Night Skies Necklace And Earrings

This is a very easy project, perfect for both the eager beginner and the seasoned professional.

This project first featured in Quick and Crafty's bead supplement -Bead Dazzle, April 2008 - published 21st March 2008.

Buy all the materials for this project for £2.00:

Buy all the materials including the tools for £8.50:

Materials

• 6 x 8mm faceted AB finish glass beads sky blue (12F29)
• 12 x 6mm faceted AB finish glass beads sky blue (12G29)
• 8 x 6mm faceted AB finish glass beads silver (12G31)
• 16 x 4mm faceted AB finish glass beads silver (12H31)
• 2 x packs crimps silver plated (CRSP)
• 1 x pack headpins silver plated (HPSP)
• 1 x pack long ball wires silver plated (LBWSP)
• 1 x trigger clasp silver plated (TRGSP)
• 1 x pack 5mm jump ring silver plated (JR5SP)
• 40cm x Beadalon beading wire blue (BDW0717)
• 1 x pair multi pliers (PRMT)
• 1 x free project sheet (WEB03P)

Stage 1 - NECKLACE

Add one 6mm silver bead and one 8mm sky blue bead to a headpin. Cut the headpin leaving a generous centimetre. Bend the top of the pin into a loop with the round nosed part of your pliers. Repeat with 3 more headpins. Cut 40cm of beading wire. Thread a crimp onto the wire to about 9cm along. Squeeze it shut with the flat crimping part of your pliers. Add one 4mm silver bead, one 6mm sky blue bead and one more 4mm silver bead. Pick up another crimp and squeeze it shut directly next to the last bead added.

Stage 2 - NECKLACE CONTINUED

Leave about 2cm and add your next crimp. Follow this with one 4mm silver bead, one 6mm sky blue bead, one of the made up headpins, one more 6mm sky blue bead and one more 4mm silver bead. Finish with one more crimp. Add 3 more sets like this with out 2cm between each section. Leave another 2cm and add more beads like the first set you added (one crimp, one 4mm silver bead, one 6mm sky blue bead, one 4mm silver bead and one more crimp).

Stage 3 - FINISHING OFF

On one end of the beading wire pick up one crimp and one jump ring. Bend the end of the beading wire back through the crimp and squeeze shut. Repeat on the opposite end adding a trigger clasp to the jump ring before you close it.

Stage 4 - EARRINGS

On one headpin add one 6mm silver bead, one 8mm sky blue bead and one more 6mm silver bead. Leave about 2cm of stem and curl the headpin over at the top leaving a slight gap. Hook onto the loop of one of the long ball wires and close to secure. On another headpin add one 4mm silver bead, one 6mm sky blue bead and one more 4mm silver bead. Leave about 1.5cm of stem. Curl as before and hook onto the same long ball wire. Repeat all of this to make the second earring.

Stage 5 - FINISHED NECKLACE AND EARRINGS

This is how your finished set should look

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