Create an Art Nouveau-Inspired Shrink-Art Pendant!

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This pendant project uses some of my favorite supplies: shrink plastic, rhinestones, chain, and vintage beads and charms.

Susan Beal

Here's what I used to make this shrink-art pendant!

Susan Beal

The pendant hangs on a handmade beaded chain that's totally adjustable, so you can wear it as a choker or a longer necklace.

Susan Beal

This pendant project uses some of my favorite supplies: shrink plastic, rhinestones, chain, and vintage beads and charms.

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4. Now you’ll begin creating the beaded chain that surrounds the pendant. Cut twelve 1/2-inch segments of chain and twelve 4-inch pieces of wire, and gather your small and medium sparkly beads.

5. Create the beginning of a wrapped loop about 1-1/2 inches in from the end of your first piece of wire. Slip the wire tail through the end link of your first piece of chain and finish the loop with a wire coil.

6. Next, add a seed bead, a medium sparkly bead, and another seed bead. Repeat step 5 to join the other end of the bead link with a second segment of chain.

You’ll create the chain with four medium-sized beads (as shown on the right) and two smaller beads (as shown on the left) on each side of your design. Add a clasp and a bead dangle to the ends to finish the design.

7. Working the same way, continue building your beaded chain by alternating a bead link with a chain segment. After joining each one, you’ll have two symmetrical pieces of embellished chain with four medium bead links and then two smaller bead links (as shown), but stop before completing the last wrapped loop on each of your outermost small bead links—you’ll add the clasp and adjustable chain there.

8. Slip a clasp onto one of the open loops and complete the wrap to finish that side of the beaded chain.

9. Now cut another 2-inch or longer (depending on your preference) piece of chain and slip one end link into the open wrapped loop on the other open loop. Complete the wrap to finish that side.

10. Cut one more 4-inch piece of craft wire and make a tiny loop at one end with your pliers. Slip a seed bead, then a sparkly bead, then another seed bead on the wire and create the first half of a wrapped loop above it. Add this dangle to the end link of the chain you joined in step 9 and complete the wrap.

The clasp and bead-embellished adjustable chain are at the back of the pendant design.

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Comments (5)

craftlover writes: Realy neat! I wil HAVE to try this! Great work!






Posted: 8:15 am on September 20th

trusk4u writes: It's beautiful and I never would have guessed it was shrink plastic. I haven't used that stuff since my kids were small!
(about 20 years, yikes!)
Posted: 11:32 am on August 4th

KraftyGirl writes: Thanks Susan, you've always been one of my favorite bloggers and I look forward to seeing your great work elsewhere!
Posted: 10:35 pm on June 3rd

LizOlsen writes: i love this project it's so cool and relatively easy to do. i love how you were inspired by art nouveau architecture.
Posted: 4:06 pm on May 31st

Maureclaire writes:
Absolutely gorgeous !!!
Posted: 8:25 am on May 31st

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