Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads, Antique Gold-Plated Copper Focals and Wire Wrap
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Design Idea LA3A
Floating Crystals
-- 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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- Ear wire, gold-finished stainless steel, 20mm fishhook with 3mm ball and 4mm coil with open loop, 21 gauge
- Wire, Wrapit®, Jeweler's Bronze, dead-soft, round, 28 gauge
- Clasp, toggle, gold-finished brass, 15mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 3mm round
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 5.5mm round, 3.5mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Focal, antique gold-plated copper, 48x40mm with 12-40mm graduated textured flat circle
- Crimp, 14Kt gold-filled, 2x1mm smooth tube
- Crimp, gold-plated brass, 1.1x1mm micro cut seamless tube, 0.7mm inside diameter
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 5mm tube
- Beads, Crystal Passions, 4mm bicone
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 22-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire and one 24-inch length of 28-gauge dead-soft wire.
Step 2
Wrap one end of the 24-inch length of wire three times around one 40mm textured flat circle focal. Trim excess from the short end.
Step 3
String one 4mm bicone (in the color of your choice) onto the beading wire, positioning it so that it lays flat against the face of the focal, then wrap the wire once around the focal. Repeat two more times using the same color bicone, creating a set of three matched bicones.
Step 4
Repeat Step 3 to wrap a total of ten sets of three bicones and one set of two bicones around the focal in the colors of your choice.
Wrap the wire three times around the focal to secure then trim excess wire.
Step 5
String onto the length of beading wire: one crimp and one Accu-Guard™ wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a crimp cover.
Pass one 5.5mm jump ring through the Accu-Guard and one half of the toggle clasp then close.
Step 6
String onto the beading wire:
- One crimp
- Five 4mm bicones (in the pattern of your choice)
- One crimp
Leave a 5-inch gap in the beading wire then crimp the first crimp. Slide the second crimp so it is snug against the bicones then crimp, suspending the beads on the beading wire.
Step 7
Repeat Step 6 two more times.
Step 8
Repeat Steps 6 and 7 in the opposite direction, mirroring the bicone pattern.
Step 9
Leave a 5-inch gap in the beading wire then repeat Step 5 to secure the strand.
Step 10
Using a pair of flush-cutter pliers, cut one 12mm textured flat circle so it can open like a jump ring.
Pass the 12mm flat circle through the bicone focal and around the strand then close.
Tip: For added security, apply a dab of Devcon® 5-Minute® Epoxy to secure the gap in the 12mm, preventing it from unintentionally opening.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 18-inch lengths of 28-gauge dead soft wire.
Step 2
Wrap one end of the 24-inch length of wire three times around one 32mm textured flat circle focal. Trim excess from the short end.
Step 3
String one 4mm bicone (in the color of your choice) onto the beading wire, positioning it so that it lays flat against the face of the focal, then wrap the wire once around the focal. Repeat, creating a set of two matched bicones.
Step 4
Repeat Step 3 to wrap a total of twelve sets of two bicones around the focal in the pattern of your choice.
Wrap the wire three times around the focal to secure then trim excess wire.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 2 - 4 to create a second beaded bicone focal.
Step 6
Using a pair of flush-cutter pliers, cut one 12mm textured flat circle so it can open like a jump ring.
Pass the 12mm flat circle through the bicone focal and around a second 12mm textured flat circle then close.
Attach an ear wire to the closed 12mm flat circle.
Tip: For added security, apply a dab of Devcon® 5-Minute® Epoxy to secure the gap in the 12mm, preventing it from unintentionally opening.
Step 7
Repeat Step 6 to create a second earring.
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