Wrapped Link Wire and Beads Bracelet Pg 08 Made with WigJig Jewelry Making Tools and Supplies

Step 11: The bracelet shown at right was made with eight of the links made as shown previously, plus seven 6mm beads, two 3mm metal beads, a commercial clasp and 2.25 inches of fine chain. The eight wire links are connected to one another by wrapped bead links made with 22G 1/2 hard wire. Instructions for the wrapped bead link are provided here and are discussed in greater detail in our jewelry making online book "Wire Design Basics". The first and last wire link are connected to the commercial clasp via a wrapped bead link made with a 3mm metal bead. This is done to keep the overall length of the bracelet at 7.5". You may have to adjust the size of these metal beads or eliminate them entirely according to the size of your clasp and the size of the person's wrist that will wear this bracelet. The fine guard chain is added at the same time as the clasp.

Wrapped Link Wire and Amethyst Crystal Glass Beads Bracelet jewelry making project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, jewelry wire and supplies.
Step 11

Our matching earrings jewelry making design is a very easy project. Make two more of the metal links. Connect one end of each link to an ear wire finding like the ear wire with post and ball shown at right. Using a head pin, connect a 6mm bead identical to the bead in the bracelet to the bottom loop in the wire link. You can also add a metal bead with the 6mm bead. I used a 2.5mm metal bead in the earrings shown at right. Use the same wrapped loop technique to attach the headpin and bead or beads to the wire link.

Wrapped Link Wire and Amethyst crystal Glass Beads Earrings jewelry making project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools and Supplies.

This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Designs. We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies. We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project. Some of the skills and jewelry making techniques have not been discussed here. For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown.

Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store. We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.