SPARKLE
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Cut a 10-in. (25 cm) piece
of 20-gauge wire. At the
center, use chainnose pliers
to bend the wire up at a right
angle. String: black cube,
rondelle, first loop of a B dangle,
white cube, black cube, white
cube, second loop of the
dangle, rondelle, black cube.
Make another right-angle
upward bend.
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On each side, starting
1 ⁄4 in. (6 mm) from the last
bend, make a right-angle bend
away from the center
Harlequin
romance
Create lighthearted elegance
with well-chosen colors
by Linda Arline Hartung
FCT-SR-080116_07
This design started out as a task — creating
a design using two-hole square Swarovski
Elements crystals — and became a party!
I designed the earrings first and the necklace
was born quickly after. The bright, contrasting
colors in this jewelry remind me of the classic
Harlequin character’s costume. Am I at Mardi
Gras or the Venice Carnival? Who cares? I’m
having a great time! And with some simple
wire bending, you will be too.
©2012 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be
reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher.
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Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm) from
the last bend, on the left side,
make a right-angle upward
bend. String a 6 mm bicone.
Starting 3 ⁄8 in. (1 cm) from the
last bend, make a right-angle
bend away from the center.
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Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm) from
the last bend, on the right
side, make a right-angle upward
bend. Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm) from
the last bend, make a rightangle bend away from the
center. Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm)
from the last bend, make a
right-angle upward bend.
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Starting 3 ⁄8 in. (1 cm) from
the last bend, string a
bicone. Make a right-angle
bend away from the center.
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On the left side, string: black
cube, rondelle, first loop
of the A dangle, white cube,
black cube, white cube, second
loop of the dangle, rondelle,
black cube. Repeat on the other
side, substituting a B dangle.
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On each side, make a
right-angle upward bend.
Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm) from the
last bend, make a right-angle
bend away from the center.
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On the left side, string the
square of the C dangle
and an alternating pattern of
three white cubes and three
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black cubes. Make a plain loop
even with the loop of the C
dangle. Repeat on the other
side with the D dangle.
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On each end, open the
plain loops (How-Tos) and
attach the loops of a two-to-one
connector. Close the loops.
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Cut two 12–13-in.
(30–33 cm) pieces of
beading wire. On each wire,
string a jump ring, a crimp
bead, a black cube, and a
bicone. Go back through the
beads just strung and tighten
the wire. Crimp the crimp bead
(How-Tos) and trim the excess
wire.
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necklace • Following earring
steps 1 and 2, make an
earring dangle (dangle A).
Make two more dangles the
mirror image of the first (B).
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On each wire, string 6 in.
(15 cm) of white and
black cubes.
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On a head pin, string:
alternating pattern of three
black and two white cube
beads, hole of a
square crystal, a
crystal briolette,
black cube,
white cube,
black cube.
Make a plain
loop (How-Tos) to
complete the dangle (C). Make
a dangle the mirror image of C
(D).
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On each end, string a
crimp bead and a jump
ring. Check the fit and add or
remove beads if necessary.
Go back through the beads
just strung and tighten the wire.
Crimp the crimp bead and trim
the excess wire.
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On one end, open the
jump ring and attach a
lobster claw clasp. Close the
jump ring. Repeat on the other
end, substituting a square link
for the clasp.
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Close a crimp cover over
each crimp.
Open a jump ring on each
strand and attach the loop
of a connector.
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Kits available from Alacarte
Clasps and WireLace,
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To make the extender:
Open the loop of an eye
pin and attach a square link.
String an alternating pattern
of three black cubes and three
white cubes. Make a plain loop.
Make three eye pin units. Attach
the square link-units and the
square link on the end of the
necklace.
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On a head pin, string: black
cube, crystal rondelle, first loop
of the dangle, white cube, loop
of an earring post, white cube,
second loop of the dangle,
rondelle, black cube. With
needlenose or the tip of your
chainnose pliers, bend the wire
down at a 45-degree angle.
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Starting 1 ⁄4 in. (6 mm) from the
bend in step 5, make another
45-degree bend away from the
dangle. String a bicone crystal
and make a plain loop. Make a
second earring the mirror image
of the first.
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earrings • On a head pin, string:
right hole of a square crystal,
crystal briolette, white cube, black
cube, right hole of a square,
alternating pattern of three white
and three black cubes. Make
a plain loop.
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Starting 1 ⁄4 in. (6 mm) from
the bend in step 4, make a
45-degree bend toward the
dangle.
Starting 1 ⁄8 in. (3 mm) from
the bend in step 3, use your
flatnose pliers (Tips, below) to
make a right-angle bend away
from the dangle.
Tips
• Using 1 ⁄8 -in. (3 mm) and 1 ⁄4 -in.
(6 mm) flatnose pliers made
things easier with this project,
but if you don’t have them, mark
1 ⁄ 8 -in. (3 mm) and 1 ⁄4 -in. (6 mm)
points on your chainnose pliers
for even bends.
• When making plain loops for
the dangles, make sure the loops
are the same size or smaller than
the cube beads to keep the
dangles from sliding over the
adjacent beads.
• Complete the beading wire
sections before you attach them
to the centerpiece to avoid
accidentally bending the wire
while you work.
• One side of the square crystal
is more reflective than the other.
Make sure the same side faces
forward in all the dangles.
On a head pin, string: alternating pattern of three black
and two white cubes, left hole of
the bottom square from step 1,
alternating pattern of three white
and two black cubes, left hole
of the top square, briolette, black
cube, white cube, black cube.
Make a plain loop.
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Linda Arline
Hartung
Linda, a Create Your Style
with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS
Ambassador, is the
co-owner and designer
of Alacarte Clasps and
WireLace. Linda made her first jewelry
from shoelaces and rocks with holes
in them — “friendship necklaces” made
while tagging along with her older
sister’s Girl Scout troop. She still uses
the lanyard four-strand braid technique
she learned in Scouts in her designs.
Contact her at alacarteclasps.com.
Supplies
necklace 20 in. (50 cm)
◆◆ 8 11 mm crystal briolettes,
olivine
◆◆ 8 8 mm double-hole square
crystals, red magma
◆◆ 6 6 mm crystal rondelles, topaz
◆◆ 4 6 mm bicone crystals,
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indicolite
2 g 1.8 mm cube seed beads,
black
2 g 1.8 mm cube seed beads,
white
flexible beading wire, .018 or .019
10 in. (25 cm) 20-gauge
half-hard German-style wire
2 two-to-one connectors
4 6 mm square links
4 4 mm jump rings
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8 2-in. (5 cm) 21-gauge
head pins
3 11 ⁄2 -in. (3.8 cm) eye pins
4 crimp beads
4 crimp covers
lobster claw clasp
chainnose and roundnose pliers
diagonal wire cutters
crimping pliers (optional)
needlenose pliers (optional)
1 ⁄ 8 -in. (3 mm) and 1 ⁄4 -in.
(6 mm) flatnose pliers (optional)
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earrings
◆◆ 4 11 mm crystal briolettes,
olivine
◆◆ 4 8 mm double-hole square
crystals, red magma
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4 6 mm crystal rondelles, topaz
2 6 mm bicone crystals,
indicolite
26 1.8 mm cube seed beads,
black
26 1.8 mm cube seed beads,
white
6 2-in. (5 cm) 21-gauge head
pins
pair of Grecian hoop earring
posts with earring backs
chainnose and roundnose pliers
diagonal wire cutters
needlenose pliers (optional)
1 ⁄ 8 -in. (3 mm) and 1 ⁄4 -in. (6 mm)
flatnose pliers (optional)
Seed beads from Out on a Whim, 707.664.8343, whimbeads.com. Two-to-one links from TierraCast. Findings from
Beadalon, beadalon.com. Check your local bead store for supplies.