Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads and Heart-Shaped Drops
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Design Idea PA26
-- 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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- Bail, ice-pick, silver-plated brass, 8x3.5mm, 6mm grip length
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, aquamarine shimmer, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, peridot, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, topaz, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 5x2mm heishi
- Bead, ultra silver-plated brass, 3mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and silver-plated stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.024-inch diameter
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 14.5x9mm infinity with 8mm closed jump ring
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, aquamarine, 10mm heart pendant (6228)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, aquamarine, 18mm faceted heart pendant (6202)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal golden shadow, 18mm heart pendant (6228)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal metallic sunshine, 14mm heart pendant (6228)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal shimmer, 14mm heart (6228)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, peridot, 10mm heart pendant (6228)
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 20mm French hook with open loop, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Add an ice-pick bail to each of the crystal heart drops.
Step 2
Cut a 22-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire. String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the wire. Pass the wire back through the crimp, pulling so the crimp rests about 1mm from the wire protector, leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp, trim the excess wire and add a crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following pattern onto the beading wire three times:
- One 3mm round
- One 5x2mm heishi
- One round
- One 6mm aquamarine shimmer bicone
- One round
- One heishi
- One round
- One 6mm topaz bicone
- One round
- One heishi
- One round
- One 6mm peridot bicone
- One round
- One heishi
- One 6mm crystal AB bicone
String the following:
- One round
- One heishi
- One 10mm peridot heart drop
- One heishi
- One round
- One aquamarine bicone
- One round
- One heishi
- One 14mm crystal shimmer heart drop
- One heishi
- One round
- One topaz bicone
- One round
- One heishi
- One 18mm golden shadow heart drop
- One heishi
- One round
- One peridot bicone
- One round
- One heishi
Step 4
String on one 18mm aquamarine heart drop then repeat Steps 2 and 3 in reverse to complete the strand.
Step 5
Use a 5.5mm jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of the necklace. Add a second jump ring, parallel to the first, to create a double jump ring connection.
Repeat to add the ring of the clasp to the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Add ice-pick bails to two 14mm crystal metallic sunshine heart drops and two 10mm aquamarine drops.
Step 2
Use a 5.5mm jump ring to attach the bail of an aquamarine heart to the loop of an ear wire. Add another jump ring to the loop of the ear wire.
Pass a jump ring through the bail of the aquamarine heart bail, the empty jump ring and the bail of a metallic sunshine heart. Close the jump ring.
Repeat to complete the second earring.
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