Mina's Necklace
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Mina's Necklace
She never forgot her time in Transylvania. It was years ago and miles away but she'd never really moved on. Her life was filled with her family and daily concerns but sometimes, late in the evening she'd gaze up at the full moon and wonder. What if she had stayed on the veranda that evening?
Ingredients:
- 1 gunmetal bat- 6 czech glass beads, 6 mm
- 8 antique silver tiny hive bead caps
- 4 antique silver head pins, 2 inch
- 1 fancy lock-and-key toggle, lock used as link, reserve toggle bar for future use
- 1 gunmetal spring ring clasp, 9 mm
- 4 gunmetal jump rings, 7 mm
- 7 gunmetal jump rings, 5 mm
- 26 inches gunmetal cable chain, cut into 1-5 inch, 1-6 inch, 1-7 inch and 1-8 inch piece
- 15 inches gunmetal extender chain, cut into 1-7 inch and 1-8 inch piece
- 2 inches of 20 gauge silver wire
- 3 links of stainless steel Robust Ovals chain
Tools:
- Sandpaper- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Hole punch (either Euro-punch pliers or Two-hole)
1. Using the sandpaper, lightly sand the surface of the bat, revealing the detail. With the hole punch create a hole in the end of each wing and four holes along the underside of the bat as shown.
2. Thread a head pin through one bead and a bead cap. Trim the excess head pin to ¾ of an inch and then use round nose pliers to bend the head pin down toward the bead, creating a long, tear-drop shaped loop. Repeat to create 4 bead dangles. Using chain nose pliers and 5 mm jump rings attach these dangles to the holes along the underside of the bats wings.
3. Create the chain waterfall.Lay out the chain sections in this order; 5, 6, 7, 8. Open a 7 mm jump ring and thread it through the chain sections on one end. Close securely. Thread a second jump ring through the other end of the chain sections. Set the chain sections down so that the longest one is close to you.
4. Open a 5 mm jump ring and thread it through the bottom ring of the lock toggle. Attach it to the right-hand side of the chain waterfall. Use a 5 mm jump ring to attach the 7 inch section of the extender chain to the top of the lock toggle. Use a 5 mm jump ring to attach the 8 inch section of extender chain to the other side of the chain waterfall.
5. Use the 20 gauge wire to create 2 beaded links from the remaining 6 mm beads and hive bead caps. Use one bead link to attach the clasp to one side of the necklace and the other to attach the links of stainless steel chain to the other side.
6. Use 7 mm jump rings to attach the bat to the necklace on each side of the chain waterfall.
