This jewelry making project uses larger cut and faceted gemstone pendants or briolettes to make pendant necklaces and earrings. This technique works for pendants with either a front to back hole as shown at right, or with a side to side hole as shown at left. The technique is relatively simple and is therefore suitable for beginners.
This design brought to you by WigJig - jewelry making tools, jewelry making supplies, jewelry wire, free jewelry making instruction, and beads!
This design brought to you by WigJig - jewelry making tools, jewelry making supplies, jewelry wire, free jewelry making instruction, and beads!
Making the Pieces
This technique does not require one of our WigJig Jewelry Making Jigs, but does use the techniques for making a wrapped loop in jewelry wire. For this technique, we recommend 22 or 24 gauge wire and preferably half-hard wire if available.
The two gemstones shown here may appear to be colored glass, but they are actually cut and faceted cubic zirconia gemstones. The reason that using a material like cubic zirconia is better than using cut glass is that glass has the same hardness as sand and dust and can therefore lose its polish while cubic zirconia is much harder than dust and sand and therefore is resistant to losing its polish.
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What You'll Need:
Jewelry Making Supplies Tools Required
Gemstone Pendants or Briolettes
8 inches of 22 gauge round, preferably half-hard jewelry wire,
Commercial ear wire and/or chain & clasp
Ruler,
Flush cutter ,
Round nose pliers,
Bent chain nose pliers (2),
Nylon jaw pliers,
20 minutes of free time
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- Page 1 to Pendants Earrings & Necklaces Jewelry Making Project
- Page One of free, step-by-step instructions for making the Pendants Earrings and Necklaces Jewelry Making Projects
- Beads, Jewelry Tools, Wire, & Jewelry Making Supplies by WigJig
- Making jewelry with wire, beads and gemstones. 2500+ free web pages of designs. Online store selling jewelry tools, beads, wire and jewelry making supplies. This is our home page.
- WigJig Beads -- Our Online Beading Supplies Store
- Beads by WigJig an online beadstore. We also include Beadology -- information on the sizes, shapes, types and styles of beads. Page includes links to jewelry designs.
- Free Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Jewelry Making Instructions
- Jewelry Making Projects -WJU with over 2,700 free web pages of instructions for making jewelry with jewelry wire, beads and other jewelry supplies.
- WigJig University - Free Jewelry Making Designs using Beads and Wire
- Make jewelry with wire and beads. Over 2,500 free web pages with free instructions, techniques and jewelry making projects. Online store selling WigJig tools, beads, wire and jewelry supplies.
- Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making including Jewelry Tools, Wire, Beads and Supplies
- Beads & Jewelry Making Supplies by WigJig Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making Facts.
- 2 Strand Jewelry Wire & Beads Bracelet Jewelry Making Projects
- This bracelet jewelry making project is called the 2 Strand Wire and Beads Bracelet for the simple reason that it is made of wire and beads connected together to form a two stranded bracelet. You can view the bracelet in the pictures at left and below.This project brought to you by WigJig - jewelry
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