Beadalon - Summer chain Necklace

• Summer Chain Necklace •

• Materials & Tools •

• Ten 8mm padparadscha Swarovski® bicone crystal beads *
• Two 4mm padparadscha Swarovski® bicone crystal beads
• Five flower quick link (341B-418)
• 2ft pink glass bead quick link chain (340B-030)
• One 12mm silver-plated round Quick Links? (314B-310)
• 1 ft small oval quick link chain (340B-31)0
• Three 18x25mm silver-plated oval Quick Links (314B-344)
• Fifteen Quick Links connectors (326B-414)
• Beadstrom? semi-flush cutters (202P-015)
• Beadstrom round nose pliers (201P-014)
• Beadstrom chain nose pliers (201P-011)

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• Instructions •

This necklace is assembled on a rosary style like. Use quick link connectors to attach all parts together.

1. String the following beads into one eye pin: 1 bicone + 1 spacer + 1 bicone - Use round nose pliers to make a simple loop at the opposite end and then trim excess wire using cutters. Make 4 more of these and set aside.

2. Cut 2 sections of oval quick link keeping a single oval quick link between 2 large oval quick links and then set them aside.

3. Cut six 3’ sections of pink glass bead chain and set them aside.

4. Cut four 2 ‘ of pink chain and set them aside.

5. Attach round quick link to oval quick link using quick link connector. Add two pieces from step 4 to other side of oval quick link using another connector.

6. Attach the other side of quick link from step 5 to a flower quick link and one piece from step 1.

7. Attach one section from step 2 to previous piece. Repeat step 6 adding another section of crystal bicone and one flower quick link.

8. Attach two 3’ pieces of chain to previous flower quick link.

9. Add one section from step 2 to piece form step 8 and another chain section to it.

10. Add one more section form step 6, plus one oval quick link and one more flower quick link.

11. Add one more section of 2 pink chains.

12. Attach previous section to one single oval quick link and this one to one round quick link.

13. Add last flower quick link with bicone to same round quick link from step 12. This is the middle of your necklace. Add the two last pieces of pink chain to this link.

14. Add two small crystal bicone to the end of each strand of pink chain.