Aqua Dragonfly Necklace

February 1, 2010 by  
Filed under Bead & Jewellery Projects

Delicate dragonfly metal beads are used with delicate aqua tones to create this necklace.

aquadragonflynecklace500Materials Needed:

30cm Nylon Coated Wire
4 x Focal Heart Beads
8 x Clear Bicone Beads
Silver Lined size 8 Seed Beads
2 x Metal Tube Beads
Turquoise Size 6 Seed Beads
3 x Dragonfly Wings
3 x Head Pins
1metre of Linen Cord
Jump Rings
Leather Crimps
Crimp Beads
Lobster Clasp

Step 1

Thread a crimp bead and jump ring on one end of the nylon coated wire. Fold the wire back through the crimp bead to form a loop and close the crimp bead.

Step 2

Thread on 2 silver lined seed bead, a clear bicone bead, a silver lined seed bead and a heart bead.

Step 3

Thread the following pattern a silver lined seed bead, a clear bicone bead, 2 silver lined seed bead, a clear bicone bead, a silver lined seed bead and then a heart bead.

Step 4

Follow Step 3 two more times.

Step 5

Thread on a silver seed bead, a clear bicone bead and then 2 silver seed beads.

Step 6

Follow Step 1.

Step 7

Cut the length of Linen Cord in half. Thread a length of cord through the jump ring and double the thread together and attach together using the leather crimp. Repeat this on the other side.

Step 8

Attach a jump ring to each of the leather crimps and then add a lobster clasp to one end of the cord to form the necklace.

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