Best of Stringing - Crystals.pdf - 'Stringing Magazine' - marta_strazak

Best of

C rystals

fun projects

from the editors of Stringing magazine

Black DRaMa

Jaida Kimmerer

MateRials

3 jet 12 × 8mm crystal rondelles

1 jet 9 × 16mm pear-shaped crystal pendant

1 jet 20 × 38mm pear-shaped crystal pendant

2 gold-illed 2mm hex-cut beads

2 gold-illed 3 × 1mm rondelles

4 gold-plated 4mm daisy spacers

1 gold-illed 7 × 13mm lobster clasp

1 gold-illed 7mm jump ring

3 gold-illed 9mm jump rings

18 1 ⁄ 2 " of gold-illed 6 × 8mm lat-oval chain

12" of gold-illed 13 × 20mm oval chain

6" of gold-illed 22-gauge wire

tools

Chain-nose pliers

Round-nose pliers

Flush cutters

FinisheD size: 21 1 ⁄ 2 ”

{ TIP To adjust the length of the necklace, attach the lobster

clasp to any link of the 13 × 20mm chain.

1: Use one 9mm jump ring to attach the center link of the 6 × 8mm

chain to one end of one 2 1 ⁄ 8 " piece of 13 × 20mm chain. Use one 9mm

jump ring to attach the 20 × 38mm pendant to the previous 9mm

jump ring.

2: Use one 9mm jump ring to attach both ends of the 6 × 8mm chain

to the lobster clasp.

3: Use the 22-gauge wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to

the free end of the 13 × 20mm chain used in Step 1. String 1 hex-cut

bead and 1 gold-illed rondelle. String {1 spacer and 1 crystal rondelle}

three times. String 1 spacer, 1 gold-illed rondelle, and 1 hex-cut bead;

form a wrapped loop that attaches to one end of one 7 3 ⁄ 4 " piece of

13 × 20mm chain.

4: Use the 7mm jump ring to attach the 9 × 16mm pendant to the

free end of the previous piece of chain. Y

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or contact: All beads and

findings: FusionBeads.com.

More wonderful stringing projects are available at www.interweavestore.com

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Black Magic

Mari Eriksson

MateRials

4 jet 3mm crystal rounds

4 jet 8mm crystal rounds

6 jet 14mm crystal rounds

24 black onyx 12mm rounds

1 shell 45mm pendant

1 sterling silver 14mm toggle clasp

1 sterling silver 8mm jump ring

2 sterling silver 2mm crimp tubes

2 sterling silver 3mm crimp covers

24" of .019 beading wire

tools

2 pairs of chain-nose pliers

Wire cutters

Crimping pliers

FinisheD size: 17 1 ⁄ 2 "

1: Attach the jump ring to the pendant.

2: Attach the beading wire to one half of the clasp

using a crimp tube. Cover the tube with a crimp cover.

String one 3mm round, one 8mm round, and 3 onyx

rounds. String one 14mm round and 3 onyx rounds three

times. String one 8mm round and one 3mm round.

3: String the jump ring. Repeat Step 2, reversing the

stringing sequence and attaching the wire to the other half

of the clasp. Y

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or contact:

Swarovski crystals, onyx, shell pendant, clasp, findings,

and wire: FusionBeads.com.

More wonderful stringing projects are available at www.interweavestore.com

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Dazzlelight

Lindsay Burke

MateRials

3 crystal volcano 14mm cosmic crystal rings

4 crystal volcano 20mm cosmic crystal rings

1 rhodium 5 × 23mm toggle clasp bar

7 sterling silver 4mm jump rings

1 sterling silver 6mm jump ring

42” of sterling silver 3.5mm round chain

{ ti Using a crystal ring for the clasp

adds a fun detail at the back—just

ind a toggle clasp bar.

tools

Chain-nose pliers

Wire cutters

FinisheD size: 19 3 ⁄ 4 ”

1: Attach the 6mm jump ring to the toggle bar.

2: Use 19” of chain to string the 6mm jump ring and one

20mm crystal ring. Use one 4mm jump ring to attach the

ends of the chain.

3: Use 1 5 / 8 ” of chain to string the 20mm ring just strung

and a second 20mm crystal ring. Use one 4mm jump ring

to attach the ends of the chain.

4: Repeat Step 3 to attach one 14mm crystal ring to the

20mm ring.

5: Repeat Step 3 to attach one 20mm crystal ring to the

14mm ring.

6: Repeat Step 3 to attach one 14mm crystal ring to the

20mm ring.

7: Use the remaining 13” of chain to string the 14mm

ring just strung and the remaining 14mm crystal ring.

Use one 4mm jump ring to attach the ends of the chain.

8: Use 2 5 / 8 ” of chain to attach the remaining 20mm

crystal ring to the second 20mm ring attached in

Step 3. Y

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or contact: All

beads and indings: Fusionbeads.com.

More wonderful stringing projects are available at www.interweavestore.com

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sakURa

Andrew Thornton

MateRials

12 vintage rose AB 8mm crystal rounds

5 rose swirled 8 × 15mm borosilicate lampworked (boro)

rondelles

10 white 4mm potato pearls

1 ine silver 15 × 30mm cherry-blossom barrel

1 pewter 14 × 28mm leaf-and-lower hook-and-eye clasp

10" of sterling silver 6.5 × 9mm lat oval chain

43" of sterling silver 22-gauge wire

tools

Wire cutters

Round-nose pliers

Chain-nose pliers

FinisheD size: 22”

1: Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the hook

(leaf) half of the clasp. String 1 crystal round and form a wrapped

loop that attaches to one end of the chain.

2: Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the other

end of the chain. String 1 crystal round and form a wrapped loop.

3: Use 4" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the previ-

ous wrapped loop. String the barrel bead and form a wrapped loop.

4: Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the pre-

vious wrapped loop. String 1 crystal round and form a wrapped loop.

5: Use 3" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the previ-

ous wrapped loop. String 1 pearl, 1 boro rondelle, and 1 pearl; form a

wrapped loop.

6: Repeat Step 4 three times.

7: Repeat Step 5. Repeat Step 4.

8: Repeat Step 7 twice.

9: Repeat Step 4 twice. Repeat Step 5.

10: Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the

previous wrapped loop. String 1 crystal round and form a wrapped

loop that attaches to the eye (lower) half of the clasp. Y

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or contact: Vintage rose AB

Swarovski crystal rounds: FusionBeads.com. Borosilicate rondelles:

Bokamo Designs, www.bokamodesigns.com. Pearls: Talisman Asso-

ciates, www.talismanassociates.com. Fine silver barrel: Anne Choi,

www.annechoi.com. Clasp: Green Girl Studios, www.greengirlstudios.com.

Chain: Ornamentea, www.ornamentea.com.

More wonderful stringing projects are available at www.interweavestore.com

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