DIY JEWELRY making
Designed by Denise Yezbak Moore
featuring Bead Gallery® beads
available exclusively at www.Halcraftcollection.com
Instructions:
Materials:
05 Bead Gallery® river shell leaf 20x43mm (12071)
08 Bead Gallery® silver plated long tube (12576)
14 Bead Gallery® silver plated rondelle (12554)
02 Bead Gallery® silver plated large tube (12157)
20 Bead Gallery® Philippine brown wood 10mm (14993)
04 Bead Gallery® Philippine brown wood 12mm (14986)
13 Bead Gallery® light tube wood (15200)
04 Bead Gallery® mother-of-pearl rectangle (12056)
20 Bead Gallery® dyed aqua agate 4mm (10102)
01 Bead Gallery® silver tone twisted ring (12117)
16 silver tone size 2 crimp beads
04 silver tone size 3 crimp beads
69” 49 strand 0.46mm beading wire
01 silver tone large lobster clasp
02 silver tone 6mm jump ring
02 silver tone 4mm jump ring
Tools:
Wire nippers
Crimping pliers
2 Chain-nose pliers
Level of difficulty (Intermediate)
Time – Less than 1 hour
Instructions:
1. Row 1 – Cut 26” of beading wire. String 3 size 2 crimp beads, silver rondelle, size 2 crimp bead, 9 wood rondelle, size 2 crimp bead, silver rondelle and 3 size 2 crimp beads. Set aside.
2. Row 2 – Cut 22” of beading wire. String 3 size 2 crimp beads, (wood rondelle, silver rondelle, aqua, rectangle, aqua, silver rondelle) repeat 3 times, wood rondelle and 3 size 2 crimp beads. Set aside.
3. Row 3 – Cut 21” of beading wire. String size 2 crimp bead, silver rondelle, size 2 crimp bead, aqua, silver tube, (aqua, silver tube, aqua, mother-of-pearl leaf) repeat 4 times, aqua, silver tube, aqua, silver tube, size 2 crimp bead, silver rondelle and size 2 crimp bead. Set aside.
4. Connection of Necklace – Left side- Bring strands together and string 12mm wood, silver rondelle, 12mm wood, 10 wood 10mm and 2 size 3 crimp beads.
5. ** We will be crimping all three strands together** Bring strands together, form a loop, pass wire back through crimp beads. Check loops and make sure they are the same size and crimp.
6. Repeat step 4-5 on right side of necklace.
7. Left side – Slide large hole tube over crimped loops. Using a 6mm jump ring, grab loops and close jump ring.
8. Using a 4mm jump ring, connect twisted ring to 6mm jump ring.
9. Right side – Slide large hole tube over crimped loops. Using a 6mm jump ring, grab loops and close jump ring.
10. Using a 4mm jump ring, connect large lobster clasp to 6mm jump ring.
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Denise Yezbak Moore is a self-taught artisan. Denise has been a senior designer here at Halcraft Collection for 9 years. She loves to create jewelry with a bohemian flair. She resides in Southern California and enjoys hearing from fellow beaders.