Sweet Pea Necklace

As seen in the Rings & Things Wholesale Catalog 2009-10
Created by: Mollie Valente

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements.

#40-781* 2.4mm ball chain, copper
#40-701* 2mm ball chain clasp, copper
#64-980-24*24 gauge copper sheet (1" x 2" piece)
#47-408-SP*20 gauge copper wire
#37-415-8* .5" thin head pin, copper plate
#37-145-8* 6mm round jump ring, copper plate
#05-301-06-158 CRYSTALLIZED™ 6mm crystal faceted bicone, colorado topaz
#05-810-06-210 CRYSTALLIZED™ 6mm round crystal faux pearls, light green (click here to see all 6mm Swarovski pearl colors)
#05-810-08-210 CRYSTALLIZED™ 8mm round crystal faux pearls, light green

*Items are antiqued with #86-354 Liver of Sulfur

Pea pod how-to:
Cut a leaf-shaped metal piece from the copper sheet. Stamp and hammer a design of your choice. Punch a small hole at each end of the leaf shape. With non-serrated flat-nose pliers, bend and shape the leaf into a pea pod. String a copper head pin through the bottom punched hole and add the crystal pearls in this order: 6mm, 8mm, 8mm, and 6mm. As you string on the pearls, gently curve the head pin point towards the upper hole in the pea pod and string it through. Bend the head pin into a loop and add a jump ring.

Tools: #69-230 Metal shears (to cut copper sheet), #69-125 or #69-123 Metal bench block, #69-235 Metal hole punch, Various metal stamps, #69-126 Chasing hammer, Round-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers, #69-047 Metal file
Or, see the Rings & Things metal-stamping tool kit or our full line of metal-stamping tools.

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