Day at the Beach Necklace

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This necklace mixes texture and color to create a fun, summery necklace that will instantly transport you to the sand and surf! Step one: Cut a length of Soft Flex jewelry wire to approximately 18 inches. Attach one end of the wire to a sterling silver open jump ring using a 2x2mm sterling silver crimp tube. Attach the jump ring to the loop end of a silver antique pewter sunburst clasp. For detailed instructions on how to use a crimp tube, click HERE or visit the Handy Tips section of the Learning Center. Step two: String approximately four and a half inches or about 22 sliced shell beads with, followed by 1 ½� inches of conus heishi beads. Add a flower design cowrie shell bead, an inch and a quarter of heishi beads, another cowrie shell, an inch and a quarter of heishi beads, the final cowrie shell, and 1 ½� inches of heishi shells. Finish with another 22 pieces of sliced shell beads. Step three: Attach the remaining end of the wire to a sterling silver open jump ring and attach that jump ring to the bar end of the toggle clasp, and trim excess wire.

Approximate size: 17½ inches

Tools Used:
Nipper tool (TOOL-101)
Crimper tool (TOOL-100)

List of Components:
Flower design cowrie shell (SHLBD01, qty 3)
Shell heishi beads - conus (SHLHSH06, qty 1)
White sliced shell (SHLUS01, qty 1)
Antique silver pewter sunburst clasp (SA-6021, qty 1)
Sterling silver open jump ring (SS-OJR50-E, qty 2)
Sterling silver crimp tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Soft Flex jewelry wire (SF19-30CL)