Single-Strand Convertible Necklace with Crystal Passions® Pearls and Beads and Zebra Wire™ Tinned Copper Round Wire
Design Idea SH29
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, crystal AB, Crystal Passions® 8mm round 5000
- Pearl, moonlight, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5810
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2x1mm seamless tube / approx 1.1mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm round
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 4mm round, 20 gauge / 2.4mm inside diameter / brass
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 6mm round, 18 gauge / 4.2mm inside diameter / brass
- Head pin, silver-plated, 2 inch / 1.5mm ball tip, 23 gauge brass
- Clasp lobster claw, silver-plated "pewter" (zinc alloy), 10x6mm
- Clasp toggle, silver-plated "pewter" (zinc alloy), 9mm round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, sterling silver, 4mm tube, 0.8mm inside diameter
- Wire, Zebra Wire™, tinned copper, silver color, round, 12 gauge
- Pliers, Wubbers® Designer Mandrel, medium oval mandrel, steel and rubber, 6.75 inches
Instructions
Cut a 5-inch length of Zebra Wire™ 12-gauge silver color tinned copper round wire.
Using Wubbers® Designer Mandrel medium oval pliers, bend the wire to make the loops of a bow shape. Then use chain-nose pliers to wrap the wire into the rest of the bow.
Cut the following:
- Two 10-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® 49-strand pearl professional-quality beading wire
- One 5-inch length of Accu-Flex 49-strand pearl professional-quality beading wire
String onto one of the 10-inch lengths of beading wire: one 2x1mm sterling silver crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 4mm sterling silver tube wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard, leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp, then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a 4mm silver-plated round crimp cover.
String 34 Crystal Passions® 6mm moonlight round pearls onto the beading wire.
Crimp the end of the beading wire as you did in Step 4.
Repeat Steps 4 through 6 for the second 10-inch length of beading wire.
Repeat Step 4 for the 5-inch length of beading wire.
String 10 Crystal Passions 6mm moonlight round pearls onto the 5-inch length of beading wire.
Crimp the end of the beading wire as you did in Step 4.
String a Crystal Passions 8mm crystal AB round bead onto a 2-inch 23-gauge silver-plated ball head pin. Finish with a simple loop.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach the drop you created in Step 11 to one end of the 5-inch strand of crystal pearls.
Using a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach a 10x6mm silver-plated lobster claw clasp to the other end of the 5-inch strand of crystal pearls.
Using 6mm 18-gauge silver-plated round jump rings, attach the two 10-inch strands of crystal pearls to either side of bow you made in Steps 1 and 2.
Using 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump rings, attach the ends of the necklace to the halves of a 9mm silver-plated round toggle clasp.
(Optional) Using the lobster claw clasp, attach the 5-inch strand of crystal pearls to one side of the bow.
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