Materials needed:
2 filigrees, triangle, 3 loop (www.rings-things.com #44-153-7)
1 lobster clasp (www.rings-things.com #39-343-7)
1 textured ring (www.rings-things.com)
8 jump rings (2 silver, 6 copper) (www.rings-things.com)
10 -2” eye pins (www.rings-things.com 37-722)
2 sets of 3 links large chain (www.rings-things.com 40-099-24-7)
2 pieces of medium copper chain 4.5 inches each (www.rings-things.com 40-099-03-7)
17 inches of the medium silver white chain (www.rings-things.com 40-099-01-1)
16 ¼ inches of the small copper chain (www.rings-things.com 40-099-02-7)
3 sets of 2 inches of the small copper chain (www.rings-things.com 40-099-02-7)
Wide variety of colors and sizes of seed beads (www.rings-things.com)
3 Small Batik Beautiesä fabric beads (WHOLESALE: www.Buttons.com JHB Buttons) (RETAIL: www.KristalWick.com)
7 silver decorative balls 94 5642 (www.rings-things.com)
3 Filigree round (www.rings-things.com 44-154-7)
3 Frame links (www.rings-things.com)
6 - 5x7mm Czech glass faceted firepolish teardrops (www.rings-things.com #23-417-021)
6-3mm #5301 Indicolite Swarovski® Austrian crystal faceted bicone (www.rings-things.com #05-301-03-124)
3-14mm #4439 Jet Swarovski® Austrian crystal faceted square links (www.rings-things.com #04-439-14-24)
Magic Glos (www.Buttons.com) JHB Buttons
UV lamp (www.coveredinclay.com)
Very strong glue (WeldBond-Ace hardware)
Wire cutter
2 Flat nose pliers
1 round nose pliers
Instructions
- Create resin seed bead bezels by adding a few drops of resin to blank bezel. Add seed beads and add more drops of resin to top of bead pile being careful not to overflow. Let sit for 5 minutes so resin can level out. NOTE: pop any air bubbles with toothpick.
- Turn UV lamp on and put bezel into UV lamp chamber or outside in direct sunshine for 5-15 minutes depending on intensity of UV.
- Glue filigree backing to back of bezel using WeldBond glue. Let dry (usually 24 hours).
- Cut the following chain: 2 sets of 3 links large chain, 2 pieces of medium copper chain 4.5 inches each, 17 inches of the medium silver chain, 16 ¼ inches of the small copper chain, and 3 sets of 2 inches of the small copper chain.
- Create 3 dangles by stringing the following onto an eyepin: 3mm crystal, 6mm black drop crystal, Batik Beauty fabric bead, opening up an eyepin, 6mm black drop crystal and 3mm crystal. Make a simple closed loop.
- Open bottom loop and add one end of a 2 inch piece of chain, slip through square crystal and hook chain through eye pin loop. Close loop and let rest of chain dangle down. Repeat 3 times.
- String the following onto an eyepin: bead, silver decorative ball, seed bead, create a simple loop and close loop. Make 7 of these silver ball bead links.
- Attach each component to the next in this order: ball link, seed bead resin filigree, ball link, 3 chain links, ball link, seed bead resin filigree, ball link, 3 chain links, ball link, seed bead resin filigree, ball link.
- Attach end of necklace to medium 4.5’ copper chain. Repeat for other side.
- Layout the small chain, the silver chain underneath the small chain and the necklace underneath the silver chain.
- Attach the end of each chain to 3-hole filigree finding with a jump ring. Repeat for all 6 chain ends.
- Attach the end of a filigree to textured jump ring using a jump ring.
- Attach the lobster clasp to the other filigree with a jump ring and add ball link.
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