Collier Chakra Om

First, make seven bead links with lava beads. To do this, Slide a bead onto an eye pin. Bend the wire of the eye pin in a 90° angle just above the bead. Grasp the eye pin wire, about 3/8"-½" [0.3 cm-1.3 cm] from the bend, between the jaws of your round nose pliers. Rotate the pliers toward you, keeping a firm grip on the wire, until a small loop is formed. Trim excess wire.
TIP: Depending on how large you make your loop; you may have enough excess to make another bead link. If so, make a loop on one end, slide on a bead and add another loop at the top.

To link the bead links, carefully open one of the loops on a bead loop, slide on the loop from another bead loop and close the loop. Do this until all seven-bead links are linked together in one long strand.

Remove the bail included on the loop at the top of your Om pendant. Carefully open the loop at one end of the linked beads, slide it though the loop at the top of your pendant and close the loop.

Cut a 5" [12.7 cm] section from your chain spool. Carefully open the loop at the other end of the linked beads, slide it through the link on one end of the chain and close the loop.

Repeat Steps 1-2 and Step 4 for the other side of your necklace.

Add a jump ring to the other end of one chain and a jump ring with a clasp on the other chain end.

Make bead links and link them for the chakra beads to hang from the bottom of your pendant.
TIP: The bead order (from top to bottom): Purple Quartzite, Blue Rubber, Turquoise Howlite, Green Aventurine, Tiger Eye and Faceted Amber.

For the red opaque bead, slide it onto a headpin and make a simple loop at the top. Trim excess wire and link to the bottom loop on your faceted amber bead link.

Attach for linked chakra beads to the bottom of your pendant with a jump ring.

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