Retired - A Midsummer's Night Necklace

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1. Take a 3 inch long head pin and thread onto it:
2. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
3. 1 antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead
4. 1 lucite 10mm calla lily in matte amethyst (petals facing down towards the head of the pin)
5. 1 lucite 12mm calla lily in matte heliotrope purple
6. 1 Vintaj 7.5mm ornate scroll bead cap
7. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
8. 1 cultured coin pearl in heliotrope purple
9. 1 Vintaj 16mm fancy filigree bead cap
10. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
11. Once you have all your beads settled onto the head pin, create a wrapped wire loop above the last bead and cut off excess wire using flush cutters.
12. Hold your beaded strand, and using your fingers, gently press and mold the Vintaj 16mm filigree bead cap around the cultured coin pearl. You want to flatten the front and back of the bead cap so that it is flush with the flat sides of your pearl. See photo. Set aside.
13. Take a 3 inch long head pin and thread onto it:
14. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
15. 1 antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead
16. 1 lucite 10mm calla lily in matte amethyst (petals facing down towards the head of the pin)
17. 1 lucite 12mm calla lily in matte heliotrope purple
18. 1 Vintaj 7.5mm ornate scroll bead cap
19. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
Create a wrapped wire loop above the last bead and cut off excess wire using flush cutters. Repeat this entire step with another 5 head pins. Set aside.
20. We are now going to place beaded dangles onto the bottom loops of the dark blue coated filigree. Take 5 head pins and thread onto each an Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue. On three of them, add an antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead. Create simple wire loops on each and cut off excess wire with flush cutters. Open the simple wire loops like jump rings and attach one to each of the 5 loops at the bottom of your blue filigree. Attach the three that have the added antique brass diamond cut 4mm round beads to the 3 middle loops of the filigree.
21. Open a jump ring and link onto it the dark blue coated filigree you just put dangles on and the long flower beaded strand you made in step 1. Close the jump ring.
22. Cut a 20 inch length of beading wire. Place a bead stopper on one end, leaving a tail of about 2 inches. String onto the other end:
23. 1 brass crimp bead
24. 1 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
25. 1 antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead.
Now repeat the following pattern 8 times:
26. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in capri blue
27. 1 cultured coin pearl in heliotrope purple.
Repeat the following pattern 3 times:
28. 1 antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead
29. one of the 6 lucite flower beaded strands you made in step 4
30. 1 antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead
31. and 1 cultured coin pearl in heliotrope purple
String one more antique brass diamond cut 4mm round bead and then add the blue filigree/lucite flower beaded strand you made previously via the jump ring which they are connected together with.
32. String the other side of the necklace so that it is a mirror image of the first half.
33. Now thread the end of your beading wire through the loop at the bottom of one half of the toggle clasp. Thread the wire back through your crimp bead and a couple of the beads next to it. Pull snug and crimp the crimp bead. Cut off excess beading wire.
34. Remove the bead stopper at the other end of your strand and repeat the above step to secure the other half of your toggle clasp.
35. Enjoy!

• SWBI-1423 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Capri Blue
  Project uses 38 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• BCP-40062 - Lucite Trumpet Calla Lily Flower Beads Matte Amethyst Purple 10mm (12)
  Project uses 7 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-40075 - Lucite Trumpet Calla Lily Flower Beads Matte Heliotrope Purple 12mm (10)
  Project uses 7 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-4253 - Vintaj Natural Brass Fancy 16mm Filigree Bead Caps (4)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-06303 - Antiqued Brass Head Pins - 21 Gauge 3 Inches (25)
  Project uses 7 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-5172 - Antiqued Brass Diamond Cut Out 4mm Round Beads (100)
  Project uses 22 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-4257 - Vintaj Natural Brass Ornate Scroll Bead Caps 7.5mm (4)
  Project uses 7 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• XCR-67563 - Beadalon Beading Wire Bronze 7 Strand .015 Inch / 30Ft
  Project uses 20 inches. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1260 - Economy Antiqued Brass Crimp Beads 2mm x 1.5mm (50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-4700 - Antiqued Brass Flower Toggle Clasps 14mm (4 Sets)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• PND-00062 - Dark Blue Color Coated Brass Filigree Stamping By Ezel - Etruscan Chandelier Finding 43mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5450 - Antiqued Brass Open Jump Rings 4mm 22 Gauge (x100)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
• XTL-5514 - Beadsmith Jewelry Fine Round Nose Micro Pliers
• XTL-5200 - Standard Size Beading Crimping Pliers (For 2x2mm & 2x1mm Crimp Beads)
• XTL-3000 - Bead Stopper- Stop Beads Sliding Off Stringing Material