Memory Wire and Liquid Silver Necklace Project

For a necklace similar to this one, you will need:

• One and one-half coils of Memory Wire, Necklace size or Large Necklace size
• Liquid Sterling Silver, 1/4 ounce is enough for several necklaces
• Beads - we used Fluorite shaped beads (private collection), Amethyst round beads, and India Silver spacers.

Tools you will need:

• Memory Wire Shear or heavy duty wire cutters
• Round nose pliers
• Permanent black marker (optional)

Simple Instructions:

• Cut one and one-half loops of Memory wire from your coil using the shears or heavy duty wire cutters.
• Form a small loop on one end of the memory wire to hold beads in place. It is best to make the end of the memory wire form an entire circle so that it will be less likely to catch on anything. Sometimes a flat (non-serrated) pliers is a good tool to close the last little space in the loop.
• Lay out your bead design so that you know how much space it will take up on the center of the memory wire coil. When you know about how much space it will take up, you can make a little mark with a permanent marker on the wire to see how far you need to string the liquid silver. You also can just 'eyeball' the location - this style of necklace is pretty forgiving about where the center is.
• String the liquid silver from the end of the memory wire to the mark where your design starts
• String the design
• String the liquid silver on the remaining coil of memory wire, leaving about 3/8" (10mm) for your ending loop
• Use the round nose pliers to form the ending loop (and close it up as described above).

You're Done! Go get some compliments on your cool new necklace!