Tute for Tuesday

Sweet Songs of Summer It's always a cool effect when using several art beads together in one finished piece. As soon as I spotted these new openwork lace pendants from Cynthia Thornton's blog, I knew that several used together would be powerful and unique!

Materials:

1 Edward & Lilly Stitched pendant
4 Openwork Pewter Lace pendants from Green Girl Studios
4 Coral tube beads (Emmi Beads, Clinton NY)
4 wood tube beads (Emmi Beads, Clinton NY)
4  antiqued silver 4mm jump rings (NY Beads)
2 gunmetal or silver crimp tubes (Beadalon, Michaels craft store)
1 Silver Del Sol toggle from Lima Beads
matte green bumpy seed beads (NY Beads)
18-19 inches of .18 beading wire (Soft Flex Co.)

1. Attach 1 jump ring to the ring in the pendant, and another jump ring to that jump ring.
2. Attach 1 jump ring to the toggle ring, and 1 jump ring to the toggle bar.
3. String 1 crimp tube. Thread the wire through the jump ring on the toggle bar, pass the wire back down through the crimp tube. Crimp tightly with crimping pliers.
4. String approx 50 matte green seed beads. Pass the wire through one hole of a pewter lace pendant, string 1 coral tube, and pass the wire through the second hole of the pewter pendant. String 1 wood tube. Pass the wire through the second pewter lace pendant, string 1 coral tube, pass the wire through the second hole in the pewter pendant. String 1 wood tube. String the wire through the jump ring on the pendant.
5. String 1 wood tube, 1 pewter pendant, coral tube, 1 wood tube, 1 pewter pendant, 1 coral tube. String approx 50 matte green seed beads.
6. String 1 crimp tube. String the wire through the jump ring on the toggle ring. Pass the wire back through the crimp tube, crimp tightly. Trim any excess wire with flush cutters.

If you can't find all the materials to create this piece, use your imagination and substitute different tube beads or different seed beads, or a different clasp or pendant.  The result will be awesome and even more unique to you!