Golden Fall Necklace and Earrings

Project Sheet:
UPC #: 420004017314

Golden Fall Necklace and Earrings

Golden Fall Necklace and Earrings

Project Sheet:
UPC #: 420004017314

Materials

  • (3) “Darice”11.5mm Glass Round Beads, in Topaz (7’’ strand)
  • (8) “Darice” 4mm Glass Cubes, in Topaz & Olive AB (7’’ strand)
  • (8) “Darice” 6mm Glass Pearls, in Gold (12’’ strand)
  • (8) “Darice” 4mm Glass Pearls, in Brown (12’’ strand)
  • (Appx 1/3) “Dazzle-It!”” 6/0 E-beads, in Golden Glow (24 gram tube)
  • (1) Gold  Clasp and Split Ring
  • (2) Gold Crimp Tubes
  • (Appx 22’’) “Beadalon” .018’’ Bead Stringing Wire, in Bronze (30’ spool)
  • (2) Gold Earwires
  • (2) Gold Headpins
  • Crimper
  • Nipper
  • Round nose pliers
  • Wire cutter

Directions

Directions for 18" Necklace:

  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 about 6’’ worth of e-beads. Then, string on a 4mm brown pearl, a topaz cube, a 6mm gold pearl, a 11.5’’ topaz glass round bead, a gold pearl, a cube, a brown pearl, and three e-beads. Repeat two more times. Finish with another 6’’ of e-beads to make the necklace symmetrical.  

  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.

Directions for Earrings:

  1. Slide a 6mm gold pearl, a topaz cube, and a 4mm brown 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.