Jungle Sights Necklace Tutorial

Slide a Dakota Stones 4mm blue apatite rondelle bead onto a 1 ½-inch 22 gauge sterling silver head pin, followed by a fire-polished 4mm bead in crystal AB, a rondelle, a fire-polished 6mm bead in Capri blue luster, and a rondelle. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Slide a rondelle onto a head pin, followed by a 6mm fire-polished, and a rondelle. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.

Slide a 4mm fire-polished bead onto a head pin, followed by three rondelles, and a 4mm fire-polished bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.

 

Use a sterling silver 6.10mm open jump ring to attach your three dangles to the loop at the bottom of the sterling silver 22 gauge 3-inch bead cap eye pin.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Slide a rondelle onto the eye pin, followed by the Grace Lampwork red parrot lentil focal bead and another rondelle. The rondelles will serve to stabilize the focal bead on the eye pin, so make sure they are snug against the openings of the stringing hole. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 11 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by the last link of a 6 3/4-inch piece of silver-plated cable chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial

Add the following bead pattern to the jewelry wire:

• One rondelle
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• One 4mm faceted round in Yellow Opal
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• One rondelle
• One 4mm fire-polished bead
• One Czech glass 2mm hyacinth flash pearl fire-polished bead
• One 4mm fire-polished bead
• One rondelle
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• One Czech glass 8x6mm olivine AB bell flower bead
• One 2mm bead
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• One rondelle
• One 4mm fire-polished bead
• One 2mm bead
• One 4mm fire-polished bead
• One rondelle
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• One yellow crystal bead
• One 6mm fire-polished bead
• Three rondelles

Slide your parrot focal onto the strand and make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the focal.

Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by the last link of a 6 3/4-inch length of chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a crimp cover.

Attach each half of the JBB sterling silver 16mm spiral toggle clasp to each end of the necklace using a jump ring for each.

List of Components
Grace Lampwork Red Parrot Lentil Focal Bead (BEAD-4419, qty 1)
Dakota Stones 4mm Blue Apatite Rondelle Bead Strand (R1427, qty 1)
Fire-Polished Bead 4mm Crystal AB (100pc Pack) (FPS-CRYAB4, qty 1)
5000 4mm Faceted Round Yellow Opal (5000-YOP4, qty 4)
Czech Glass 2mm Hyacinth Flash Pearl Fire-Polished Bead Strand (CFP-FPHYA2, qty 1)
Fire-Polished Bead 6mm Capri Blue Luster (50pc Pack) (FPS-LS-CBL6, qty 1)
Czech Glass 8 x 6mm Olivine AB Bell Flower Bead Strand (BEADS5488, qty 1)
Silver-Plated Cable Chain (SPCH24, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 22 Gauge 3-Inch Bead Cap Eye Pin (FIND-0548, qty 1)
1 1/2-inch Head Pin, 22 Gauge (Sterling Silver) (SS-HP2X, qty 3)
JBB Sterling Silver 16mm Spiral Toggle Clasp (ISCL-0048, qty 1)
Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.040 x .240 inches (1.00 x 6.10mm) (SS-OJR40-E, qty 3)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)