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Butterfly Garden
Designed by: Jessica L. Rosenfeld
Skill Level: Beginner
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Materials:

  • Soft Touch™ Wire, .019 Diameter - about 20 inches
  • Sterling Silver Hook & Eye Clasp - 1 clasp
  • 2mm x 2mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 2 crimps
  • 14mm Sterling Silver Bead Caps - 12 bead caps
  • Small Sterling Silver Butterfly Pendants - 4 pendants
  • Large Sterling Silver Butterfly Pendant (with three bails) - 1 pendant
  • 10mm Faceted Blue Goldstone Round Beads - 20 beads
  • 12mm Faceted Blue Goldstone Round Beads - 18 beads

Tools:

  • Regular Bead Crimping Pliers
  • Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters

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Instructions:

  1. Use Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters to cut about 20 inches of Soft Touch™ .019 Wire from the spool.

  2. String one 2mmx2mm Crimp Tube and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the tube and secure using Crimping Pliers. Use Flush Cutters to cut off excess wire at the crimp.

  3. String one 10mm Blue Goldstone Round, one 12mm Blue Goldstone Round, and one 10mm Blue Goldstone Round.

  4. String 1 Bead Cap (with end that encloses bead facing outward - as it will enclose the following bead), one 12mm Round, one 10mm Round, one 12mm Round and 1 Bead Cap (with end facing inward to enclose last bead strung).

  5. String one 10mm Round, one 12mm Round, and 1 Small Butterfly. Pass through the Butterfl again (to give the butterfly a "floating effect"). String one 10mm Round.

  6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5. Repeat Step 4. String one 10mm Round bead.

  7. String the Large Butterfly by stringing through the top left hole (first bail), the middle hole (second bail) and the top right hole (third bail). String one 10mm Round Bead.

  8. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 twice. Repeat Step 4. Repeat Step 3.

  9. String one 2mmx2mm crimp tube and the other half of the clasp. Pass back through the crimp tube and secure using Crimping Ppliers. Use Flush Cutters to cut off excess wire at the crimp.

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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