How Do You Make A Charm Ring?
This easy project allows for a lot of creativity and individual expression. The cost of the materials can be very inexpensive if you use silver plated rings and glass beads. But you can find versions in jewelry stores using gold and semiprecious stones which sell for hundreds of dollars! • Make the jump rings. Jump rings are available for purchase but it is easy to make them yourself. Wrap the 14 gauge wire around a pencil as many times as the number of jump rings you need. Remove wire from the pencil. Use the wire cutter to cut across the top of the loops. Leave the ends of each jump ring open so you can slip on the charms. • If you have jump rings already, see How to Open a Jump Ring. • Whenever you’re cutting wire, there’s always the chance of a piece flying into your face. Use eye protection. • Spread out the beads and charms so that you can see each piece clearly. If you’re using seed beads, see How to Work with Seed Beads. • Make the charms. Put two or three beads on one head pin
