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:
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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 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.
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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:
- Slide a 6mm gold pearl, a topaz cube, and a 4mm brown pearl onto a headpin.
- 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.
- 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.
- Open the loop on the earring form (using a round nose or flat nose pliers), attach the beaded headpin, and close the loop.