Peacock Necklace
Materials
1 6mm jump ring
1 8mm jump ring
4 head pins
4 links 10mm round chain
2 wire guardians
2 crimps
2 crimp covers
tiger tail
1 hook
26 11 x8mm Imperial glass electroplated edge flat drop lavender
6 6mm Czech fire-polish beads hurricane purple
2 24x10mm metal alloy filigree beads
20 4mm Imperial bicones golden topaz
4 4mm Imperial bicones amethyst
26 8x6 Imperial rondelle amethyst
Materials are available at wwww.beadsonline.com.au
Technqiues
Step 1
We are going to start stringing this necklace from the middle working outwards one side at a time. Starting with the right side of the necklace.
String the beads on your tiger tail in the following order:
1 x 6mm fire-polish bead, 1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 3 tear drops, 1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 3 x 8x6mm rondelles amethyst, 1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 5 tear drops, 1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 1 x 6mm fire-polish bead, 1 x filigree bead, 1 x 6mm fire-polish bead, 1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 5 tear drops and (1 x 4mm bicone golden shadow, 2 x 8x6mm rondelles amethyst) x 5
Take the end of tiger tail and thread through one crimp bead, wire guardian and through the crimp bead again. Crimp with your crimping pliers. Take your flat-nose pliers and gently place the crimp cover on top of the crimp to hide. Work your flat-nose plier around the crimp cover to close. Hide the end of the tiger tail under the last 2 beads.
String the other side of the necklace starting on the left side of the tiger tail working from the middle outwards using the bead sequence above.
Finish the tiger tail by threading a crimp bead and work through one wire guardian and through the crimp bead again. Close the crimp bead and cover with a crimp cover.
Step 2
Take 4 x head pins and thread 1 x 4mm amethyst bicone on each head pin. Create beaded dangles by triming the head pin 1cm from bead and forming a loop.
Step 3
Take 1 x 8mm jump ring and thread the peacock pendant and 3 x beaded dangles and attach to the middle of the necklace.
Step 4
Take the 4 link chain and open the first link with your pliers as you would a l jump ring and attache to one end of the necklace. Open the last link of the chain and thread the last beaded dangle. Take 1 x 6mm jump ring and thread the other end of the necklace and the hook.
