Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Crystal Passions® Beads, Sterling Silver Components and Wirework
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Design Idea MC2Y
-- 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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- Bead, Crystal Passions® crystals, Crystal Passions®, light rose golden shadow, 6mm Xilion bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions® crystals, light rose golden shadow, 3mm Xilion bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal astral pink, 3mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal astral pink, 4mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light peach, 6mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, padparadscha, 3mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, padparadscha, 4mm bicone (5328)
- Chain, Gossamer™, sterling silver, 0.65mm twisted cable, 20 inches with springring clasp
- Component, Amoracast®, sterling silver, 18x11mm two-sided butterfly wing with cutout
- Ear wire, sterling silver, 16mm flat fishhook with open loop, 23 gauge
- Focal, Amoracast®, sterling silver, 38.5x18mm double-sided cutout butterfly wing
- Head pin, sterling silver, 2 inches with 1.5mm ball, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 3mm round, 1.7mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 5mm round, 3.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Link, sterling silver, 15mm hammered open round
- Link, sterling silver, 20mm hammered open round
- Wire, sterling silver, dead-soft, round, 24 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Cut an 8-inch length of wire.
Step 2
Pick one hole on a 20mm link. Starting approximately 1/2 inch on either side of the hole, wrap the wire around the link three times toward the hole.
Pull the wire down below the link approximately 1/4 inch and bend the wire back up, creating a U-shape. Continue to wrap the wire seven times or until you reach the hole.
Pass the wire over the hole so it remains exposed and continue wrapping the wire on the other side of the hole, creating another U-shape. Trim any excess wire.
Step 3
String onto a head pin a 4mm crystal astral pink bicone, a 4mm padparadscha bicone, a 6mm light rose golden shadow bicone and a 6mm light peach bicone. Form a wrapped loop.
Attach the beaded head pin to the hole in the link from Step 2.
Step 4
Use 5mm jump rings to attach the 38.5mm butterfly wings to the U-shaped loops from Step 2. Use a 4mm jump ring to attach the butterfly wings together.
Step 5
String onto a head pin a 4mm padparadscha bicone and a 6mm light rose golden shadow bicone. Form a wrapped loop.
Step 6
Pass onto a 5mm jump ring the top hole of the link component, the beaded head pin from Step 5 and the necklace chain. Close the jump ring.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 7-inch lengths of wire.
Step 2
Pick one hole on a 15mm link. Starting approximately 1/3 inch on either side of the hole, wrap one length of wire around the link three times toward the hole.
Pull the wire down below the link approximately 1/4 inch and bend the wire back up, creating a U-shape. Continue to wrap the wire four times or until you reach the hole.
Pass the wire over the hole so it remains exposed and continue wrapping the wire on the other side of the hole, creating another U-shape. Trim any excess wire.
Step 3
String onto a head pin a 3mm crystal astral pink bicone, a 3mm padparadscha bicone, a 3mm light rose golden shadow bicone and a 6mm light peach bicone. Form a wrapped loop.
Attach the beaded head pin to the hole in the link from Step 2.
Step 4
Use 4mm jump rings to attach the 18mm butterfly wings to the U-shaped loops from Step 2. Use a 3mm jump ring to attach the butterfly wings together.
Step 5
String onto a head pin a 3mm padparadscha bicone and a 3mm light rose golden shadow bicone. Form a simple loop.
Step 6
Pass onto a 5mm jump ring the top hole of the link component, the beaded head pin from Step 5 and an ear wire. Close the jump ring.
Repeat to create a second earring.
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