A Little New Year's Ice

While watching the flakes fly yesterday I put together an icy-looking necklace for my mother-in-law, Joan. She loved it! It's sparkly enough that I think it'll be a perfect addition to her New Year's ensemble, but it's understated enough that she could wear it every day.


It's a fun, quick project to do, so I thought I'd share how to do it as my holiday gift to you. Here's how it's done:

Supplies
3 crystal 5x10mm bezelled crystal navettes (Swarovski #13-304)(you can actually use any 2-holed bead that's roughly the same size...)
26 light sapphire 4mm crystal bicones (Swarovski #5301)
1' of sterling silver 22-gauge wire
2 sterling silver 2" head pins
2 sterling silver 5mm jump rings
1 sterling silver 10mm toggle clasp
16" of sterling silver long and short chain
Wire cutters
Bead stopper
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers


1) Cut 2" of wire and form a double simple loop at one end. String one bicone and pass through a hole on one of the navettes. String another bicone and form another double simple loop.


Repeat to add a wire and bicones to the navette's second hole. Repeat this entire step to wire all 3 navettes. Set them aside.


2) Use the head pin to string 1 bicone; pass through the bottom right loop of one navette. String another bicone and pass through the upper right loop of the same navette.


3) Repeat Step 2 to connect all the navettes. String one bicone.


4) Place a bead stopper at the end of the head pin holding the right side of the navettes. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to connect the left side of the navettes.


5) Snug the beads on the left side of the navettes, trim the head pin to 3/8", and use round-nose pliers to form a simple loop.


6) Remove the bead stopper and repeat Step 5 for the other head pin. Set the pendant aside.

7) Cut the chain into two 8" pieces.


8) Gently open one of the simple loops on the pendant, attach an end link of one of the chains, and close the loop. Repeat to add the other chain length to the other side of the pendant.

9) Use jump rings to attach the clasp to the other end of the chains.

Happy holidays!