
A few months ago, I had started to listen to a book on tape called, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. One of the characters mentioned in the book is a figure called the Raven King. Apparently he was one of the strongest and most powerful magicians in England. Another of the characters, Vinculus, mentions a prophecy about how there is a language written in the barren branches on the trees and that no one will be able to read it. When I took this photo of the raven outside our window, I thought instantly of this story.

Materials:
1 Sterling Silver Toggle
59 Thai silver 4 - 6mm irregularly shaped spacers
30 Volcanic Stone Rondelles
6 Faceted Dark rutilated quartz
10 Gold Crimps
56 Silver 2mm cornerless cubes
1 Metal 3" twig pendant
1 20 X 25mm speckled riverstone
1 Faceted Dark rutilated quartz briolette
1 ceramic focal bead
1 small rectangular ceramic pendant
Beading wire
Sterling Silver and Copper Wire
Tools:
Wire cutters
Crimping pliers
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Step 1: Cut 24" medium beading wire, attaching one end to the clasp with 2 crimp tubes.
Step 2: String 3 irregular Thai silver spacers, 1 volcanic stone, 1 silver. Alternating this pattern a total of 15 times.
Step 3: String Ceramic Focal bead.
Step 4: Repeat Step 2, reversing the stringing sequence for the other side.
Step 5: Attach loose beading wire with 2 gold crimp tubes to other part of silver toggle.
Step 6: Wire wrap riverstone, 1 gold bead, 1 Thai silver, 1 gold bead, creating a dangle. Repeat for ceramic pendant.
Step 7: Cut 6" fine beading wire. With a crimp, attach it to the main necklace, right before the focal bead. (This will also help tighten any loose tension.)
Step 8: String 13 cornerless cubes, 3 Thai irregular spacer beads, 9 cornerless cubes, riverstone dangle, 9 cornerless cubes, twig pendant, ceramic bead dangle, 9 cornerless cubes, and pass back through the 3 Thai irregular spacer beads featured earlier in this step, creating an enclosed loop. String 13 more cornerless cubes and a crimp; attach to the other side of the main ceramic focal bead.
Step 9: Using 2.5" of copper wire, wire wrap 1 rutilated quartz briolette to the twig pendant.
Finished Size: 20"

Detail of focal piece.

Detail of back of focal bead.
Resources: Sterling Silver Toggle, Thai Silver, Cornerless Cubes: Saki Silver. Rutilated Quartz and Volcanic Stone: Talisman Associates Inc. Twig Pendant: Scattered Light Jewelry. Focal Ceramic Bead: Raven's Journey International. Riverstone: WordStones. Gold beads: Jane's Fibers. Crimp Tubes: Fusionbeads.com. Rectangular Ceramic Pendant: Marsha Neal Studio.
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