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'Scrabble' Tile Bird Pendant
Project N619
Designer: Julie Bean
This fun, nature inspired necklace features a cheerful bird tile pendant embellished Vintaj brass elements
and strung on carnelian silk.
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What You'll Need
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Specialized Tools
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Instructions:
- To start this necklace, cut out the bird image from your transfer sheet, it is already sized to fit your wood tile. . Pat dry and paint a coat of Nunn Sealant over the top, Let dry
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Place a brass bead cap on your steel block and using your chasing hammer, tap it several times so that it is somewhat flat. Repeat with 3 other bead caps. You do not need these to be paper thin, you just want to take some of the curve out of them.
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Using a toothpick or piece of wire as an applicator, place a small dab of E6000 glue on each corner of the front side of the tile (on top of the transfer image). Into these glue dabs, place 1 flattened bead cap into each. Press down. A small amount of E6000 will seep through the interior hole in the bead cap. Into each of these holes, place a Swarovski flatback rhinestone in crystal golden shadow. Let dry.
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Flip your tile pendant over and glue on the Vintaj brass blank to the wood using E6000. You want to position the blank so that it is in the center width wise and that the little hoop is sticking out the top of the tile. Let dry.
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Take 1 of your Vintaj diamond filigree connector links and gently bend in half so that the two pointed tips are touching. You want there to be a gap where the bend is, you do not want this to be flat. This is the area where you will string your silk cord through. Open a 4mm jump ring and link it through the hole at the tip of each diamond point, then also link it through the hoop at the top of the brass blank which is glued to your wood tile. Close the jump ring. You just made a filigree bail.
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Take your other Vintaj diamond trellis filigree connector link and fold in half, but this time, do not make it so that the diamond tips touch. Place a dab of E6000 into the interior bend, Slide the filigree onto the bottom of your wood tile pendant so that the bend with glue on it is flush against the wood edge. Using your fingers, press the filigree to mold it to the flat area of the wood tile. Let dry.
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Cut a 10" length of your canelian silk fabric string. Cut 2 lengths of 26 gauge wire, 6 inches long each. Take one end of your silk string and thread it through a 4mm jump ring and back out, creating a loop. You should have 1 inch of silk fabric on one end and 9 inches on the other. Pull snug between your fingers and start slowly wrapping your wire around the two strands of silk that overlap, starting about 1/2 inch from the jump ring. Continue wrapping until you have approximately 1/4" wrapped. At this time, cut off any excess silk thread that is on the 1" side. Continue wrapping the wire around the rough silk edge, covering it. Cut off any excess wire. Thread your 9" silk length through the filigree bail which is attached to your pendant. Now repeat the wire wrapping/jump ring step with the other end of silk.
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Cut 2 lengths of chain, 8 large links long each. You want one end of each chain length to end in a small link and the other end to end in a large link. On one end of your wire wrapped silk, carefully open the jump ring and attach it to the small link at the end of a chain length. Close the jump ring. On the other end of that same chain length, attach a jump ring and one side of your barrel clasp. Close the jump ring. Repeat this entire step on the other side of your necklace using the second cut chain length.
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Tip: If you want a longer necklace, simply cut more then 10" of silk fabric string.
Tip: Check package quantities for each component. You may have extra material to make more than one finished project, or will have leftovers for other projects. In some cases, adding on just one more package of a component may be all you need to make multiple pieces.
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