DW FD MadlyinLoveNecklace

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DESIGN WORKSHOP
MADLY IN LOVE NECKLACE
By: Fernando Dasilva
Materials
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Creating Stringing Wire Circles
1. Cut thirty pieces of 3 inch length of stringing wire.
Take one piece and string a crimp tube onto wire and then
go back into the tube to form a circle. Eye ball a half-inch circle and then crimp the tube. Trim excess wire and then make
21 more of those and set aside.
Beadalon Components:
1 Spool Beadalon 49 Strands 024”
Silver Color JW12SP-10
70 Silver-Plated 4mm Round Jump Rings - 314B-002
2 Silver-Plated Medium Back Ring
Ear Wires – 308B-220
7 Silver-Plated 9mm Pinch Bail Pendants – 327B-051
3 Silver-Plated 12mm Pinch Bail Pendants - 327B-059
32 Silver-Plated #2 Crimp Tubes – 305X-129
32 Silver-Plated 5mm Crimp Covers – 349B-013
1 Rhodium-Plated Round Heavy Upper Clasp
with Large Crystal – 303W-329
5 Inch Piece of Silver-Plated Large
Rolo Chain – 340B-080
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Tools:
Nipper Tool – 202S-001
Standard Bead Crimp Tool – JTCRIMP1
Mighty Crimp Tool – JTCRIMP3
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SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS:
9 - Connectors – Aquamarine by Jolee’s (ACMoore)
8 12mm Crystal Wild Heart Pendants – Article 6240
3 17mm Crystal Wild Heart Pendants – Article 6240
2. Repeat step 1 to make similar circles of wire measuring ¾
of an inch, slightly larger than the previous one.
Make 6 more of those and set aside.
3. Open a 4mm jump ring and then scoop up to one of the
loops of an aquamarine connector, one small circle and one
larger circle. Open another jump ring and then attach on
same fashion to opposite loop of aquamarine connector and
to both wired circles. Please, use picture # 1 as guidance.
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4. Make seven individual sections like the one shown on
picture #1.
8. Open a jump ring to attach small heart pendant to far end
circle of one side of necklace. Skip a circle and then add a
large pendant. After that add a second small heart pendant.
Add a large crystal to last circle of vertical section. Repeat on
same fashion on reverse to finish this section.
5. Use 4mm jump rings to connect 6 sections together and
add the last section on vertical way using six jump rings,
mimicking a center section of a rosary.
9. Add four small circles of wire to the structure of the necklace. Use picture #2 as guidance. Note, that the main structure of the necklace is already formed. You must hung crystal
heart pendants on the pattern below:
6. Begin to cover all tubes using silver-plated 5mm crimp
covers.
2 small +1 large + 2 small + 1 large(center) + 2 small + 1 large
+ 2 small
7. Open all small pinch bail pendants. Use nipper to cut off
the bail portion leaving only the top loop. Open a small
pinch bail pendant and attach around top hole of a crystal
heart. Repeat to attach pendants in all crystal hearts. Use
large pinch bails with large crystal heart pendants.
10. Use chain nose pliers to open end link of rolo chain and
attach direct to one of the end circles of necklace. Open
opposite end link of chain and attach to one of the loops of
upper clasp. Repeat on the other side of
necklace to finish.
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