Design Idea PA32
-- Designer --
LauraLynn, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Instructions
Use a small amount of adhesive to apply a flat-back rhinestone to the center of a flower component. Repeat to embellish three more components. Set aside to dry.
String a glass flower bead onto a head pin. Bend the head pin 90 degrees against the back of the bead then create a simple loop at the edge of the bead. Repeat to create three more flower drops.
Remove two 13-link sections of purple beaded chain and two 26-link sections of gold beaded chain.
Use an oval jump ring to attach a cubic zirconia link to a loop on an embellished flower. Repeat to attach a purple length of chain to the next loop, then a gold length of chain to the next.
Use oval jump rings to attach the opposite ends of the link and chains to a second embellished flower in the same way.
Attach the loop of a flower drop around the links at the center of the purple chain. Repeat to add a flower drop to the center of the gold chain.
Repeat Steps 3 - 5 to create a second shoulder cap.
Remove the following lengths of beaded chain:
Purple:
Gold:
String an ametrine freeform bead onto an eye pin then create a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of seven ametrine links, five 4mm green aventurine links and four 6mm amethyst links.
Use oval jump rings to attach the following into a chain:
Use an oval jump ring to attach the created chain to the loop of the flower just above the gold chain on a shoulder cap. Repeat to attach the opposite end to the same loop on the second shoulder cap.
Use oval jump rings to attach the following into a chain:
Use an oval jump ring to attach the created chain to the loop of the flower, two from the chain attached in Step 9, on a shoulder cap. Repeat to attach the opposite end to the same loop on the second shoulder cap.
Use eye pins and simple loops to create the following links:
Cut the following lengths of cable chain:
Use oval jump rings to attach the following into a chain:
Add the ametrine link then repeat the sequence in reverse to complete the chain.
Use an oval jump ring to attach the created chain to the loop of the second flower, opposite the cubic zirconia link, on a shoulder cap. Repeat to attach the opposite to the same loop on the second shoulder cap.
Repeat Step 2 to create four flower drops. Attach the drops on your preferred lengths of chain on the back strand.
Remove four links from the purple beaded chain and four links from the gold beaded chain. Remove the beads from the links.
String two gold glass beads and one amethyst 6mm round onto a head pin then create a wrapped loop. Repeat to create a second amethyst drop.
String two purple glass beads and one aventurine 4mm round onto a head pin then create a wrapped loop. Repeat to create a second aventurine drop.
Attach an aventurine drop to the loop of a cubic zirconia link. Use an oval jump ring to attach an amethyst drop to the same loop.
Use an oval jump ring to attach an ear stud to the opposite side of the link.
Repeat to complete a second earring.
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