Copper Cross Oval Pendant with Blue Swarovski Crystals

Published On: 06-27-2012 04:34pm

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Copper is so easy to work with and has such a lovely reddish-brown color. I found copper metal is very easy to cut, file, and hammer more so than sterling or gold. Making this oval copper cross required only a few steps. Draw an oval template on paper to your desired size, and then draw an inner circle. Then within this inner circle draw a cross shape. Glue this paper template onto your metal piece and starting cutting. I like to use scrap booking stick glue because it is easily removed with water. After cutting, round the edges with a file. Using a ball peen hammer, texture your metal piece by placing on top of a steel mandrel. Then drill a hole at the top. Using wire wrapping techniques, take a 26 gauge copper wire and wrap around the center of the cross and around each end of the cross arms along with single Pacific Blue Swarovski bicone faceted crystal. Add a jump ring to the hole at the top and add three crystals by attaching to the jump ring. Add your favorite chain; in this piece I used a copper link chain, you could use gold or silver if you don't have copper.

Copper Cross Pendant with chain.

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