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I'll Fly Away
Design by Margot Potter
Golden wings, crystals and pearls flutter around your neck with this feathered fantasy.
Materials
- Swarovski crystals: 3 (5mm) silk bicone, 3 (4mm) crystal copper round
- 2 (5mm) freshwater pearls
- 2 1/2-inch-wide gold-plated bird pendant
- Gold-plated heart lock and key charm set
- Gold-plated jump rings: 3 (4mm), 4 (6mm)
- 8 (24-gauge) gold-plated head pins
- 2 inches gold-plated extender chain with filigree ball end
- Gold-plated hook-and-eye clasp
- 15 3/8 inches gold-plated link chain
- Round-nose pliers
- 2 pairs chain-nose pliers
- Flush cutters
Finished Sizes
16 1/2 inches (including clasp)
Instructions
| 1) |
Cut chain into the following lengths: two 6 1/4-inch, 1 1/8-inch, 1-inch and two 3/4-inch. Set aside. |
| 2) |
Slide a crystal on a head pin; use round-nose pliers to form a wrapped head-pin loop above crystal. Trim excess wire. Repeat for each crystal and pearl. Set aside. |
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Use both pairs of chain-nose pliers to open a 6mm jump ring; slide ring onto end link of a 6 1/4-inch chain; attach ring to left hole on bird pendant. Close jump ring. Repeat to attach other 6 1/4-inch chain to other side of pendant, attaching lock and key charms to jump ring before closing it. |
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Open a 6mm jump ring and slide on end links of remaining cut chains; attach ring to jump ring on left side of bird pendant. |
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Open another 6mm jump ring and slide on the following beaded head pins: silk crystal, copper crystal, pearl, silk crystal and copper crystal. Attach ring to end link of 1 1/8-inch chain. |
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Open a 4mm jump ring and slide on hook half of clasp; attach ring to end link on left side of necklace. Repeat to attach other half of clasp to right side of necklace, sliding end link of extender chain onto jump ring before closing. |
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Open remaining 4mm jump ring and slide on remaining beaded head pins; attach ring to last link of extender chain. |
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Check back through necklace to ensure jump rings are closed securely. |
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Source: Bird pendant and charms from Sacred Kitsch Studio; crystals from Swarovski North America; pearls from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads; chain and findings from Beadalon.
Copyright © January 2008 Simply Beads magazine. All rights reserved. |
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Happy Beading!
Barb Switzer
Editor, Simply Beads magazine
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