Midnight Buddha Necklace Tutorial

Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 18 inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by the end of a two-inch piece of 5mm antique silver-plated rope chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add a sterling silver 3mm crimp cover to the tube.

Crimp Cover Tutorial

String on the following bead pattern:

• One TierraCast antique silver 5mm Talavera star bead cap, a Czech glass opaque red with patina bottom cut teardrop bead, one TierraCast black finish pewter granulated bead, a teardrop bead and a star bead cap
• A 5328 6mm bicone in Crystal Iridescent Green, a black granulated bead, a bicone, another black granulated bead and another bicone

Repeat this pattern once more.

Add the following bead pattern to the wire:

• One TierraCast antique silver small coiled ring spacer, one JBB antique silver-plated pewter squiggle cylinder bead with large hole, a coiled ring spacer and a bicone
• A star bead cap, a teardrop bead, one black granulated bead, a teardrop bead and a star bead cap
• A bicone, a coiled ring spacer, a cylinder bead, a coiled ring spacer and a bicone
• A black granulated bead, a bicone, another black granulated bead and another bicone
• A coiled ring spacer, a cylinder bead, a coiled ring spacer, a bicone, a star bead cap and a teardrop bead

Add the JBB antique sterling silver dot design pinch bail to the 28mm Buddha pendant in Crystal Silver Night and slide the bail onto the jewelry wire. Then, make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the pendant.

Add a crimp tube to the end of the wire, followed by a two-inch piece of chain. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add a crimp cover to the tube. Add half of the TierraCast antique silver heirloom clasp set to each end of the necklace using a 6mm stainless steel 18 gauge open jump ring for each.

List of Components:
Czech Glass Opaque Red with Patina Bottom Cut Teardrop Bead Strand (BEADS-2063, qty 1)
JBB Antique Silver-Plated Pewter Squiggle Cylinder Bead with Large Hole (BEAD-0289, qty 6)
TierraCast Antique Silver Small Coiled Ring Spacer (SA-5595, qty 12)
6871 28mm Buddha Pendant Crystal Silver Night (6871-CSN28, qty 1)
5328 6mm Bicone Crystal Iridescent Green (5328-CIG6, qty 24)
TierraCast Black Finish Pewter Granulated Bead (BKO-0447, qty 18)
TierraCast Antique Silver 5mm Talavera Star Bead Cap (SA-5752, qty 14)
5mm Antique Silver-Plated Rope Chain By the Foot (BTF-0580, qty 1)
JBB Antique Sterling Silver Dot Design Pinch Bail (SSA-BAIL21, qty 1)
6mm Stainless Steel 18 gauge Open Jump Ring (FIND-1676, qty 2)
TierraCast Antique Silver Heirloom Clasp Set (SA-6070, qty 1)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)