Earrings

Clearly Crystals Crossweave Technique

Peacock fanBright colors make a bold statement in this fanciful necklace-and-earrings set.

designed by Jenny Van

These delicate links work up easily despite their intricate look. Any color combination will look great, but AB 2X crystals really make this design shine.

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Cut apart the chain links before beginning.

stepbystepNecklace[1] Thread a needle on each end of 4 ft. (1.2 m) of Fire-line. Center a color C 4 mm round or bicone crystal, a 150 seed bead, a color A 4 mm bicone crystal, a 150, an A, a 150, an A, and a 150. Sew through the C 4 mm to form a ring (photo a).[2] With one needle, pick up a 14 mm link, a 9 mm link, a 7 mm link, a 150, a color D 3 mm bicone crystal, a 150, a D, and a 150. Sew through

the remaining hole of the 7 mm link (photo b). Pick up a 150, a color B 4 mm bicone crystal, and a 150. Sew through the remaining hole of the 9 mm link (photo c). Pick up a 150, an A, and a 150, and sew through the remaining hole of the 14 mm link (photo d). Repeat this step with the other needle.[3] With one needle, pick up a 150, a B, a 150, an A, a 150, a B, and a 150, and sew through the next 14 mm link, 150, and A (photo e). With the other needle, sew through the beadwork to exit the same A in the opposite direction.[4] With one needle, pick up

a 150, an A, and a 150. Repeat with the other needle. With one needle, pick up a color C 3 mm round crystal, and cross the other needle through it (photo f).[5] With one needle, pick up a 9 mm link, a 7 mm link, a 150, a D, a 150, a D, and a 150, and sew through the remaining hole of the 7 mm link (photo g). Pick up a 150, a B, and a 150, and sew through the remaining hole of the 9 mm link (photo h). Pick up a 150 and a B. Repeat the entire step with the other needle. [6] With one needle, pick up an A, and cross the other

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materialsboth projects• Fireline 6 or 8 lb. test• beading needles, #12• 2 pairs of pliers• wire cutters

necklace 19 in. (48 cm)• 4 mm bicone crystals 70 color A 76 color B• 4 mm round or bicone crystal, color C• 76 3 mm bicone crystals, color D• 20 3 mm round crystals, color C• 4–5 g 150 seed beads• curved bar links (sold as chain, jjbead.com) 2 14 mm 38 9 mm 38 7 mm• clasp• 2 4 mm jump rings

pair of earrings• 8 4 mm bicone crystals, in each of 2 colors: A, B• 8 3 mm bicone crystals, color D• 2 3 mm round crystals, color C• 40 150 seed beads• curved bar links 4 9 mm 4 7 mm• pair of earring findings

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Jenny Van is a frequent contributor of popular Bead&Button crystal designs. Contact Jenny at her website, jjbead.com.

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needle through it (photo i).[7] Repeat steps 4 (photo j), 5, and 6 until you have a total of nine units on one side of the necklace.[8] With one needle, pick up a 150, an A, and a 150. Repeat with the other needle. With one needle, pick up a C 3 mm, and cross the other needle through it. With one needle, pick up a 150, an A, and a 150. Repeat with the other needle. With one needle, pick up an A, and cross the other needle through it. With one needle, pick up 10 150s, and cross the other needle through them. Retrace the thread path through the 150s to reinforce the loop, retrace the thread path through the last few units, and end the threads (How-Tos).[9] Thread a needle on each end of 4 ft. (1.2 m) of Fireline, and center it in the side A opposite the first half of the necklace. Repeat

steps 4–8 to complete the second side of the necklace. [10] Open a jump ring (How-Tos), attach half of the clasp and a loop of 150s on one end of the necklace, and close the jump ring. Repeat on the other end. Earrings[1] Thread a needle on each end of 2 ft. (61 cm) of Fire-line. Center a color C 3 mm round crystal, a 150 seed bead, a color A 4 mm bicone crystal, a 150, an A, a 150, an A, and a 150. Sew through the C 3 mm to form a ring. [2] With one needle, pick up a 9 mm link, a 7 mm link, a 150, a color D 3 mm bicone crystal, a 150, a D, and a 150. Sew through the remaining hole of the 7 mm link. Pick up a 150, a color B 4 mm bicone crystal, and a 150. Sew through the remaining hole of the 9 mm link. Pick up a 150 and a B. Repeat the entire step with the other needle. [3] With one needle, pick up an A, and cross the other needle through it.[4] With one needle, pick up eight 150s, and cross the other needle through them. Continue with one needle through the A, and end the thread (How-Tos). Repeat with the other needle. [5] Open the loop of an earring finding (How-Tos), attach it to the seed bead loop, and close the loop. [6] Repeat steps 1–5 to make a second earring. w

EDITOR’S NOTE:Stitch up a band of small components for a bracelet to complete this sparkling set.