How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Gemstone Necklace

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How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Gemstone Necklace
by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil
The O'Neil Sisters
Running With Sisters

This gemstone necklace is made with wirework. In this jewelry tutorial, we'll show you how to make S-connectors with silver wire using round-nose pliers. It's easier than you think! Then we'll show you how to make wrapped looped with wirework to connect the gemstones to the chain. Once you learn this basic wirework technique you can make all kinds of DIY jewelry including earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.

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How To Make This Gemstone Necklace

Materials To Make The Gemstone Necklace
3 large faceted gemstone beads (Ours are Peruvian Opal.)
24-gauge wire, silver-plate
20-gauge wire, silver-plate
Loopy chain, silver-plate

Tools
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers

Steps
1. Cut a piece of 20-gauge wire about 2” long. Use the small end of the round-nose pliers to bend a small loop in the end of the wire. Slide the wire into the jaws of the pliers all the way to the fat part, resting the small loop on the jaws. Bend the end of the wire with you fingers around the fat jaws of the plies in the opposite direction of the small loop. Reposition the wire into the fat part of the jaws just after the big loop. Bend the wire around the fat jaws in in the opposite direction of the last loop. Then grab the end of the wire with the small part of the pliers and bend a small loop in the end until it is flush with the last loop. Trim off any overlapping wire in your loop using the wire cutters. Repeat to make four S-connectors.

2. Cut a 5” length of 24-gauge wire. Grasp the wire with round-nose pliers 1″ from the end. Bend the tail of the wire over the pliers 90 degrees. Move the pliers to grip the wire just above the 90-degree turn. Grab the tail of the wire with your fingers and wrap it around the pliers to make a partial loop.  Attach the partial loop to the S-connector. Reposition the pliers in the partial loop and finish pulling the wire around the pliers to complete the loop. Wrap the tail around the straight wire twice. Use the wire cutters to trim the tail. Slide on a gemstone. Make another wrapped loop, sliding on an S-connector in the loop.

3. Repeat step 2 to add two more beads. You should have:
S-connector+bead+ S-connector+bead S-connector+bead S-connector
4. Measure the beads and S-connectors then subtract that length from the length you want you necklace. Our beads and wire measures 6.5” and we want an 18.5” length necklace, so we cut 12” of chain. Slide the end of the chain into one S-connector and the other end in the other.


You can make this necklace with any beads you like and as many as you like. You can use big faceted crystals. You can use beads that are the same or different. Go shopping for beads and see what inspires you!

Thanks for watching,
Jennifer & Kitty

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