TierraCast Luna Moth Necklace Tutorial

Created by: Tracy Proctor of TierraCast

Designer Tips

• String 8mm gemstone pebble bead and 1 gold spacer onto head pin. Bend wire over at top of spacer and use round nose pliers to form a 1/8" simple loop, trimming excess wire. New to jewelry-making? For step-by-step looping and stringing instructions, see Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF).
• Open simple loop and attach at bottom of Luna Moth. Close loop. Set aside.
• Use jump ring to attach luna moth to bail. String spacer and gemstone bead onto head pin and form large simple loop. Attach at bottom of luna moth pendant.
• Open 1 jump ring and attach it to 1 Flora ring. Close jump ring. Repeat.
• Cut one 10-12" piece of beading wire.
• String on 1 crimp bead onto beading wire. Thread wire through 1 jump ring placed in Step 3. Thread end back through crimp bead and adjust so crimp bead is close to jump ring, leaving 1/2" tail. Use crimping pliers to secure. Trim tail close to crimp bead.
• String beads in desired pattern, adding the pendant with bail in the middle, and repeat crimping step on other end. Tip: When securing final crimp bead be sure not to make the beaded strand too tight. Allow breathing room for the bail and for the strand to drape nicely.
• String 1 barrel bead onto one end of the silk ribbon. Thread end through ring at one side of beaded strand, then back through barrel bead. Pull through a few inches, then form a sliding knot by tying working end around ribbon in an overhand knot, leaving a 1" tail. (Hint: Aim tail of ribbon towards back of necklace.) Repeat on other side of necklace.
• To adjust length, move the sliding knots and adjust ribbon and barrel beads as desired. (Knots at the back of the necklace for a shorter necklace, knots close to Flora rings for a longer necklace.)

• 1 strand (use one bead) #21-006-xxx-70 8mm Pebble Gemstone
• 21 of your favorite 4 - 5mm Gold Plated Spacer Beads
• 1 each #49-965-69 TierraCast Luna Moth Pendant Link
• 1 10-pack (use 1) #41-820-04 Nouveau Bail
• 2 each #49-965-21 Flora Ring (Small)
• 2 each #26-750-13 Distressed Barrel Bead with 6x2mm Oval Hole
• 1 package (use 1 piece) #37-422-2 Yellow Plated Head Pin, 2", Standard
• 1 pack (use 3) #37-190-01-4 TierraCast Gold Plated Oval Jump Rings
• 1 pack (use 2 pieces) #41-256-10-04 2x2mm Crimp Beads
• 36 3mm faceted gemstone or glass beads
• 20 of your favorite 4-5mm faceted rondelle beads (of one color)
• 20 of your favorite 4-5mm faceted rondelle beads (of another color)
• 1 each #61-479 32-36" Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon
• 1 spool (use 6") #61-763-21-87 Soft Flex Stainless Steel Beading Wire, 0.014"

Tools

• chain nose pliers
• round nose pliers
• standard crimping pliers
• wire cutters