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Beachfront Oasis Necklace
About this design:
For this design, I paired Czech glass horse eyes, Apatite, and hemp to create this lightweight, beach-y inspired necklace.
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- Natural Hemp Twine
- Czech Glass Horse Eye Beads
- Apatite 4mm Faceted Rounds
- Silver Jump Rings
- Silver Headpins
- Beading Wire
- Silver crimp tubes & covers
- Super Glue
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Begin with a long piece of beading wire. String on an apatite round, a horse eye, and another apatite. |
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Step 2: String on 2 more horse eye beads and curve the wire so it's facing down. |
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Step 3: Bring the two pieces of wire together and string on an apatite round, a horse eye, and another apatite. |
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Step 4: String a separate, long piece of beading wire through the top horse eye bead. |
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Step 5: String a horse eye bead onto each side of the wire. |
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Step 6: String another separate piece of beading wire through the horse eye's from step 5. |
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Step 7: Slide a horse eye bead onto each piece of wire that's facing down, and an apatite bead onto the piece of wire that's angled up (see pic). |
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Step 8: Bring the pieces of wire together and slide on an apatite round. |
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Step 9: On the wire angled up, slide a horse eye bead and an apatite round onto each side. |
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Step 10: To finish the ends, slide on 2 more apatite rounds at the bottom of the center focal. Slide on a crimp tube, clamp down to secure, and slide on a crimp cover. Repeat these steps to finish the ends of the other two focals, except use one less apatite bead. |
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Step 11: Loop the ends of the wire through a soldered jump ring & secure with a crimp tube & cover. Knot 3 long pieces of hemp together through the same jump ring. Secure the knot with a drop of glue. Repeat on the other side of the necklace. |
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Step 12: Braid the hemp together until you've reached your desired length. Knot the end around a soldered jump ring & attach a lobster clasp. Use headpins to make bead charms with the apatite. Attach the charms with 3mm jump rings throughout the braided hemp. See Tip: Wire Wrap a Charm |
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On Jun 24, 2021 at 5:25 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:Cute necklace for summer, would also be great year round with solid fall and winter colors.
On Jun 24, 2021 at 6:36 pm #
Crystal Canary says:Wow, I love how creativity rules in this piece! Great focal design. The natural vibe is remarkable using the hemp & Apatite dangles together. Where’s the Pina Colada to go along? Thanks so much for the instructions. I’d love to know how you come up with these amazing ideas Elaina?!
On Jun 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm #
Beady Little Eyes says:Wonderful Elaina. Love the way you used the horse eye beads for the focal. So innovative.
On Jun 24, 2021 at 7:20 pm #
Jean C says:Gorgeous!
On Jun 24, 2021 at 8:53 pm #
kye says:How cool is this?! Wow!
On Jun 25, 2021 at 3:19 am #
L Dossey says:So awesome! It has a 70’s vibe! Love it Thanks
On Jun 25, 2021 at 5:17 am #
Phoenix says:Amazng! What an interesting design- it looks so elegant.
On Jun 25, 2021 at 3:34 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Talk about an eye catching design! The design offers endless possibilities for any season or any occasion.