Already in the air last year, gemstone jewelry continues to be trendy and on the front of the scene for the one to come! And that's good, because at Perles&Co we like to see the natural stone in all its forms. This is evidenced by all the gemstone tutorials available on our site combining stone with other materials.
This tutorial allows any beginner tolearn the basics of jewelry making and answer as many questions as: How to use wire? How to put a pearl to crush and use a pearl cover? How to finish a piece of jewelry with a clasp? How to open a ring with pliers? This tutorial is a great way to get started while creating a trendy and durable piece of jewelry. The natural stone and gold filled, the two materials used in this tutorial are very qualitative and allow to create resistant and durable jewels in the time.
This is an example of a creation that can of course be modified according to your desires, your colors or your favorite beads. For example, there is nothing to stop you from changing the T clasp for a buoy clasp. You will find in the list of materials everything you need to make this necklace. You can also find in the "variation" list a selection of articles to make this creation in other colors, including the Lapis Lazulis version.
The necklace measures 43cm. It is up to you to adapt its length by taking a few extra centimeters of wire or chain. In which case, be sure to check your needs and adapt the list of materials.
Tip: iIt remains after this creation a nice quantity of round gemstone beads 3mm. These can be used to create a small matching bracelet as long as you add a clasp to your list.
Enjoy your creation!
Position your 6mm round garnet cabochon on your carnelian pear pendant with a dot of Hasulith jewelry glue. Be careful not to put too much glue on the pendant so that the glue does not spill over the sides.
Using your jewelry pliers, open a 5mm ring to connect the round ring of your T clasp to the 20cm gold filled chain.
Cut a length of 7 strands wire a little longer than the 20cm of your chain (about 28cm) (to have a margin to fix the cable)
Insert on your wired wire a tube to be crushed, pass through the ring of the bar of your T-clasp and pass again through the tube to be crushed. Crush your tube with a flat clip. Your wire is now attached. You can cut the excess with a pair of wire cutters.
To hide the tube to be crushed you can insert it in a 4mm crushable bead cover. This is an open bead with a larger diameter that will cover the previous bead. Position it with your flat tongs. Be careful not to mark the metal by rubbing your pliers on the bead.
Thread the different beads as you wish until you get the same length (or longer depending on the length you want to give your necklace) to the length of the chain evening about 20cm. In this model there are 4 types of beads:
- round faceted garnet beads
- Miyuki seed beads 8/0
- gold filled 2mm ball beads
- heishi gemstone
Repeat step 1 to connect your bead wire to the chain. To do this, thread a squeeze tube on your wire, pass it through the last link of the chain and then pass it back through the tube before squeezing it with a flat nose pliers. Cut the excess end and hide the tube in a crushable bead cover.
Insert an open ring into the hole of the pendant and connect it to the ring of the T-clasp.
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