4x3mm round tube with open loop
- French wire, silver-plated brass, 0.7-0.9mm tube
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 5x2mm heishi
- Cord, leather (dyed), pink, 2-2.2mm round
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 8x4mm rondelle
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 12x7mm with swivel
- Chain, silicone and silver-plated brass, 1.2mm snake, adjustable from 16 to 23-1/2 inches with lobster claw clasp and adjustable slider bead
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal golden shadow, 3mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light rose, 4mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 3mm corrugated double cone
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 6mm double cone
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 3mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Bail, ice-pick, silver-plated brass, 6.5x3mm, 5mm grip length
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 9mm round, 7mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light sapphire, 3mm bicone (5328)
Instructions
Leather Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Add an ice-pick bail to three 8mm pendant drops. Use 5mm jump rings to attach each bail to the loop of a tube bead.
Step 2
Cut a 15-inch length of leather cord. String and center the following onto the cord:
- One 8x4mm rondelle
- One tube bead with drop
- One rondelle
- One tube bead with drop
- One rondelle
- One tube bead with drop
- One rondelle
Step 3
Add a crimp end with loop to each end of the leather cord.
Step 4
Use a jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of the necklace. Attach another jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace.
Beaded Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following:
- One 24-inch length of Accu-Flex professional-quality beading wire
- Seven 1 1/2 inch lengths of French wire
Step 2
String a crimp bead and an Accu-Guard wire guardian onto the end of the beading wire. Pass the end of the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the wire to tighten into the wire guardian, leaving a 1/4 inch tail. Crimp the crimp bead, trim any excess wire and finish with a crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following on to the beading wire seven times:
- One corrugated double cone
- One 5x2mm heishi
- One 6mm double cone
- One 3mm golden shadow bicone
- One 4mm light rose bicone
- One 3mm light sapphire bicone
- One 6mm double cone
- One heishi
- One corrugated double cone
- One length of French wire
String the sequence an eighth time, excluding the French wire.
Step 4
Repeat Step 6 to secure the strand.
Step 5
Use a 5mm jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of the necklace. Add another jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace.
Pendant Necklace Instructions
Hold an ice-pick bail around the center of an adjustable snake chain, then pinch the prongs into the holes of a 14mm classic cut pendant.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Add an ice-pick bail to two 10mm classic cut pendants.
Step 2
Use a 9mm jump ring to attach each bail to the loop of an ear wire.
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