See the "making wrapped loops & bead links" instructions below to connect the following beads with wrapped loops: silver melon; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; quartzite; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; quartzite; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; five individual quartzite.
Repeat Step 1 to make an identical beaded chain for the other side of the necklace.
Cut a piece of wire that's 4" long; make a wrapped loop on one end to connect the beaded chains together. Pass the wire through: quartzite, spacer, diamond, spacer, quartzite and make another wrapped loop.
Pass a head pin through: spacer, fire agate, melon, crystal and make a wrapped loop to attach it to the lower link from Step 3.
Attach an EZ-Lobster clasp to one end of the necklace.
Connect the following beads with wrapped loops: quartzite; melon; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; melon; quartzite/spacer/diamond/spacer/quartzite; melon; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; melon; quartzite.
Attach an EZ-Lobster clasp to one end of the bracelet.
Pass a head pin through: spacer, fire agate, melon, crystal.
Make a wrapped loop to connect it to an ear wire.
Cut a 2" length of Artistic Wire and coil it around the base of the ear wire.
Repeat Steps 1-3 to make a matching earring.
Cut a piece of wire that is 2" longer than the bead(s) you're using.
Make a right angle about 1" from the wire end, use round-nose pliers to make a loop.
Wrap the extra wire around the base of the loop 2-4 times.
Pass the wire through the bead(s) and make another wrapped loop.
For connected bead links, be sure to connect the loops before wrapping the extra wire around the base of the loop.
If you're making a link for the end of the necklace, make the last loop larger than the others to make it easier to fasten the clasp to it.
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