Retired - Dearly Departed Necklace

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1. Using your chain nose pliers, open one gun metal plated jump ring and slide it onto the link at the end of one side of your 24 inch length chain and close.
2. Repeat this step on the other end of your chain length and add on another jump ring. Before closing, also slide on the loop from your gun metal lobster clasp and close.
3. Next, onto a gunmetal head pin slide on one gun metal corrugated bead cap, followed by your Austrian crystal skull bead and another corrugated bead cap.
4. Then thread your head pin through the too hole on your Austrian crystal Thread Pave Bead Frame Ring. Using your round nose pliers create a wrapped wire loop and snip off any excess wire with your flush cutters.
5. Using your chain nose pliers, open another gun metal jump ring and slide it through your wrapped wire loop and also the center point of your chain and close.
6. All done!

• CHA-9929 - Gunmetal Plated Bar Chain 15mm Links Bulk By The Foot
  Project uses 24 inches. You will need 2 packages.


• FHP-6318 - Gun Metal Plated Head Pins 1.5 Inches/21 Gauge (50)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5294 - Gun Metal Plated Open Jump Rings 4mm 21 Gauge (100)
  Project uses 3 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-2415 - Gun Metal Plated Curved Lobster Clasps 12mm (6)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• SWCR-9000 - Austrian Crystal, 8100102 2-Hole Thread Pave Bead Frame Ring 14.5mm, 1 Piece, Jet Hematite
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• SWBB-2006 - Austrian Crystal, 5750 Skull Bead 13mm 1 Piece, Crystal Silver Night 2X
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-7040 - Gun Metal Plated Corrugated Bead Caps - 3.5mm Diameter (100)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex
• XTL-5514 - Beadsmith Jewelry Fine Round Nose Micro Pliers
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose