These are easy to make and quick if you do just the basic.
You can get fancy once you know how they go together.
The first thing to do is measure some chain to go around
your middle finger and make a closed loop.
Then measure from the loop to your wrist where you want the
bracelet to sit. If you are going to put a charm in the middle, measure then
deduct the size of the charm plus two jump rings.
Connect all those pieces together. Then measure your wrist
at the spot where the bracelet is going to sit. Add about a half an inch for
comfort. Cut a piece of chain that length and connect your other piece to the
middle link of the chain with a jump ring.
Put a lobster claw clasp on one end of the wrist chain. On
the other end put a larger jump ring. You are done.
Now if you want to make it so it can be worn by several
people, add a half inch of chain, and another jump ring. You can add several of
these extensions depending on how large a wrist you want to accommodate. I
could have made my wrist chain on this one about a half inch shorter (I didn’t
allow for the ring that attached the clasp). It still works fine and will look
okay.
You can also put a charm on the end of the extension chain
for decoration.
Here is a photo of the small pliers I use in making jewelry.
With them you can do most any type of work with wire and chains.
If you want to get a little fancier you can put two, or
more, chains from the finger loop to the wrist chain. You just have to measure
and cut your chain to fit. The key here is that the distance from your finger
loop to the wrist loop will not change. But you can put any type of combination
chain and charm design in between. Get creative here.
I am also looking at how I can combine the fabric wrist
piece with the chains to create a fun hippie style bracelet.
Til next time. J
Terri
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