Tip: Large focal beads work best for this type of design. Coordinate the accent beads and ribbon color for a cohesive look. For a bridal necklace, simply make the whole design in white or ivory.

Materials for the necklace:
32 4x6mm dyed aqua howlite Bead Gallery rondelles #93799
16 15x25mm emerald dyed agate Bead Gallery ovals #92697
silver 20-gauge Artistic Wire
silver elongated curb Beadalon chain
16 silver medium ball Beadalon head pins
2 10mm silver jump rings
1-yard length of 5/8" turquoise satin Celebrate It ribbon
Tools:
Scissors
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters

Instructions for the necklace:
1. Cut a piece of chain that is 31-links long and one piece of chain that is 39-links long.
2. String the following beads onto a head pin: rondelle, oval, rondelle.
3. Make a small wrapped loop above the top bead to attach it to the fourth link on the short chain.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 to make six more beaded dangles and connect them evenly spaced across the short chain: links #8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28.
5. Repeat Steps 2-3 to make nine more beaded dangles and attach them evenly spaced across the long chain: links #4, 8, 12, 16,  20, 24, 28, 32, 36.
6. Use a jump ring to connect the first links together of both chains, then use another jump ring to fasten the last links together.
7. To fasten the necklace on the side: Pass the ribbon through a jump ring on one side of the necklace. Thread the ends of the ribbon through opposite sides of the other jump ring, then tie the ribbon in a bow. To fasten it at the back: feed the ribbon through the jump rings, bring the ends to the back of the necklace, and tie them in a bow. Trim the ribbon ends at an angle.

Materials for the Earrings:
2 4x6mm dyed aqua howlite Bead Gallery rondelles #93799
6 5x8mm dyed green jasper Bead Gallery rondelles #95987
2 14mm silver cross Bead Gallery circles #97856
2 silver medium ball Beadalon head pins
2 silver eye pins
2 silver ear wires
Tools:
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters

Instructions for the earrings:
1. String a green rondelle onto an eye pin and make a basic loop to make a bead link.
2. Repeat Step 1 for six links total.
3. String a silver bead and an aqua rondelle onto a head pin and make a wrapped loop.
4. Connect three green bead links together to form a short chain.
5. Attach the top link on one chain to an ear wire.
6.  Connect a silver beaded dangle to the last link.
7. Repeat Steps 3-6 to make a matching earring.