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Curse of Loving Fall Necklace
About this design:
This necklace is cursed. I wanted to make a piece that incorporated metal that I had stitched together along with the concept of fall leaves. I have been working on this piece for 4 weeks. Every time I would try to work on it at home the kids would wake up from their naps early, crying or wanting to sit on my lap and "help" me. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, but they are not great helpers (yet). If it wasn't the kids, something else would always get in the way! I finally finished it and I love it, but every time I look at it, I just get frustrated :)
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 7" or so of copper chain
- clasp
- 6 crimps
- 2 6" lengths of beading wire to be used for 2 3.5" beaded lengths for the outer strands connecting to the leaf
- 14" length of beading wire to be used for the 10" beaded inside strand
- 7 4.75mm jump rings
- 2 7.25mm jump rings
- 2 eye pins
- 9 head pins
- 4 4" lengths of copper wire
- 8" length of copper wire for wrapping with bird -24" length of copper wire for stitching
- gemstone beads for stringing and making charms
- 2 69x15mm artisan copper blanks
- 2 leaf pendants
- 1 ceramic bird bead
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: When creating the focal for this necklace, you will first need to take the 2 copper blanks and punch 7 holes along the top and bottom of each. |
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Step 2: Cross stitch the two pieces together using 24 gauge copper wire. Don't worry if it looks a little messy, you can attribute that to the artisan feel of the necklace. Once the 2 blanks are stitched together, add wire wrapped gemstone charms along the bottom at all 7 holes to bring in some weight and fall flutter. |
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Step 3: This step is so simple but worth noting since the leaf drop only has one hole at the top of the leaf and I wanted to use it as a connector at the focal. Create a loop at the middle of the stem using your round nose pliers. Using your needle nose or flat nose pliers, gently press the loop until the stem end meets the leaf. Now attach the leaf to your focal using a larger jump ring and attach the beaded strands to your stem loop. |
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Vintaj Artisan Copper Taliesin Leaf Pendant 15x39mm
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| Piece | $2.90 |
| Package of 18 | $2.20 |
Gunmetal Hammered Simple Hook & Eye Clasp 32x12mm
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| Piece | $1.70 |
Vintaj Arte Metal Eye Pin 1.5" - 21 gauge
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| Package of 12 | $1.20 |
| Package of 12 | $0.95 |
| 20 yd. spool | $3.40 |
| Package of 30 | $2.40 |
| 30 ft. spool | $15.70 |
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On Oct 27, 2011 at 11:02 am #
Beadlady3 aka Cindy says:WOW. <> !! Beautiful, inspiring design Ali.
On Oct 27, 2011 at 11:15 am #
Fresh Baked says:Ali, you have a gift for putting together the most beautiful, eclectic pieces. The mixture of metals, stones, beads and techniques is visually so interesting.
On Oct 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm #
sunny chick says:Absolutely amazing!
On Oct 27, 2011 at 7:03 pm #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:OOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I’m speachless!! OOOOOOOOO!!!
So glad you stuck it out through all the interruptions and frustration, Ali! The end result is amazing!
On Oct 28, 2011 at 10:26 am #
Batticat says:How fun and funky! Pretty colors.
On Oct 28, 2011 at 10:53 am #
Cuban Queen Crazy Chick says:Great design!!
On Oct 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm #
Ali says:Thanks to all of you. I had actually planned on this necklace being really long (below my chest), but the leaves didn’t want to lay flat. Things hang much differently on than when they are on your bead board! My lesson learned is to remember to work between my neck or display neck and my bead board.
On Apr 11, 2012 at 3:27 am #
jdbeast1 says:I love the funky design and all the different components to look at.Some of my most popular necklaces are what i call “kitchen sink designs” – just so many varied and unexpected things put together. I laughed @ your description of how it hung differently once you put it on – I have a necklace that I spent a lot of time & money on, lots of sterling & malachite & marcasite, only to find that when I put it on, the two ‘flowers’ hit my collarbones and flipped over every time ! Spent a lot more time re-designing and re-making it, but now I’m satisfied with it.
On Apr 25, 2012 at 12:53 pm #
jedfred says:This is a beautiful piece. I would have to buy the items to make the piece a little at a time.
On Dec 23, 2012 at 7:59 pm #
Janetmarie V says:Copper always makes my skin a strange color. Is there something I can use to seal [?] the copper chain? Thanks!