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by: Anne Marie Desaulniers

Originally intended as Boho-inspired pendant, and designed to hang on a simple chain (it all started with the fabulous Inter-Change-A-Bail). However, "the best laid plans", and all of that, made me re-think my original concept. Once the pendant was completed, I surveyed the remaining components, and decided to create a more formal design (the muse wants, what the muse wants!). The jiggly bits remained, so it turned into a fun, casual necklace, posing as something far more serious. A conundrum for sure! Readers beware! You are going to absolutely fall in love with the new Nunn Design Charm/Pendants! Fabulous texture, with botanical themes, on both the front and back.

The clever Inter-Change-A-Bail, will make it easy for you to switch out multiple pendants. Feel free to design some coordinating ones! You know that you?ll want to!!!

Instructions:

Pendant -

1. Open Inter-Change-A-Bail, and add Corrugated Oval Ring

2. Prepare the following charms and add each to Corrugated Oval Ring, with 8 mm jumprings:

   a. 6 mm jumpring/Charm-Pendant - Amor

   b. 2-8 mm jumprings/8 mm jumpring/2-8 mm jumprings/1-8 mm jumpring/Charm-Pendant-Flora Circle

      i. To the final 8 mm jumpring, before the Flora Circle, add a wire wrapped component,  consisting of a 6 mm jumpring/simple loop/6 mm white opal brandy bicone/wrapped loop/6 mm jumpring/Treasure Box Key

   c. 2 inches of chain/6 mm jumpring/wrapped component consisting of 2 headpin/3 mm round metal bead/CC Green Pearl/Acorn bead cap/wrapped loop. Now you will be attaching two more components to the chain.

      i. Three links up from the bottom - 2" headpin/3 mm round metal bead/SW 6 mm faceted round - Khaki/3 mm round metal bead/wrapped loop/6 mm jumpring

      ii. Two links down from the top - 2" headpin/SW 6 mm white opal brandy bicone/3 mm round metal bead/SW 6 mm faceted round - Khaki/3 mm round metal bead/SW 6 mm white opal brandy bicone/wrapped loop/6 mm jumpring/2-6 mm jumprings/6 mm jumpring/8 mm jumpring

Strung portion of necklace -

3. Leaving beading wire on spool, add the following:

   a. 2 mm crimp bead/wire guardian - feed beading wire through both openings on wire guardian, then back into crimp bead, making sure that the wires are not crossed (or the crimp will not hold properly).

   b. Crimp, using crimping pliers

   c. Add 3 mm crimp cover, and squeeze gently to close. Add 3-3 mm round metal beads, and feed the free end of the beading wire through those beads. Cut excess wire with Flush Cutter.

   d. Next - add 3-SW 6 mm rounds - Khaki, separated by 3 mm round metal beads (see photo for details)

   e. You will then add 9- 12 mm SW pearls, each separated by 3 mm round metal bead/SW 6 mm bicone/3 mm round metal bead (see photos for details)

   f. Add 3-SW 6 mm rounds - Khaki, separated by 3 mm round metal beads (see photo for details)

   g. Add 3-3 mm round metal beads.

   h. Cut beading wire, leaving a comfortable length to work with (approximately 3-4 inches).

   i. Add 2 mm crimp bead/wire guardian - feed beading wire through both openings on wire guardian, then back into crimp bead, making sure that the wires are not crossed (or the crimp will not hold properly).

   j. Tighten beading wire, by pulling gently (Tip: I use my round nose pliers to assist with this task. Simply insert into the Wire Guardian, and pull wire to tighten).

   k. Crimp, using crimping pliers

   l. Add 3 mm crimp cover (to cover the crimp), and squeeze gently to close.

   m. Feed the free end of the beading wire through 3 or so beads (if you're having difficulty with this, try using fine tweezers).

   n. Cut excess wire with Flush Cutter.

Attaching Pendant to Strung portion of necklace -

4. Cut 4 inches of chain, and attach to strung portion of necklace with 6 mm jumprings. Count to the middle of the necklace, and position your jumprings beside the SW 6 mm white opal brandy bicone, on either side of the middle pearl. Position chain to allow a single link to hang down at the bottom (if it doesn't work out, cut off a link from the end).

5. Attach a 6 mm jumpring to the top of the Inter-Change-A-Bail, and then to the bottom link of the chain.

Finishing the necklace -

6. Cut two-14 inch, lengths of chain

7. Attach both ends, of one length of chain, to a 6 mm jumpring, and then to one wire guardian.

8. Repeat the above step, for the other side.

9. Add an 8 mm jumpring to one end of the doubled chain, on the first side.

10. Add a 6 mm jumpring to the other end of the doubled chain, then attach the Lobster Claw.

Congratulations, your Pendant/Necklace is complete!

Tools Used:

Chain Nose Pliers (2)

Flush Cutter (1)

Crimping Pliers (1)

Round Nose Pliers (optional) (1)

Fine Tweezers (optional) (1)

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	Qty: 1	s30584 Bail - Locking Inter-Change-a-Bail - Antique Brass	Price: $ 3.25 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	s53589 Bead Cap Acorn - Antique Gold (2)	Price: $ 4.85 per	Sorry, Out of Stock
	Qty: 3	tc20-0825-27 Chain - 5x6mm Cable Chain - Brass Oxide (foot)	Price: $ 8.04 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	s55579 Charm - Amor - Brass Oxide	Price: $ 1.25 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	s55577 Charm - Flora Circle - Brass Oxide	Price: $ 3.10 per	In Stock
	Qty: 1	tc94-2336-27 Charm - Treasure Box Key - Antiqued Brass	Price: $ 2.15 per	In Stock
		hcbc03bo Crimp Bead Covers Smooth - 3mm - Gunmetal (20)	Price: $ 1.10 per	In Stock
		24001005-02 Crimp Beads - 2mm - Rhodium Plated (100)	Price: $ 1.60 per	In Stock
		s50588 Jump Rings Open - 6mm - Antiqued Brass (144)	Price: $ 9.95 per	In Stock
		s51056 Jump Rings Open - 8mm - Antiqued Brass (25)	Price: $ 2.62 per	Sorry, Out of Stock
	Qty: 1	s26457 Link - 18x24mm Corrugated Oval Ring - Antiqued Brass	Price: $ 1.05 per	In Stock
	Qty: 1	23440020 Lobster Clasp - 15mm - Antique Brass	Price: $ 0.51 per	In Stock
	Qty: 1	28811831-01 Metal Beads - 3mm - Round - Antiqued Gold (100)	Price: $ 2.85 per	In Stock
		25001000 Softflex (tm) Beading Wire - 30ft .014 (Fine) - Silver Grey (Spool)	Price: $ 19.95 per	In Stock
	Qty: 1	s48632 Swarovski Bead - 6mm Faceted Bicone (5301/5328) - White Opal Brandy (12)	Price: $ 4.44 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	s48218 Swarovski Bead - 6mm Faceted Round (5000) - Khaki (10)	Price: $ 5.95 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	2775810s39209 Swarovski Pearl - 12mm Round Pearl (5810) - Iridescent Green Pearl (10)	Price: $ 14.95 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		s14863 Vintaj - 2in Headpin - Natural Brass (20)	Price: $ 2.85 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		24001018 Wire Guardian - for Beading Wire up to .019in - Antiqued Gold (100)	Price: $ 4.75 per	In Stock