Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set with Crystal Passions® Drops, Gold-Finished "Pewter" Charms and Wirework
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Design Idea MF29
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 10mm round, 8mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Wire, Artistic Wire® Braid™, brass-finished copper, 1.6mm braided round, 14 gauge
- Chain, gold-finished brass, 1.2mm twisted serpentine, 18 inches with 2-inch extender chain and lobster claw clasp
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, crystal golden shadow, 17x16mm faceted starfish pendant (6721)
- Focal, Crystal Passions®, crystal golden shadow, 30x28mm faceted starfish pendant (6721)
- Drop, Crystal Passions®, light turquoise, 8mm mini disk pendant (6428)
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 8mm round, 5.4mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 17mm fishhook with 8.5x8mm shell and hidden open loop, 21 gauge
- Charm, gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 16mm single-sided open starfish
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 10-inch length of Artistic Wire® Braid™ wire.
Step 2
Use the wire to create a teardrop shape large enough to fit around a 30x28mm crystals starfish pendant. Leave the left-side tail under the right side.
Bend the right-side tail upwards at a 90-degree angle then bend it back down to create a loop. Leave the tail hanging in the middle of the teardrop.
Wrap the left-side tail around the right-side approximately three to four times. Pull the hanging tail through the teardrop then wrap it up and around the loop approximately two to three times, being sure to leave a small gap to fit a 16-gauge jump ring.
Trim any excess wire.
Step 3
Open a 4mm round jump ring. Pass a light turquoise rivoli pendant onto the jump ring then close.
Pass the light turquoise drop, an open starfish charm, a 30x28mm starfish pendant and an empty 4mm jump ring onto a 10mm jump ring.
Open an 8mm jump ring and slide through the small gap left in Step 2 and the empty 4mm jump ring. Close the 8mm jump ring.
Step 4
Slide the 18-inch chain through the loop created in Step 2 to complete the necklace.
Earrings Instructions
Step 1
Open an 8mm jump ring. Slide on a 17x16mm starfish pendant and a second 8mm jump ring then close the first jump ring.
Step 2
Open a third 8mm jump ring. Slide on the second jump ring and an open starfish charm then close the third jump ring.
Step 3
Attach a light turquoise rivoli pendant to a fourth jump ring.
Open a fifth jump ring. Slide on the light turquoise drop, the third jump ring and an ear wire then close the fifth jump ring.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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