DESIGN WORKSHOP

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DESIGN WORKSHOP
BLUE GREEN CONGLOMERATE PENDANT
By: Cindy Becker
Materials
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7” Beadalon 20G Nickle Free
Silver Plated ½ Round Wire -180B-120
16” Beadalon 22G Nickle Free
Silver Plated Square Wire -180B-222
12” Beadalon 26G Nickle Free
Silver Plated Round Wire- 180B-026
Beadalon Chain Nose Pliers- 201A-101
Beadalon Wire Cutters - 202A-105
Beadalon Bale Maker 201A-230
Beadalon Round Nose Pliers 201A-104
Michaels Crafts Bead Gallery
Silver Plated 3mm Beads 7 33421 92993 2
Michaels Crafts Bead Gallery
Blue/Green Conglomerate 25mm Disk
Ruler
Tips: Pendant can be made
without silver beads.
1. Cut (1) 7” piece of 20G wire.
5. Position 20G wire in middle of (2) 22G wires.
Referred to wire packet.
2. Cut (2) 8” pieces of 22G wire.
6. Find center of the wire packet and place the 26G wire
hook at that location.
3. Cut (12”) piece of 26G wire.
4. About 1/4” from end of 26G, make 90 degree bend.
7. Wrap the 26G wire around the bundle 10x’s.
Each wrap should be tight and touching.
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8. Approximately 3/4” from the center wrap, repeat previous
step, but wrap wire 6x’s. Do this on either side. You should have
3 wraps.
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9. Begin to shape the wire around the blue/green conglomerate
disk.
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10. Where ends meet at top, bend upward 90 degrees.
11. Make a hook on end of 26G wire.
12. Hold wires together, (where the 90 degree bends meet), and
place the hook around the wire bundle staying close to the top
of the blue/green conglomerate disk. Make 5 tight wraps with
the 26G to hold the wires together. DO NOT TRIM EXCESS 26G.
13. Split 4 wires that are bent upward, (2 to each side), leaving (2)
20G wires standing straight up in the center.
14. Wrap 2 center wires around smaller side of the Baler tool until
they touch the design. This is the start of your bale. Use Chain
nose pliers and make slight bend on end of bale wires.
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15. Wrap remaining 26G wire around the bottom of the bale
design to secure. This is the back of your pendant. Trim excess
wire.
16. Lay pendant face down on table. Use chain now pliers and
gently pull all 4 corners to form cage.
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17. Pop blue green conglomerate disk into the design. Use Chain
nose pliers and pull 2 opposing corners up over front of pendant.
18. Trim remaining top wires so all are same length.
19. Thread (6) silver beads on to front left wire.
20. Holding beads in place gently bend wire in a horseshoe
shape and extend around back of bale. Using Round nose pliers
tuck end around bottom/back of bale.
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21. Repeat step 19 with the back left wire.
22. Repeat steps 19 and 20 with right front/back wires,
positioning them slightly lower than left side.
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