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Triple Strand Crystal & Pewter Necklace Tutorial
Tutorial by Adrianne Surian
| This triple strand necklace features crystal and pewter elements for a look that can go with both casual and dressy styles. The bib-style coverage will get your jewelry noticed without the bulkiness of a traditional bib design, and of course, as with any DIY necklace, you can customize it with your favorite colors for a look that’s all you! This piece takes less than an hour to make, and is suitable for any jewelry maker who has basic wire wrapping skills, or would like to learn and practice making beaded connectors. |
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| Now, to begin, create the beaded connectors that will give your DIY necklace some subtle color and sparkle. For this design, we will be making six small beaded connectors and nine larger beaded connectors. To create a beaded connector, cut a 2-3 inch piece of 20-gauge wire, and about 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the end, form a loop around one of the sides of your round nose pliers. |
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Then, take the small tail and wrap it around the wire just under the loop you created. Wrap it 1-2 times, and cut any excess wire away with flush cutters. Add your bead or beads onto the open end of the wire. For the smaller beaded connector, simple add one 4mm bead. For the larger connectors, add a 5mm spacer, a 6mm crystal bead, and a second 5mm spacer (for clarification, you may refer to the photo below). After stacking the bead or beads onto the wire, grip the other end of the wire just above the bead. Form a loop and wrap neat wire coils around the wire between the loop and the beads, just as you did for the first side. Cut away any excess wire to complete each connector. |
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| Make 6 small connectors and 9 larger connectors, repeating the above steps until you have enough. (And don’t forget, if you’d like a larger necklace or you want to see more color or more sparkle, you can make as many beaded connectors as you like for this design!) |
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| Begin connecting the individual elements (the beaded connectors you created and the pewter ball connectors) together with 5mm jump rings. Attach the small beaded connector directly to the 3-strand side of the triangular element, and then alternate beaded connectors and pewter connectors, until finally you finish with a second small beaded connector, and attach it to the other triangular element. Each of the three strans will be slightly longer than the strand above it for a beautiful draped effect. Read on to see the exact pattern used here. |
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The shortest strand is arranged as follows:
You may refer to the photo above as well when you are assembling each strand to the three holes on each triangular element. Finally, attach a 7-inch length of chain to the single hole at the top of each triangular element. To the ends of your chain, connect a lobster clasp and ring to complete the piece. |
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