Beadalon - Beachy Keen Necklace

• Beachy Keen Necklace •

• Materials & Tools •

• 11 mother of pearl 25mm shell frame beads in assorted colors and shapes
• 14 mother of pearl 20mm flat nugget beads in assorted colors
• 6 assorted colors 4-6mm Swarovski crystal beads
• 6 stainless steel 9mm Coiled Beads #519S-062
• 19" of brown Polyester Chain #340M-270
• Large stainless steel Fold-Over Clasp #354S-011
• 31 silver medium Ball Head Pins #312B-253
• 5 silver 8mm Twisted Jump Rings #314B-080
• 5 silver 16mm Twisted Solid Rings #314B-144
• Mini Chain Nose Pliers #201M-008
• Mini Round Nose Pliers #201M-004
• Mini Cutter #202M-002
• EZ-Crimp Tool #JTEZCRIMP

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• Instructions •

1. Pass a Head Pin through a stringing hole on a shell frame bead so the silver ball on the end of the Head Pin is positioned inside the frame; Repeat for all the frames.

2. Pass a Head Pin through each flat nugget shell bead.

3. Pass a Head Pin through a crystal bead and a coiled bead; repeat for the remaining Head Pins.

4. Attach a Twisted Jump Ring to each Twisted Solid Ring.

5. Without attaching them, lay the shell frames evenly spaced across the center portion of the chain. Add the other beaded Head Pins and Twisted Rings to the arrangement.

6. Each chain link should have a corresponding element. Re-arrange the elements if necessary until you are satisfied with the placement.

7. Working your way from one end to the other on the center section of the chain, make wrapped loops to attach the Head Pins. Attach the Jump Rings.

8. Attach half of the clasp to each end of the necklace.