It was a fun challenge to come up with a way to use silk ribbon with all of these beads.
Cynthia combined silk ribbon, crystals, seed beads, and more in this lovely jewelry set. You'll learn several basic techniques when you make this set, including stringing, making wrapped loops, and how to open jump rings. Becky challenged Cynthia on Facebook Live with these components to make a piece of jewelry and Cynthia created this set. The colors were so inspiring, she couldn't stop You can watch Cynthia make these jewelry designs here.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a sterling silver 6.85mm open jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Five TOHO 6/0 bead rounds in gilt-lined sapphire opal
One Bali silver spacer with wire center
One Czech glass 7x5mm tanzanite and pink opaque mix with bronze finish rondelle bead
One 6mm round Crystal Pearlescent White pearl
One Czech rondelle
One Bali spacer
One 6mm pearl
One 6mm faceted round in Crystal AB
One 6mm pearl
One Bali spacer
One 6mm pearl
One Czech rondelle
One TierraCast antique silver 10mm Oasis large-hole bead
One Czech rondelle
One Oasis bead
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center Oasis bead. Add a crimp tube and a 6.85mm jump ring to the wire. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of silver-plated brass chain with white enamel approximately 3 1/2 inches long. Attach this chain to the jump ring at one end of your beaded strand. Attach a 6.85mm jump ring to the other end of the chain. Repeat for the other side of the beaded srand.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 7 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end, and bring the end through the jump ring at the end of your chain. Go back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add 24 seed beads to the wire. Slide a crimp tube on, followed by a sterling silver 6.10mm open jump ring attached to half of the antique silver-plated pewter flower toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat on the other side of the necklace.
Slide a seed bead, a faceted round, and a seed bead onto a 2-inch sterling silver 22 gauge head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Repeat for a total of two dangles.
Add a 6.85mm jump ring to the hole of the 18mm Helix pendant in Crystal AB. Attach to the TierraCast rhodium 1.25-inch radiant ring using a 6.10mm jump ring. Attach a dangle to either side of the Helix pendant using a 6.85mm jump ring for each.
Attach the radiant ring to a TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter heart bead bail using a 6.85mm jump ring. Slide the bail onto the hand-dyed light blue and pink silk ribbon with pink edges.
Slide a sterling silver 4x4mm crimp tube onto one end of the silk ribbon. Bring the ribbon through the jump ring at one end of your necklace and go back through the crimp tube. You may need to use tweezers. Repeat on the other end of the ribbon with the other end of the necklace. Adjust the length of the ribbon strand to your liking and flatten the crimp tubes in place with flat or chain nose pliers. Trim the ends of the ribbon.,
Bracelet
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a 6.10mm jump ring attached to half of the JBB antique silver-plated pewter spiral toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add five 8mm round Crystal Pearlescent White pearls to the wire, followed by a Bali spacer, a 10mm faceted round in Crystal AB, an Oasis bead, a 10mm faceted round, an Oasis bead, and a faceted round. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center faceted round.
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, crimp in place, and hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
List of Components Hand-Dyed Light Blue and Pink Silk Ribbon with Pink Edges (SILK0028, qty 1) TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Heart Bead Bail (SA-5508, qty 1) TierraCast Rhodium 1.25-Inch Radiant Ring (RB-3112, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 6/0 Gilt-Lined Sapphire Opal 8g Bag (TBRD6-2102, qty 1) 6020 18mm Helix Pendant Crystal AB (6020-CAB18, qty 1) 2-inch Head Pin, 22 Gauge (Sterling Silver) (SS-HP22, qty 2) 5000 6mm Faceted Round Crystal AB (5000-CRYSAB6, qty 4) 5810 6mm Round Crystal Pearlescent White Pearl (5810-PWH6, qty 8) Bali Silver Spacer with Wire Center (BSP0025, qty 8) TierraCast Antique Silver 10mm Oasis Large Hole Bead (SA-5716, qty 7) Silver Plated Brass Chain with White Enamel By the Foot (BTF-1035, qty 1) Czech Glass 7 x 5mm Tanzanite and Pink Opaque Mix with Bronze Finish Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-3191, qty 1) Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Flower Toggle Clasp (CLASP-0029, qty 1) 4x4mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tube (SS-CRM12, qty 2) Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.030 x .270 inches (0.75 x 6.85mm) (SS-OJR30-H, qty 8) Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.040 x .240 inches (1.00 x 6.10mm) (SS-OJR40-E, qty 4) Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 8) 5810 8mm Round Crystal Pearlescent White Pearl (5810-PWH8, qty 10) 5000 10mm Faceted Round Crystal AB (5000-CRYSAB10, qty 5) JBB Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Spiral Toggle Clasp (PSA-TOG001, qty 1) Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)
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Lavender Sorbet
Purple and White Silk Ribbon Multi-Strand Necklace with Pearl and Crystal Bracelet
designed byCynthia Kimura
Skill LevelBeginner
TechniqueSimple Stringing
Time1-3 Hours
Approximate Size30 Inches; 7 Inches
It was a fun challenge to come up with a way to use silk ribbon with all of these beads.
Cynthia combined silk ribbon, crystals, seed beads, and more in this lovely jewelry set. You'll learn several basic techniques when you make this set, including stringing, making wrapped loops, and how to open jump rings. Becky challenged Cynthia on Facebook Live with these components to make a piece of jewelry and Cynthia created this set. The colors were so inspiring, she couldn't stop You can watch Cynthia make these jewelry designs here.
Supplies
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube Bead - Min Qty 10
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a sterling silver 6.85mm open jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Five TOHO 6/0 bead rounds in gilt-lined sapphire opal
One Bali silver spacer with wire center
One Czech glass 7x5mm tanzanite and pink opaque mix with bronze finish rondelle bead
One 6mm round Crystal Pearlescent White pearl
One Czech rondelle
One Bali spacer
One 6mm pearl
One 6mm faceted round in Crystal AB
One 6mm pearl
One Bali spacer
One 6mm pearl
One Czech rondelle
One TierraCast antique silver 10mm Oasis large-hole bead
One Czech rondelle
One Oasis bead
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center Oasis bead. Add a crimp tube and a 6.85mm jump ring to the wire. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of silver-plated brass chain with white enamel approximately 3 1/2 inches long. Attach this chain to the jump ring at one end of your beaded strand. Attach a 6.85mm jump ring to the other end of the chain. Repeat for the other side of the beaded srand.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 7 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end, and bring the end through the jump ring at the end of your chain. Go back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add 24 seed beads to the wire. Slide a crimp tube on, followed by a sterling silver 6.10mm open jump ring attached to half of the antique silver-plated pewter flower toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat on the other side of the necklace.
Slide a seed bead, a faceted round, and a seed bead onto a 2-inch sterling silver 22 gauge head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Repeat for a total of two dangles.
Add a 6.85mm jump ring to the hole of the 18mm Helix pendant in Crystal AB. Attach to the TierraCast rhodium 1.25-inch radiant ring using a 6.10mm jump ring. Attach a dangle to either side of the Helix pendant using a 6.85mm jump ring for each.
Attach the radiant ring to a TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter heart bead bail using a 6.85mm jump ring. Slide the bail onto the hand-dyed light blue and pink silk ribbon with pink edges.
Slide a sterling silver 4x4mm crimp tube onto one end of the silk ribbon. Bring the ribbon through the jump ring at one end of your necklace and go back through the crimp tube. You may need to use tweezers. Repeat on the other end of the ribbon with the other end of the necklace. Adjust the length of the ribbon strand to your liking and flatten the crimp tubes in place with flat or chain nose pliers. Trim the ends of the ribbon.,
Bracelet
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto the end, followed by a 6.10mm jump ring attached to half of the JBB antique silver-plated pewter spiral toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.
Add five 8mm round Crystal Pearlescent White pearls to the wire, followed by a Bali spacer, a 10mm faceted round in Crystal AB, an Oasis bead, a 10mm faceted round, an Oasis bead, and a faceted round. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center faceted round.
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, crimp in place, and hide the crimp with a crimp cover.
List of Components Hand-Dyed Light Blue and Pink Silk Ribbon with Pink Edges (SILK0028, qty 1) TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Heart Bead Bail (SA-5508, qty 1) TierraCast Rhodium 1.25-Inch Radiant Ring (RB-3112, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 6/0 Gilt-Lined Sapphire Opal 8g Bag (TBRD6-2102, qty 1) 6020 18mm Helix Pendant Crystal AB (6020-CAB18, qty 1) 2-inch Head Pin, 22 Gauge (Sterling Silver) (SS-HP22, qty 2) 5000 6mm Faceted Round Crystal AB (5000-CRYSAB6, qty 4) 5810 6mm Round Crystal Pearlescent White Pearl (5810-PWH6, qty 8) Bali Silver Spacer with Wire Center (BSP0025, qty 8) TierraCast Antique Silver 10mm Oasis Large Hole Bead (SA-5716, qty 7) Silver Plated Brass Chain with White Enamel By the Foot (BTF-1035, qty 1) Czech Glass 7 x 5mm Tanzanite and Pink Opaque Mix with Bronze Finish Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-3191, qty 1) Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Flower Toggle Clasp (CLASP-0029, qty 1) 4x4mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tube (SS-CRM12, qty 2) Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.030 x .270 inches (0.75 x 6.85mm) (SS-OJR30-H, qty 8) Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.040 x .240 inches (1.00 x 6.10mm) (SS-OJR40-E, qty 4) Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 8) 5810 8mm Round Crystal Pearlescent White Pearl (5810-PWH8, qty 10) 5000 10mm Faceted Round Crystal AB (5000-CRYSAB10, qty 5) JBB Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Spiral Toggle Clasp (PSA-TOG001, qty 1) Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)