Sage Shine Necklace & Earrings
Project Sheet:
Materials
- ( 7) “Darice” 6mm Glass Pearls, in Grey Green (12’’ strand)
- ( 12) “Darice” 4mm Glass Pearls, in Grey Green (12’’ strand)
- (12) ”Venezia” 4x6mm Rondelle Crystals, in Transparent Metallic Green (7’’ strand)
- (12) “Darice: Jewelry Designer” 4mm Metal Flower Spacer Beads (31 piece pack)
- (Appx 1/3 tube) “Dazzle-It!” 6/0 e-beads, in Silver-Lined Crystal (24 gram tube)
- (Appx 22'') “Beadalon” or .024’’ Bead stringing wire (30 foot spool)
- (2) Silver #3 crimp tubes
- (1) Silver clasp and split ring
- (2) Silver earwires
- (2) Silver headpins
- Crimper
- Nipper
- Round nose pliers
- Wire cutter
Directions
18" Necklace
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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.
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String on about 6’’ worth of e-beads. Then, string on a 4mm pearl, a crystal rondelle, a spacer, a 6mm pearl, a spacer, a crystal rondelle, a 4mm pearl, and three e-beads. Repeat four times. End with another 6’’ of e-beads.
- 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
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Slide a 6mm pearl, a spacer, a crystal rondelle, and a 4mm pearl onto a headpin.
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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.
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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.
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Open the loop on the earring form (using a round nose or flat nose pliers), attach the beaded headpin, and close the loop.