Learn How to Make a Charm Bracelet
Making your own jewellery is so much easier than you might think. With just a little imagination you can create something beautiful to wear (or give as a gift!), while having great fun making it too!
Whether you prefer subtle designs with delicate chains or bigger, statement pieces for that wow factor, once you’ve mastered a few basic techniques there’ll be no stopping you.
Combine new, shop-bought pieces with interesting bits from car boot sales and charity shops to make something truly original. To store your delicate jewellery and stop tangling, it’s best to hang pieces on hooks or a jewellery stand. Alternatively, use little organza bags to separate each item.
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Essential Pieces of Kit
- Round nose pliers – for making loops in your wire and opening jump rings
- Flat nose pliers – for closing crimps and fastenings
- Side cutter pliers – for cutting wire
- Jewellery chain – available in various finishes sizes and lengths to suit your projects
- Jewellery wire – available in various finishes, gauges and thicknesses to suit your project
- Jump rings – available in various sizes these can be attached to the hole in pendents so they can be hung correctly. They can also be used with clasps to form a fastening.
- Bolt rings – dainty fastenings for delicate, lightweight jewellery
- Trigger clasp – ideal for heavier necklaces.
How to Make a Charm Bracelet
How to Make a Charm Bracelet
Suitable for: Beginners
You will need
- Chain – approximately 18cm
- Jump rings
- Toggle Clasp
- Eyepins
- Jewellery pliers
- Selection of beads and charms
How to make
- Using jump rings and jewellery pliers, attach the clasp to each end of the chain.
- At evenly spaced distances, alternate between beads and charms along the chain.
- Multiple beads can be attached on eyepins then secured to the chain using pliers.
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