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!

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