Double-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Stainless Steel Beads, Lava Rock Gemstone Beads and Silver-Finished "Pewter" Focals
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Design Idea L934
Locked Up Lava
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Focal, antique silver-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 30x16mm 3D heart key
- Focal, silver-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 33x16mm padlock with 22x12mm key and working lock
- Clasp, lobster claw, stainless steel, 17x8.5mm ellipse
- Ear wire, stainless steel, 18mm leverback with 8x4mm shell and open loop
- Bead, stainless steel, 10mm round
- Bead, stainless steel, 8mm round
- Bead, Hemalyke™ (man-made), black, 4x1mm heishi
- Eye pin, antique silver-plated brass, 2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, imitation nickel-plated brass, 7mm round, 5.1mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Chain, imitation rhodium-plated brass, 5mm rolo
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, jet hematite, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, lava rock (waxed), 6mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 3 to 3-1/2
- Component, Crystal Passions®, jet, 15x11mm faceted oval fancy stone (4137)
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
String one Hemalyke™ bead, one 10mm stainless steel bead and one Hemalyke bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a total of three beaded links.
Step 2
String a bicone bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a total of four beaded links.
Step 3
String three 8mm stainless steel beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 4
String one lava rock bead, three Hemalyke beads and one lava rock bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a second beaded link.
Step 5
String two Hemalyke beads, one 8mm stainless steel bead and two Hemalyke beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a second beaded link.
Step 6
String two 8mm stainless steel beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a second beaded link.
Step 7
String a bicone bead, a lava rock bead and a bicone bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 8
String a 10mm stainless steel bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop.
Repeat to create a second beaded link.
Step 9
String two Hemalyke beads, one 10mm stainless steel bead and two Hemalyke beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 10
String two Hemalyke beads then a bicone bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 11
String an 8mm stainless steel bead, a lava rock bead and an 8mm stainless steel bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 12
String a bicone bead, a 10mm stainless steel bead and a bicone bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 13
String a lava rock bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 14
String two Hemalyke beads, two 8mm stainless steel beads and two Hemalyke beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 15
String three lava rock beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 16
String an 8mm stainless steel bead, a bicone bead and an 8mm stainless steel bead onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 17
String two Hemalyke beads, a bicone bead and two Hemalyke beads onto an eye pin. Form a simple loop to create a beaded link.
Step 18
Attach the beaded links created in Steps 1 - 17 in the appropriate order, according to the image above.
Attach one end to the padlock focal. Attach the other end and a lobster claw clasp to a jump ring.
Step 19
Cut a 2-inch and a 17-1/2 inch length of chain.
Step 20
Use jump rings to attach one end of the 17-1/2 inch length of chain to the padlock and the other end to the jump ring from Step 18.
Step 21
String onto an eye pin a Hemalyke bead, a 10mm stainless steel bead and a Hemalyke bead. Form a small coil on the end of the eye pin to secure the beads.
Step 22
String onto an eye pin an 8mm stainless steel bead, a bicone bead and an 8mm stainless steel bead. Form a simple loop. Attach to the eye pin from Step 21.
Step 23
Attach the component created in Step 22 and a cosmic oval crystal component to a jump ring.
Attach the cosmic oval component and the 2-inch length of chain to a new jump ring.
Use a new jump ring to attach the other end of chain to a new cosmic oval component.
Use a new jump ring to attach the drop to the jump ring from Step 18 and complete the necklace.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 1-inch length of chain and a length of chain three links long.
Step 2
String onto an eye pin a 10mm stainless steel bead and form a small coil to secure the bead.
Step 3
String onto an eye pin a bicone bead, a Hemalyke bead, a lava rock bead, a Hemalyke bead and a bicone bead. Form a simple loop.
Attach one end to the component create in Step 2 and the other end to the three-link long chain.
Step 4
Use a jump ring to attach the heart key focal to the 1-inch length of chain.
Step 5
Use a jump ring to attach the components created in Steps 3 and 4 to an ear wire.
Repeat a create a second earring.
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