Jewelry Project SPARKLING SNOWFLAKE
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Focus on the two B rings
added in the previous
steps and the pair of Cs through
which the Bs pass. Gather the two
scales and rings closely and pinch
the two Bs downwards as shown in
Photo 7. While carefully holding the
rings in place, weave a C in between
the two Cs and through the two Bs.
Close the C as shown in Photo 8. As
shown from a side view in Photo 9,
weave and close a second C ring in
the same position.10-11
Flip and turn the
structure over to reveal
the back (concave) side of the scales
and focus on the fi rst rings added
to the scales (the two A rings andthe one B). Weave and close a D
through both As and the two Cs.
Note from Photo 11 that the position
of the D is exactly the same as the B
underneath it.12-13
The alignment of your
rings and scales will
become important as you continue
to build the pendant. Note, as shown
in the side and head-on views, that
all of the rings parallel to the scales
will line up so that half lie on top of
the scales while the other half lie
beneath the scales. The rings need
to be constantly put into this ori-
entation as you continue to build in
order for the structure to lie properly
in the end.14-15
Turn the structure back
to the front side (the
convex side of the scales). Weave and
close an E ring through the two As
at the tops of the scales, making sure
the E sits in between the B and the
slightly smaller D below it as shown in
Photo 14. Weave and close a second E
in the same position. This completes
the connection of two scales.
THE NEXT CONNECTION
After creating the next connection
once, we’ll repeat this several times
to create the bulk of the pendant.16
To add the next scale, the fol-
lowing rings are required (all
of which need to be pre-opened):71013811149121552 LAPIDARY JOURNAL JEWELRY ARTIST