Learn how to showcase each of your gems by creating individual bezels out of tiny gold or silver beads. Once you begin to nestle your
gems in their gold and silver frames, you will be searching for as many coin-shaped beads as you can find! You will also learn how to link each of these bezeled beads together to form a necklace with multiple chain drops.
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Prerequisites: At least 1-2 beginner wire working classes
- Handout includes 5 pages of full color photographs with step-by-step instruction
- Required program to read files: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or higher. To download free Adobe Acrobat Reader click here.
Ingredients
- 20 10mm coin shaped beads
- 400 2mm sterling silver or gold fill rounds
- 20 10mm sterling silver or gold fill soldered rings
- 5 feet + sterling silver or gold fill 26 gauge wire
- 10 inches sterling silver or gold fill thin gauged chain
- 6 2inch sterling silver or gold fill head pins
- 1 sterling silver or gold fill clasp
Studio Essentials
- Bent-nose pliers
- Needle-nose chain pliers
- Round-nose pliers
- Flush cutter
- Tape measure or ruler
- Wire straightener (optional)
