Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Stainless Steel Chain and JBB Findings End Bars
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Design Idea L943
Bridge Falls
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Ear wire, stainless steel, 16.5mm kidney, 20 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, stainless steel, 16x5mm curved
- Bead tip, stainless steel, 7 x 3.5mm side clamp-on with double closed loop, fits 2.4mm ball chain
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- End bar, JBB Findings, antique silver-plated brass, 44x3.5mm single-sided bar with 7 bottom loops
- Chain, stainless steel, 2.4mm ball
- End bar, JBB Findings, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 19.5x3.5mm single-sided 4-strand bar
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
Use flush-cutters to cut one 24-inch and fourteen 5-inch lengths of ball chain.
Step 2
Open one clamp-on bead tip. Place the last ball on one end of one 5-inch length of chain inside the bead tip and gently close the bead tip.
Repeat to attach a bead tip to each 5-inch length of ball chain, creating a length of chain tassel.
Step 3
String one bead tip from two lengths of chain tassel onto one 5mm jump ring and one 4mm jump ring.
Repeat using the remaining lengths of chain tassel to create a total of seven pairs of tassels.
Step 4
Use the 4mm jump ring attached to one pair of tassels to attach the tassels to a loop on the end bar.
Repeat to fill each loop on the end bar.
Step 5
Use one 4mm jump ring to attach the 5mm jump ring on the farthest loop on the end bar to the nearest 5mm jump ring.
Use one 4mm jump ring to attach the same 5mm jump ring to the next 5mm jump ring.
Repeat to attach each 5mm jump ring to corresponding 5mm jump rings.
Step 6
Trim the ends of the tassels to desired shape.
Step 7
Attach a clamp-on bead tip to each end of the 24-inch length of ball chain.
Step 8
Attach one 5mm jump ring onto one bead tip.
Use one 4mm jump ring to attach a lobster claw clasp onto the opposite bead tip.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Use flush-cutters to cut sixteen 2-1/4 inch lengths of ball chain.
Step 2
Open one clamp-on bead tip. Place the last ball on one end of ball chain inside the bead tip and gently close the bead tip.
Repeat to attach a bead tip to each length of ball chain, creating a length of chain tassel.
Step 3
String one bead tip from two lengths of chain tassel onto one 5mm jump ring and one 4mm jump ring to create a pair of tassels.
Repeat using the remaining lengths of chain tassel to create a total of four pairs.
Step 4
Use the 4mm jump ring attached to one pair of tassels to attach the tassels to a loop on the end bar.
Repeat to fill each loop on the end bar, except the top loop.
Step 5
Attach the ear wire onto the top loop of the end bar to complete one earring.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to complete a second earring.
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