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Digg It
Design by Jean Yates
This necklace was made to look like a fantastic find on an archaeological dig. Resin captures the moment of discovery.
Materials
- 4 bronze bullet-shaped dangles
- Bronze bezels: 2 rectangle, 2 tiny round
- Glass shards
- Brass heishi beads in assorted sizes and styles
- 3 pieces of Roman glass
- 6 (9.5mm) bronze etched jump rings
- 4 bronze clasp hooks
- 2 (4-inch) lengths brass cable chain
- 6 inches 18-gauge brass wire
- ICE Resin kit
- Paper plate
- Tweezers
- Round-nose pliers
- 2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
- Wire cutters
Finished Size
18 1/2 inches (including clasp)
Instructions
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Place all four bezels on a paper plate. Fill bezels approximately one-third of the way full with glass shards. Note: Use caution when handling glass shards as they are very sharp. |
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Gently place heishi beads inside bezels, placing them on top of glass shards. Use tweezers to arrange beads as desired. |
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Follow manufacturer’s instructions to make resin. Pour resin into the bezels. Allow resin to dry for at least 24 hours before touching. |
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Form a wrapped loop at one end of 18-gauge wire, attaching loop to one rectangle bezel before wrapping. |
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String the following: bullet dangle, Roman glass, bullet dangle, Roman glass, bullet dangle, Roman glass and a bullet dangle. Form a wrapped loop, attaching loop to other rectangle bezel before wrapping. Note: Make sure bezel fronts face same direction. Trim excess wire. |
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Open a jump ring and slide onto a round bezel; attach ring to empty loop on a rectangle bezel. Close ring. Repeat to attach other round bezel to other rectangle bezel. |
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Use jump rings to attach chains to opposite sides of round bezels. |
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Use both pairs of chain-nose pliers to open last link on one chain. Slide link onto a clasp hook and close. Clasp should face inward. Repeat to attach another clasp hook to other chain. |
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Use jump rings to attach remaining clasp hooks to previous hooks. These hooks should face outward. Gently open one side of one end hook slightly to make it easier to use. |
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Source: ICE Resin kit, bronze bezels, bullet-shaped dangles, glass shards, brass heishi beads, Roman glass pieces, etched jump rings, clasp hooks and chain from Objects and Elements.
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Barb Switzer
Editor, Simply Beads magazine
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