Courageous Copper and Faceted Mother-of-Pearl Necklace

A courageous copper pendant was the inspiration for this necklace that combines copper wire, silver spacer beads, and faceted mother-of-pearl beads. The result is a mix of earthy, industrial, and feminine style.

You will need the following tools and supplies:

*1 - 20mm "Courageous" antiqued copper pendant
*16 - 3.5x1mm Bali sterling silver star beads
8 - 8mm faceted mother-of-pearl beads

About 5 feet of 21-gauge dead-soft copper wire
Wire cutters
Chain-nosed pliers
Round-nosed pliers
Nylon-nosed pliers
Jeweler's file

*The "Courageous" pendant came from Rings & Things and is part of the Tim Holtz idea-ology collection, item #55-000-09.