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Chinese - Cinnabar Necklace
By Iliana McGrath

Sponsored by: Blue Moon Beads™

 
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Materials Needed
Cinnabar Beads - Blue Moon Beads™
Chinese Coins - Blue Moon Beads™
Gold Metal Spacers - Blue Moon Beads™
Black Stone Spacers - Blue Moon Beads™
Red Glass "E" Beads - Blue Moon Beads™
Gold Metal Toggle Clasp - Blue Moon Beads™
Gold Crimp Beads
Jump Rings
Brass Beading Wire
Beadalon® Designer Crimper
Beadalon® Chain Nose Pliers


Instructions:
Step 1: To make a 24" necklace, begin with a 27" length of Brass Beading Wire and secure one end to a gold jump ring with a Crimp Bead. String 2" with the Red Glass "E" Beads, hiding the excess Bead Wire tale in the beads.

Step 2: String the next 9" in the following pattern: 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Gold Metal Spacer, 1-Small Heart Shape Cinnabar Bead, 1-Metal Gold Spacer, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Oval Cinnabar Bead, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Gold Metal Spacer, 1-Small Heart Shape Cinnabar Bead, 1-Metal Gold Spacer, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Rectangle Cinnabar Bead, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Gold Metal Spacer, 1-Small Heart Shape Cinnabar Bead, 1-Metal Gold Spacer, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Oval Cinnabar Bead, 1-Black Stone Spacer, 1-Gold Metal Spacer, 1-Small Heart Shape Cinnabar Bead, 1-Gold Metal Spacer.

Step 3: Set this length of necklace aside to make the pendant. Use a Gold Jump Ring to connect the small Chinese Coin to the large Chinese Coin. Attach a Gold Jump Ring to the opposite end of the large Chinese Coin. String the pendant onto the necklace.

Step 4: Finish stringing the necklace in the opposite order as Step 2 followed by 2" of Red Glass "E" Beads. Secure the Bead Wire to a Gold Jump Ring as in Step 1.

Step 5: Open the Jump Ring on one end of the necklace and add one portion of the Toggle Clasp. Close the Jump Ring. To finish the necklace repeat this step to the opposite end of the necklace.

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