Daisy Chain Lei

This Lei is actually a chain necklace in disguise. The flowers tied onto the connected Beadalon links make this project suitable for graduation but useable for many years after the big event.

Silver Necklace & Daisy Lei

 

Supplies

For chain necklace
1. Four 3-1/2” lengths of medium weight Blue Moon silver plated chain
2. Eight 2” lengths of medium weight Blue Moon silver plated chain
3. One silver plated lobster claw clasp
4. (A) Twenty two 6mm sterling silver jump rings
5. (B) Ten 20mm round diamond cut silver plated rings (Beadalon)
6. (C) Sixteen large silver plated connectors (Beadalon)
7. (D) Ten 12mm solid silver plate rings (Beadalon)
8. (E) Ten 25mm silver plated flower rings (Beadalon)
9. (F) Two 25mm round solid silver plated rings (Beadalon)
10. (G) Six medium silver plated connector (Beadalon)
11. (H) Four 27mm textured silver plated ring (Beadalon)

For Daisy Lei
1. Daisy garland (Sierra Pacific)
2. One roll of ¾” white gauze ribbon

  

     Tools

1. Two jeweler’s round nose pliers

2. Scissors

Procedure

For chain Necklace:

1. Link the components for the inner chain in this order: 3-1/2” chain ABA 2” chain ACDEA 2” chain AFGBCHCBGFA 2” chain AEDCA 2”chain ABA 3-1/2” chain.

2. Link the components for the outer chain in this order: 3-1/2” chain ACDEA 2” chain ABCDECHCDEGBA 2” chain ACDEGBCHCBGEDCA 2” chain ABGEDCHCEDCBA 2” chain AEDCA 3-1/2” chain.

3. Attach a jump ring to the end of the inner chain and the end of the outer chain.

4. Attach a jump ring and the lobster claw to the other end of the inner chain and the other end of the outer chain.


For the daisy lei:
1. Use the ribbon to tie the daisy garland onto the chain necklace.

2. Go around the necklace twice and fill in spaces with bows.

Daisy Chain Lei

Tips :
1) Use other flower garlands or fancy yarns to decorate the necklace.
2)Tie a tag onto the lei to explain how to remove the flowers to use the chain
as a necklace.
3) To make getting the lei on and off easier it might be better to not put any flowers near the clasp so it can be used. (With the necklace clasp secured, the lei will be a tight fit over a normal sized head.)

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