Peruvian Gemstone Pendant Jewelry Making Pattern

There is a touch of Peru in this bead and gemstone pendant. Its fun and easy to make and the variations are limitless.

There is a touch of Peru in this bead and gemstone pendant. Its fun and easy to make and the variations are limitless.

Supplies Required

• One 12 inch length of 14kt. gold filled 21 gauge square half hard wire
• One 16 inch length of 14kt. gold filled 21 gauge square dead soft wire
• One 3 inch piece of 14kt gold filled 18 gauge half round half hard wire
• 18 inches 14kt gold filled 20 guage round half hard wire
• 14 gemstone tube beads
• 53 4mm gold filled beads
• One Designer Gemstone - This gemstone is approx. 1 inch high by 1-1/2 inches wide

Tools Required

• Wire cutter or flush cutter
• Small wire jig
• Round nose pliers
• Flat nose pliers
• Chain nose pliers
• Small Ruler
• Pin Vise or Automatic Wire Twister

Let's get started!

Step 1 Make a bundle with two 3-1/2 inch 21gauge gold-filled half hard wires on the inside and two 2-1/2 inch 21 gauge gold-filled half hard wires on the outside. Make about 6-7 wraps at the center of the bundle using 18g gold-filled half round half hard wire.
Step 2 Set up a jig with pegs in a row. The width of your gemstone should determine how many pegs you will need to set up. The pegs used in this pattern were about 3/16 of an inch in diameter. Each curl will consume about 1 inch of wire.
Step 3 Twist the complete length of the wire with a wire twister. Estimate how many curls you will need to border the width of your gemstone. Start from the center and measure outwards. Make loops for the complete length of the bottom of your gemstone. Again you will have to estimate how many loops you will need for your gemstone by holding the stone against the loops.
Step 4 After curling the wire, lay the wire around the gemstone. Next place the bundle of wires (with the cut edges of half round towards the back of the gemstone) onto the back of the gemstones.
Step 5 Using your chain nose pliers pull one of the upper wires towards the front of the gemstone and bend it around to form a prong. Bend the second wire around the gemstone to form a prong on the other wide. Clip off the excess wire to make each prong equal in size and adjust the position of the prongs to make them equidistant from the top of the pendant. Press the prongs close to the gemstone.
Step 6 Next grasp the two lower wires, center the wires, make them come through two circles and bend them around the front of the gemstone. Clip off the excess wire and press the prongs flat to the gemstone. Make prongs from the remaining two lower wires.
Step 7 Using your flat nose pliers, bend the two upper bail wires forward with a 90 degree angle towards the pendant and a second 90 degree angle upwards.
Step 8 Your wires should look like the picture.
Step 9 Using the large part of the jaws of your round nose pliers or bail making pliers, bend the bail wires toward the back of the pendant about 3/4 inch from the top of the pendant.
Step 10 Clip the bail wires to make them all the same length Clip them right above the top of the pendant.
Step 11 Using a 2 inch length of 21 gauge square half hard wire, wrap the bail wires about 4 times. Clip off the excess wrap wire. Make sure that the cut ends of the wrap wires are on the backside of the pendant.
Step 12 To make a dangle, estimate how long the dangle will be and cut the wire about 3/4 inch longer than the dangle. You can make many variations with several different combinations of beads. In this pattern I worked with 13x4mm malachite tube beads and 4mm gold-filled beads. Grasp the end of the wire close to the end of the jaws of your round nose pliers. Turn the wire around the jaws to form a complete loop.
Step 13 Grasp the loop with your round nose pliers and bend the loop backwards in order to center the loop over the wire.
Step 14 Your loop should look like the picture.
Step 15 String the beads onto the wire and make a similar loop on the opposite end. Clip excess wire to make the loop fit right against the top bead. Using your flat nose pliers open the loop by bending the end. String the dangle onto the pendant and close the loop.

Birthstone Necklace

Birthstone Necklace
Birthstones were the inspiration for this simple but elegant necklace.

Rose began her design by selecting three gem stones that celebrate the months of the year of the birth of her children, her grandchild and herself!

She next chose snap sets with attached bail – a simple rope chain – and gold beads to separate the gemstones and add definition.

A birthstone necklace is a special accessory for your wardrobe!

Pearl Necklace featuring a Stunning Lapis Cross Pendant with Matching Pearl Earrings!

Pearl Necklace featuring a Stunning Lapis Cross Pendant
with Matching Pearl Earrings!

To make this set, you will need one 30x45mm Lapis Cross Pendant and some white pearl beads. To construct the necklace, simply string the pearls together, and close the ends with your own choice of gold filled hooks and clasps. You can attach the pendant with a custom made hook made from any of our square gold filled wire.

The matching earrings can be made simply by stringing the same pearls onto some extra wire and hooking them onto your choice of earwires.

Heart Gemstone Ring & Earring Set

Heart Gemstone Ring & Earring Set

We have put together this heart gemstone ring and earring set, using a few simple supplies and little effort. The heart-shaped gemstone used on both settings can be found in our fiber optic gemstone assortment. To make the ring, the gemstone was attached to an Adjustable Gold Plated Finger Ring. For the earrings, we attached the gemstone to a pair of Gold Plated Clip On Earring Settings.

Swarovski Earrings

Swarovski Earrings

We have put together this pair of earrings using some of our newest products, such as 4mm Amethyst Bi-Cone Swarovski Crystal Beads, available in packs of 12. In addition, the pair also includes some of our fabulous 8mm Amethyst Swarovski Crystal Balls. To tie together these new, beautiful Swarovski beads, We used 4mm Ball Posts, 1 inch gold filled Ball pins, and a couple of gold filled, friction ear nuts.

Bali Beads and Fresh Water Pearl Wire Sculpture

Bali Beads and Fresh Water Pearl Wire Sculpture

This is a complete neckpiece (pendant and beads) I did some time back. I used the design from Introduction to wire sculpture volume one. But I accented with some small 3/4mm fresh water pearls. Now when you do this make your sculpture first then add the pearls where they seem to fit. That location is subject on each sculpture that's why you make the piece first and add the accent pearls second.

For the beads I used commercial grade 8mm amethyst gemstone beads enclosed with silver Bali beads and a silver Bali catch in the rear. You could use pewter and get almost the exact same look.

I used 21 gauge dead soft sterling round wire, a 40x30 purple onyx cab and very thin round silver wire to run the pearls on. You could use 24, 26, or 28 gauge. wire depending on the size hole in your pearls and they will vary quite a bit.