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Tutorial 4: Holiday Red necklace

 

By Eni Oken - 

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This necklace is made with three small pendants, 
each one a simpler version of the 

Grey Rose 

Montee pendant

 shown in tutorial 3. I 

recommend that you also see the 

Orange 

Circular

 tutorial to understand the basic 

procedure. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1: A full circle of picots was attached to a 

circular structure of about 0.5 inch in diameter 

(see Orange circular pendant for more 

information). One and a half feet of 28 gauge 

wire is enough for this pendant, since it does 

not have the fancy edging create in Tutorials 2 

and 3. This pendant used African resin beads, 

but you could use a garnet or carnelian as well, 

combined with seed beads.  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Step 2: The inside circle was made of rose 

montees, which are rhinestones pronged and 

attached to an cross-shaped track (shown at 

left). Since these are rare to find, you can also 

use rhinestones that are connected and sold by 

the yard, cutting them loose from each other 

(show to the right). 

 

 

 

  

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Step 3: The rose montees are attached over the 

wire structure,  using a simple overcast wiring. 

Notice how the number of rose montees is 

considerably smaller than the outer beads. There 

are 12 outer beads and only 8 inner rose montees. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: The center element is a slightly larger 

clear rhinestone mounted on prongs. The back 

of the rhinestone is open, allowing the wire to 

be slipped through it and back to the structure. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5: The wire is then woven on the picots 

until it reaches about one third of the perimeter 

and slipped through the rhinestone again. This 

is repeated about a third of the way, so that 

the rhinestone is fastened three times (top and 

twice at a third of the way). Notice how the 

spacing is not even because the number of 

inner rose montees cannot be divided equally 

by 3. 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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Step 6: Wrap the tail end of the wire around one 

of the picots tightly and cut short. Remember to 

cut towards the front of the pendant, so that there 

is no chance of scratching the wearer. Add a bail 

made of 18 or 16 gauge wire. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Step 7: Repeat the entire process twice, 

creating another two pendants. 

 

Add them to the front of a simple chain, 

spacing out evenly. Add a clasp and you are 

ready! 

 

You are welcome to try to make necklaces 

similar to this one for personal or commercial 

sale. Thanks and enjoy!  

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