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Molly Schaller demonstrates a necklace featuring drop beads with jump rings.

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Long Legacy Necklace by Molly Schaller

 

 

Materials:
10150058 32 6x8mm faceted jet ovals
10149738 10 4mm faceted silver iris bicones
2 gunmetal filigree sliders with crystal faceted stones
10149784 36 4mm faceted jet rounds
96649       3 18mm faceted jet 2-hole clover sliders
10173763 2 6x12mm faceted jet side-drilled teardrops
10174270 4 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrops
10150036 2 8x11mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrops
10173733 6 3mm faceted silver rounds
10140100 1 10x14mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrop
97451       1 black and silver pendant
84 gunmetal eyepins
3 gunmetal headpins
11 6mm gunmetal jumprings
2 8mm gunmetal jumprings
1 4mm gunmetal jumpring
1 gunmetal lobster clasp

Tools:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
2 pairs chain-nose pliers

Instructions:

  1. Slide 1 6x8mm faceted jet oval onto an eyepin. Make a simple loop. Repeat with remaining 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 4mm faceted silver iris bicones, and 4mm faceted jet rounds.
  2. Slide 1 eyepin through the 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider. Make a simple loop. Repeat for second hole in 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider.
  3. Repeat step 2 two more times with remaining two faceted jet 2-hole sliders.
  4. Slide 1 3mm faceted silver round, 1 10x14mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrop, and 1 3mm faceted silver round onto the headpin. Make a simple loop.
  5. Slide 1 3mm faceted silver round, 1 8x11mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrop, and 1 3mm faceted silver round onto the headpin. Make a simple loop. Repeat to create a second small teardrop.
  6. Open an 8mm gunmetal jumpring. Slide onto it 1 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrop, 1 6x12mm faceted jet side-drilled teardrop, and 1 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrop. Close the jumpring. Repeat with second 8mm jumpring.
  7. To make the pendant attach a 4mm jumpring to the black and silver pendant. Attach 1 4mm faceted silver bicone to each of two loops on 1 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider. Slide 1 6mm jumpring through the loops of the links and add to it the 4mm jumpring with the black and silver pendant.
  8. To make a side slider accent attach 1 4mm faceted silver bicone to each of two loops on 1 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider. Slide 1 6mm jumpring through the loops of the links and the small teardrop made in step 5. Repeat this step to create a second slider accent.
  9. Assemble the links and components as follows: 3 6mm jumprings, 7 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 6mm jumpring with 2 4mm faceted silver bicone links attached to it. Attach each link to a hole on one of the gunmetal filigree slider with crystal faceted stone.
  10. To create the inner strand assemble the links and components as follows: 5 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, the top loop of 1 slider accent (18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider), 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 jumpring with 3 side-drilled teardrops (ensure they are in the silver, black, silver order), 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, top loop of 18mm faceted jet slider portion of pendant, 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 jumpring with 3 side-drilled teardrops, 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, the top loop of 1 slider accent (18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider), 5 6x8mm faceted jet ovals,  1 6mm jumpring, 1 gunmetal filigree slider with crystal faceted stone, attach two 4mm faceted silver iris bicone links to the previous slider, then connect them both with 1 6mm jumpring, 7 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, and 1 6mm jumpring and a lobster clasp.
  11. To create the outer strand assemble the links and components as follows: attach to the second loop of the first gunmetal filigree slider 9 4mm faceted jet rounds, the bottom loop of the slider accent, 9 4mm faceted jet rounds, the bottom loop of the pendant's slider, 9 4mm faceted jet rounds, the bottom loop of the second slider accent, 9 4mm faceted jet rounds, and the second loop of the second gunmetal filigree slider.
  12. Open the loop of the final of the three 6mm jumprings and slide onto it the large teardrop from step 4.

 

Short Legacy Necklace by Molly Schaller

 

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Materials:
10150058 22 6x8mm faceted jet ovals
10149738 2 4mm faceted silver iris bicones
2 gunmetal filigree sliders with black faceted stones
96649       1 18mm faceted jet 2-hole clover slider
10173763 2 6x12mm faceted jet side-drilled teardrops
10173733 2 3mm faceted silver rounds
10174270 4 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrops
10140100 1 10x14mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrop
24 gunmetal eyepins
1 gunmetal headpin
7 6mm gunmetal jumprings
2 8mm gunmetal jumprings
1 gunmetal lobster clasp

Tools:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
2 pairs chain-nose pliers

Instructions:

  1. Slide 1 6x8mm faceted jet oval onto an eyepin. Make a simple loop. Repeat with remaining 6x8mm faceted jet ovals and both 4mm faceted silver iris bicones.
  2. Slide 1 eyepin through the 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider. Make a simple loop. Repeat for second hole in 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider.
  3. Slide 1 3mm faceted silver round, 1 10x14mm faceted jet top-drilled teardrop, and 1 3mm faceted silver round onto the headpin. Make a simple loop.
  4. Open an 8mm gunmetal jumpring. Slide onto it 1 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrop, 1 6x12mm faceted jet side-drilled teardrop, and 1 7x13mm faceted silver side-drilled teardrop. Close the jumpring. Repeat with second 8mm jumpring.
  5. To make the pendant, attach 1 4mm faceted silver bicone to each of two loops on the 18mm faceted jet 2-hole slider. Slide 1 6mm jumpring through the opposite loops of the links and add to it the drop you made in step 3.
  6.  Assemble the links and components in the following order: 1 lobster clasp, 1 6mm jumpring, 7 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 6mm jumpring, 1 gunmetal filigree slider with black faceted stone, 1 6mm jumpring, 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 jumpring with 3 side-drilled teardrops (ensure they are in the silver, black, silver order), 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals,  top loop of pendant, 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 jumpring with 3 side-drilled teardrops, 2 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, 1 6mm jumpring, 1 gunmetal filigree slider with black faceted stone, 1 6mm jumpring, 7 6x8mm faceted jet ovals, and 1 6mm jumpring.
Katie Hacker & Molly Schaller

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