Triple Strand Pearl Bracelet
Materials:
12mm Rice Pearls (A), 28
8mm Potato Pearls (B), 23
#2 Beadalon Silver Crimp Tubes, 6
Beadalon .018" Flexible Beading Wire, 27”
1/4" Beadalon French Wire, 2
Crimping Pliers
Wire Cutters
Instructions:
Cut the French wire into 6 3/8-inch pieces. Cut the piece of flexible beading wire into 3 9-inch lengths.
On one piece of wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the innermost loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 23B.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the innermost loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
On the second wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 14A.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
Repeat steps 5 through 7 using a third wire and attaching it to the outermost loop of the hook clasp.
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Triple Strand Pearl Necklace
Materials:
12mm Rice Pearls (A), 70
8mm Potato Pearls (B), 48
#2 Beadalon Silver Crimp Tubes, 6
Beadalon .018" Flexible Beading Wire, 54”
1/4" Beadalon French Wire, 2
Silver Three-Loop Hook Clasp, 1
Crimping Pliers
Wire Cutters
Instructions:
Cut the French wire into 6 3/8-inch pieces. Cut the piece of flexible beading wire into 1 16-inch length, 1 18-inch length and 1 20-inch length.
Using the 16-inch wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the innermost loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 48B.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the innermost loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
Using the 18-inch wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 33A.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
Using the 18-inch wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 33A.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the center loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
Using the 20-inch wire, string 1 #2 crimp tube, and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the outermost loop of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove slack from the wire so that the French wire forms a horseshoe shape within the loop. Crimp the tube and cut excess tail of wire.
String 37A.
String 1 #2 crimp tube and 1 piece of French wire. Pass the wire through the outermost loop of the opposite half of the hook clasp and back through the crimp tube. Remove excess slack from wire without pulling it so that the strand of beads becomes rigid. Crimp the tube and cut the excess tail of wire.
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Crystal Cascade Earrings
Materials:
Crystazzi 6mm Crystal Twisted Rounds, 12 Pieces
Crystazzi 4mm Crystal Bicones, 10 Pieces
Sterling Elegance 4mm Open Jump Rings, 22 Pieces
Sterling Elegance Head Pins, 20 Pieces
Sterling Elegance Lever Earrings, 2 Pieces
Sterling Elegance Small Rope Toggles, Circle Ends only, 2 Pieces
Sterling Elegance 18” Circle Link Necklace, 1 Package
Needle Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers
Wire Cutters
Instructions:
Thread the circle half of a toggle onto each lever earring to create the base form.
Cut 4 sets of the following lengths of chain: 6 links, 8 links, 10 links, 12 links and 14 links.
Cut 2 sets of the following lengths of chain: 16 links.
Lay the chains out into two sets that form graduated groups of 11 chains with the longest chain in the centers and shortest chains on the outside. Use a 4mm jump ring to connect each chain in this order to each large twisted circle.
One set of needle nose pliers can be used to hold the ring while a second set can give you precise leverage to open the loop. The pieces are usually so small it is difficult to hold securely with just soft fingers. Loops should be opened and closed by moving the seam end to the side, a twisting motion (think how a paper clip slides open – the shape is not distorted). If you open going against the curve of the circle it is difficult to get the circle to meet properly again to make a secure connection and the wire is more likely to break.
Use a wrapped loop to attach the drops to the chain.
The process of making a wrapped loop begins by threading your selected beads onto a head pin. Leave a small gap beyond the last bead for 2-3 wire coils. Bend the wire into a 90 degree angle and bend back against the angle to form a round loop. Leave the tail end out straight and uncut. Thread the tail onto a chain link until the loop now sits directly on the chain. Use needle nose pliers to tightly wrap the tail around the base of the loop 2-3 times to form a small coiled stack above the last bead. Trim the excess wire as close as possible and press any sharp end down towards the wrap.
Use twisted rounds for the bottom of the 5 longest chains of each earring. Continue using wrapped loops to attach 6 bicone drops above the twisted round drops. The bicones should be placed in the middle links of the remaining chains so they are not dangling at the very ends and now all chains should be have a dangle.
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