Flights of Fancy by Donna Weeks

Completion of this design requires the knowledge of the chain stitch and crochet.

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NECKLACE Working from a spool of 26 gauge seafoam Artistic Wire, string approximately 28” of 4-5mm soft green button pearls and 4-5mm light apricot, off white, and soft green potato pearls. Note: Begin and end the strand with a few

8/0 silver-plated seed beads and add seed beads between each pearl on the strand.

Make a slip knot at the end of the wire and slide a bead up next to the crochet hook. Make a chain stitch, being sure to capture the first bead in the stitch. Continue sliding a bead and making a chain stitch until you have

approximately 33” of crochet. Note: This will vary depending on the tension of the crochet. Finish off by pulling the

wire through the last chain stitch and cutting the wire. Fold the crochet into thirds and lightly twist the sections to

hold them together. Note: You will have some stray wires left over but they will be tucked into the beads as you finish.

Cut a 6” length of 20 gauge non-tarnish silver Artistic Wire and make a spiral on one end. String a light green stone carved butterfly and several spacer beads and make a loose loop at the top. Bring the wire behind the butterfly, around the spiral, and create another spiral. Repeat on the other end of the crocheted strand. Cut a 4” length of 20 gauge non-tarnish silver Artistic Wire and make a spiral on one end. Insert the wire into one or two seed beads on the crocheted necklace. Bring the wire up and around the spiral on the butterfly and back down through another seed bead to attach to the crocheted piece. Create another spiral on the wire to secure. Repeat on the other end of the crocheted strand. Tuck in any excess wire to secure and trim excess wire. Cut a 16” length of beading wire and string the loop at the top of one of the butterflies, positioning the butterfly in the center of the wire. String a spacer bead, a pearl, a spacer bead, and a 38x2mm silver-plated curved tube bead over both wires. Repeat pattern so there are two tube beads and three pearls added to the design. String a crimp tube and half of a toggle clasp. Thread the wire back through the crimp bead and crimp. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover. Repeat steps 5-6 using the other half of the clasp. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126  |  Page 127  |  Page 128  |  Page 129  |  Page 130  |  Page 131  |  Page 132