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Brass Snowflake
Jess Italia-Lincoln
Originally published in
Stringing Winter 2007

Brass Snowflake originally published in Stringing, Winter 2007. Interweave Press, LLC Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved

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BRASS
SNOWFLAKE
Jess Italia-Lincoln

Peaceful winter nights in Galena, Illinois,

inspired Jess to create this cascading
crystal-ligree necklace to reect beautiful
glistening snowakes.

1:

Use a head pin to string 1 crystal AB2X bicone; form a wrapped

loop. Repeat six times for a total of 7 crystal AB2X dangles. Set
aside.
2: Repeat Step 1 using Pacic opal bicones. Set aside.
3: Use a head pin to string 1 erinite bicone; form a wrapped loop.
Repeat twice for a total of 3 erinite dangles. Set aside.
4: Use one 15mm jump ring to string 1 crystal AB2X dangle and 1
Pacic opal dangle; close the ring. Repeat three times for a total
of 4 embellished 15mm jump rings.
5: Use one 4.5mm jump ring to string 1 crystal AB2X dangle,
1 erinite dangle, and 1 Pacic opal dangle; close the ring. Repeat
twice for a total of 3 embellished 4.5mm jump rings.
6: Use an eye pin to string 1 erinite bicone; form a simple loop.
Repeat three times for a total of 4 erinite links. Set aside.
7: Divide the chain into four 5-link (114") pieces and six 1-link
(516") pieces. (This chain is made of unsoldered links that can be
opened and closed like jump rings.)
8: Attach one 4.5mm jump ring to the hook half of the clasp. Use
the beading wire to string 1 crimp tube, 1 seed bead, and the jump
ring just used. Pass back through the seed bead and tube; crimp.
String 76 seed beads, 1 crimp tube, 1 seed bead, and one 4.5mm
jump ring. Pass back through the seed bead and tube; crimp.
9: Use 1 chain link to attach the previous 4.5mm jump ring to
another 4.5mm jump ring. Use one 4.5mm jump ring to attach
the previous jump ring to another 4.5mm jump ring. Attach 1
chain link to the previous jump ring.
10: Use one 4.5mm jump ring to string the previous chain link,
one 15mm jump ring, and one end of 1 erinite link. Use one
4.5mm jump ring to attach the other end of the link to the other
side of the 15mm jump ring and one end of one 5-link (114")
chain. Repeat entire step three times. Attach the eye half of the
clasp to the nal link of the chain.
11: Hold the 2 diamond ligrees back to back. Use 1 chain link to
attach the top tips of the ligree pair to the center 4.5mm jump
ring used in Step 9.
12: Use one 4.5mm jump ring to attach 1 ligree teardrop to 1 chain
link. Use one 4.5mm jump ring to attach the chain link just used
and one of the embellished 4.5mm jump rings to the right tips of
the ligree pair. Repeat entire step for the left tips of the ligree
pair.
13: Use one 4.5mm jump ring to attach 1 ligree teardrop to
one 4.5mm jump ring. Use 1 chain link to attach the previous
4.5mm jump ring and one of the embellished 4.5mm jump rings
to the bottom tips of the ligree pair. Y

MATERIALS
78 gold-lined teal size 8 triangle seed beads
7 crystal AB2X 4mm crystal bicones
7 Pacic opal 4mm crystal bicones
7 erinite 6mm crystal bicones
3 natural brass 812mm ligree teardrops
2 natural brass 44mm diamond ligrees
1 natural brass 621mm hook-and-eye clasp
17 natural brass 24-gauge 112" head pins
4 natural brass 21-gauge 1" eye pins
22 natural brass 4.5mm jump rings
4 natural brass 15mm jump rings
2 brass 2mm crimp tubes
7" of natural brass 5.58mm oval chain
10" of bronze .015 beading wire

TOOLS
Chain-nose pliers
Flat-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Wire cutters

FINISHED SIZE: 16"

Resources: Contact your local bead shop or see page 94 for more information.
Natural brass beads and ndings: Vintaj Natural Brass Co. (wholesale only). All beads
and natural brass (retail source): Galena Beads serving creativity.

Wrapped Loop

To form a wrapped loop,

begin with a 90 bend at
least 2" from the end of
the wire. Use round-nose pliers to form a simple loop with a tail
overlapping the bend. Wrap the tail tightly down the neck of the
wire to create a couple of coils. Trim the excess wire to finish.
Make a thicker, heavier-looking wrapped loop by wrapping the
wire back up over the coils, toward the loop, and trimming at
the loop.

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Brass Snowflake originally published in Stringing, Winter 2007. Interweave Press, LLC Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved

publishers of Stringing magazinejoin the online beading community at BeadingDaily.com

Visit interweavestore.com/jewelryprojects for more great projects!
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