Mellow Yellow

Spice up your winter wardrobe with Sue Rhodes’ sunshine accessories

Sue Rhodes, MJ Designer

Combine fiery amber and chic frosted calcite to create a stunning necklace and earring set that are glowing with warm and contemporary colours. There are two beautiful earring designs to try, so why not make one set for yourself and another for a friend - that is, if you can bear to part with them!

Necklace

1. Cut a piece of nylon-coated wire to the length you would like your necklace to be, including a little extra for finishing. Thread a small calcite cushion and an amber disc onto the centre of wire, followed by a larger cushion and another amber disc.
2. Add another five large cushions and amber discs to the string, finishing with a small cushion. Slip on citrine tumblechips at either side of the necklace, making sure that the cushion and amber bead section is central, and that the necklace is the same length either side.
3. Keep adding tumblechips until the necklace is the desired length, and then thread a 4mm beaded silver rondelle, a 3mm silver round bead and a crimp to each end. Pass one end of the wire through the connector hoop of a clasp and back through the crimp. Secure into place, trim the excess wire and repeat for the other side of the necklace, adding the clasp bar.

Cushion Earrings

1. Thread a round 2mm bead, a 6mm rondelle and an amber disc onto a head pin. Slip on a small calcite cushion, an amber disc, 6mm rondelle and a 2mm bead to this, and then trim the excess wire. Form a loop at the end and attach an earwire. Repeat to make a pair.

Tumblechip Earrings

1. Thread a 4mm rondelle, three amber tumblechips, another 4mm rondelle, and a round 2mm bead onto a head pin. Trim and form a loop. Take a new head pin, snip off the head and make a loop at the other end.
2. Add a 4mm rondelle, an amber disc, a 6mm rondelle and 10 citrine tumblechips. To finish, form a loop at the end and attach an earhook. Repeat to make a pair.