Beadalon - Tropical Donuts Necklace

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• Tropical Donuts Necklace •

• Materials & Tools •

• 5 dark wood donuts approximately 20mm *
• 4copper 6mm jump rings – 314P-005
• 6 ft copper German style wire -180CU-022
• 1 copper lobster clasp –315P-003
• 10 diamond cut triangle Quick links? – 314A-396
• 4 gold plated small oval Quick links? – 314A-340
• 1 gold plated large oval Quick link? chain – 340A-360
• 10 diamond cut triangle Quick links - 314A-396
• Beadstrom™ chain nose pliers – 201P-011
• Econo plastic jaw pliers– 201F-P-312
• Beadstrom™ flush cutter – 202P-01512

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• Instructions •

1. Cut 10 pieces of 6” length of copper wire.

2. Wrap one 6” piece of wire around donut’s frame. Make at least 6 turns and use nylon jaw pliers to press it around donut round curves.

3. Wrap a second piece of wire on same donut. Repeat until all 5 donuts have two wrapped sections on each donut. Set aside.

4. Cut one triangle link right on one of the corners.

5. Open triangle link carefully and then attach to one donut.

6. Open one jump ring, slide through triangle link and then attach to a double large oval link section.

7. Open quick link connector and attach to triangle link and then to a donut.

8. Open another triangle link, slide a donut through and then attach to a second large oval quick link section using connectors that come with the chain.

9. Add two triangle links inside a donut and attach to a single large oval quick link section.

10. Create an oval quick links section attaching two connectors on chain format.

11. Open a jump ring and attach lobster clasp.

12. Finish the other half of your necklace repeating steps symmetrically.

* Not a Beadalon item.

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