Retired - St. Croix Necklace

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1. Cut a 22" piece of gold beading wire and place a bead stopper 3" from the end.
2. String onto your wire 1 gold crimp bead and 12 Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearls 5mm in Turquoise.
3. Next string 1 Tierracast gold plated hammertoned 6mm bead cap, 1 Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearl 8mm in coral, another 6mm bead cap, and a Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearl 5mm in Turquoise. Repeat this segment another 3 times (giving you a total of 4 of these segments).
4. Now string 1 6mm bead cap, 1 Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearl 8mm in coral, another 6mm bead cap, 1 Beadelle Collection 10mm crystal pave bead in turquoise, another 6mm bead cap, 1 Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearl 10mm in coral, another 6mm bead cap, another 10mm crystal pave bead in turquoise, 1 Tierracast gold plated hammertoned 9mm bead cap, 1 Austrian crystal crystal round faux pearl 12mm in coral, another 9mm bead cap, and 1 Beadelle Collection 14mm crystal pave bead in turquoise.
5. Make the second half of your necklace a mirror image of the first with the 14mm crystal pave bead as the center point.
6. Next, thread your wire through both loops of a thread and wire protector. Before taking your wire back through your crimp bead, slip the loop at the back of your toggle bar into the curve of your wire protector. Now thread your wire back through the crimp bead and several beads next to it. Crimp the crimp bead and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.
7. Go to the other side of your necklace and repeat the last step with the toggle part of your clasp. Make sure to pull snug before you crimp your crimp bead so that all the beads are aligned together with no large gaps.
8. For the final step, apply a crimp bead cover over both of your crimp beads.
9. Enjoy!

• BDLL-6155 - Beadelle Crystal 10mm Round Pave Bead - Gold Plated / Turquoise (1 Pc)
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 4 packages.


• BDLL-6163 -
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• BMB-3491 - TierraCast 22K Gold Plated Pewter Hammered Bead Caps 6mm (x 8)
  Project uses 24 pieces. You will need 3 packages.


• BMB-3626 - TierraCast Real 22K Gold Plated Pewter Hammertone Bead Caps 9mm (x 4)
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-7006 - TierraCast 22K Gold Plated Pewter Hammertone Square Toggle Clasp 23mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1056 - Bright Gold Tone Crimp Bead Covers 3mm (144)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1905 - 22K Gold Plated Crimp Beads 1.5mm x 2mm (100 Beads)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-4161 - 22K Gold Plated Wire & Thread Protectors .019 Inch Loops (50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWP-1010 - Austrian Crystal, 5810 Round Faux Pearl Beads 10mm, 10 Pieces, Coral
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWP-1214 - Austrian crystal Faux Pearls, 5810 Round Beads, 12mm, 4 Pieces, Coral
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWP-5094 - Austrian Crystal, 5810 Round Faux Pearl Beads 5mm, 50 Pieces, Turquoise
  Project uses 32 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWP-8014 - Austrian Crystal, 5810 Round Faux Pearl Beads 8mm, 25 Pieces, Coral
  Project uses 10 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• XCR-67593 - Beadalon Wire Gold Color 7 Strand .015 Inch / 30Ft
  Project uses 22 inches. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5200 - Standard Size Beading Crimping Pliers (For 2x2mm & 2x1mm Crimp Beads)
• XTL-3000 - Bead Stopper- Stop Beads Sliding Off Stringing Material
• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex