This one-of-a-kind necklace will look wonderful with both casual and dressier outfits. The designer refers to it as the combination of the sun, the moon, and the rich earth, symbolized by the gold, silver, and rose gold respectively. Use your imagination to personalize this necklace and change it to suit your own personality by choosing the metals and beads you like - that's why it's freeform. (Beginner/Intermediate Project)
Required Materials: Wire in sterling silver, gold-filled and rose gold-filled, sterling silver chain, focal bead, beads, ID rings, wire for the clasp loop, lobster claw clasp/jump ring. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, mandrels, flush cutters, ball peen hammer, bench block. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework
Originally Published: Step by Step Wire Jewelry, Summer 2005