Blackberry Chocolate Necklace Tutorial

Necklace

Cut a length of 20 gauge Vintage Bronze Artbeads Designer Wire approximately six inches long. Slide a Dakota Stones purple impression jasper and bronzite ladder pendant onto the wire and make a messy wrapped loop at the top of the pendant.

Messy Wrapped Loops Video Tutorial

Cut a length of Designer Wire approximately three inches long and make a simple loop at the bottom of the wire. Add a TierraCast antique copper-plated pewter small cube spacer EuroBead to the wire, followed by a Dakota Stones purple druzy agate 8mm faceted round bead, a cube spacer, and a 6mm round crystal pearl in Iridescent Purple. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads, continuing the wrap down around the top of the pearl.

Simple Loop Tutorial
Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Attach your pendant to a 2-foot length of 2.3mm antique copper-plated ball chain using a TierraCast medium oval copper open jump ring.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Add a JBB 3mm antique copper-plated brass fancy crimp end cap with loop to one end of the chain and crimp in place. Repeat on the other end of the chain.

Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial

Attach each half of the TierraCast antique copper heirloom clasp set to each end of the necklace using an oval jump ring for each.,

Bracelet

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches long. Slide a TierraCast antique copper 2x2mm crimp onto the end, followed by a TierraCast copper-plated brass large oval open jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast antique copper large tapered clasp set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm antique copper crimp cover.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial

Add a druzy bead to the wire, followed by a TierraCast antique copper Celtic large hole bead, a druzy bead, and a 10mm round pearl in Velvet Brown. Repeat this pattern four times, leaving off the last pearl.

Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to the other half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.

List of Components
Dakota Stones Purple Impression Jasper and Bronzite 11-Piece Ladder Pendant Set (PEND-1501, qty 1)
Dakota Stones Purple Druzy Agate 8mm Faceted Round Bead Strand (R1539, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Copper-Plated Pewter Small Cube Spacer EuroBead (CA-5775, qty 2)
5810 6mm Round Crystal Pearl Iridescent Purple (5810-IRP6, qty 1)
Artbeads Designer Wire - Vintage Bronze Non-Tarnish 20 Gauge (30 ft. spool) (ADW0021, qty 1)
2.3mm Antique Copper-Plated Ball Chain by the Foot (BTF-0501, qty 2)
JBB 3mm Antique Copper-Plated Brass Fancy Crimp End Cap with Loop (BCA-ENDCAP11, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Copper Heirloom Clasp Set (CA-6070, qty 1)
TierraCast Medium Oval Copper Open Jump Ring (C-0018, qty 3)
TierraCast Antique Copper Celtic Large Hole Bead (CA-5506, qty 5)
5810 10mm Round Pearl Velvet Brown (5810-VLTBRN10, qty 4)
TierraCast Antique Copper Large Tapered Clasp Set (CA-6067, qty 1)
TierraCast Copper-Plated Brass Large Oval Open Jump Ring (C-0019, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Copper 2x2mm Crimp (C-0030, qty 2)
3mm Antique Copper Crimp Cover (FIND-1064, qty 2)