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You can make this stunning and elegant snowflake pendant for next winter with beautiful sterling wire, pearls and crystal. Fairies Frost MATERIALS: ...

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1) Make a bundle of wires with two 3” pieces, one 2” piece in the center and 2 more 3” pieces. Tape if you want and make two more of the same. 2) Mark...

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3) Wrap at the marks with 1.5” half-round wires. 4) Continue to make and wrap bundles in this pattern by bending up the 2 outside wires from each fini...

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5) When all the bundles are joined, gently pull the (point) center pieces out about ½” and shape the star frame.

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6) Snap the blue topaz into the snapset and set aside. 7) The star is very delicate at this stage, so handle gently. On every other (3) branches bend ...

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9) On the center wire of these 3 branches, put a 4mm aqua crystal and a large hole pearl on top. Twist and wind the extra wire. On the bottom of this ...

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11) For the remaining 3 branches, twist the outer wires and drop a 6mm aqua crystal on each. Roll towards center and bend at a 45 degree angle. 12) Tw...

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13) On each remaining center wire place three 4mm aqua crystals and one clear AB 6mm crystal on the top. Twist the extra wire and roll in the opposite...

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15) Use about 6”of the 24g round sterling wire to secure the snapset in the middle of the branches. Wind and loop the wire until the snowflake is secu...

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17) Using the 19g round wire, make about a 5mm loop, but don’t close all the way. Attach it to on of the large loops on the branches and close. Loop t...

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19) Bundle two 3” pieces and three 2” pieces of wire alternating long and short pieces. Center everything and wrap with ½” pieces of half-round wire 1...

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23) Bend the bottom wires inward in a curve. Bend the top wires into large loops over a mandrel and finish the ends with small loops. These large loop...

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24) Hook about 1” of the pendant chain over each bottom loop, leaving the rest of the chain dangling. Count links to make sure the two sides are even....

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25) Wrap a tiny loop one end of a ½’ piece of 22g round wire and make a spiral. Add a 4mm AB clear crystal and make a half loop on the other end. Repe...

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26) Attach crystal drops to the chain ends and complete the loops. 27) Finished!

You can make this stunning and elegant snowflake pendant for next winter with beautiful sterling wire, pearls and crystal.

Fairies Frost

MATERIALS:

22g Sq DS Sterling:
2 @ .5”
5 @ 1.5”
9 @ 2”
20 @ 3”

22g Rd DS Sterling
2 @ .5”

19g Rd DS Sterling
1 @ 1”

24g Rd DS Sterling
6-12”

22g Half-Rd DS Sterling
11 @ 1.5”
2@.5”

1 - 5mm Sterling Snapset
1 - 5mm Faceted Blue Topaz

3 - Lg Hole Pearls

9 – 6mm Aqua Swarovski Bicone Crystals
12 – 4mm Clear Swarovski Bicone Crystals
9 – 4mm Aqua Swarovski Bicone Crystals
6 – 4mm Clear AB Swarovski Bicone Crystals
3 – 6mm Clear AB Swarovski Bicone Crystals

4” sterling chain (links must be large enough to accommodate 22g wire.)   Remove these ads by Signing UpStep 1: 1) Make a bundle of wires with two 3” pieces, one 2” piece in the center and 2 more 3” pieces. Tape if you want and make two more of the same.
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50HollyMann says: Jun 27, 2013. 7:55 AMReplyWow - excellent job with this and it looks beautiful. I love how detailed this is - so when I have time in the future I can learn from it and make something amazing. :) Great job - beautiful! About This Instructable130 views

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