 Blue
Sky and White Clouds Necklace
Dress up your white tee and blue jeans
with this comfy necklace.
Materials:
1 pkg. 4mm Cube SL DK Sapphire Beads (#J-903)
Qty:
1 pkg. 8/0 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads (#J-3820)
Qty:
1 pkg. 10 Blue and White Pinched Drops (#15361)
Qty:
1 pkg. Tiny S/S Round Beads (crimps) 1.8mm (#50051)
Qty:
1 pkg. Bright Silver Beadalon, 7 Strand wire, 30' Spool (#49122)
Qty:
Directions:
1) Cut 34" piece of Beadalon. Add two crimps to wire and
move up wire about 2". Fold wire end over about 1" and again thread
through same crimps. Now slid the crimp to the very end of the doubled
wire and crush both crimps.
2) Now string the following beads from the other end:
1 Blue and White Pinched Drop (String wide end/drop
end first)
8 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads
3) Continue stringing:
1 Cube SL DK Sapphire Bead
1 Blue and White Pinched Drop (String wide end/drop end
first)
1 Cube SL DK Sapphire Bead
8 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads
Repeat this step 3 times.
4) Continue stringing:
1 Cube SL DK Sapphire Bead
8 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads
Repeat this step 15 times.
5) Continue stringing:
1 Cube SL DK Sapphire Bead
1 Blue and White Pinched Drop (String narrow end first)
1 Cube SL DK Sapphire Bead
8 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads
Repeat this step 2 times.
6) Next string though the existing, second to last grouping of Cube
Sapphire Bead/Blue White Pinched Drop/Cube Sapphire Bead on the other end
of the necklace.
7) Continue stringing:
16 Triangles LND Clear/White Beads
1 Blue and White Pinched Drop (String narrow end first)
2 Crimps
8) Last to finish the other end, fold the wire and thread it back through
the crimps, one Blue and White Pinched Drop, and about four Triangles LND
Clear/White Beads. Keeping all the beads tightly together, pull the
wire end until the crimps are very close to the fold and crush the crimps.
Cut off the extra wire.
The necklace is 24" long with an additional 3" for the tassel.
Enjoy! |