Making Jewellery - August 2016

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PROJECT

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7. Transfer the spiral to a suitable mandrel and
   carefully continue to form the seashell shape.
   Take your time and keep the edges as close
   as possible. Now cut three strands of beading
   thread and crimp. Thread with turquoise chips
   and a pearl every so often, occasionally taking
   two beading threads through one chip or pearl
   to help keep the necklace tight. At regular
   intervals place a seashell bead. Suspend your
   pendant from the middle.

Sterling silver seashell pendant

8. The Sterling silver seashell pendant (p40)
   is made the same way as above. Just suspend
   it from a Sterling silver rope chain to keep
   consistent with the nautical theme. You can
   use a shorter length of wire (18cm) for a more
   delicate look, or to create a bracelet charm for a
   beautiful pearl bracelet (opposite page, far left).

Aquamarine beaded seashell

9. To create the aquamarine beaded seashell
   (opposite page, middle), cut 25cm of 0.8mm
   wire, then create the bend and ‘V’ shape as
   before. Attach a piece of 0.25mm wire just after
   the bend. As the wires start to spread apart,
   thread a 2mm aquamarine onto the wire, then
   take the wire around the other edge of the
   frame. Wrap the 0.25mm wire twice around
   the frame wire, then take it behind both frame
   wires and around the opposite frame wire once.
   Add another 2mm bead and continue.


10. Keep going like this until the wires spread
    apart enough to add two 2mm beads at once.
    Continue with two beads at a time until there
    is room to add three at once. After adding three
    beads twice, fi nish the pendant as before by
    wiring on the jumpring and securing the wires
    (Steps 3 to 7). Hang from the centre of a simple
    strand of white coral.

Chunky seashell necklace

11. To create the Swarovski chunky seashell
    necklace (p40), start the pendant as in Step 9.
    Instead of using aquamarines, use Swarovski
    xilion 2mm AB crystals. As the wires get
    slightly wider apart, move up to 3mm for a
    short distance. As the wires spread further,
    again move up to 4mm. Keep gradually
    increasing the size of the crystals as the wires
    spread, until using just one fi nal 5mm crystal.
    Then fi nish the pendant (Steps 3–7) and hang
    from a pearl and crystal necklace.

RESOURCES

jewellerymaker.com

cooksongold.com

jillybeads.co.uk

CONTACT

sammifletcher.com

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