Retired - Maypole Necklace

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1. Using flush cutters, cut a 30 inch length of gold beading wire.
2. String a crimp tube, followed by the loop of the TierraCast flower button. Take your wire back through the crimp tube and pull snug. Crimp the crimp tube using crimping pliers. Leave the wire tail there and begin stringing your beads over it, to strengthen the strand.
3. String your beads in the following order: 5 long oval gemstone mix beads, 28 turquoise round beads, 5 long oval gemstone mix beads. Then string 1 gold square bead and 1 green chalcedony nugget bead, and repeat that pattern 4 more times. Then string 1 more gold square bead.
4. Once all of your beads are on, string another crimp tube. Then string 28 gold seed beads. Take your wire back through the crimp tube and pull snug. Crimp the crimp tube using crimping pliers. Thread 1 inch of your wire tail through the last few beads strung, and then cut off the excess wire with flush cutters.
5. Slide the TierraCast button through the loop of gold seed beads to close the necklace. Enjoy!

• SPMX-22 - Gemstone Bead Lot Mix 12 x 22mm Flat Oval Beads /16 Inch Strand
  Project uses 10 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPTU-501 - Stablized Turquoise Gemstone Beads, Round 8mm, 15.5 Inch Strand
  Project uses 28 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPCH-900 - Chalcedony Gemstone Beads, Smooth Nuggets 19-22mm, 6 Pieces, Pale Green
  Project uses 5 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-5015 - 22K Gold Plated Square Rounded Beads 5mm (100)
  Project uses 6 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• PND-09326 - TierraCast Pewter, Circle Button with Flower Motif 17mm, 1 Piece, Gold
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• JSK-0277 - Toho Round Seed Beads 11/0 PF557 'Galvanized Starlight' 8g
  Project uses 1 tube. You will need 1 package.


• XCR-67893 - Beadalon Wire Gold Color 7 Strand Medium .018 Inch / 30Ft
  Project uses 30 inches. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1205 - Beadalon Gold Plated Crimp Tubes 1.3mm (75 Beads)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5200 - Standard Size Beading Crimping Pliers (For 2x2mm & 2x1mm Crimp Beads)
• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex