DESIGNED BY Molly Schaller
FEATURING BEAD GALLERY® BEADS BY HALCRAFT COLLECTION
The Pinot Noir Necklace is part of our monthly Pretty Palettes design challenge. Click to learn how you can play along!
Materials:
33 5x16mm black with purple iris half coat Czech glass daggers (16379)
2 10x16mm amethyst stone nugget wire wrapped pendants (16295)
2 10mm red with gold luster Czech glass melons (16755)
8 4mm dark red opaque Czech glass fire-polished faceted rounds (15360)
36 3x6mm lavender dyed imperial jasper rondelles (12485)
90 11/0 dark red silver lined Czech glass seed beads (16390)
16 5mm crystal with rose coating Czech glass fire-polished faceted rounds (15430)
16” gold bead stringing wire (JW02G-0)
4 gold crimp tubes (305X-129)
3 gold memory wire (347A-050)
3 5mm jump rings
1 gold lobster clasp
Tools:
Wire nippers
Memory wire nippers
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Level of difficulty: intermediate
Time: 1-2 hours
Instructions:
1. Cut a 2.5-inch piece of memory wire. Make a simple loop.
2. Onto the memory wire string 1 seed bead, 1 4mm dark red Czech faceted round, and 1 dagger.
3. String 1 seed bead and1 dagger. Repeat 10 more times. String 1 4mm dark red Czech faceted round & 1 seed bead. Make a simple loop.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 two more times to create 3 memory wire arcs.
5. Using jump rings connect all three arcs together, with an amethyst pendant between each.
6. Cut an 8-inch piece of bead stringing wire.
7. String 1 crimp tube. Pass the wire through the loop of one of the memory wire arcs and back through the crimp tube. Flatten the tube.
8. String 1 seed bead and a 10mm red glass melon bead.
9. String 1 seed bead and 1 imperial jasper rondelle. Repeat 4 more times. String 1 seed bead and a 5mm crystal with rose Czech glass faceted round.
10. Repeat step 9 two more times.
11. String 1 seed bead and 1 imperial jasper rondelle. Repeat 2 more times.
12. String 1 seed bead and a 5mm crystal rose Czech glass faceted round. Repeat 4 more times.
13. String 1 seed bead, 1 4mm dark red Czech glass faceted round, 1 seed bead, and 1 crimp tube. Pass the wire through the loop of the lobster clasp and back through the tube. Flatten the tube.
14. Repeat steps 7-13 with another 8-inch beading wire on the opposite side of the necklace, but use a jump ring instead of the clasp.
Click to jump to the coordinating Pinot Noir Bracelet design or the Pinot Noir Earrings!
Molly Schaller is a crafts industry consultant, jewelry designer, and communications specialist. She loves how crafts weave one's heart, hands, and mind into one beautiful experience and is always on the lookout for a new crafting hobby.