Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Sunstone Gemstone Beads, 14Kt Gold-Filled Chain and Wirework
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Design Idea NF2B
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Ear wire, 14Kt gold-filled, 10mm fishhook with open loop and ball, 22 gauge
- Chasing hammer, steel and rubberwood, natural, 28mm convex head and 14mm ball head, 10 inches
- Bead, sunstone (natural), mini to medium graduated hand-cut faceted nugget, B grade, Mohs hardness 6 to 6-1/2
- Jump ring, 14Kt gold-filled, 4.5mm round, 2.9mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, 14Kt gold-filled, 12x4mm with 5mm jump ring
- Wire, sterling silver, half-hard, round, 24 gauge
- Chain, 14Kt gold-filled, 2mm drawn flat cable
- Wire, 12Kt gold-filled, dead-soft, round, 18 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Wire Base
Step 1
Cut a 6-inch length of 18-gauge wire. Create a spiral on each end of the wire. Gently curve the wire into a wide U shape.
Step 2
On a steel block, use the flat side of a chasing hammer to flatten the wire and spirals. Use the ball side of the hammer head to add texture.
Wrapping Sunstones
Step 3
Cut a 15-inch length of 24-gauge sterling silver wire. Tightly wrap the end of the wire just under a spiral of the wire base three times.
Step 4
Approximately 1/4 inch from the wire base (or the distance from the hole to the edge of a sunstone nugget) make a 90-degree bend in the wrapping wire, causing the working end to parallel the wire base.
String a sunstone nugget onto the wire. Bend the wire sharply back toward the base then tightly wrap twice.
Repeat to add sunstone nuggets along the curve of the wire base then wrap tightly three times just under the opposite spiral. Trim any excess wrapping wire.
Necklace Assembly
Step 5
Cut two 9-inch lengths of cable chain.
Step 6
Use jump rings to attach a length of chain to each spiral of the focal.
Use a jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the necklace. Add another jump ring to the opposite end of the necklace.
Necklace Assembly
Wire Base
Step 1
Cut two 3-1/2 inch lengths of 18-gauge wire.
Step 2
Create a spiral on one end of a length of wire. Create a teardrop shape on the opposite end of the wire, wrapping the end twice around the center section of wire directly next to the beginning of the teardrop.
Repeat with the second length of wire.
Step 3
On a steel block, use the flat side of a chasing hammer to flatten the teardrops and spirals. Use the ball side of the hammer head to add texture.
Wrapping Sunstones
Step 4
Cut two 4-inch lengths of 24-gauge wire. Tightly wrap the end of the wire just over a spiral of the wire base three times.
Step 5
Approximately 1/4 inch from the wire base, make a 90-degree bend in the wrapping wire, causing the working end to parallel the wire base.
String a sunstone nugget onto the wire. Bend the wire sharply back toward the base then tightly wrap twice just above the spiral. Trim any excess wrapping wire.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 with the second wire base.
Step 7
Attach an ear wire to the teardrop of each focal.
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