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M a t e r i a l s

5 size 6° magic-lined seed

beads

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

T o o l s

Wire cutters

Round-nose pliers

T e c h n i q u e

Wireworking

F i n i s h e d S i z e

17"

Step 1:

Cut the chain into two 7

1

⁄

2

" pieces and one 2" piece.

Step 2:

Make a beaded link. String one 6mm crystal on a 4"

piece of wire. On each end of the wire, use round-nose

pliers to make the loop portion of a wrapped loop leav-

ing

1

⁄

8

" of bare wire on each side of the crystal (Figure 1).

Step 3:

Attach the 2" piece of chain to one of the loops of the

unfinished link from Step 2 and complete the wrap.

Attach the two 7

1

⁄

2

" pieces of chain to the remaining loop

and complete the wrap.

Step 4:

Repeat Step 2 twice to make two more unfinished

beaded links.

Step 5:

Attach one loop of one unfinished link to the remain-

ing end of one 7

1

⁄

2

" chain and complete the wrap. Attach

the other end of the unfinished link to one side of the

clasp and complete the wrap. Repeat this step for the

other side of the necklace using the remaining unfin-

ished link.

Step 5:

String one 6mm crystal on 1 head pin and repeat 5

times to make 6 dangles. String 1 pearl on 1 head pin

and repeat 5 times to make 6 dangles. String one 4mm

crystal, 1 seed bead, and one 4mm crystal on 1 head pin

and repeat 5 times to make 6 dan-

gles. Make the loop portion of a

wrapped loop on each head pin

just strung, leaving

1

⁄

8

" of bare wire

above the beads.

Step 6:

Attach one head pin to body of

the 2" piece of chain and complete

the wrapped loop. Repeat with

each of the head pins, alternating

the different types of dangles and

spacing them randomly to fill up

the chain.

RESOURCES

Check your local bead shop or contact:

Seed beads and crystals: Beyond Beadery,

[phone], www.beyondbeadery.com;

chain: Fusion Beads, [phone],

www.fusionbeads.com; claps: Star’s Clasps,

[phone], www.starsclasps.com.

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