Retired - Spring Fever Necklace

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1. Begin by cutting a piece of Artistic craft wire at about three feet long. Wrap the first inch or so of the wire tightly around the center of the smaller filigree pendant.
2. Pull the wire up through the face of the pendant and add a 6mm Amazonite bead. Thread the wire back down through the pendant and back up again nearby.
3. Using this method, add your beads in a random pattern, including the lucite flowers with a 3mm aventurine center.
4. When you have wire wrapped all of your beads and lucite flowers onto your filigree, pull the wire back down and wrap around the filigree several times, tightly, to anchor it. Trim off excess wire.
5. Center the wire-wrapped filigree piece on the larger filigree piece.
6. Join the two pieces with 6mm jump rings. We only used four jump rings, but feel free to use more if you so desire. Set this aside.
7. Cut four pieces of Soft Touch beading wire at one foot long each. Secure one end of each piece with a Bead Stopper.
8. Onto two of the strands, thread the following:
9. an 8mm Amazonite bead, a bead cap
10. five more 8mm Amazonite beads
11. a daisy spacer
12. a 4mm moonstone bead
13. a daisy spacer
14. nine 6mm Amazonite beads
15. a daisy spacer
16. a 4mm yellow honey jade bead (be sure to pick the more yellow beads to use
17. not the cream colored beads)
18. a daisy spacer
19. twelve 4mm Amazonite beads
20. a daisy spacer
21. a 4mm turquoise jade bead
22. a daisy spacer
23. and sixteen 3mm Aventurine beads.
Secure the ends and set aside.
24. Onto the other two Soft Touch strands, thread the following:
25. an 8mm Amazonite bead
26. a bead cap
27. four more 8mm Amazonite beads
28. a daisy spacer
29. a 4mm moonstone bead
30. a daisy spacer
31. eight 6mm Amazonite beads
32. a daisy spacer
33. a 4mm yellow honey jade bead (be sure to pick the more yellow beads to use, not the cream colored beads)
34. a daisy spacer
35. ten 4mm Amazonite beads
36. a daisy spacer
37. a 4mm turquoise jade bead
38. a daisy spacer
39. and fourteen 3mm Aventurine beads.
Secure the ends and set aside.
40. Remove the bead stopper from the wide end of both of the longer strands. Add a crimp tube (but do not crimp it yet) to both strands.
41. Thread the two ends through the lower part of the "petals" on either side of the large filigree pendant (see photo), and back through the crimp tubes. Crimp the tubes and trim off excess wire.
42. Remove the bead stopper from the wide end of both of the shorter strands. Add a crimp tube (but do not crimp it yet) to both strands.
43. Thread the two ends through the upper part of the "petals" on either side of the large filigree pendant (see photo), and back through the crimp tubes. Crimp the tubes and trim off excess wire.
44. Remove the rest of the bead stoppers, and add an uncrimped crimp tube to each strand.
45. Thread the four ends of the wire through the appropriate holes on your toggle clasp. Thread them back through the crimp tubes, crimp the tubes, and trim off excess wire.
46. Finally, add a crimp bead cover to each of the crimp tubes and gently close them.

• SPAV-45 - Light Green Aventurine Smooth Round Beads 3mm/16 Inch Strand
  Project uses 69 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPAZ-24 - Pale Aqua Green Amazonite 4mm Round Beads / 15.5 Inch Strand
  Project uses 48 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPAZ-28 - Pale Aqua Green Amazonite 8mm Round Beads /15.5 Inch
  Project uses 22 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPJA-64 - Turquoise Jasper Round Beads 4mm 16 Inch Strand
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPOP-44 -
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SPJD-50 - Tangerine Candy Jade 4mm Round Beads / 15.5 In. Strand
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-3236 - TierraCast Fine Silver Plated Pewter Daisy Spacer Beads 3mm (x50)
  Project uses 24 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-4219 - Lucite Vinca Flowers Matte Pastel Lilac Purple Light Weight 14mm (6)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-4234 - Lucite Violet Flowers Matte Yellow Topaz Light Weight 15mm (6)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-4207 - Lucite Gilia Star Flowers Matte Light Blue Light Weight 17mm (10)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• PND-5720 - Antiqued Silver Plated Lovely Gerbera Petal Filigree Stamping 51mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• PND-5733 - Antiqued Silver Plated Pimpernel Flower Petal Filigree Stamping 36mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-6372 - Antiqued Silver Plated Diamond Design Dome Beadcaps 8mm (2 Beads)
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• XCR-5493 - Soft Flex, Soft Touch 49 Strand Medium Beading Wire .019 Inch Thick, 30 Feet, Satin Silver
  Project uses 4 feet. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1216 - Beadalon Silver Plated Crimp Tubes 1.5mm (68 Beads)
  Project uses 8 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1070 - Silver Plated Stardust Sparkle Crimp Bead Covers 4mm (144)
  Project uses 8 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5160 - Silver Plated Open Jump Rings 6mm 19 Gauge (x100)
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-7003 - TierraCast Silver Plated Pewter Heirloom 2 Loop Toggle Clasp 15mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• WCR-2630 - Artistic Wire, Silver Plated Craft Wire 26 Gauge Thick, 15 Yard Spool, Tarnish Resistant Silver
  Project uses 3 feet. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-3000 - Bead Stopper- Stop Beads Sliding Off Stringing Material