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Serenity Garden Set

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About this design:

This week, I loved these new Czech Glass Hibiscus coins so much that I decided to make a matching set! I think the peach moonstone looks great with the flowers, and I love how the soft colors along with the lotus pendant give off a very tranquil & calming vibe.

What you’ll need: (buy products below)

24 Gauge Wire (gold or brass)
Beige Chinese Knotting Cord (leather cord would work as well)
Czech Glass Fire Polished Round 4mm in Ivory (1 strand)
Czech Glass Hibiscus Coins (1 strand of the crystal w/ pink & 1 strand of the ivory w gold)
Czech Glass Gold Daisy Spacer (1 strand)
Gold Earwire (2)
Peach Moonstone Pebble (1/2 strand)
Peach Moonstone Round 6mm (1 strand)
Gold Headpins (2)
Super Glue
Strawberry Quartz 4mm (1/2 strand)
Seed Beads (see below for seed beads used)
Walnut Wood Lotus Focal (1)

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Step-by-Step Instructions:

	Step 1: To make the necklace, I made bead links (attached directly to each other) with the Czech Glass hibiscus coins, the peach moonstone round 6mm beads, the 8/0 seed beads (crystal with mauve lining & crystal with gold lining) and Czech Glass fire-polished round 4mm Ivory beads. The length is 21".
	Step 2: To make the Lotus necklace, I simply knotted the Chinese Knotting Cord around the top of the pendant. The length is 15-16". To finish, I glued a 4mm faceted strawberry quartz bead to the center of the lotus. Leather cord would also work for this as well.
	Step 3: For the bracelet, I made bead links (attached directly to each other) with the Czech hibiscus coins, the peach moonstone 6mm beads, and the seed beads.
	Step 4: For the earrings, use a headpin to make a bead charm with a peach moonstone nugget. With a 3" piece of wire, make a bead link (attach directly to the charm) and slide on a gold-lined seed bead, a 6mm round peach moonstone bead, a gold Czech glass spacer, and the ivory w/ gold hibiscus coin. Slide the link onto the loop of the ear wire. See Tip: Wire Wrap a Charm