Retired - Jeweled Noir Necklace

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1. Before you begin, please watch the video on How to Use BeadSmith's Magical Pick Up Tool for Flatback Rhinestones.
2. Begin by cutting two 7.5" lengths of gold plated round rolo chain with your flush cutters. Set aside for now.
3. Next, take 1 brass stamping and using your Eurotool punch tool, punch a second hole on the opposite side of the hole that is already on the stamping. You will be connecting your stampings using jump rings through these holes, so try and get them as symmetrical as possible. See photo for placement assistance.
4. Repeat the process of punching a second hole on all 6 brass stampings.
5. Now you will begin adding a selection of Austrian crystal crystal flat backs onto each stamping using your HypoCement glue. I did not follow any specific patterns, just a mixture of colors: Jet, Black Diamond, Hematite and Jet Hematite. Feel free to add as many or as little of one color as you'd like. Add a dab of glue, use your Magical Pick tool to pick up each flatback and place it down onto the glue. Repeat this process until all your brass stampings are covered. Once done, set all your stampings aside to dry.
6. Next, using your chain nose pliers, open a jump ring, slide through the hole from one stamping and the hole from a second stamping and close. You will connect all 6 stampings via jump rings in this manner.
7. Once all 6 stampings are connected, open the last jump ring from one end (using your chain nose pliers) and slide on the last link from one end of one length of chain and close. Repeat this step with your second chain length on the other side. See photo.
8. Open a jump ring, slide on the loop from your lobster clasp and also the last link from one length of chain and close.
9. Open another jump ring and slide it onto the last link from the second length of chain and close.
10. Onto a gold plated head pin, slide on one Czech fire polish tear drop bead and create a wrapped wire loop using your round nose pliers. Snip off excess wire using your flush cutters.
11. Open a smaller 6mm jump ring, slide on the wrapped wire loop and attach it onto the 4th jump ring at the center of your necklace and close.
12. You're done!

• CHA-9666 - Antiqued 22K Gold Plated Round Rolo Chain 3.5mm Bulk By The Foot
  Project uses 15 inches. You will need 2 packages.


• BCP-5960 - Czech Fire Polished Glass Beads 12mm x 16mm Teardrop Jet Black (4)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-5221 - 22K Gold Plated Head Pins - 22 Gauge, 2 Inches (X50)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5477 - 22K Gold Plated Open Jump Rings 8mm 20 Gauge (50)
  Project uses 9 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5166 - 22K Gold Plated Open Jump Rings 6mm 18 Gauge (50)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• XTL-1001 - G S Hypo Cement Precise Applicator Essential!
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-2514 - Beautiful Gold Plated Curved Lobster Clasps 10mm (10)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• PND-3874 - Solid Brass Stamping Blank Curved Rectangle Pendants 19mm x 29mm (2)
  Project uses 6 pieces. You will need 3 packages.


• SWF-41612 - Austrian Crystal, Round Flatback Rhinestone SS16 3.8mm, 50 Pieces, Jet
  Project uses 32 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWF-42019 - Austrian Crystal, Round Flatback Rhinestone SS20 4.6mm, 50 Pieces, Black Diamond
  Project uses 30 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWF-40915 - Austrian Crystal, Round Flatback Rhinestone SS9 2.5mm, 72 Pieces, Hematite
  Project uses 88 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• SWF-41615 - Austrian Crystal, Round Flatback Rhinestone SS16 3.8mm, 50 Pieces, Jet Hematite
  Project uses 20 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-4004 - Beadsmith Magical Rhinestone Pick Up Tool With Cleaning Kit - Great For Placing Flatback Rhinestones
• XTL-0061 - Eurotool EuroPunch 1.8mm Round Hole Punch Pliers For Bottle Caps
• 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