Rings & Things Jewelry Blog

Dance the night away with shining faux kabibi disks, sparkling faceted gemstone beads, and sassy, swinging chain.  Designer TipsCut five pieces of chain: three 3.5"", one 4"" and one 4.25"".On one end of a 3.5"" piece of chain, use a jump ring to attach your lobster clasp. For step-by-step wire-wrapping instructions, and most secure way way to open and close jump rings, see Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF).Cut a piece of wire (about 2""). Using round nose pliers, create a loop on one …

Design by: Katie Hill (TierraCast)Designer TipsTIP: Don’t stretch the cords when knotting. Tie with cord relaxed, but with extra slack taken up.Cut three 12" strands of elastic cord. Pull on the ends to prestretch the cords.Pick up one strand and string on one Amazonite gemstone bead and one 3mm spacer (choose black or silver). Repeat 23 times. String final gemstone bead and one large hole nugget spacer.Tie ends of cords together with a Surgeon's Knot. (Fig 1) Tighten securely.For the next stran …