Earrings, bracelets, necklaces ... I love to make them all. Swarovski crystal beads bring sparkling colors and
visual texture to my jewelry designs. Czech Republic glass beads offer rich deep colors, with individual
2-tone Czech beads often possessing unique color shading within the clear glass of the bead. For warm colors, I like to make
bracelets from the natural beauty of obsidian and jasper beads.
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Clear glass, with infusion of green, bead dangle necklace.
I was looking for a soft shade of green glass beads when I found these glass beads with their interesting swirl design.
The necklace chain is made from a length of sterling silver 1.0mm triple rope chain. This chain isn't the strongest to be found for sure but it has a
delicate look that nicely showcases the beads.
I cut the rope chain long enough to be able to easily slip it over my head and I didn't put a clasp on the chain. What
may look like a clasp in the photo are three crimp beads I used to closed the necklace's chain.
I placed the chain through the four glass beads then just threaded the ends of the chain through three silver plated crimp beads. I carefully crimped those silver plated
beads closed being watchful
not to cut or to smash the 1.0mm rope chain. That use of crimp beads produced a unsightly looking
closure, but I
know I would be wearing this necklace with a turtle neck sweater that would hide that crimped style closing of the chain.
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Material list for this necklace:
length of sterling silver 1.0mm triple rope chain (I purchased this chain in a 5 foot length and cut it to the length I needed depending on if I was making a choker or longer
length necklace. 5 feet of sterling silver chain is expensive but unit wise (per inch) purchasing bulk length chain is a lot cheaper then a ready made necklace.)
2- 10mm clear glass with infusion of green bead
2- 4mm clear glass with infusion of green bead
3- silver plated crimp beads
Click to view what tools were used.
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