How to Make Sterling Silver Bracelets With Bulk Chain
Sterling silver is wonderful to work with in jewelry making. You can make sterling silver bracelets with bulk sterling silver chain and use semiprecious stone or glass beads to enhance your design. For crafters and jewelry designers, here are the steps to help you make sterling silver bracelets. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Round nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- Bent nose pliers
- Flush cutters
- Working surface
- Sterling silver chain with at least 5mm round or oval links, such as a curb chain
- 10 Sterling silver head pins 2-3"
- 10 Beads 10mm-15mm
- 10 spacer beads
- Lobster claw clasp
- Safety goggles
Instructions
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Pick the beads you'd like to use. Pick two different styles to alternate and provide contrast. Choose five or six of each, depending on how long you want the bracelet to be.
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With the flush cutters, cut your sterling silver chain to 8 1/4" to make standard sized sterling silver bracelets. Depending on wrist size, from 1/2" to 1" will become the dangle.
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Place each bead on a head pin, and top it with a spacer bead. With your round nose pliers and flat nose pliers, create a perfect loop, but don't close it. You should have enough wire left on the head pin to wrap around itself a couple of times.
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Attach the looped beads to the chain at even intervals, starting on one end of the chain. Using the bent nose pliers, finish each loop by wrapping the wire around itself a couple of times.
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Finish the chain by attaching the lobster claw clasp to the other end of the chain. You now have a gorgeous, elegant, fully adjustable bracelet. You can make a wide variety of sterling silver bracelet designs now.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sterling silver bracelets out of silver wire or sterling silver Bali or Hill Tribe beads if you like. Sterling silver can be used for a variety of jewelry making and bracelet designs.
Resources
- Photo Credit Ornatia--All Rights Reserved
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Comments
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Gardengates
Dec 21, 2008
Sounds adaptable to necklaces, too. Thanks.
