Earth Impressions Necklace Tutorial

Cut five lengths of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long each. Slide a TierraCast antique copper Jasmine bead cap onto the wire followed by a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube. Bring the wires through the loop on the TierraCast antique copper-plated pewter bamboo embellishment and back through the crimp tube and the bead cap. Crimp the tube in place.

Slide a TierraCast antique copper 4mm beaded heishi spacer onto four of the jewelry wire strands. Then, separate those strands into pairs of two. Add the following bead pattern to the outer pair of strands:

• One Dakota Stones 4mm Venus jasper round bead
• One Dakota Stones powder blue impression jasper 8mm faceted rondelle bead
• One TierraCast 3mm antique copper-plated pewter plain heishi spacer
• Five faceted rondelles
• Three plain heishi spacers
• One faceted rondelle
• Three plain heishi spacers
• Five faceted rondelles
• One Jasmine bead cap
• Five Dakota Stoens 8mm powder blue impression jasper round beads
• One Jasmine bead cap
• Five faceted rondelles
• Three plain heishi spacers
• One Dakota Stones powder blue impression jasper 12mm square bead
• Three plain heishi spacers
• Five faceted rondelles
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• Four faceted rondelles
• Three 4mm Venus jasper beads

Add a Bead Stopper to the end of the strand.

Add the following bead pattern to the other pair of strands coming out of the beaded spacer bead:

• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• One 8mm round bead
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• Three 8mm round beads
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• Four 8mm round beads
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• Two faceted rondelles
• One plain spacer, one beaded spacer, and one plain spacer
• Three faceted rondelles
• Four 8mm round beads
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• Three 8mm round beads
• Five faceted rondelles
• Two 8mm round beads
• Four 4mm Venus jasper beads

Add a Bead Stopper to the end of the strand.

Add the following bead pattern to the remaining jewelry wire strand that's not coming out of the beaded spacer:

• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• One beaded spacer
• Three Dakota Stones 6mm powder blue impression jasper round beads
• One beaded spacer
• Eight 6mm round beads
• One beaded spacer
• One 6mm round bead
• One plain spacer and one square bead (repeat two times)
• One plain spacer
• 14 6mm round beads
• One 4mm Venus jasper bead
• One 6mm round bead
• Two 4mm Venus jasper beads

Add a Bead Stopper to the end of the strand.

Twist or loosely braid these three beaded strands together to your liking. Then, remove the Bead Stoppers from the strands and bring the ends of all five jewelry wire strands through a Jasmine bead cap. Add a beaded spacer, a 6mm round bead, a crimp tube, and three plain spacers to the strand. Bring the wires through half of the TierraCast antique copper bamboo clasp set and back through the plain spacers and the crimp tube. Crimp in place and trim the wires.

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a TierraCast antique copper 8mm leaf bead cap onto the wire, followed by a crimp tube. Bring the wire through three links of shiny copper oval chain from the antique copper and shiny copper duo chain jewelry kit and back through the crimp tube. Crimp in place.

Add the following bead pattern to the wire:

• Five Dakota Stones 8x10mm Venus jasper tumble nugget beads
• One leaf bead cap
• One Czech glass 9mm dark topaz with Picasso roundel bead and one plain spacer (repeat three times)
• One Czech glass bead
• One leaf bead cap
• Nine tumble nugget beads
• One plain spacer
• One Czech glass bead
• One plain spacer
• Two tumble nugget beads
• One plain spacer

Add a crimp tube to the end of the wire. Bring the wire through the other half of the toggle clasp and back through the crimp tube. Crimp in place. Attach the chain end of the strand to the top of the bamboo embellishment.

Cut the end off of a 2-inch antique copper-plated 24 gauge head pin. Add a faceted rondelle to the wire. Attach it to the bottom of the bamboo embellishment by creating a simple loop. Finish the bottom of the wire with a Make a wrapped loop.

Attach a nine-link length of shiny copper chain to the bottom of the faceted rondelle link.

Slide a 6mm round bead and a 4mm Venus jasper bead onto a head pin. Attach this dangle to the fifth link of chain down by creating a simple loop.

Add a leaf bead cap, a Czech glass bead, and another leaf bead cap to a head pin. Attach this dangle to the sixth link of chain by creating a simple loop.

Add a plain spacer, two faceted rondelles, and a plain spacer to a head pin. Attach this dangle to the seventh link of chain by creating a simple loop.

Add a tumble nugget bead and a beaded spacer to a head pin. Attach this dangle to the eighth link of chain by creating a simple loop.

Add an 8mm round bead and a 6mm round bead to a head pin. Attach this dangle to the last link of chain by creating a simple loop.

List of Components:
TierraCast Antique Copper-Plated Pewter Bamboo Embellishment (CA-3182, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Copper 8mm Leaf Bead Cap (CA-5608, qty 5)
TierraCast Antique Copper Jasmine Bead Cap (CA-5515, qty 4)
TierraCast 3mm Antique Copper-Plated Pewter Plain Heishi Spacer (CA-0439, qty 31)
TierraCast Antique Copper 4mm Beaded Heishi Spacer (CA-0408, qty 6)
Dakota Stones 6mm Powder Blue Impression Jasper Round Bead Strand (R0992, qty 1)
Dakota Stones 8mm Powder Blue Impression Jasper Round Bead Strand (R0994, qty 1)
Dakota Stones Powder Blue Impression Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle Bead Strand (R1371, qty 1)
Dakota Stones Powder Blue Impression Jasper 12mm Square Bead Strand (R1370, qty 1)
Dakota Stones 4mm Venus Jasper Round Bead Strand (R1055, qty 1)
Dakota Stones 8 x 10mm Venus Jasper Tumble Nugget Bead Strand (R1061, qty 1)
Czech Glass 9mm Dark Topaz with Picasso Roundel Bead Strand (BEADS-1381, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Copper Bamboo Clasp Set (CA-6018, qty 1)
2-Inch Antique Copper-Plated 24 gauge Head Pin (FIND-1187, qty 6)
Antique Copper and Shiny Copper Duo Chain Jewelry Kit (KIT-0174, qty 1)
14K/20 Gold-Filled 2x2mm Crimp Tube (GF-CRM2, qty 4)