Below - how to make the heart pendants for the necklace and
bracelet - use a long headpin for the Karen silver charm, use 0.5mm
sterling wire for the Swarovski crystal heart pendants.
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Bracelet Instructions
Make the Karen
silver and Swarovski (middle) charm using the long sterling headpin.
See photo above.
Make the four Swarovski crystal heart and 3mm bicone charms using
the sterling wire. See photo above.
Thread the Karen silver charm onto the stringing wire.
Work both sides together following the same instructions on each side.
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone
Thread 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread 1 4mm Rose/Ruby heart charm
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread 1 rose/ruby bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread 1 4mm Rose/Ruby heart charm
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
To finish
On one side, thread on a crimp
Thread on one wire protector, bring the stringing wire back through
the wire protectors' other side,
Thread on your
sterling extender chain
Bring your thread back through the crimp
Close and tighten the crimp
Bring any remaining wire back through the beads then neaten
Make a small dangle using the small headpin and a 4mm rose/ruby and
3mm AB bicone and attach to the extender chain.
On the other side (for the clasp finishing) Join the jump ring to
the clasp and close.
Thread the stringing through the crimp
Thread the stringing through the wire protector, bring the wire back
through the other side
Thread the jump ring (on the clasp) through the wire protector
Bring the wire through the crimp
Tension the wire
Once you are happy with the wire tension, close the crimp and neaten.
Finished!
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Necklace Instructions
Make the Karen
silver and Swarovski (middle) charm using the long sterling headpin.
See photo above.
Make the two Swarovski crystal heart and 3mm bicone charms using the
sterling wire. See photo above.
Thread the Karen silver charm onto the stringing wire.
Work both sides together following the same instructions on each side.
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 AB 5mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 Swarovski rose or ruby heart pendant
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone, 1 4mm Rose/Ruby bicone, 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 AB 5mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 1 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 1 4mm rose or ruby bicone
Thread on 1 5mm AB bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 AB 5mm bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 AB 5mm bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
Thread on 1 rose or ruby 4mm bicone
Thread on 3 sterling heishi
To finish
On one side, thread on a crimp
Thread on one wire protector, bring the stringing wire back through
the wire protectors' other side,
Thread on your sterling extender chain Bring your thread back through
the crimp
Close and tighten the crimp
Bring any remaining wire back through the beads then neaten
On the other side (for the clasp finishing)
Join the jump ring to the clasp and close.
Thread the stringing through the crimp
Thread the stringing through the wire protector, bring the wire back
through the other side
Thread the jump ring (on the clasp) through the wire protector
Bring the wire through the crimp
Tension the wire
Once you are happy with the wire tension, close the crimp and neaten.
Well done, its
finished!
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The kits are designed to be worked by
adults (16+) and can be completed within in a couple of hours.
Don't worry if your design varies a little from that shown, its nice
to have something individual.