Filigree and Crystal Choker — Project #68-002-25

Parts:
      1     #40-228         18" Cable Chain with Spring Ring Clasp (Use 10½", including clasp, for a 16" choker)
    11     #44-675         Filigree Charm
    24     #37-123         Medium Oval Jump Rings
    11     #23-444         4mm Czech faceted firepolish beads
    11     #46-399         Swarovski® Crystal Links
    11     #37-421         7/8" Head Pins
We used black gunmetal components (chain, jump ring, and head pin). The crystal links only come in silver plate and gold plate, so to make them match the other components, we antiqued them with oxidizing solution.

Tools:

Instructions:

Create charm dangles (image courtesy of Rings & Things)
  1. Create charm dangles.
    1. Put a 4mm Czech bead on a head pin, trim excess (keeping about 8mm, or 1/3"), and make loop:
      1. Use round nose pliers to grasp the wire just above the bead, at the arrow, and bend sharply away from you.
      2. Now use small round nose pliers to grasp the tip of the wire, and bend it smoothly around the pliers down close to the beads.
    2. Open the loop of the head pin like you open a *jump ring, and attach to the bottom of the crystal link.
    3. Use an oval *jump ring to attach other end of crystal link to bottom of charm.
    4. Repeat steps 1a-c 10 times.
  2. Use oval jump rings to connect all of the charms together.
  3. For a 16" choker, use about 10½" of the chain, with the clasp in the middle. This is 5¼" each direction out from the clasp.
  4. Use the remaining 2 jump rings to hook the chain to the charm dangles.

The finished product (Filigree and crystal choker, free jewelry project from Rings & Things)

*Jump Ring Hint:

  • When you open and close jump rings, twist sideways instead of "ovalling" them. This keeps their shape better, which makes them easier to close all the way.
    • Jump ring hint (image courtesy of Rings & Things)


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