Blue Winds Necklace Tutorial

Cut a length of 22 gauge titanium Artbeads Designer Wire approximately six inches long. Slide a Dakota Stones Mardi Gras impression jasper 17x43mm stick bead onto the wire and make a messy wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Repeat four times for a total of five dangles.

Messy Wrapped Loops Video Tutorial

Slide a TierraCast silver antique 5mm leaf bead cap onto a 3-inch 22 gauge sterling silver head pin, followed by a 5mm bicone in Majestic Blue AB. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Repeat for a total of two 5mm bicone dangles. Repeat twice more with 6mm bicones in Majestic Blue AB for two 6mm bicone dangles.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Attach one of your gemstone dangles to the center loop on the satin rhodium-plated pewter ethnic crescent pendant with 15 rings using a 6mm antique silver-plated 18 gauge open jump ring. Attach a TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter small bird feather charm to the loop on each side of the center using a jump ring for each. Add a 6mm bicone dangle to the loops on each side of the feathers using a jump ring for each. Add a gemstone dangle to the next loops on each side using a jump ring for each, then add a small feather charm to the next loops on each side using a jump ring for each. Then, add a 5mm bicone dangle to the next loops on each side using a jump ring for each. Add a gemstone dangle to the next loops using a jump ring for each. Add a TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter large feather charm to the next loops using a jump ring for each.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial

Add the following pattern to the jewelry wire:

• One 6mm faceted round in Majestic Blue
• One TierraCast antique silver 3mm faceted spacer
• One 8mm faceted round in Majestic Blue
• One faceted spacer
• One 6mm faceted round
• One bead cap
• One 6mm round crystal pearl in Scarabaeus Green
• One bead cap

Repeat this pattern five times, leaving off the last bead cap, pearl, and bead cap sequence. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Repeat steps four and five to make another beaded strand.

Open the jump ring on one end of one of your beaded strands and attach it to the top loop on one side of your crescent. Close the jump ring. Repeat with the other beaded strand on the other side of the crescent.

Cut a length of antique silver-plated textured oval link chain approximately 15 inches long. Attach one end to the jump ring at one end of your necklace using another jump ring.

Attach the 22mm pear-shaped pendant in Majestic Blue to the TierraCast antique pewter small Jardin pinch bail. Slide the pendant onto the chain and then attach the end of the chain to the jump ring at the other end of your necklace using another jump ring.

Open the jump ring at one end of your necklace and attach half of the TierraCast antique pewter Jardin toggle clasp set. Close the jump ring. Repeat on the other end of the necklace with the other half of the clasp.

List of Components
5000 8mm Faceted Round Majestic Blue (5000-MAJB8, qty 12) (Not available anymore, try 5000-SAP8)
5328 5mm Bicone Majestic Blue AB (5328-MAJBAB5, qty 2)
5328 6mm Bicone Majestic Blue AB (5328-MAJBAB6, qty 2) (Not available anymore, try 5328-MAJB6)
5000 6mm Faceted Round Majestic Blue (5000-MAJB6, qty 24)
6106 22mm Pear-Shaped Pendant Majestic Blue (6106-MAJB22, qty 1) (Or, try 6432-MAJB15 or 6431-MAJB16)
Dakota Stones Mardi Gras Impression Jasper 17x43mm Stick Bead Strand (R1187, qty 1)
Satin Rhodium-Plated Pewter Ethnic Crescent Pendant with 15 Rings (PEND-1343, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Small Bird Feather Charm (SA-2046, qty 4)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Large Feather Charm (SA-2045, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Silver 3mm Faceted Spacer (SA-0422, qty 24)
TierraCast Silver Antique 5mm Leaf Bead Cap (SA-5570, qty 24)
5810 6mm Round Crystal Pearl Scarabaeus Green (5810-SCGR6, qty 10)
3-inch Head Pin, 22 Gauge (Sterling Silver) (SS-HP23, qty 4)
6mm Antique Silver-Plated Open Jump Ring - 18 Gauge (FIND-0468, qty 21)
Antique Silver-Plated Textured Oval Link Chain by the Foot (SPACH15, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Pewter Small Jardin Pinch Bail (PA-5807, qty 1)
Artbeads Designer Wire - Titanium Copper Non-Tarnish 22 Gauge (24 ft. spool) (ADW0074, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Pewter Jardin Toggle Clasp Set (PA-6226, qty 1)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 4)