TUTORIAL
Part 5 "Diane" Pendant
By: Maggie Santiago
1.Start about 1� inches from the end of the wire, turning the long piece of the wire to the front of the pliers; bend and make sort of an �L� (see picture #1)
2. Working on the long piece of the wire; pinch a little less than � of an inch and bend to the back
3. Press it down at the top, roll the top to the right just a little bit. You are rolling two wires together (picture #1 in tutorial #1)
4. Leave the pliers there;working on the back of the wire; with your hands bend it to the left up and to the right, and to the back of the first part of the�D� you should have a �D with a loop at the bottom� (see picture #2)
5. Grasp the wire at the bottom even with the �D� and bend up
6. Grasp the wire about the middle of the �D� and bend back and down this will be the �i�
7. Grasp the wire at the bottom and bring to the right and up
8. Grasp the wire even with the �i� and bend down working on the back..(see picture #3)
9. Grasp the wire inside the �a� and bring it up (working inside the �a�) (see picture #4) grasp the wire at the top of the �a� and bring down even with the bottom part .(see picture #5)
10. Grasp the wire at the bottom and bring to the right and up
11. Grasp it about the middle of the 'D' and bend it to the back, pinch a little.
12. Grasp it at the top and bring it to the right and down.
13. Grasp it even with the bottom of the �a� bend it back and up, pinch a little
14. Grasp the two wires from the back and bend to the right and down ( you are making the hump for the �n�)
15. Grasp at the bottom ; bring it up and to the right
16. Grasp it even with the top of the �n� and working on the back bring the wire down and a little to the right you are making an �e� (see finish name for reference)
17. Grasp it on the bottom of the �e� bend wire up
18. Grasp it at the bottom bring the wire up and to the right.
19. Congratulations you finish the name. Now, take the end; grasp it a little higher than the tip of the �D� (look at the picture for reference) and bend it up, fold it back and around the pliers twice, to form a double loop; then around the wire twice to finish it; cut the excess in the back. This is for the chain; do the same with the piece of wire that you left in the very beginning. Finish filing the ends and carefully crimp the ends. Polish it a little and Enjoy it!!!
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Maggie
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