The Little Old Lady from Pasadena Necklace

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The Little Old Lady from Pasadena Necklace - Item Id: 4292

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The Little Old Lady from Pasadena Necklace

Perhaps she wouldn’t wear pearls in her shiny red, super-stock dodge, but a layer of chrome like silver plate chain and garnet red Czech glass rounds. A road worthy spin on those multiple stranded pearls.

Karla Schafer, Auntie’s Beads Designer

Instructions:

Note: Cut the chain with the memory wire shears and protect you eyes. Wire wrapping skills are a must for this project; see Wire Wrapped Bracelet Video, for help.

Strand #1
1. Cut two pieces of the oval chain, 13 links in length and one piece 7 links in length.
2. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into an end of the 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
3. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 13-link piece, completing the wrap.
4. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
5. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into the other 13-link piece, completing the wrap.
Strand #2
1. Cut two pieces of the drawn cable chain, 14 links in length and two pieces 12 links in length.
2. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into an end of the 14-link piece, completing the wrap.
3. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 12-link piece, completing the wrap.
4. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 12-link piece, completing the wrap.
5. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 12-link piece, completing the wrap.
6. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 12-link piece, completing the wrap.
7. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 14-link piece, completing the wrap.
Strand #3
1. Cut two pieces of the oval chain, 3 links in length, two pieces 7 links in length, three 5 links.
2. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into an end of the 3-link piece, completing the wrap.
3. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
4. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
5. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 5-link piece, completing the wrap.
6. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 5- link piece, completing the wrap.
7. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 5-link piece, completing the wrap.
8. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 5-link piece, completing the wrap.
9. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 5-link piece, completing the wrap.
10. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 5- link piece, completing the wrap.
11. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
12. Cut a 3 ½” piece of the Artistic wire and start a loop on one end and slip it into the other end of the 7-link piece, completing the wrap.
13. Slip on a 12mm round, start another loop, and slip it into a 3-link piece, completing the wrap.
Construction of the necklace:
1. Cut two pieces of the oval chain, 7 links in length.
2. Using the chain nose pliers and the round nose pliers, open an 8mm jump ring, slipping on in order the Strand #1, #2 and #3 and close. Then repeat for the other side.
3. Add a 7-link piece of chain to each of the jump rings and a lobster claw to one end of one, to complete.

Materials and Tools Needed:

Czech Glass Round Bead, Garnet, 12mm- 11pc
Silver Plated Oval Chain By The Foot, 5 x 10mm- 33”
Silver Plated Drawn Cable Chain By The Foot, 4.8mm- 13”
Silver Plate Jump Rings, Bag of 10, 5mm, 20 Gauge- 1pc
Silver Plate Jump Rings, Bag of 10, 8mm, 18 Gauge- 2pc
Silver Plate Lobster Claw, 12mm- 1pc
Artistic Silver Plate Wire Spool, 20 gauge, Non-Tarnish Silver
Memory Wire Shears
Nipper Tool
Round Nose Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers

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