Hi there, I'm Tara with the Hobby Lobby Creative Studio!
Adding pendants and simple accessories to a chain can totally step up your jewelry game!
In this tutorial I'll show you a few quick ways to take a plain chain from boring to
bling!
So, let's get started. Here are the supplies you'll need to make this necklace:
A metal flower pendant, a package of rondelle connectors,
an 18" XL Cable Chain Necklace, (14) 12mm Heavy Gauge Jump Rings, (2) 6mm
Heavy Gauge Jump Rings, Bent Nose Pliers and Chain Nose Pliers.
We will begin by dressing up our chain a little bit by adding the rondelle connectors.
First, find the center link on your silver chain, right here, and we're going to remove
it.
So now what we're going to do is remove every 4th link on this chain, replacing it with
a rondelle...
To do that, let's start from the middle of the chain we've already separated, and work
our way towards the clasp. You'll count out four links, and remove that
fourth link. Now, to attach a rondelle connector, open
one of the 12mm jump rings.
Slide on the rondelle connector and the three chain links you've just separated from the
rest of the chain.
Close that jump ring and then add another jump ring to the other end of the roundelle
connector.
This time go ahead and add the rest of your chain, and close the jump ring!
You'll continue this method of counting out and removing the 4th chain link, adding your
jump ring and rondelle connectors, and re-attaching the remainder of the chain until you have
added 3 rondelles on this side. Once you've gotten those three, go to the
other half of your chain and do the same thing, adding three rondelle connectors to that side.
After that, your chain is done! Now I'll show you how to finish it all out
with this fabulous metal flower pendant! Start by removing the small flower and chains
from the top of the pendant.
You won't need these for this necklace, so just set them aside so you can save them for
another project.
Now, add 6mm jumps ring through the two holes where you just removed those little chains.
Now, open another 12mm jump ring and slide on one of the jump rings you just added to
the flower pendant.
Add one end of your chain, close it up, and just like that you're done with one side!
So do the same to the other side. Open a 12mm jump ring, add the pendant and
the chain, close up your jump ring, and voila! You now have this one-of-a-kind metal flower
pendant necklace! Make one for yourself, for a bridesmaids gift,
or for any special occassion!
Get creative and see what you can do! You may just surprise yourself.
Well that's all I've got for you today. Thanks for stopping by the Hobby Lobby Creative Studio.