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Confetti Necklace
Designed by: Jamie Hogsett
Skill Level: Beginner
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Materials:

  • Soft Flex Extreme 925 wire in .024 diameter - 18" of wire
  • 26 gauge black Soft Flex Art Wire - 1 spool
  • 26 gauge non-tarnish silver plated Soft Flex Art Wire - 1 spool
  • Sterling silver hook and eye clasp - 1 clasp set
  • 3mm x 3mm sterling silver seamless crimp tubes - 2 crimps
  • Turquoise size 8° seed beads - 18 seed beads
  • Red size 8° seed beads - 16 seed beads
  • Silver size 8° seed beads - 16 seed beads

Tools:

  • Long Soft Flex Professional Flush Cutter
  • Mighty Crimpers
  • Twist N Curl Mini Set

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Instructions:

  1. Use 20" of non-tarnish silver plated Soft Flex Art Wire to string 1 turquoise seed bead to the center of the wire. Use both ends of wire to twist for about 1/8".

  2. Use 1 end of the wire to string 1 red seed bead. Bend the wire around the bead and twist the bead a few times so that the wire twists around itself (around the bead). Use both ends of wire to twist for about 1/8".

  3. Repeat Step 2 using 1 silver seed beads. Repeat Step 2 using 1 turquoise seed bead.

  4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 three times, omitting the final turquoise seed bead. Set aside.

  5. Use 20" of black wire to string 1 red seed bead to the center of the wire. Use both ends of wire to twist for about 1/8".

  6. Repeat Step 2 using 1 silver seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 turquoise seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 red seed bead.

  7. Repeat Step 6 three times, omitting the final red seed bead. Set aside.

  8. Repeat Steps 5 to 7 for a second piece using black wire.

  9. Use 20" of non-tarnish silver plated wire to string 1 silver seed bead to the center of the wire. Use both ends of wire to twist for about 1/8".

  10. Repeat Step 2 using 1 turquoise seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 red seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 silver seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 turquoise seed bead. Repeat Step 2 using 1 red seed bead. Set aside.

  11. Repeat Steps 9 and 10 for a second piece using silver wire.

  12. Hold all five twisted pieces together about 1/4" from the last seed bead twisted into each piece. Twist all ten wire ends together. Use the twisted wire to from a wire wrapped loop. Set pendant aside.

  13. Use black Soft Flex Art Wire and the larger of the two Twist N Curls in the Mini Set to make a coil 4" long. Cut the coil into four 3/4" pieces and two 1/2" pieces. Use your fingers to gently spread apart the coil pieces.

  14. Use the Soft Flex Extreme 925 wire to string 1 crimp tube and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the tube and crimp.

  15. String 1 turquoise seed bead, one 3/4" coil, 1 red seed bead, one 1/2" coil, 1 silver seed bead, one 3/4" coil, and 1 turquoise seed bead.

  16. String the pendant. Repeat Step 15, reversing the stringing sequence. String 1 crimp tube and the other half of the clasp. Pass back through the tube and 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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