10. Alternate one seed bead and one 4mm rose quartz bead 5 times, add another seed bead, and end with a 6mm rose quartz bead and a crimp bead.
11. Insert the end of the beading wire back down through the crimp and 6mm bead and close the crimp bead using crimping pliers.
13. Repeat steps 4 through 11 for the other side of your choker.
14. Add an eye hook on the other end of the wire.
15. Now it's time to add the lampwork heart bead in the middle. I got mine from D.D. Hess, who is my local lampwork guru. Create a pendant with your lampwork bead by slipping on a small bead (I used a small flower crystal bead) onto a head pin, and then follow this with your lampwork heart bead.
16. Using round-nosed and flat-nosed pliers, make a wrapped loop at the top of your heart bead.
18. String on about 12 seed beads, and slip the loop of your heart pendant onto your thread and over the seed beads.
20. Then tie two overhand knots, insert the need back through a few seed beads, and trim off the excess thread.
This was just a proto-type design, but I think it came out pretty well and it has a lot of possibilities. You could add extra dangling beads or even bead around the ribbon with seed beads to create a ruffled affect.
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All graphics created by Tammy Powley.
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