Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set with Cotton and Imitation Rhodium-Finished Steel Tassels, Celestial Crystal® Beads and Delica® Seed Beads
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Design Idea J90G
Tassel Dancers
-- Designer --
Esther, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Esther Pollock, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Seed bead, Delica®, glass, translucent teal green-lined luster crystal clear, (DBL0904), #8 round
- Seed bead, Delica®, glass, opaque glazed luster light salmon, (DBL1533), #8 round
- Seed bead, Delica®, glass, opaque glazed luster dark cream, (DBL1560), #8 round
- Bead, crystal pearl, aqua blue, 6mm round
- Bead, crystal pearl, medium pink, 4mm round
- Bead, crystal pearl, aqua blue, 4mm round
- Tassel, cotton and imitation rhodium-finished steel, beige, 20-24mm mini tassel with 6mm open jump ring
- Tassel, cotton and imitation rhodium-finished steel, turquoise green, 20-24mm mini tassel with 6mm open jump ring
- Tassel, cotton and imitation rhodium-finished steel, salmon, 20-24mm mini tassel with 6mm open jump ring
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 17mm fishhook with 2mm ball and open loop, 22 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 12x7mm with swivel
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 22-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and two 1/2 inch lengths of French wire.
Step 2
Pass a 6mm jump ring through a white luster salmon #8 seed bead, a 5.5mm jump ring and a second salmon seed bead then close.
Pass a 6mm jump ring through a salmon #8 seed bead, the beaded jump ring previously added, a second salmon seed bead and a second 6mm jump ring, then close.
Repeat to create a total of eight salmon, ten teal and five cream chain segments.
Step 3
String a crimp and a length of French wire onto the beading wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the French wire leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp and trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
Step 4
String seven sets of the following:
- One aqua blue 6mm round
- One aqua blue 4mm round
- One 6mm round
- One medium pink 4mm round
Step 5
String a 6mm round, an aqua blue 4mm round and two 6mm rounds.
Step 6
String 22 sets of one 6mm round and the 5.5mm jump ring of a beaded chain segment created in Step 2.
String one additional chain segment.
Step 7
Repeat Steps 3 - 5 in reverse to secure the strand.
Step 8
Pass a 6mm jump ring through the last (unbeaded) jump ring of the first chain segment, a teal #8 seed bead and the last jump ring of the next chain segment, then close.
Repeat to connect all of the chain segments.
Step 9
Using the process from Step 2, add four beaded jump rings to the first chain segment in the color pattern of your choice.
Repeat to add the following number of beaded jump rings:
- Segment #2 - four jump rings
- Segment #3 - five
- Segment #4 - six
- Segments #5 - #15 - eight
- Segment #16 - #17 - nine
- Segment #18 - eight
- Segment #19 - seven
- Segment #20 - six
- Segment #21 - five
- Segment #22 - #23 - four
Step 10
Add a 4mm jump ring to each loop of four beige, three turquoise green and four salmon mini tassels.
Step 11
Use 4mm jump rings to attach the tassels to the fringe in the design of your choosing.
Step 12
Use a 4mm jump ring to add a lobster claw clasp to one end of the necklace. Use a second 4mm jump ring to attach a 5.5mm jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Pass a 6mm jump ring through a salmon seed bead, the loop of a turquoise green mini tassel and a second salmon seed bead then close.
Step 2
Pass a 6mm jump ring through a teal seed bead, the previously added jump ring and a second teal seed bead, then close.
Repeat to add beaded jump rings in the following pattern:
- Cream
- Salmon
- Teal
- Teal
Step 3
Pass the loop of an ear wire through the last jump ring added, then close.
Step 4
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 to create a second earring.
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