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Champagne Sparkle Y-Necklace
Materi al s Tool s Techni que
5 size 6° magic-lined seed Wire cutters Wireworking
beads Round-nose pliers Fi ni shed Si ze 17"
10 bicone 4mm Swarovski
crystals
8 bicone 6mm Swarovski
crystals
5 round 6mm pearls
20" of sterling silver chain
with 3mm round links
12" of sterling silver 22-
gauge wire
15 silver 22-gauge head
pins
Sterling silver hook and eye
clasp
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Step 1: Cut the chain into two 7 D 2" pieces and one 2" piece. and repeat 5 times to make 6 dan-
Step 2: Make a beaded link. String one 6mm crystal on a 4" gles. Make the loop portion of a
piece of wire. On each end of the wire, use round-nose wrapped loop on each head pin
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pliers to make the loop portion of a wrapped loop leav- just strung, leaving D 8" of bare wire
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ing D 8" of bare wire on each side of the crystal (Figure 1). above the beads.
Step 3: Attach the 2" piece of chain to one of the loops of the Step 6: Attach one head pin to body of
unfinished link from Step 2 and complete the wrap. the 2" piece of chain and complete
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Attach the two 7 D 2" pieces of chain to the remaining loop the wrapped loop. Repeat with
and complete the wrap. each of the head pins, alternating
Step 4: Repeat Step 2 twice to make two more unfinished the different types of dangles and
beaded links. spacing them randomly to fill up
Step 5: Attach one loop of one unfinished link to the remain- the chain.
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ing end of one 7 D 2" chain and complete the wrap. Attach
the other end of the unfinished link to one side of the RESOURCES
clasp and complete the wrap. Repeat this step for the Check your local bead shop or contact:
other side of the necklace using the remaining unfin- Seed beads and crystals: Beyond Beadery,
ished link. [phone], www.beyondbeadery.com;
Step 5: String one 6mm crystal on 1 head pin and repeat 5 chain: Fusion Beads, [phone],
times to make 6 dangles. String 1 pearl on 1 head pin www.fusionbeads.com; claps: Star s Clasps,
and repeat 5 times to make 6 dangles. String one 4mm [phone], www.starsclasps.com.
crystal, 1 seed bead, and one 4mm crystal on 1 head pin
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