For this tutorial you will need Blade Pro, the A_Silvflakes Preset,
Hoods Sparkle tube, my Flower tube or your own tube, and
the Antique Font.

First draw an ellipse with the Shapes Tool using these settings.
Next choose Selections/Select All, then Selections/Float.
Apply the Blade Pro preset A_Silvflakes.

Using the Magic Wand, Tolerance 0, Feather 0, Match Mode RGB,
click in the center of the ellipse. Now Selections/Modify/Expand by 1.
Using the Bucket Tool flood fill the selection with white. Apply
a gaussian blur using this setting.

Do not deselect. Now choose Layer/New Raster Layer.
Apply the flower tube with the following settings.

Now choose Layer/New Raster Layer.
Flood fill with white. Apply another gaussian blur using
the same settings as before. Lower the opacity to your liking.
I used 36 on mine. Next choose Layers/Merge Visible.
Rotate the image Left, Free 25, then choose Image/
Sharpen/Sharpen.
Now choose Layer/New Raster Layer. Using the Paint
Brush draw your chain.

Next Selections/Select All, then Selections/Float.
Apply the A_Silvflakes Preset. Layer/New Raster
Layer. Using the Shapes Tool with the previous
settings, make a small ellipse. Selections/Select All,
Selections/Float. Apply the A_Silvflakes preset.
Next Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a New Layer. Position
one at the end of your chain and the other to hold the
pendant to the chain. Click on the layer with the fastener
and erase the area shown below using these settings.

Now choose Layer/New Raster Layer. To make the clasp, I
used the Antique Font Size 18. Hold down the Alt key and
type in 128 on the number pad on the right side of your keyboard.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 1 and flood fill the selection with
white. Select none. Image/Rotate Right/Free 50. Selections/
Select All, Selections/Float. Now apply the A_Silvflakes preset.
Position all the parts of you necklace and choose Layers/Merge Visible.
You can now export your pendant as a tube or add a background of your
choice. I added a Sparkle tube and Eye Candy Perspective Shadow
to the final image.

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