Autumn Necklace and Earring Set

This lovely Autumn Necklace and Earring Set from Prima Bead celebrates the beauty of the fall season.  Made with a variety of colorful beads, this DIY jewelry pattern is a great way to add some color to your favorite fall outfit.  The beauty of this necklace is that there are so many colors, textures, and styles of beads.  Although they may all look different, they all come together to create a lovely piece of jewelry that any girl would be happy to add to her collection.

Materials:

• 8in Orange Swirl Flat Rectangle (#37450288)
• 17in Oval Glass Mix w/Metal Orange (#3612718)
• 6.5in Prp/Black Glass/Copper Matte (#3612792)
• 100pc 6mm Rounds Metallic Brown (#37450131)
• 145pc Starter Pack- Gold (#34712001)
• 40' .3mm 7-Strand Bead Wire- Gold (#3202001)
• Round Nose Pliers
• Crimping Pliers
• Wire Cutters

Instructions:

Earrings

1. Cut 3 links of gold chain.
    
2. Attach an earring wire to one end of the chain.
    
3. Make the following bead drops: (4) metallic bicone drops, (3) dark purple drops, (1) metallic orange drop, (1) gold oval drop and (1) dark orange oval drop.
    
4. Attach the drops along the three chain links.
    
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the matching earring.
   

Necklace

1. Cut a 24” length of beading wire.
    
2. Using a crimp tube, attach one end of the wire to a 6mm jump ring. Attach a 2-3” length of gold chain to the jump ring.
    
3. String the bead pattern onto the wire, using a metallic bicone between each glass bead as a spacer.
    
4. Use a crimp tube to attach the wire to a lobster claw clasp. Trim the excess wire.

Bead Pattern

Spacer, gold oval, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, gold oval, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, orange rectangle, spacer, purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, copper filigree, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, gold oval, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, orange rectangle, spacer, purple oval, spacer, purple oval, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, orange rectangle, spacer, orange rectangle, spacer, gold oval, spacer, purple round, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, gold oval, spacer, copper filigree, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark orange oval, spacer, gold oval, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round, spacer, dark purple round and a spacer.