That’s what inspired jewelry designer, Judith Kogut, a friend of mine, to create this necklace which is a combination of stringing, wire, and lampwork beads, and she was generous enough to offer it here as a project for me to write up for readers of this site.
You’ll need the following:
*4 – 12mm pink swirl lampwork beads
10 – 4mm Swarovski fuchsia bicone crystals
10 – 4mm sterling daisy spacer beads
6 – 5mm sterling jump rings
1 – 5mm split ring
2 – 5mm sterling beads
4 – 2mm sterling beads
1 – 10mm sterling lobster claw clasp
50 – 1/4 inch sterling heishi beads
4 – 2x2mm sterling crimp beads
Approx. 3 feet of 22-gauge dead-soft sterling wire
2 - 15 inch pieces of .014 or .015 beading wire
Round-nosed pliers
Flat-nosed pliers
Wire cutters
Jeweler’s file
Crimping pliers
*The lampwork beads in this necklace were provided by glass artist, D.D. Hess.
