Calling Winds Free Beaded Necklace Pattern

Calling Winds Necklace

Free Beaded Jewelry Making Pattern

By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.net

Materials List

26 inches of Silver Buddy Braids

1 – Antique Silver-Plated Lobster Clasp

1 – Antique Silver-Plated Split Ring

2 – Antique Silver-Plated Crimp Tubes

1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5x7mm Decorative Tube Connector

1 – Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3-Loop Connector

4 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Rings

3 – Antique Silver-Plated Ball Pins

2 – Antique Silver-Plated Eye Pins

42 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Caps

20 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Scroll-Work Bead Caps

22 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelles

43 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicones

1 – Blue Zircon 8mm Czech Fire-Polished Bead

10 – Blue Diamond 12x9mm Glass Crystal Rondelles

14 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Rounds

21 – Blue Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelles

Create Pendant

Step 1 - Create Drops

Outer Drops (2)

Add 1 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Round, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle, and 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone to a ball pin. Make a 90º bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat 1 time.

Center Drop

1. Add 1 – Blue Zircon 8mm Czech Fire-Polished bead to a Ball Pin. Make a 90° bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra.

2. Open the loop of one eye pin and add the loop of the drop you just created. Close the loop of the eye pin.

3. Add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, and 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap to the eye pin you added the drop to. Create a loop in the eye pin. Make a 90° bend in eye pin above beads. Using round nose pliers hold the eye pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around eye pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra.

4. Open the loop of one eye pin and add the loop of the drop you just created. Close the loop of the eye pin.

5. Add 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone to the eye pin you added the drop to. Create a loop in the eye pin. Make a 90° bend in eye pin above beads. Using round nose pliers hold the eye pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around eye pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra.

Step 2 - Assemble Pendant

• 1.Twist open one 5mm jump ring. Add the loop of 1 - Outder Drop and the right outer loop of 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3-Loop Connector.  Twist the jump ring closed.

• 2.Twist open one 5mm jump ring. Add the loop of 1 - Center Drop and the center loop of 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3-Loop Connector.  Twist the jump ring closed.

• 3.Twist open one 5mm jump ring. Add the top loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3-Loop Connector from Step 3 and the loop of one Antique Silver-Plated 5x7mm Decorative Tube Connector. Twist the jump ring closed.

Create Necklace

• 1.Take one end of your Buddy Braids wire and thread 1 crimp tube approximately an inch from the end. Thread the loop of your lobster clasp. Thread the end back through the crimp tube. Using crimping pliers (or any pliers you have) squeeze the crimp tube about a 1/8th of an inch away from the clasp. Leave the excess you will thread the beads over both ends.

• 2.String the following:

• a.1 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Round, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Scroll-Work Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Diamond 12x9mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Scroll-Work Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, and 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle.

• b.Repeat pattern in Step (a.) 4 times.

• c.1 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Round and the pendant you created earlier.

• d.1 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Round, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Scroll-Work Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Diamond 12x9mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Scroll-Work Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Blue Turquoise-Colored Howlite 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 – Crystal AB 4mm Crystal Bicone, and 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle.

• e.Repeat pattern in Step (d.) 4 times.

• f.1 – White Agate 6mm Semiprecious Round.

• 3.Thread a crimp tube and one split ring.Take your Buddy Braids and string back through the crimp bead. String the Buddy Braids back through several beads. Pull the Buddy Braids tight making the chain link close to the crimp bead. While holding the Buddy Braids use your pliers and squeeze the crimp bead so the Buddy Braids will not pull out. Trim the extra Buddy Braids.