Caribbean Zest Necklace Tutorial

Slide a 5mm Bicone in Tangerine onto a 1 ½-inch 24 gauge sterling silver head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Repeat twice.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Slide a 4mm faceted round in Caribbean Blue Opal onto a head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Repeat once.

Attach a Tangerine dangle onto the first loop on the bottom of the sterling silver filigree chandelier heart with 6 rings using a silver-plated brass 5mm open round jump ring. Repeat for the third center loop on the bottom and the last loop on the other side of the chandelier.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Attach a Caribbean Blue Opal dangle to the second loop on the bottom of the chandelier using a jump ring. Repeat for the remaining loop on the bottom of the chandelier.

Slide a 4mm Bicone in Tangerine AB onto a head pin and attach it to the loop at the center of the chandelier by making a wrapped loop.

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire. Then, add the last link of a six-inch length of silver-plated flat oval cable chain to the wire. 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 TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter granulated bead
• One Tangerine bicone
• One TierraCast rhodium Kenyan heishi spacer
• One Caribbean Blue Opal bead
• One Kenyan spacer
• One Tangerine Bicone

Repeat this pattern three times. Then, add a granulated bead and a Caribbean Blue Opal bead. Add the chandelier using a jump ring attached to the top. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the chandelier.

Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire. Then, add the last link of a six-inch length of chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Attach each half of the 925/10 silver-filled 12mm plain round toggle clasp to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.

List of Components
5328 4mm Bicone Tangerine AB (5328-TGRAB4, qty 1)
5328 5mm Bicone Tangerine (5328-TGR5, qty 19)
5000 4mm Faceted Round Caribbean Blue Opal (5000-CBOP4, qty 12)
TierraCast Rhodium Kenyan Heishi Spacer (RB-0405, qty 16)
Sterling Silver Filigree Chandelier Heart with 6 Rings (SS-CHAN10, qty 1)
Silver-Plated Flat Oval Cable Chain (BTF-0047, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Granulated Bead (SA-0447, qty 10)
Silver-Plated Brass 5mm Open Round Jump Ring (FIND2623, qty 8)
1 1/2-inch Head Pin, 24 Gauge (Sterling Silver) (SS-HP4X, qty 6)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 11mm Toggle Clasp (SS-TOG23, qty 1)