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Kristal Wick shares some stringing projects featuring double drilled beads.


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One Strand Wonders
Kristal shows a variety of earrings, bracelets and a necklace all from one Dakota Stones Blue Apatite double drilled rectangle bead strand. She’ll show you all the steps needed to make the Good Apatite Necklace; a simple trendy pendant embellished with Swarovski crystals designed by Cynthia Kimura for Artbeads.

Good Apatite Necklace

Designer Cynthia Kimura, presenter Kristal Wick


Materials needed
2 Sterling Silver 22 Gauge 3-inch Cap Eye Pin (FIND-0548)
2 Swarovski 6026 13mm Cabochette Pendant Fern Green (6026-FGN13)
6 Sterling Silver Open Jump Ring - 0.030 x .210 inches (0.75 x 5.35mm) (SS-OJR30-F)
1 Silver-Plated Brass Love Round Lightweight Toggle Clasp (CLASP-0294)
8 Tierracast Silver Antique Small Turkish Heishi Spacer  (SA-0425)
20 inches Silver-Plated Textured Oval Cable Chain (BTF-0054)
4 Swarovski 5000 6mm Faceted Round Fern Green Crystal (5000-FGN6)
1 Dakota Stones Blue Apatite 10x20mm Double Drilled Rectangle Bead Strand  (R0442)
Wire Cutter (TOOL-131)
Round Nose Pliers (TOOL-108)
Flat Nose Pliers (TOOL-107)

Instructions

  1. String the following onto an eye pin and make a simple loop or wrapped loop at the top:

    Blue Apatit
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    6mm crystal
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    Blue Apatite
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    6mm crystal
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  2. Repeat Step 1 for other hole of Blue Apatite rectangle bead.
  3. Attach Cabochette dangles to each cap eye pin using a jump ring.
  4. Attach both top loops of the Blue Apatite rectangle bead to the middle of the chain using jump rings.
  5. Attach toggle and bar to the end of the chain using jump rings.
  6. Supplies: www.artbeads.com
    For more information visit www.kristalwick.com

 

Kristal Wick & Katie Hacker

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