Hello you wonderful lot. Today I have a very exciting guest post for you from the lovely Claire of Claireabellemakes! I met Claire at the #cambmeetup and fell in love with her blog DIYs and handmade beauties in her Etsy store. Todays post is a crafty DIY post so I hope you enjoy! xx
Hello! I'm super excited to be here
on Kat's blog today to share a jewellery DIY. Kat's fashion posts are some of
my favourites, so I hope this one fits nicely with her summer looks and gives
you a chance to try some simple techniques.
Here's what you will need (all
available from Craft stores, Etsy and Amazon):
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Jewellery chain
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Jump rings
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Chain cutters
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Jewellery pliers
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Small pearl beads
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Flower connector bead
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Lobster clasp
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Eye pins
For this DIY you will need to be
familiar with two simple jewellery making techniques: opening and closing jump rings and making a loop. Jump rings are use to attach
one component to another and are vital to jewellery making! I would recommend
spending a few moments practising each of these before beginning.
If any of these instructions aren't
clear, feel free to tweet me or drop me an email!
Step 1
Cut a piece of jewellery chain which
just measures around your wrist. Fold this piece of chain in half and attach a
jump ring at the half way point.
Step 2
On the free ends of the chain, attach
a jump ring to one end and a jump ring plus lobster clasp to the other end.
This forms the bracelet part of your hand chain.
Steps 3 & 4
Thread a small pearl bead onto the
eye pin and make a loop with the straight end. Repeat this with two more beads
so you have 3 in total.
Step 5
Now you are going to begin to make
the decorative part of the hand chain and connect the components together. In
between each component you will use jump rings to connect them. Your
flower connector bead should have holes on each side where you can add a jump
ring and then attach to the pearl bead sections.
Step 6
Repeat step 5 so your decorative
section has two flower connectors with pearl bead sections either side and in
between. Cut a piece of chain long enough to wrap around your middle finger and
over your middle knuckle.
Step 7
Attach the finger chain to the
decorative section with a jump ring. This completes the hand chain!
To wear, first place the finger chain
on and then close the bracelet part around your wrist using the clasp.
Will you be making a boho hand chain?
See you again on Friday!
