Start with 20, 18 or 16 gauge, round, dead soft wire.
Cut 3 inches Use a dowel and bend the wire in half, creating a small, attractive curve, suitable for your pendant bale. Hammer the curve to harden it and flare the wire for good looks ;) Bend the U shaped wire in half again, bringing the ends down, opposite the curved face. The bend should leave 1/2 inch or less to hang the pendant from. Cut the ends neatly away. Insert your pendant through a cut end, then hand the adapter onto your favorite strand of beads and enjoy them all together!
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What better than a wonderful pair of earring to make on snowy days!! I hope you enjoy! Click to download the PDF file. These are super easy and can be made in minutes. For Ammonite pairs that are 1/2 inch, I like to use 24 gauge, dead soft copper wires, but if the Ammonites that are larger (like pendant size), then you can also use the slightly larger 22 gauge and/or mix 22 and 20 gauge for texture! Lithos Mineral and Fossil Shop in old town Arvada, Colorado, carries perfectly perfectly matched, cute, tiny pairs of Ammonite. Contact them here if you need. ;) https://www.facebook.com/lithosarvada/ http://lithosarvada.com/
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