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PEARL MAJESTY

Madalynne Homme Million

MATERIALS

2 peach 6mm crystal rounds (A)

2 Indian red 6mm crystal bicones (B)

2 bronze 6mm ire-polished glass

rounds (C)

2 dark orange 5mm potato pearls (D)

2 dark orange 6mm potato pearls (E)

126 dark copper 10mm top-drilled pearls (F)

2 goldstone 4mm rounds (G)

2 goldstone 6mm faceted rounds (H)

2 dark carnelian 6mm faceted rounds (I)

2 dark carnelian 8 × 6mm faceted rondelles (J)

2 dark carnelian 12mm top-drilled briolettes (K)

2 carnelian 12 × 13mm top-drilled triangles (L)

2 goldstone 11 × 16mm top-drilled teardrops (M)

2 root-beer 18 × 15mm faceted cubic zirconia

7-sided top-drilled pendants (N)

2 dark carnelian 25 × 61mm top-drilled teardrop

pendants

2 copper 6mm rounds

18 copper 24-gauge 2” head pins

2 copper 2mm crimp tubes

2 copper 4mm crimp covers

2 copper wire guardians

30” of copper 24-gauge wire

10” of copper 22-gauge wire

36” of .019 beading wire

TooLS

Wire cutters

Round-nose pliers

Chain-nose pliers

Crimping pliers

FInIShEd SIzE: 37”

1: Use 5” of 22-gauge wire and 1 dark carnelian teardrop pendant to

form a wrapped-loop bail with a 7mm loop.

2: Use 3” of 24-gauge wire and 1K to form a wrapped-loop bail that

attaches to the 7mm loop. Repeat four times using 1F, 1L, 1M, and 1N.

3: Use 1 head pin to string 1A; form a wrapped loop that attaches to

the 7mm loop. Repeat eight times using 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1G, 1H, 1I, and 1J.

4: Repeat Steps 1–3 for a second group of dangles.

5: Use the beading wire to string 1 crimp tube and 1 wire guardian.

String the 7mm loop from Step 1 onto the wire guardian; pass back

through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube with 1 crimp cover.

6: String one 6mm copper round, 124F, and one 6mm copper round.

7: Repeat Step 5 using the other 7mm loop.

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

indings: Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, www.iremountaingems.com.

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

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PEARL MEdLEY

Michelle Mach

MATERIALS

6 brown size 11° seed beads

3 white 3mm round pearls

3 lime 4–5mm potato pearls

6 burgundy 4–5mm off-round pearls

30 brown 4 × 6mm diagonally drilled pearls

3 white 6mm crystal pearls

3 light green 8mm crystal pearls

6 bronze 8 × 9mm crystal twist pearls

6 silver 4mm cubes

3 silver 10mm leaf-print squares

1 sterling silver 14 × 22mm leaf-shaped toggle clasp

2 silver 6mm jump rings

6 silver 2mm crimp tubes

7" of silver 5 × 7mm igure-eight curb chain

21" of .014 beading wire

TooLS

Chain-nose pliers

Round-nose pliers

Wire cutters

Crimping pliers

FInIShEd SIzE: 21"

1: Use 1 jump ring to attach one end of one 1" piece of chain to the

ring half of the clasp.

2: Attach 7" of beading wire to the other end of the chain using

a crimp tube.

3: String 1 cube, 1 bronze pearl, 1 white 6mm pearl, 1 lime pearl,

5 brown pearls, 1 seed bead, 1 burgundy pearl, 1 leaf-print square,

1 bronze pearl, 1 white 3mm pearl, 1 light green crystal pearl,

5 brown pearls, 1 seed bead, 1 burgundy pearl, 1 cube*, 1 crimp tube,

and one end of one 2 1 ⁄ 4 " piece of chain. Pass back through the tube

and crimp.

4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3. Repeat Step 2. Repeat Step 3 from*, revers-

ing the stringing sequence and attaching the wire to one end of one

1" piece of chain using a crimp tube.

5: Use 1 jump ring to attach the other end of the chain

to the bar half of the clasp. Y

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or contact: Leaf-print squares: Singaraja Imports,

www.singarajaimports.com. Silver cubes: Riverstone Bead Co., www.riverstonebead.com. Chain

and 3mm pearls: The Bead Cache, www.bead-cache.com. Diagonally drilled pearls and Swarovski

crystal pearls: Lady Bug Beads, www.ladybugbeads.net. All other beads and indings: Fire Mountain

Gems and Beads, www.iremountaingems.com.

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

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MERMAId PRIncESS

Leeza Khoury

MATERIALS

87 green 4–5mm potato pearls

1 green 7 × 30mm biwa pearl

5 peridot 5 × 4mm briolettes

6 garnet 4 × 8mm briolettes

6 vesonite 8 × 10mm briolettes

3 champagne quartz 10 × 14mm briolettes

24 sterling silver 2mm cornerless cubes

3 sterling silver 24-gauge 1 1 ⁄ 2 " ball-end head pins

1 sterling silver 4mm jump ring

2 sterling silver 2mm crimp tubes

2 sterling silver 3mm crimp covers

1 1 ⁄ 2 " of sterling silver 2mm rollo chain

38" of sterling silver 24-gauge wire

20" of .014 beading wire

TooLS

Wire cutters

Chain- or lat-nose pliers

Round-nose pliers

Crimping pliers

FInIShEd SIzE: 18"

1: Use 3" of 24-gauge wire to string the biwa pearl. Wrap the wire

around the pearl once. *Use one end of the wire to form a wrapped

loop; wrap the other end of the wire around the wraps just formed.

2: Use 5" of 24-gauge wire to string all of the cornerless cubes. Care-

fully bend the beaded wire into a ring. Repeat Step 1 from *.

3: Use the beading wire to string 1 crimp tube and the wrapped loop

formed in Step 1; pass back through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube

with 1 crimp cover. String 83 potato pearls, 1 vesonite,

1 peridot, 1 garnet, 1 vesonite, 1 champagne quartz, 1 garnet,

1 vesonite, 1 garnet, 1 peridot, 1 vesonite, 1 potato pearl, 1 crimp tube,

and the wrapped loop formed in Step 2; pass back through the tube,

crimp, and cover.

4: Use the jump ring to attach one end of the chain to the wrapped

loop formed in Step 2. Use 3" of 24-gauge wire and 1 champagne

quartz to form a wrapped-loop bail that attaches to the other end of

the chain; repeat nine times to attach the remaining briolettes to the

chain in random order. Use 1 head pin to string 1 potato pearl and form

a wrapped loop that attaches to the chain; repeat twice to attach the

remaining pearls to the chain in random order. Y

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

Turquoise-StringBeads, www.turquoise-stringbeads.com.

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

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PEARL dEwdRoPS on LoTuS

Nina Cooper

MATERIALS

43 white 3–3.5mm potato pearls

1 sterling silver 30mm lotus pendant

1 sterling silver 8mm toggle clasp with 1 ⁄ 2 ” chain

35 sterling silver 26-gauge head pins

20” of sterling silver 3 × 4mm oval chain

16” of sterling silver 26-gauge wire

TooLS

Wire cutters

Chain-nose pliers

Round-nose pliers

FInIShEd SIzE: 16 1 ⁄ 4 ”

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1: Use 2” of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches

to the top left of the pendant, making sure that the

wrapped loop is large enough to move easily

on the pendant. String 1 pearl and form a wrapped

loop that attaches to one end of one 3” piece of chain.

2: Use 2” of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches

to the middle left of the pendant. String 1 pearl and

form a wrapped loop that attaches to one end of one

3 1 ⁄ 8 ” piece of chain.

3: Use 2” of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches

to the free ends of both chains. String 1 pearl and form

a wrapped loop that attaches to one end of one 3 1 ⁄ 4 ”

piece of chain.

4: Use 2” of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches

to the free end of the previous chain. String 1 pearl and

form a wrapped loop that attaches to one half of the clasp.

5: Use 1 head pin to string 1 pearl and form a wrapped loop that

attaches to the 3” piece of chain, one link from the end attached to

the pendant. Repeat seven times, attaching the wrapped loops to

every other chain link.

6: Repeat Step 5 on the 3 1 ⁄ 4 ” piece of chain.

7: Repeat Steps 1–6 for the right half of the necklace.

8: Use 1 head pin to string 1 pearl and form a wrapped loop that

attaches to the bottom left of the pendant. Repeat twice to attach

1 wrapped loop to the bottom middle of the pendant and the

bottom right of the pendant. Y

TIP

Before you begin this project, choose your pearls

carefully: make sure the beading wire will it through

all of your pearls and inspect your pearls for chips,

cracks, or other imperfections.

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

indings: Nina Designs, www.ninadesigns.com.

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

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