How to Make a Beautiful “Love” Necklace {Giveaway}
May 19, 2012 by Aimee • 6 Comments
I’m Kate from Cheap Crafty Mama and I’m so excited to be here
to show you how to make this super cool Murano Glass Bead and
Freshwater Pearl “Love” Necklace– and give you the chance to WIN ONE!
to show you how to make this super cool Murano Glass Bead and
Freshwater Pearl “Love” Necklace– and give you the chance to WIN ONE!
Here’s how I made this CUTE ‘Love’ Necklace…
Here’s What You’ll Need…
- thick silver (or silver-coated) wire
- thin silver (or silver-coated) wire
- silver chain- cut into 8″ and 6″ sections
- 2 beads (I used a murano glass bead and freshwater pearl)
- lobster clasp
- pliers (round-tipped and needle-nosed)
- wire clippers
- jewelry hammer (or a hammer with a smooth face)
- jewelry hammering block (or thick piece of metal to hammer on)
To get started I used the round-tipped
pliers to twist the thick wire to spell “love.”
When I was done shaping it I
hammered it with my jewelry hammer.
hammered it with my jewelry hammer.
Next, I made the bead pendants.
Using the thin wire, I made a little
loop around the tip of my pliers.
loop around the tip of my pliers.
I clipped off the extra wire from the
end of the loop and then slipped the
bead on the long part of the wire, then
made another loop on the other side of the bead.
end of the loop and then slipped the
bead on the long part of the wire, then
made another loop on the other side of the bead.
Next, I made the teardrop pearl
pendant. I put the wire through the
hole on the pearl and then folded the
edges up and made a loop on top of the pearl.
pendant. I put the wire through the
hole on the pearl and then folded the
edges up and made a loop on top of the pearl.
I wrapped the wire around the top of
the pearl and then clipped off the extra.
the pearl and then clipped off the extra.
I slipped the pearl pendant onto the loop
I made on one side of the glass bead and then
attached my cute little dangle pendant to the “love” with
the loop on the other side of the bead (clipping off the excess wire).
I made on one side of the glass bead and then
attached my cute little dangle pendant to the “love” with
the loop on the other side of the bead (clipping off the excess wire).
Then I was ready to attach the chain. These chain
links were too small to attach directly to the thick wire
(if your chain is bigger you can just attach the links
directly to the loops on the ends of “love”) so I made
little wire attachment for each end. To make these, I used the
thin wire to make a loop around my pliers tip, then twisted
the wire around the top of the loop to hold it securely.
links were too small to attach directly to the thick wire
(if your chain is bigger you can just attach the links
directly to the loops on the ends of “love”) so I made
little wire attachment for each end. To make these, I used the
thin wire to make a loop around my pliers tip, then twisted
the wire around the top of the loop to hold it securely.
I made another loop with the other end of the wire,
slipped it through the link at the end of the 8″ chain,
wrapped it in the middle, then clipped off the excess.
This formed a figure 8 with extra wraps in the center to
hold it secure (this is what you see on the end of the chain).
slipped it through the link at the end of the 8″ chain,
wrapped it in the middle, then clipped off the excess.
This formed a figure 8 with extra wraps in the center to
hold it secure (this is what you see on the end of the chain).
I slipped the loop on the end of the wire attachment
through the loop of the “L” and then used the flat-tipped
pliers to pinch the loop on the “L” shut. I used the
same technique to attach the 6.5″ chain to the “e.”
through the loop of the “L” and then used the flat-tipped
pliers to pinch the loop on the “L” shut. I used the
same technique to attach the 6.5″ chain to the “e.”
To attach the clasp to the ends of the chain,
I made a little wire attachment just like I did to
attach the “love.” Then for the other side
I made a similar wire attachment, but
made one of the loops large enough for the
clasp to go through it. And it’s ready to go!
I made a little wire attachment just like I did to
attach the “love.” Then for the other side
I made a similar wire attachment, but
made one of the loops large enough for the
clasp to go through it. And it’s ready to go!
These make great gifts for a special gal
in your life! It would also be fun to make them with
different words, like “Mom,” “sister,” or someone’s name.
in your life! It would also be fun to make them with
different words, like “Mom,” “sister,” or someone’s name.
I am a former professional decorative painter turned stay-at-home-mom and I am always creating new things. I love to make crafts, gifts, food, home decor/renovations, crafts with kids and blog about how to do all of those things! Please come visit me at cheapcraftymama.com to join in the fun!
Wow this looks really really pretty! It looks hard to do though! Such a great job
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I’m so impressed! I can’t do anything that requires fine manual dexterity but love seeing how others do it. Would love to win this!
This is so pretty, you have such talent! How do I go about trying to win this??
Very pretty necklace.
A lovely necklace and great tutorial of how to make it.
Its given me inspiration to try and make one for my sister’s birthday but with her name on.
Thanks for sharing.
Siân :0)