Keep on top of the trends with Brenda Harvey's striking purple and black accessories

What you need...

• BEADS Charms, heart, silver: plain (PB51-37) x 3; antique (PB52-18) x 4; dangle (PB52-19) x 4; puffed, hammered (PB8-50) x 5, Flowers, felt, 25mm x 2; 55mm x 1; 85mm x 1, Glass, faceted, black: 8mm (GB9) x 75; 10mm (GB14) x 48, Rocailles, black, size 6
  
  FINDINGS Closed rings, silver, 8cm, Jump rings, silver, Clasp, toggle, silver, Chain, silver, large link, Extension chain, silver, Head pins, 50mm, silver, Crimps, silver, Necklace connector bar, three hole, silver, Tiara band, silver, Wire, beading, Ribbon: satin, black, lilac, purple; organza, black
  
  TOOLS Pliers: flat-nosed, round-nosed, Cutters, wire
  

instructions

1. Cut a 50cm length of large link chain and thread with black and purple satin ribbons, leaving plenty of excess ribbon protruding from each end. Pass both of the ribbons twice through the last link of the chain, leave a 2cm gap, then tie them together in an overhand knot.

2. Thread the ribbons onto the central hole of a three-hole connector and tie in a neat bow, leaving the ends to hang down freely. Thread a black rocaille onto a head pin followed by a puffed heart bead and another black rocaille. Trim the wire to 1.5cm above the last bead and form a loop in the end but do not fully close. Make two more puffed heart drops in the same way.

3. Attach three plain heart charms, four antique hearts, four dangle hearts and three of the beaded heart drops along the length of the chain with jump rings, leaving space to add a felt flower embellishment. Thread 48 10mm black faceted glass beads onto beading wire and attach the ends to the top holes of the connector bars so that this strand hangs above the length of chain.

4. Create a third strand with 75 8mm black faceted glass beads and attach the ends to the bottom holes of the connector bars so that it hangs below the chain strand. Sew a 5.5cm purple felt flower onto the chain strand. Attach an extension chain to the top loop of one connector and a toggle clasp to the other using jump rings to finish.