Retired - Taikang Road Necklace

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1. Begin by tracing your rectangular bezel onto the backside of the Lillypilly copper sheet with the red wine patina. Use your metal sheers to cut out the traced rectangle. Test to see if the cut out piece of metal will fit into the bezel. If it is too large, trim it down until it fits into the bezel. Using a toothpick or small piece of wire as an applicator, smear E6000 onto the non-patina side of the cutout rectangle, flip over, and press into place inside your bezel pendant. Let dry for several hours.
2. Mix up an ounce of resin and fill your pendant from the step above. Fill it all the way to the top of the pendant but do not let it spill over. Let cure for 3 days.
3. Take your Vintaj relief block and gently sand the top of the Vintaj Asian Window stamping, exposing some of the shiny brass beneath. Place small dabs of E6000 glue on the backside of this stamping, flip over, and press into place on top of the cured resin pendant. Let dry
4. Refer to the project pictures and glue a Nunn Design gold bee and 2 Austrian crystal palace green opal flatback rhinestones into place on top of the asian window stamping. Use E6000 on their backsides to glue in place. Let dry.
5. For this project you have 2 feet of flower link connector chain. Thread the chain through your pendant bail so that 50% of the chain is on one side of the pendant and the other 50% is on the other side. Using E6000 glue, glue an Austrian crystal palace green opal flatback rhinestone into the center of each flower connector link. Let dry.
6. Open the loop at the base of your swirl clasp (the same way you would open a jump ring) and connect it to the last chain link on one side of your necklace. On the other end of the chain, open the large jump ring that is the other part of your clasp and connect it to the last chain link.
7. All done!

• CHA-10002 - Antiqued Brass Flower Link & Connector Chain 14.3x5.5mm Bulk By The Foot
  Project uses 2 feet. You will need 2 packages.


• SWF-22101 -
  Project uses 42 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• PND-7168 - Vintaj Natural Brass Asian Window Pendant Link 40mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• PND-6857 - Nunn Design Solid Brass Stamping Honey Bee Embellishment 14.5x19mm (2)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• LIL-1078 -
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.


• TRC-12 - Ice Resin Epoxy, Jewelers Grade Clear Casting Kit, 1 Ounce
  Project uses 1 container. You will need 1 package.


• FCL-4641 - Vintaj Natural Brass Wire Spiral Swirl Hook & Eye Clasps (2 Sets)
  Project uses 1 clasp. You will need 1 package.


• XTL-1054 - E6000 Industrial Strength Glue Adhesive (0.18 fl oz)
  Project uses 1 tube. You will need 1 package.


• PND-5915 - Antiqued Brass Color Rectangle Bezel Pendant 24mm X 48mm (1)
  Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5602 - BeadSmith 7 Plate Shears With Spring - Cuts Up To 20 Gauge Sheet Metal
• XTL-2222 - Vintaj Metal Relief Block For Filing, Buffing & Sanding
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose