Swarovski Red Sea Necklace Instructions Designed by Cynthia Kimura
This multi-strand necklace is absolutely stunning. There is a lot going on here so make sure there is plenty of time and patience to create this stunning Swarovski sea life necklace!
Step one: Lay out just over 18 inches of stringing material and crimp one end to the first loop on your clasp. String your 11/0 red Toho beads all the way across while adding 9 jet bicones in a random pattern. Crimp this to the other end of the clasp. Go back and attach three silver shell charms in the middle using the smaller open jump rings.
Step two: Lay out 22 inches of stringing material and crimp one end to the middle loop of the clasp. String 7 1/2 inches of red hex Toho beads followed by a 5mm coral bicone, cherry bugle, 5mm coral bicone, cherry bugle, 5mm coral bicone, cherry bugle, siam helix, three hex Tohos and a black helix. Reverse that pattern, making it symmetrical. Continue to string 7 1/2 inches of hex Tohos and crimp your wire to the middle loop of the other clasp part. In between the two black helix beads, attach a crystal AB coral pendant using a jump ring.
Step three: Lay out 26 inches of stringing material and crimp the end to the last loop on the clasp. String 8 1/2 inches of 11/0 red tohos followed by a siam helix crystal, one hex bead, one bugle bead, one siam simplicity crystal, one hex bead, another simplicity crystal, a 6mm coral bicone, two hex beads, a 6mm coral bicone, one siam helix crystal, one hex bead, a 4mm coral bicone, three 11/0 Toho beads, a 6mm coral bicone and a helix crystal. String five 11/0 beads and the starfish pendant then string another five 11/0 beads and bring the stringing material back through the helix crystal to create a beaded loop. Reverse that pattern to make the strand symmetrical. Crimp the wire to the last loop on the clasp.
Step Four: Using open jump rings attach the remaining coral sprig pendants. The crystal two-sprig pendants will go on either side of the starfish in between the two siam simplicity crystals. The jet three-sprig pendants will go on either side of the starfish in between the two 6mm coral bicones.
Approximate size: 27 inches Estimated time: Less than three hours Difficulty level: Beginner
Tools Used: Nipper tool (TOOL-101) Crimper tool (TOOL-100) Chain nose pliers (TOOL-106) Jump Ring Opener (TOOL-513)
List of Components: 5020 8mm helix siam (5020-SIA8, qty 5) 5020 8mm helix jet (5020-JET8, qty 2) 5310 5.5mm simplicity siam (5310-SIA5, qty 8) 5301 6mm faceted bicone dark red coral (5301-DRC6, qty 6) 5301 5mm faceted bicone dark red coral (5301-DRC5, qty 8) 5328 3mm faceted bicone jet (5328-JET3, qty 9) 6721 40mm starfish pendant crystal (6721-CRY40, qty 1) 30mm 3-Sprig coral pendant jet (6790-JET30, qty 2) 30mm 3-Sprig coral pendant crystal moonlight (6790-CML30, qty 1) 25mm 2-Sprig coral pendant crystal (6791-CRY25, qty 2) Toho bead round 11/0 frosted silver-lined ruby (TBRD11-25CF, qty 1 pack) Toho bead hex 8/0 silver-lined siam ruby (TBHX8-25B, qty 1 pack) Toho bead bugle 9mm opaque cherry (TBBG9-45A, qty 1 pack) Sterling silver medium sand dollar charm (CHARM794, qty 3) Sterling cratered 3-strand wide brimmed toggle (ISCL-0102, qty 1) Sterling silver open jump ring (SS-OJR35-F, qty 5) Sterling silver open jump ring (SS-OJR20-B, qty 3) Sterling silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 6)
