Seascape Necklace

This seascape necklace is fun because its color and sparkle can make any top look glam!  I like that it's long, too, because it's very slimming.  I made the necklace according to the instructions via Michaels, but decided I didn't like how it looked so I changed it around.

I was also lucky in picking up the beads and charms and grabbing most them at half the price. I had to do a little hunting at various stores, but it was well worth the trip!

Suggestion:  Try to buy beads when they're on sale or it will ADD up.  Also, Etsy has multiple charms available at your heart's delight for a fairly reasonable price!     

Supplies:

 Jewelry Tool Kit

36" inch Linked chain (big links)

20" inch Linked chain (medium links)

2 Pendants

3 Charms

1 Necklace connector

Glass beads- 2 sets of 7 (in 2 colors- 14 total)

Metal/sparkly 6 mm beads- 13 each

Jump ring

Head pins

Lobster claw clasp

Stringing wire

Crimp beads

Seed beads

1.  Cut about 15" inches of the beading wire.  Feed one end up and back down through a crimp bead, leaving a small loop at the end.  Trim excess wire with wire cutters.

2.  Use a crimp tool to crimp the bead at the end of the wire.

3.  String first with a metal/sparkly bead and follow with the first color of the glass bead.  Add another metal/sparkly bead and follow with the second color of the glass bead.  Continue alternating until you have used 12 of the glass beads and 13 of the metal/sparkly beads and end with the metal/sparkly bead.

4.  Feed the end of the wire up and down back through a crimp bead, leaving another small loop at the end.  Use the crimp tool to crimp the bead at the end of the wire.

5.  Trim excess wire with wire cutters.

6.  Add a jump ring at the end of the beaded wire.

7.  Trim excess wire with wire cutters.

8.  Take the large linked chain and cut two lengths of it about five chains deep (the chains don't necessarily have to be cut.  Just pull the links apart with two pliers).  Attach one end of both of the two linked chains and connect them together with the jump ring.  Then attach the end with the jump ring to the either end of the beaded wire with the loop.

9.  Take one link out of the original large linked chain by opening the link with two pliers.  With the one link, connect the other end of the two chains. 

10.  Take the large linked chain and make another two lengths of it with five chains deep.  Take another link out of the original large linked chain by opening the link with two pliers.  Then attach one end of the second set of two links with another link out of the large linked chain.  Take two more links out of the large linked chain and add attach them to the last link making one chain three links long.

11.  On the second set of two chains, attach the end of the lobster clasp to the three links that are holding the two chains.

12.  Then connect the lobster clasp to the first set of linked chains.    

13.  On the other end of the second set of two chains, add a jump ring on the end of the two chains.

14.  Attach one of the glass connectors to the two jump rings.

15.  Add two more jump rings to the other end of the glass connector and connect them to the second connector.

16.  At the bottom of the second glass connector, add two more jump rings.

17.  Cut another two chains out of the large chains measuring to 24 links each (or 5 1/2" inches each).

18.  Attach each chain to the jump rings at the end of the second connector. 

19.   Take one of the pendants and attach each end of other end of the two chains to the back of the pendant.    

20.  Then, attach a jump ring to the other end of the beaded wire and attach it to the back of the pendant.

21.  Now, taking the medium linked chain, cut two chains equaling 2 1/2" inches each. 

22.  Feed a head pin through a seed bead and a large glass bead. Bend the pin to form a right angle. Cut the pin approximately ¼" beyond the bead. Use the round end of your pliers to grasp the end of the pin and curve the pin by using a rolling motion to fold it over a single round prong. Before closing the loop attach the head pin to one of the 2 1/2" inch chains.  Repeat with the second head pin.
23.  Attach one of the chains with the head pin to back of the pendant.
24.  Then, attach the other chain to the fifth to last link of the first chain with the head pin.
25.  Attach the second pendant to the third to the last link of the first chain with the head pin.
26.  Attach the three charms to the two long chains with jump rings at your placement.

That wasn't so bad; was it?  The key to these projects is patience with yourself and not to rush the process.  And keep in mind that it's not going to turn out "perfect".  But who will notice anyways once you have a fab necklace?  :)

Inspired by Michaels