We love the look of these Czech glass leaf beads. Here we combined them with crystals and pearls to make a garland of moonlight and midnight blue hues. Ours is Opera length, but make yours any length you like.
How To Make A Leaf And Pearl Wirework Necklace
Materials
5 Hammered rings, antique brass, 15mm
38 Swarovski crystal bicones, Caribbean blue opal, 4mm
24 Czech glass leaf beads (top drilled), green iris, 7mmx12mm
10 Pearls, light grey, 8mm
4 Etched glass sunflower beads, blue AB, 9mmx14mm
Leaf clasp, antique brass, 15mmx35mm
Wire, gold-plate, 24 gauge
Tools
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Steps
1. Cut a 4″ length of wire. Make a wrapped loop in the end of the wire by grasping the wire with round-nose pliers 1″ from the end. Bend the tail of the wire over the pliers 90 degrees. Move the pliers to grip the wire just above the 90-degree turn. Grab the tail of the wire with your fingers and wrap it around the pliers to make a partial loop. Slide one half of the leaf clasp onto the partial loop. Reposition the pliers in the loop and finish pulling the wire around the pliers to complete the loop. Wrap the tail around the straight wire twice. Use the wire cutters to trim the tail.
2. Slide a bicone onto the wire. Grasp the wire just beyond the bicone with the round-nose pliers and bend the tail of the wire over the pliers 90 degrees. Move the pliers to grip the wire just above the 90-degree turn. Grab the tail of the wire with your fingers and wrap it around the pliers to make a partial loop. Reposition the pliers in the loop and finish pulling the wire around the pliers to complete the loop. Wrap the tail around the straight wire twice. Use the wire cutters to trim the tail.
3. Cut a 5″ length of wire. Make a wrapped loop around the loop of the bicone component you just made. Slide a bicone, pearl, and a bicone onto the wire. Grasp the wire just beyond the last bead with the round-nose pliers and bend the tail of the wire over the pliers 90 degrees. Move the pliers to grip the wire just above the 90-degree turn. Grab the tail of the wire with your fingers and wrap it around the pliers to make a partial loop. Slide a hammered ring onto the partial loop. Reposition the pliers in the loop and finish pulling the wire around the pliers to complete the loop. Wrap the tail around the straight wire twice. Use the wire cutters to trim the tail.
4. Cut a 4″ length of wire. Make a wrapped loop around the hammered ring. Slide a bicone, pearl, and a bicone onto the wire, then finish with a wrapped loop.
5. Cut a 5″ length of wire. Make a wrapped loop around the loop of the bicone-pearl-bicone component you just made. Slide a bicone, three leaf beads, and a bicone onto the wire. Finish the end with a wrapped loop.
6. Cut a 4″ length of wire. Make a wrapped loop around the loop of the bicone-leaves-bicone component you just made. Slide an etched sunflower bead onto the wire. Finish the end with a wrapped loop.
7. Continue adding wrapped loop components following the necklace pattern, hooking the first loop onto the last component as you go. Finish by connecting the other half of the clasp with a bicone component.
If you’d like to follow our pattern, here it is: Leaf clasp, bicone, bicone-pearl-bicone, hammered ring, bicone-pearl-bicone, bicone-leaves-bicone, sunflower bead, bicone-leaves-bicone, bicone-pearl-bicone, hammered ring, bicone-pearl-bicone, bicone-leaves-bicone, sunflower bead, bicone-leaves-bicone, bicone-pearl-bicone, hammered ring, bicone-pearl-bicone, bicone-leaves-bicone, sunflower bead, bicone-leaves-bicone, bicone-pearl-bicone, hammered ring, bicone-pearl-bicone, bicone-leaves-bicone, sunflower bead, bicone-leaves-bicone, bicone-pearl-bicone, hammered ring, bicone-pearl-bicone, bicone, leaf clasp.
We hope you like this pretty necklace as much as we do! What have you been making? Leave us a comment. We’d love to hear from you!
Happy Crafting,
Jennifer & Kitty
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