Natural brass components mixed with brilliant magenta-colored glass make this vintage-style necklace glow with glamour.
Fleur de Niece
Denise Yezbak Moore
earriNg Materials
6 rose AB 4mm crystal bicones
4 magenta 4mm fire-polished rounds
2 magenta 6mm fire-polished rounds
10 natural brass 4mm fluted rounds
1 pair of natural brass 9
×21mm ear wires
4 natural brass 6mm jump rings
2 natural brass 1
1
⁄
2
" head pins
12" of brass 22-gauge wire
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Necklace Materials
48 rose AB 4mm crystal bicones
22 magenta 4mm fire-polished rounds
3 magenta 6mm fire-polished rounds
1 pink 20mm dichroic glass cabochon
60 natural brass 4mm fluted rounds
1 natural brass 35mm flower filigree
1 natural brass 38
×40mm nouveau filigree
1 natural brass 12
×25mm hook-and-eye clasp
44 natural brass 6mm jump rings
26 natural brass 8mm jump rings
5 natural brass 1
1
⁄
2
" head pins
72" of brass 22-gauge wire
tools
Wire cutters
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Flat-nose pliers
FiNished sizes: 22"
(Necklace);
2
⁄
4
"
(earriNgs)
Resources: Check your local bead shop or contact: All natural brass components: Vintaj Natural Brass Co. (wholesale only), www.vintaj.com.
All other materials: The Bead Addict, (714) 528-0090.
Necklace
:
Center the cabochon on the back of the flower filigree. Use flat-nose
pliers and your fingers to wrap the filigree petals up and around the
cabochon. Place the wrapped cabochon on the back side of the
nouveau filigree and wrap the three points of the filigree up and
around the wrapped cabochon to form a pendant.
2:
Attach one 8mm jump ring to the top right of the filigree pendant.
Attach one 8mm jump ring to the top left of the filigree pendant. Set
aside.
3:
Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop. String 1 fluted brass round,
one 4mm fire-polished round, and 1 fluted brass round; form a wrapped
loop.* Repeat entire step seventeen times for a total of 18 fire-polished
links.
4:
Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop. String 1 crystal, 1 fluted brass
round, and 1 crystal; form a wrapped loop.* Repeat entire step seven-
teen times for a total of 18 crystal links.
5:
Use 2" of wire to form a wrapped loop. String 1 crystal, one 4mm
fire-polished round, and 1 crystal; form a wrapped loop. Repeat entire
step for a second crystal/glass link.
6:
Use one 8mm jump ring to string one end of 1 fire-polished link,
1 crystal link, and 1 fire-polished link; close the ring. Use one 8mm jump
ring to string the other ends of all 3 links; close the ring.* Repeat entire
step five times for a total of 6 fire-polished units. Set aside.
7:
Use one 8mm jump ring to string one end of 1 crystal link, 1 fire-
polished link, and 1 crystal link; close the ring. Use one 8mm jump ring
to string the other ends of all 3 links; close the ring. Repeat entire step
five times for a total of 6 crystal units. Set aside.
8:
Attach one of the jump rings attached to the filigree in Step 2 to
one end of 1 fire-polished unit.
9:
Use three 6mm jump rings to attach the other end of the previous
fire-polished unit to one end of 1 crystal unit.* Use three 6mm jump
rings to attach the other end of the previous crystal unit to one end of
1 fire-polished unit.
0:
Repeat Step 9. Repeat Step 9 again to *.
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:
Use two 6mm jump rings to attach the other end of the previous
crystal unit to one end of 1 crystal/glass link.
2:
Use one 6mm jump ring to attach the other end of the previous
crystal/glass link to the hook half of the clasp.
3:
Repeat Steps 8–11 for the other side of the necklace. Use two 6mm
jump rings to attach the other end of the previous crystal/glass link to
the eye half of the clasp.
4:
Use 1 head pin to string one 4mm fire-polished round and 1 crystal;
form a wrapped loop. Repeat for a second short dangle.
5:
Use 1 head pin to string 1 crystal, 1 fluted brass round, one 6mm
fire-polished round, 1 fluted brass round, and 1 crystal; form a wrapped
loop. Repeat twice for a total of 3 long dangles.
6:
Use one 6mm jump ring to attach 1 long dangle to the left side of
the pendant. Repeat twice to attach 1 long dangle to the middle and
right side of the pendant.
7:
Use one 6mm jump ring to attach 1 short dangle to the right side of
the middle long dangle. Repeat to attach 1 short dangle to the left side
of the middle long dangle.
8:
Attach one 6mm jump ring to the filigree between the middle long
dangle and the short dangle to one side of it. Repeat to attach one
6mm jump ring to the other side of the middle long dangle.
Earrings
:
Repeat Step 3 for the necklace to * four times for a total of 4 fire-
polished links.
2:
Repeat Step 4 for the necklace to * twice for a total of 2 crystal
links.
3:
Repeat Step 6 for the necklace to * twice for a total of 2 fire-
polished units.
4:
Use 1 head pin to string 1 crystal and one 6mm fire-polished round;
form a wrapped loop that attaches to one end of 1 fire-polished unit.
Attach the jump ring on the other end of the unit to the loop of 1 ear
wire. Repeat entire step with the other fire-polished unit and ear wire
for a second earring.
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