With the new Harry Potter®* movie hitting the theaters in Summer of 2009, we were inspired (mostly by our pleading children) to create some fun jewelry worthy of wizards worldwide. This dragon necklace hit the spot with our designer's nine year old daughter!
Step one: Cut a 22-inch piece of Soft Flex Trios vitality jewelry wire. We used imperial topaz. Use a 2mm copper-plated crimp bead to crimp to crimp to the loop end of the antique gold small bumpy toggle. Trim excess wire. For help using crimp tubes please visit the Handy Tips section in the Learning Center.
Step two: Use a crimp tube to crimp to the jewelry wire 5-inches from the clasp. Alternate metallic dark plum AB tohos and matte galvanized gold satin tohos for a total of five beads, crimp, 1-inch space, crimp, alternate three tohos, crimp, ¼-inch space, crimp, alternate eleven tohos, crimp, 2-inch space, crimp, alternate eleven tohos, crimp, 1-inch space, crimp, alternate three tohos, crimp, ¾-inch space, crimp, alternate five tohos, crimp, 4-inch space, crimp to the bar end of the toggle clasp.
Approximate size: 19 inches
Approximate cost: Under $40.00
Estimated time: Under one hour
Difficulty level: Beginner
List of Components:
2mm copper-plated crimp bead (BC-CRM1, qty 14)
Small dragon charm (CHARM491, qty 1)
Antique gold small bumpy toggle (GA-TOG08, qty 1)
Soft Flex Trios – vitality (SF19-TRI09, qty 1)
Sterling silver open jump ring (0.90 x 4.60mm) (SS-OJR35-C, qty 1)
Toho bead hex 8/0 higher-metallic dark plum AB (TBHX8-502, qty 1)
Toho bead triangle 11/0 matte galvanized gold satin (TBTR11-557F, qty 1)
Toho bead triangle 11/0 (TBTR11-557F, qty 1)
Tools used:
Bead crimper tool (TOOL-100)
Nipper tool (TOOL-101)
Chain nose pliers (TOOL-106)
* Harry Potter is a registered trademark of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has no affiliation and does not endorse these products. |
