Gallatin Forest Necklace Tutorial

Add a Dakota Stones Kambaba jasper 4mm round bead to a sterling silver 2-inh 24 gauge ball-end head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Repeat once more for a total of two dangles. Add a Dakota Stones Kambaba jasper 6mm rondelle bead to a head pin and make a wrapped loop at the top of the bead. Repeat for a total of two rondelle dangles.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Cut a length of The BeadSmith .5mm black hemp cord approximately six inches long. Fold the cord in half. Bring the ends through the loop of the TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter botanical branch link. Bring the cord ends through the fold of the cord to secure the cord to the branch link. Repeat so that you have four tails of hemp cord dangling from the branch link.

Add a TierraCast silver antique 5mm leaf bead cap to one of your cords, followed by a 6mm rondelle. Knot the end of the cord and trim. Repeat with the next cord. You want to keep these cords on the longer side, so knot them more toward the bottom.

Knot one of your round bead dangles to the next cord, close the top of the cord. Knot a rondelle dangle about 1/2 of an inch away from that. String on a 4mm round bead and knot the end of the cord about a 1/2 of an inch away from that. Trim.

Knot one of your rondelle dangles to the last cord, just a little lower than the 4mm round at the end of the previous cord. Knot a round bead dangle about ½ of an inch away from that. String on a 4mm round bead and knot the end of the cord about 1/2 of an inch away from that. Trim.

Cut a length of 20 gauge Silver Artbeads Designer Wire approximately 2-3 inches long. Make a simple loop at one end. Add two 4mm beads, a TierraCast antique silver4mm Rococo round heishi spacer, and two more 4mm beads. Make a simple loop at the top of the beads. Repeat for two beaded links.

Simple Loop Tutorial

Attach the two links to the other end of the branch link. Attach one of the links to one side of the bottom of the TierraCast antique silver-plated pewter Botanical Birds link. Attach the other link to the other side of the bottom of the bird link.

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a TierraCast 2x2mm black finish brass crimp tube onto the end of the wire and then bring the wire through one side of the top of the bird link. Go back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial

Add 12 Dakota Stones Kambaba jasper 6mm round beads to the wire. Then, add the following pattern to the wire:

• One TierraCast antique pewter Botanical bead
• Three rondelles
• One 4mm round
• One Botanical bead, one 4mm round, three rondelles, one 4mm round (repeat)
• Three 4mm rounds

Slide a crimp tube onto the wire, followed by half of the TierraCast antique silver Bali-style toggle clasp. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Repeat steps 9 and 10 for the other side of the necklace.

List of Components
Dakota Stones Kambaba Jasper 6mm Round Bead Strand (R1586, qty 1)
Dakota Stones Kambaba Jasper 4mm Round Bead Strand (R1584, qty 1)
Dakota Stones Kambaba Jasper 6mm Rondelle Bead Strand (R1587, qty 1)
TierraCast Silver Antique 5mm Leaf Bead Cap (SA-5570, qty 2)
Artbeads Designer Wire - Silver Non-Tarnish 20 Gauge (21 ft. spool) (ADW0030, qty 1)
The BeadSmith .5mm Hemp 3 Spool Box - Dyed Colors, 10 lb Test (HEMP-01, qty 1)
Sterling Silver 2 inch Ball-end Head Pin, 24 gauge (SS-BHP04, qty 4)
TierraCast Antique Silver 4mm Rococo Round Heishi Spacer (SA-0426, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Botanical Birds Link (SA3220, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Pewter Botanical Bead (PA5828, qty 6)
TierraCast Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Botanical Branch Link (SA3221, qty 1)
TierraCast Antique Silver Bali-Style Toggle Clasp (SA-6061, qty 1)
TierraCast 2x2mm Black Finish Brass Crimp Tube (BKO-0030, qty 4)