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Pretty in Pink Necklace
Designed by: Sara Hardin
Skill Level: Intermediate
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Materials:

  • Soft Flex® Wire,.019 Diameter,Pink - 8 feet
  • Sterling Silver Spiral Hook Clasp - 1 clasp
  • 1mmx1mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 50 crimps
  • 2mmx2mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 10 crimps
  • 18 Gauge Silver Plated Natural Artistic Wire - 1 spool
  • Thai Silver Small Rose Pendant - 1 pendant
  • Large Sterling Silver Cones with crease -2 cones
  • 3mm Baby Pink Fire Polished Beads - 85 beads
  • 4mm Baby Pink Fire Polished Beads - 25 beads

Tools:

  • Soft Flex® Professional Chain Nose Pliers
  • Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutter
  • Soft Flex® Professional Round Nose Pliers
  • Bead Crimping Pliers
  • Micro Crimper

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Instructions:

  1. Cut 5 lengths, each 20 inches long, of Pink .019 Soft Flex Wire.
  2. On first length, center flower; crimp a 1mm crimp tube on either side of flower using Micro Crimping Pliers (Click here for Crimping Instructions). Add 1 - 3mm bead, 1 - 4mm bead, and 1 - 3mm bead on each side. Crimp again using 1mm crimp tubes on both sides.
  3. Center 1 - 3mm bead, 1 - 4mm bead, and 1 - 3mm bead on the 2nd length of wire.
  4. Crimp a 1mm crimp tube on either side using Micro Crimping Pliers.
  5. Measure .5 inch from last crimp on this length of wire.
  6. Repeat step 4. Add 1 - 4mm bead on both sides. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
  7. Repeat step 4. Add 1 - 3mm, 1 - 4mm and 1 - 3mm bead. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
  8. Repeat steps 6 and 7.
  9. Center 3 - 3mm beads, 1 - 4mm bead, and 3 - 3mm beads on the 3rd length of wire.
  10. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
  11. Repeat step 4. Add 1 - 3mm, 1 - 4mm and 1 - 3mm bead. Repeat step 4.
  12. Center 5 - 3mm beads, 1 - 4mm beads, and 5 - 3mm beads on the 4th length of wire.
  13. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
  14. Repeat step 4. Add 3 - 3mm beads, 1 - 4mm bead, and 3 - 3mm beads. Repeat step 4.
  15. Repeat step 12 on the 5th length of wire.
  16. Repeat step 4 and 5.
  17. Repeat step 4. Add 3 - 3mm beads, 1 - 4mm bead, and 3 - 3mm beads. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
  18. Repeat step 4. Add 1 - 3mm bead, 1 -4mm bead and 1 - 3mm bead. Repeat step 4.
  19. Cut 2 inches of Artistic Wire; create a wire wrapped loop (Click here for Basic Wire Wrapped Loop instructions). Crimp each strand of Pink Soft Flex to the loop using a 2mm crimp tube and Regular Crimping pliers.
  20. Repeat step 19 on the opposite side of the design.
  21. Pull Artistic Wire through Sterling Silver cone. Wire wrap each end to either side of the clasp.

Projects not intended for children under the age of 13. The information on this instruction sheet is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed. Soft Flex® Company disclaims all liability from any injury to anyone undertaking the construction of this project as a result of improper safety precautions.

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