Raindrops
Three lovely pearls drop gently on these simple earrings, a versatile addition to your jewelry collection. 6 sterling silver ball-end head p ns, 15 Inches 3.8 cm long 12-inch 30.5 cm length of 1.5-mm sterling Ivor chain 5-inch 12.7 cm length of 22-gauge sterling silver wire Chain-nose pliers Sound nose pliers Wire cutters Large rubberized round nose pliers Ruler 1. Cut the chain into segments as follows two l-inch 2.5 cm segments, two 2-inch 5.1 cm segments, and two 3-inch 7.6 cm segments. AW...
Charming
Craft a truly elegant charm bracelet with disk-shaped pearls in soft colors of white, pink, and gray. Create this easily adaptable bracelet using purple and green gemstones, or select other color and stone combinations to match your mood. Finished size 7V inches 18.4 cm Materials_ 13 peridot beads oval . 8 mm 16 gold-filled beads. 3 mm 1 gold-filled four-strand slide clasp 55-inch 139.7 cm length of 3.5-mm gold-filled chain 88-inch 223.5 cm length of 24-gauge gold-filled wire Chain-nose pliers...
Info Hsm
Place a 3-mm sterling silver bead on both sides of the group of pearls. Then add to both sides a separator bar and six 3-mm sterling silver beads figure l . Add one crimping bead to one end of the cord, and then slide the oilier cord end through the other side of the bead you may need to use the needle threader . Carefully pull on the two cord ends figure 2 to bring the beads smoothly into place. 5. Use the chain-nose pliers to clamp down tightly on the crimping bead. After the cords arc...
Contents
Ge m tour Qualities 9 Know Your Gems tours 11 Gemstone and Accent Reads 12 Organizing Your Work Space 18 Sasic Techniques . 20 Standard Stone and Bead Sizes 122 Appendix Identifying Gemstones 123 Semiprecious scones arc the primary focus of this book, and they have been the primary focus of my designs lor a long time. Why Because they're beautiful, and wearing them makes us feci beautiful. But that's not all. I he attraction to gemstones his always been tied to their incredible colors and...