Springtime Bouquet Necklace by Denise Mathew

If you want to skip the intro where I show past and future projects go ahead to 1:10.
This tutorial is an advanced level, it's a project that is best to try after you have mastered the techniques in the videos below. I called it a Springtime Bouquet Necklace because with all the snow outside I needed to have something to brighten my day and hopefully yours too! This necklace design is versatile in that you can use any gemstones, beads or crystals you chose. The crystal version is 18 inches in length and uses 10mm and 4mm crystals( Monet's Garden Mix from Artbeads.com) with a front drilled 20 x10 mm swarovski briolette crystal for the focal bead. Since the focal bead was front drilled I needed to incorporate a 10 mm circle to attach the sides of the necklace to.I used 24 gauge wire for the main part of the necklace, 28 gauge wire for the dangles and 20 gauge wire for the S-shaped scroll closure. The gold version was also 18 inches long and for it I used 24 gauge wire for the main part of the necklace, 28 gauge wire for the dangles and 20 gauge wire for the S-shaped scroll closure. I used 4mm carnelian, 4 mm apatite, 4mm garnet, 4 mm citrine, 3 mm pyrite and 3 mm blue topaz beads with a 15 x10 mm faceted lemon topaz focal bead.
If you need help with the wire wrapping techniques in this tutorial, here is a link for wire wrapping beads and stones 2:

   • How to Wire Wrap Beads and Stones Part 2  

For a single Briolette necklace, the technique I used for the focal bead it is:
   • How to make a Single  Briolette necklace b...  
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Sorry the tutorial is so long, I tried to make it as short as I could but this necklace takes a bit more time than others. Thanks for coming! Until next time :) Take Care
Denise