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Auntie's Beads Home > Jewelry Design Center > Beading Projects > Necklace Projects
Tucson Talisman Necklace
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Tucson Talisman Necklace
Item Id: PROJ-KS-0088
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Description

Create your own Talisman in the hues of Tucson! The large antique copper finding yields a Turquoise Leaf pendant and a colorful array of golden shadow, padparadscha, mocca and tanzanite Swarovski and Chinese Crystal drops. All are suspended from antique copper rolo chain.

Karla Schafer, Aunties Beads Designer

Instructions:

  1. View the Drop Beading Video for a quick how to.
  2. Cut the chain to 30" for an opera length necklace.
  3. Open a jump ring adding it to one end of the chain, slipping on the trigger clasp and close.
  4. Add a jump ring to each of the loops on the ring finding slipping the chain through one of the jump rings.
  5. Add the charms in layers to the bottom jump ring, adding the leaf pendant first by slipping a jump ring through the drilled hole connecting it to the bottom ring.
  6. On a head pin, drop a 4mm Blue Zircon Bicone, leaf bead cap, Chinese Crystal Rondelle, leaf bead cap, 4mm Blue Zircon and start a loop.
  7. Slip it into the jump ring of the ring finding layering on top of the leaf pendant and complete the wrap.
  8. On a head pin, drop 8mm Tanzanite Bicone, leaf bead cap, 8mm Padparadscha Round, leaf bead cap, 6mm Mocca Bicone and start a loop.
  9. Slip it into the jump ring of the ring finding layering on top of the first two drops and complete the wrap to finish the necklace.

Tools and Materials Needed:

Blue Turquoise Leaf Pendant, 28x42mm, Horizontally Top Drilled- 1pc
Chinese Crystal Rondelle Bead, Lt. Colorado Topaz, 14x18mm- 1pc
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 4mm, Blue Zircon- 2pc
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 8mm, Tanzanite- 1pc
Swarovski Crystal Round (5000) 8mm, Padparadscha- 1pc
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 6mm, Mocca- 1pc
Antique Copper Pewter 10mm Bead Cap With Leaves, Bag Of 10- 4pc
Antique Copper Pewter 31mm Round Connector Ring- 1pc
Antique Copper 6mm Rolo Chain By The Foot- 30"
Antique Copper Trigger Clasp, 15mm- 1pc
Antique Copper Plated Head Pins, 2 Inch, 21 Gauge, Bag of 10- 2pc
Round Nose Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers
Nipper Tool

Customer Reviews
Easy and GORGEOUS
I get so many compliments on this necklace. Easy to make but SUPER pretty!
Reviewed by: Deborah from Texas. on 6/12/2013
Materials and Tools Used
Blue Turquoise Leaf Pendant, 28x42mm, Horizontally Top Drilled
Blue Turquoise Leaf Pendant, 28x42mm, Horizontally Top Drilled
Price: $0.99
Chinese Crystal Rondelle Bead, Lt. Colorado Topaz, 14x18mm
Chinese Crystal Rondelle Bead, Lt. Colorado Topaz, 14x18mm
Price: $0.79
On sale: $0.39 On Sale
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 4mm, Blue Zircon
Swarovski Crystal Bicone (5328) 4mm, Blue Zircon, 10pc
Price: $0.85
On sale: $0.69 On Sale
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 8mm, Tanzanite
Swarovski Crystal 8mm Bicone Bead, Tanzanite
Price: $0.35
Swarovski Crystal Round (5000) 8mm, Padparadscha
Swarovski Crystal Round (5000) 8mm, Padparadscha
Price: $0.45
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 6mm, Mocca, 10pc
Swarovski Crystal Xilion Bicone (5328) 6mm, Mocca, 10pc
Price: $1.80
Antique Copper Pewter 10mm Bead Cap With Leaves, 10pc
Antique Copper Pewter 10mm Bead Cap With Leaves, 10pc
Price: $1.29
Antique Copper Pewter 31mm Round Connector Ring
Antique Copper Pewter 31mm Round Connector Ring
Price: $3.99
Antique Copper 6mm Rolo Chain By The Foot
Antique Copper 6mm Rolo Chain By The Foot
Price: $1.79
Antique Copper Trigger Clasp, 15mm
Antique Copper Trigger Clasp, 15mm

Price: $0.99
Antique Copper Plated Head Pins, 2 Inch, 22 Gauge, 10pc
Antique Copper Plated Head Pins, 2 Inch, 22 Gauge, 10pc
Price: $1.49
On sale: $0.85 On Sale
Round Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers


Price: $8.99
BeadSmith Bent Chain Nose Pliers
BeadSmith Bent Chain Nose Pliers

Price: $6.59
Classic Nipper Tool
Classic Nipper Tool


Price: $7.69
  
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