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Swarovski™ Framed Necklace

Designed to be simply elegant, you will find yourself to be wearing this gorgeous necklace, made with TierraCast and Swarovski, for all occasions.

Materials List

  • Seed Beads (180)
  • 2mm Silver Beads (6)
  • 4mm Bicone Swarovski™ Crystals (36)
  • 4mm accent Bicone Swarovski™Crystals (12)
  • 3mm Beaded Heishi Spacer (15)
  • 4mm Beaded Heishi Spacer (1)
  • 8mm Bicone Swarovski Crystal (1)
  • 1 1/2” Cable Chain
  • Head pins (2)
  • 10mm Lobster Clasp (3)
  • TierraCast 8mm Bead Frame (1)
  • Sterling Barrel Crimps (2)
  • Jump Ring (3)
  • 28” Beadalon 19 strand, 17# Beading Wire

 

Instructions

  1. Begin by attaching the wire to the Cable Chain.  String wire through the crimp, then the chain and then back through the crimp bead.  Crimp the bead to secure wire.
  2. Add a silver bead, then 90 seed beads.
  3. Add another silver bead, then 4 crystals, a Heishi, and accent crystal and a Heishi.
  4. Add 4 crystals, a Heishi, an accent crystal, crystal, accent crystal and a Heishi.
  5. Repeat once more.
  6. Add 4 crystals, a Heishi, an accent crystal, a Heishi and 4 crystals.
  7. Add one silver bead and 90 seed beads.
  8. Add a crimp bead and the Lobster clasp, string wire back through the crimp bead and crimp to secure.
  9. Use wire nipper to trim extra wire.
  10. Place an accent crystal no a head, add a Heishi and a silver bead. Wire wrap through the end of the cable chain creating a drop.
  11. Create focal drop by placing the 8mm Crystal in the bead frame aligning the holes. Place on a head pin add a Heishi and an accent crystal form a loop attaching to necklace between the two Heishi beads.
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