Be My Valentine
Designed by: Jamie Hogsett
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

• Trios Be My Valentine wire set (Pink Rhodochrosite, Pink Tourmaline, Spinel)
• Sterling Silver Heart Hook and Eye Clasp - 1 clasp set
• 2mm x 2mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 54 crimps
• 3mm x 3mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 4 crimps
• 3mm x 3mm Sterling Silver Crimp Covers - 12 crimp covers
• 4mm x 4mm Sterling Silver Crimp Covers - 4 crimp covers
• 25mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Red Magma Disk Pendant - 1 pendant
• 14mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Red Magma Cosmic Rings - 6 rings
• 12x22mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ruby pear-shaped Pendant - 3 pendants
• 9x16mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ruby pear-shaped Pendant - 4 pendants
• 5x10mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Light Rose trip-drilled Drop - 14 drops
• 12x8mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Red Magma Rondelles - 6 rondelles
• 4mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Rose Bicones - 20 bicones
• 4mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Light Rose Bicones - 28 bicones
• 4mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ruby Satin Bicones - 20 bicones
• 4mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Padparadscha Satin Bicones - 26 bicones
• 4mm Crystallized Swarovski Elements Fuchsia Bicones - 30 bicones

Tools:

• Cutters
• Bead Crimping Pliers
• Mighty Crimpers
• Magical Crimp Forming Pliers

Instructions:

1. Use 3" of Pink Tourmaline wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and the Disk Pendant. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Disk Pendant, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and one 12x22mm pear-shaped Pendant. Place the crimp tube 1" from the previous crimp tube, pass the wire back through the tube, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. *Use 3" of Pink Rhodochrosite wire to string one 2mmx2mm crimp tube and the Disk Pendant, on one side of the Pink Tourmaline wire. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Disk Pendant, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and one 5x10mm Light Rose top-drilled Drop. Place the crimp tube 1/2" from the previous crimp tube, pass back through the tube, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Repeat from *, on the other side of the Pink Tourmaline wire, and leaving 1/4" of wire between the two crimp tubes. Set aside.  
2. Use 3" of Pink Tourmaline wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and 1 Cosmic Ring. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Cosmic Ring, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string 1 crimp tube and one 12x22mm pear-shaped Pendant. Place the crimp tube 1/2" from the previous crimp tube, pass the wire back through the tube, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. *Use 2 1/2" of Pink Rhodochrosite wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and the Cosmic Ring, on one side of the Pink Tourmaline wire. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Cosmic Ring, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string 2 Light Rose 2XAB Bicones, one 2mmx2mm crimp tube, and one 5x10mm Light Rose top-drilled Drop. Pass back through the tube and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Repeat from *, on the other side of the Pink Tourmaline wire, using 3 Light Rose 2XAB Bicones. Set aside. Repeat entire step using a second Cosmic Ring.
3. Use 3" of Pink Tourmaline wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and 1 Cosmic Ring. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Cosmic Ring, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string 3 Fuchsia Bicones, 1 crimp tube and one 9x16mm pear-shaped Pendant. Pass the wire back through the tube, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. *Use 2 1/2" of Pink Rhodochrosite wire to string one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube and the Cosmic Ring, on one side of the Pink Tourmaline wire. Pass back through the crimp tube, snug the tube against the Cosmic Ring, and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Use the other end of the wire to string one 2mmx2mm crimp tube, and one 5x10mm Light Rose top-drilled Drop. Place the tube 1/4" from the previous tube, pass back through the tube and crimp using Magical Crimping Pliers. Repeat from *, on the other side of the Pink Tourmaline wire. Set aside. Repeat entire step three times. 
4. Use 3" of Spinel wire to string one 2mmx2mm crimp tube and the Disk Pendant. Pass back through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube with a 3mm crimp cover. String 1 Padparadscha Satin Bicone, one 2mm x 2mm crimp tube, and one Cosmic Ring used in Step 3. Pass back through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube with a 3mm crimp cover. Repeat to attach the Cosmic Ring to one Cosmic Ring used in Step 2. Repeat to attach the Cosmic Ring from Step 2 to one Cosmic Ring from Step 3. Repeat entire step to attach three Cosmic Rings to the other side of the Disk Pendant.



5. Form two piles of Crystal Bicones, with each pile containing 9 Light Rose 2XAB Bicones, 10 Rose Bicones, 9 Fuchsia Bicones, 10 Ruby Satin Bicones, and 10 Padparadscha Satin Bicones. Mix the Bicones together and use them as bead soup in the following step.
6. Cut 9" of Spinel wire, 9" of Pink Tourmaline wire, and 9" of Pink Rhodochrosite wire. Use all three wires to string one 3mm x 3mm crimp tube and one of the end Cosmic Rings in the center section. Pass back through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube with one 4mm crimp cover. *Use the Spinel wire to string 4 Bicones from one pile of bead soup formed in Step 5. Repeat using the Pink Tourmaline wire. Repeat using the Pink Rhodochrosite wire. Use all three wires to string 1 Red Magma Rondelle. Repeat from * three times, omitting the final Rondelle. Use all three wires to string one 3mm x 3mm crimp tube and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the tube and crimp. Cover the tube with a 4mm crimp cover. Repeat entire step for the other end of the necklace, using the other half of the clasp.
   
   

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