The Sun Goddess Necklace Tutorial

Gold Crescent Moon and Impression Jasper Multi-Strand Necklace

Skill LevelBeginner

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size23 Inches

Gemstones with natural color variation offer a quick and easy way to add a beautiful color palette to a necklace. author signature

The luxurious golden shine and warm Dakota Stones gemstone beads found in this necklace are fit for a Sun Goddess Beautiful shapes and textures combine wonderfully in this design to create a look any Egyptian queen would wear.

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Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 12 inches long. Slide a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end of the strand, followed by a 6mm satin Hamilton gold-plated 18 gauge open jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add a 3mm gold-filled crimp cover to the tube.

Crimp Cover Tutorial

String on about 83 Dakota Stones impression jasper 4mm roundel beads, interspersed randomly with five sets of three TierraCast spacers grouped together. When adding the spacers, add a TierraCast 5mm gold-plated pewter plain heishi spacer, followed by a TierraCast antique gold 5mm coiled heishi spacer and another plain spacer. When you have added all of your beads, slide on a crimp tube, followed by a 6mm jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube, crimp in place, and add a crimp cover. Repeat steps one and two to create another beaded strand.

Attach half of the JBB gold-plated pewter spiral toggle clasp to one end of one of the beaded strands. Attach the 3.5x5.5-inch satin Hamilton gold-plated brass crescent sliver moon pendant to the other end.

Attach the other beaded strand to the other end of the moon pendant. Attach the other half of the clasp to the end of this beaded strand.

Cut a length of matte gold-plated brass ball and cog chain approximately 20 inches long. Attach one end to the 6mm jump ring on one end of the necklace using a gold-filled 14K 4.6mm open jump ring. Attach the other end to the 6mm jump ring on the other end of the necklace using another 4.6mm open jump ring.

List of Components:
Dakota Stones Impression Jasper 4mm Roundel Bead Strand (R1201, qty 2)
TierraCast 5mm Gold-Plated Pewter Plain Heishi Spacer (G-0441, qty 20)
TierraCast Antique Gold 5mm Coiled Heishi Spacer (GA-5583, qty 10)
Matte Gold-Plated Brass Ball and Cog Chain By the Foot (BTF-0741, qty 2)
JBB Gold-Plated Pewter Spiral Toggle Clasp (PG-TOG001, qty 1)
6mm Satin Hamilton Gold-Plated Open Jump Ring - 18 Gauge (FIND-0471, qty 4)
Gold-Filled 14K Open Jump Ring 0.035 x .180 inches (0.9 x 4.6mm) (GF-OJR35-C, qty 2)
14K/20 Gold-Filled 2x2mm Crimp Tube (GF-CRM2, qty 2)
3mm Gold-Filled Crimp Cover (GF-CCOV01, qty 2)
3.5x5.5-Inch Satin Hamilton Gold-Plated Brass Crescent Sliver Moon Pendant with 2 Rings (PEND-1062, qty 1)

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