Snowfall Necklace Tutorial

TierraCast Opulence Necklace with Wedding Bells Designer Blend and TOHO Demi Round Beads

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueSimple Stringing

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size24 Inches

I love the first snowfall of the season. This necklace features the white and silver tones you'll see on an early winter morning. author signature

The TierraCast Opulence collection is full of luxurious details and texture that will catch the eye in jewelry designs. Cynthia paired beads, a charm, and a focal clasp from the collection with an Artbeads Designer Blend featuring crystal pearls in snowy colors. TOHO Demi Round seed beads make the perfect spacers to bring it all together. Cynthia made this necklace during a Facebook Live design challenge. You can watch her make this necklace and other pieces here.

Step-by-Step Instructions Expand All Steps

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 28 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by the half of the TierraCast silver-plated pewter opulence magnetic clasp set that has only one loop. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial

Add three pearls from the 4mm Crystal Pearl Wedding Bells Designer Blend to the wire, followed by five TOHO Demi Round 6/0 beads in nickel and a TierraCast silver-plated pewter Opulence teardrop bead. Then add the following pattern:

Five TOHO Demi Round beads
Three pearls

Repeat this pattern 25 times. Then add five Demi Rounds, a teardrop bead, five Demi Rounds, and three pearls.

Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire and bring the wire through the other half of the clasp. You might want to close the clasp to make sure you add this end of the necklace to the correct loop on this half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.

Add a pearl, a Demi Round, a pearl, a Demi Round, and a pearl to the sterling silver 22 gauge 3-inch bead cap eye pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads. Instead of trimming the wire, continue the wrap down around the last pearl.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Attach your dangle to the remaining loop on the clasp using a sterling silver 4.60mm open jump ring. Attach the TierraCast silver-plated pewter Opulence charm to the end of your dangle using another jump ring.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

List of Components
5810 4mm Crystal Pearl Wedding Bells Designer Blend (ADB0175, qty 1)
TierraCast Silver-Plated Pewter Opulence Magnetic Clasp Set (SA-6238, qty 1)
TierraCast Silver-Plated Pewter Opulence Teardrop Bead (SA-5834, qty 2)
TierraCast Silver-Plated Pewter Opulence Charm (SA-2544, qty 1)
TOHO Demi Round Bead 6/0 Nickel 2.5-Inch Tube (TBDMR6-711, qty 1)
Sterling Silver 22 Gauge 3-Inch Bead Cap Eye Pin (FIND-0548, qty 1)
Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.035 x .180 inches (0.90 x 4.60mm) (SS-OJR35-C, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)

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