Create a lush and earthy look with Dakota Stones gemstones and TierraCast accents.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the wire, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Dakota Stones Cacoxenite bead to the strand and a Australian Chrysoprase tumble nugget bead. Repeat 4 times, then add a Cacoxenite bead. Add the TierraCast leaf charm using an 8mm jump ring. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the charm.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 16 inches. Add a crimp tube to the wire and then bring the wire through the jump ring attached to one end of the other strand. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Cacoxenite bead to the strand, an Australian Chrysoprase nugget bead, a Cacosenite bead, and three Australian Chrysoprase knotted chip beads. Repeat this pattern 9 times, leaving off the last set of knotted chip beads to mirror the start of the necklace.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand. Then, bring the wire through the jump ring on the other side of the other strand. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of leather approximately 6 1/2 inches long. Add a temple cord end cap to one end of the leather and a palace cord end cap to the other end. Repeat this step with another piece of leather.
Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial
Attach the temple cord end cap at one end of one piece of leather to one side of your beaded strands using the attached jump ring. Repeat on the other side of the necklace with the other leather strand.
Attach each half of the toggle clasp to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
Create a lush and earthy look with Dakota Stones gemstones and TierraCast accents.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Slide a crimp tube onto one end of the wire, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Dakota Stones Cacoxenite bead to the strand and a Australian Chrysoprase tumble nugget bead. Repeat 4 times, then add a Cacoxenite bead. Add the TierraCast leaf charm using an 8mm jump ring. Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the charm.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand, followed by a jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 16 inches. Add a crimp tube to the wire and then bring the wire through the jump ring attached to one end of the other strand. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Add a Cacoxenite bead to the strand, an Australian Chrysoprase nugget bead, a Cacosenite bead, and three Australian Chrysoprase knotted chip beads. Repeat this pattern 9 times, leaving off the last set of knotted chip beads to mirror the start of the necklace.
Add a crimp tube to the end of the strand. Then, bring the wire through the jump ring on the other side of the other strand. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Cut a length of leather approximately 6 1/2 inches long. Add a temple cord end cap to one end of the leather and a palace cord end cap to the other end. Repeat this step with another piece of leather.
Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial
Attach the temple cord end cap at one end of one piece of leather to one side of your beaded strands using the attached jump ring. Repeat on the other side of the necklace with the other leather strand.
Attach each half of the toggle clasp to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.
