Jewel Tone Pearl Necklace & Earrings

Project Sheet:
UPC #: 420004024831

Jewel Tone Pearl Necklace & Earrings

Jewel Tone Pearl Necklace & Earrings

Project Sheet:
UPC #: 420004024831

Materials

  • (11) “Darice” 6mm glass pearls, in Burgundy (12’’ strand)

  • (11) “Darice” 6mm glass pearls, in Teal (12’’ strand)

  • (11) “Darice” 6mm glass pearls, in Jewel Purple (12’’ strand)

  • (40) “Sweet  Beads: Tiny Spacers” 2x3.5mm silver rondelles (200 piece pack)

  • (Appx 1/5 tube) “Dazzle-It!” Czech glass 6/0 e-beads, in Midnight (24 gram tube)

  • (Appx 22’’) “Beadalon” .018’’ Bead Stringing Wire (30’ spool)

  • (1) Silver clasp and split ring

  • (2) Silver crimp tubes

  • (2) Silver earwires

  • (2) Silver headpins

  • Crimper

  • Nipper

  • Round nose pliers

  • Wire cutter

Directions

Necklace (approx. 19 inches)

  1. Cut a 22’’ piece of stringing wire. Attach the clasp to the wire, using a crimp tube and the crimper tool. Leave about a 1/2 inch of wire for overlap, for the first couple beads to go over.
  2. String on eight e-beads, a silver rondelle, a burgundy pearl, a rondelle, a teal pearl, a rondelle, a purple pearl, and another rondelle. Repeat eight times. End with eight more e-beads.
  3. Attach the split ring to the end with the second crimp tube. String the remaining wire through a few of the last beads before crimping. Trim the excess wire with the nipper.

Earrings

  1. Slide a burgundy pearl, a silver rondelle, a teal pearl, a rondelle, and a purple pearl onto a headpin.
  2. Using a round-nose pliers, bend the headpin at a 90 degree angle as close to the top bead as possible. Then, move the pliers down the headpin a tiny bit and bend it the other direction so it forms a "stair step." Bending the headpin backwards first helps center the loop around the beads, versus it being off to one side.
  3. Continue moving down the headpin and bending until you have a circle formed. When it is just about closed, trim the excess headpin with a wire cutter. Then grab the very end of the headpin with the pliers and close the loop.
  4. Open the loop on the earring form (using a round nose or flat nose pliers), attach the beaded headpin, and close the loop.