Instructions
Pendant bail:
1: Using your fingers or flat-nose pliers, flatten the large, round end of the bail and insert through the donut hole.
2: With round- and flat-nose pliers, separate ends of flattened donut bail to create oval loops at both ends. Do this on both sides of donut hole.
Set aside.
3: Insert a decorative head pin through the center loops, turn donut over and twist the wire of the headpin with round-nose pliers, creating a curl the length of the headpin; press flat.

First half of the necklace:
4: Cut two 22” pieces of beading wire.
Step 3: While holding the two pieces of wire together, thread on a crimp bead and about 2” of 2mm carnelian beads.
5: Pass the wires through the crimp bead to form a loop of beads; slip the loop over the donut you’ve chosen for your clasp, ensuring the loop will fit.
6: Crimp the crimp bead then begin stringing your design. Continue stringing until you reach 5” from the end.
7: Split the two wires then thread on small beads for about 1”.
8: Thread on your donut; passing one wire through the center of the donut from front to back and the other from back to front (crisscrossing the wires).
9: Put both wires back together and continue beading until there is only 2” of wire remaining.
10: Thread on a crimp bead and one oval loop on the donut pendant. Pass the beading wires back through the crimp bead and pull the wires, tightening up the pattern, but not so tight that the necklace will be rigid. Crimp the crimp bead and trim any excess beading wire.

Second half of the necklace:
11: Cut one 44” piece of beading wire fold in half
12: Thread the side of the folded wire into a pearl. Then putting the two sides of the folded wire together thread on 2” of pattern and a crimp bead. Crimp wires into place; add a spacer bead and donut for clasp closure.
13: Continue with your pattern until you have about 5” of beading wire remaining.
14: Split the two wires and thread on small beads for about 1”; matching up the pattern from the first half of the necklace so both sides are symmetrical.
15: Thread on your donut; passing one wire through the center of the donut from front to back and the other from back to front (crisscrossing the wires).
16: Put both wires together and continue the beading pattern until there is only 2” of wire remaining.
17: Thread on a crimp bead and the other oval loop on the donut pendant. Pass the beading wires back through the crimp bead and pull the wires, tightening up the pattern, but not so tight that the necklace will be rigid. Crimp the crimp bead and trim any excess beading wire.

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