Antique-Style Choker

Parts:
    8"     40-099-13         or other Brass Round Link Chain
        (8" will make a 17" Necklace)
    19     37-721-2         7/8" Standard Eye Pin
      1     39-326-2         6mm Spring Ring Clasp
      1     37-136-2         Med. Round Jump Ring
    12     44-462-0         10mm Flower Charm with 3 loops
    19     23-444         4mm Czech Glass Firepolish Beads
 
These parts are also available in "gunmetal" finish (an antique-looking black nickel plating).
Items below are pictured in the same order as the list above:

Raw brass round link chain (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)Standard eye pin (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)Spring ring claspRound jump ringFlower charm with 3 loops (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)Czech glass firepolish beads (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Instructions:

  1. Making the beaded connectors:
    1. Make 19 beaded eye pins: String one bead on each eye pin, and make a loop with every eye pin. (See loop directions)
    2. Connect two charms using two of the beaded eye pins from the previous step. You should now have an oval, made of two beads and two charms, with one empty loop at each end. (Open an eye pin like you open jump rings.) Make six total of this step.

      Connect two charms (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

    3. Use five beaded eye pins to connect all six beaded charm ovals.
    4. Attach a beaded eye pin to each end.

Attach a beaded eye pin... (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

  1. Attach the chain:
    1. Cut the chain in half.
    2. On each end of your beaded design, attach a piece of chain.
    3. Find the desired length of the necklace and trim each side of the chain evenly.
  2. Open loop on clasp to attach clasp to one end.
  3. Attach jump ring to opposite end.

    Attach jump ring to opposite end... (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Earring Icon (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Instructions for matching earrings:

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