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Jewelry Supplies:

• 30 inches of .019 or .024 Soft Touch or Soft Flex bead stringing wire
• One commercial clasp
• Twelve 8 mm Swarovski White Crystal Pearls
• Six 6mm Swarovski White Crystal Pearls
• Twenty-eight 4mm Swarovski White Crystal Pearls
• Eight 8mm Swarovski Round Crystal (or Crystal AB) beads (either 25 or 50 faceted beads will do)
• Four 6mm Swarovski Round Crystal (or Crystal AB) beads (either 25 or 50 faceted beads will do.)
• Seven 8mm round semi-precious gemstone beads (jade beads are shown at right.  Any gemstone beads will do.)
• Twelve 6mm round semi-precious gemstone beads.  (If you have them you can substitute six 4mm beads for six 6mm beads.)
• About 160 size 11 crystal S/L seed beads if you choose a silver clasp or 160 1x1mm gold filled crimp beads for a gold-filled clasp.
• Four 2x2mm tube style crimp beads.

Tools Required:

• Bead Crimping Pliers (Standard)

• Cutter for cutting Soft Flex or Soft Touch

• Plastic Hemostat (2)

• 30 minutes of free time

Jewelry Making Skills Required:

• Use crimp beads to connect Soft Flex to a clasp.

• Ability to string beads on Soft Flex.