SWAROVSKI® CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE PENDANT | ADVANCED


1: TO BEGIN Draw a circle of 2cm diameter on scrap paper. This will form the inner circle and will allow your 14mm Edelweiss Pendant to fi t inside and move freely. Draw a further circle 2cm away from this one. This will form the outside edge of the snowfl ake. We recommend having a balance of 2cm in the centre circle and the 2cm length for the main arms of the snowfl ake would be aesthetically pleasing. However, you can choose to make it larger or smaller.


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TIP Make a mark in felt tip on your pliers at the 7mm and 6mm levels if you can. This will help make consistent shapes.


2: SHAPING THE


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WIRE Take a 20cm length of 20 gauge wire (this converts to approximately 0.8mm wire). Take a round mandrel of 2cm diameter (or carefully mould your wire over the drawing) and shape the wire. Where the two ends meet, make a sharp 90 degree bend with the chain nose pliers. The long tails left will be used to make the top snowfl ake arm and also the pendant bail.


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OUTLINE Draw an outline of the snowfl ake arm, bearing in mind it should be approximately 2cm in height and the tip of it must accommodate the 6mm Swarovski® bicone bead. Using a piece of scrap metal (we used copper, as we didn’t want to waste the silver fi lled wire) form the shape of the arm.


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