Hello and welcome to another video by KeepsakeCrafts.net and AllFreeBeadedJewelry.com.
In today's video we are going to make this very pretty, triple strand necklace,
you will be amazed as how easy it is, stay tuned. So to begin this project you'll need two lengths
of chain, a longer one more of a plain chain, this one is 25 inches long and then a shorter
one, your decorative chain, this one is 18 inches long but we will be cutting it into
a 6 and a 12 inch piece so if you had a six and a 12 inch piece two different ones you
could use those as well. You will also need 4 jump rings and a lobster clasp, two pairs
of chain nose pliers and a ruler. You can see here that I have already separated
this chain into a 6 inch and a 12 inch piece, just by using my pliers and opening up one
of the little links and then closing it back up again and I have also marked the center
9 inches of my chain just with a piece of wire, just find the center of your chain and
then slip a piece of wire through the links that are at 0 and at 9 inches.
The next thing you will want to do is open up a jump ring, you do that using 2 pairs
of chain nose pliers, push one towards you pull the other away from you so that it is
open. Slip the jump ring through the chain that has the wire in it and then you can discard
the wire. Slip one end of your 6 inch chain through
that jump ring, slip one end of your 12 inch chain through that jump rin g
.And then go ahead and close up your jump ring.
It's a little tough to hold onto here because there is so much on it and the stones are in the way.
Make sure that it is closed well and then open another jump ring the same way,
slip it through the chain where your wire is and then go ahead and get your wire out of the way.
and then take the other ends of your 6 inch and 12 inch chains and add those to the jump ring.
Close it up and there it is. Then for the last, actually I have added a split ring
to this side and then I am just going to use a jump ring to add the lobster clasp to the
other side, still the same way, open up your jump ring, add your lobster clasp, add the
other end of your chain, close it up and your necklace is done.
A really fun, easy project, a nice way to use chain, I hope you give this a try.
Thank you, thanks for watching.