Designer: Joe Rushing

Materials:
1  -  25 x 18 Blk. Onyx Domed Rectangle Cabochon
2  -  13 x 4   Blk. Onyx Rectangle Beads
8  -  4mm     Blk. Onyx Round Beads
2  -  3mm ss round beads
3  -  7 inch  lengths (lg.) of 20ga., Square, Half Hard (hh) Sterling Silver (ss) wire
1  -  2 inch lg. of 21ga Dead Soft (ds) Half Round wire
2  -  1.5 inch lg. of 21ga ds Half Round wire (for necklace beads)
3  -  2.5 inch lg. of 20ga. ds Half Round wire
1  -  small wire JIG
1  -  18 inch ss Omega Chain

Begin by drawing a straight, horizontal line on a board 2" long.
Drive 2 or 3 small finishing nails along the line at 1/4 inch intervals.

Step 2:
Roll the hh ss wire around the jig posts (nails) by starting to the left of the wires center by 3/4 inch (Rolling right). Press the wires flat.

Step 3:
Roll the wires so the O in each roll ends up on the same side of the wire when completed.

Step 4:
The center of your two O's are now the center of the piece. From the center (CL) measure out 1 inch for the 20ga. wraps. Also, now wrap the CL between the two O's with the small 21ga half round.

Step 5:
Next, starting from the bottom CL, place the domed onyx rectangle centered and make your bend up the sided of the stone.

Step 6:
Sculpt the wires around the onyx and form a 90 degree vertical turn up into the bail. Wrap the bail neck with 20ga ds Half Round wire.

Step 7:
Once the bail neck is wrapped, turn the piece over on it's back. Using a knife, separate the back wire from the other two in the TOP corner by spreading it open. Once you have a crack, use fingers or pliers to "fold" the 90 degree corner over in toward the middle. Repeat this in both top corners and flatten.

The bottom corners are not folded but rather "knuckled" with the wide nose pliers in a twist motion. Next, turn the piece over to the front and again "knuckle" the two lower sides as shown.

Step 8:
Working in the bail area we have six wires - 3 and 3 bundled together as six. The two center wires are for the Bail.

Working with the remaining 4, we select 1 from each side of the bail, trim and curl into an O at the bail neck.

Using the remaining two wires, we "shadow form" around the two O's, bringing one of the two hooped across the front. Attach the 4 mm onyx beads, and bend a tiny "swing hoop" at the wires end. Using the last wire, trim and bend another tiny swing hoop to intersect inside the first. Gently tighten.

Next, twist the two bail wires, trim, and bend two neat swing hoops into each wire.

Step 9:
To complete the pendant, we simply use two ss twist beads, two onyx rectangles and 2 round 4 mm onyx beads to build the dangles.

Bend a swing hoop at one end of your wire, place the beads, trim and finish with a second swing hoop, trimming to fit.

In the next part we will finish the necklace by adding a ss Omega w/beads chain and some matching earrings to round it off.

Step 10:
Once the pendant is complete, it is time to attach it to our Omega chain. Begin by threading the Omega chain through your Bail's swing hoop. Next, thread one side of your beading as shown. You can either cut your 1.5 inch 26ga half round wire, or string on the roll.

Bend a small round open hoop in the wire and attach it right beside the bail. Make two - three wraps. Trim. Repeat with the other side.

Step 11:
If you haven't centered the pendant and beads on the chain, do so now. Last, tighten the small hoops around the Omega chain where the beads / pendant will not slip or become separated.

Step 12:
The last photo shows the piece mounted with matching earrings.