Step 1: Wax cord
Cut the wax cord in four pieces of the same size using the scissors.
Take one piece of wax cord and fold it. String the loop of the wax cord to the natural stone ring. Now string the two ends of wax cord to the loop and pull it to slightly fasten it. The ring is now caught in a wax cord loop. Repeat this step for the other natural stone ring.
The other two wax cord pieces are not used until step 5.
Step 2: Stringing beads
String the beads on the wax cord that is attached to the natural stone ring: first string 1 oval bead on two cords and make a knot;
string 1 round 8mm and 1 round 10mm each on a different cord and make a knot with both cords together; string a heart-shaped bead
on two cords and make a knot and finally string 1 oval bead on two cords and make a knot (see photo).
Repeat for the wax cord on the other natural stone ring.
Step 3: Cord crimps
Fix a cord crimp to the wax cord under the knot of the last bead. Cut the redundant wire under the knot of the last bead, but make sure that there is at least enough wire to fix a cord crimp to.
Fix the cord crimp to the ends of the cords by placing the 2 cords together in the crimp. Bend one side of the cord crimp over the cords using flat nose pliers and squeeze it to fasten. Now bend the other side of the cord crimp and squeeze it to fasten (this side must be placed over the already fastened side of the cord crimp). Make sure the cords are securely fastened and cannot get out.
Repeat this step for the wax cord on the other natural stone ring.
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Step 4: Pendant
Fix the clip for a pendant to the natural stone cross using, if necessary, two flat nose pliers.
Fix the 12mm ring to the clip of the pendant and to the two cord crimps.
Pushing the two sides of a jump ring apart using two flat nose/round nose pliers opens the jump ring.
Bending the two halves together using two flat nose/round nose pliers closes the ring.
If the jump ring does not close entirely, it can be squeezed gently with the flat nose pliers.
Step 5: Final pieces of wax cord
Fix another piece of wax cord to the natural stone ring in the same manner as the other wax cord (see step 1). Repeat for the other natural stone ring.
Decide the desired length of the necklace and cut the redundant wax cord.
Step 6: Clasp and extension chain
Fix a cord crimp to the wax cord (two cords in one crimp). Repeat for the other side of the necklace.
Using the 5mm rings, fix a clasp to the eye of one of the cord crimps and fix an extension chain to the eye of the other cord crimp.
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