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Making your own linking connectors out of wire creates unique chains! Just check out this lovely free copper chain bracelet tutorial by Cindy Wimmer over on Craftsy. Her idea of using 2 pen barrels to form the oval is brilliant! Alternatively, I wonder ...

Make Linking Wire Components to Make a Chain Bracelet  More Recent Articles Make Linking Wire Components to Make a Chain Bracelet Making your own linking connectors out of wire creates unique chains!  Just check out this lovely free copper chain bracelet tutorial by Cindy Wimmer over on Craftsy.  Her idea of using 2 pen barrels to form the oval is brilliant! Alternatively, I wonder if making a round shape first using an appropriate sized round mandrel (find one around the house) and then squashing it down will work?  Must try this myself. In order to get consistent loops, either mark your round nose pliers (see this post on how to do so easily and quickly with metal gauges) or use round bail forming pliers like this one. Bail forming pliers come in several sizes. I've found the large and then the medium ones to be the most useful. The designer used some contrast silver wire to decorate the chain bracelet. Consider wiring in some beads to fill the interior space of each component. _____________________________________________________ SEE ALL MY PAST CRAFTSY REVIEWS ON PINTEREST _____________________________________________________ Disclosure I do receive a small fee for any products purchased through affiliate links. This goes towards the support of this blog and to provide resource information to readers. The opinions expressed are solely my own. They would be the same whether or not I receive any compensation. Before You Go : 3 Tutorials on How to Make Scrolled Wire Connectors How to Make Coiled Wire Hinges to Connect Two Hole Beads Poll : Do Ball Chains Cheapen Jewelry Designs ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts 12 Strand Wire Braided Bracelet Tutorial Claspless Wire Woven Cuff Tutorial Knitted Jewelry Tutorials by Fiona Morris   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Embroidered Felted Bead Necklace Tutorial Make Your Own Clay Texture Stamp From Buttons and Wine Corks Elegant Beaded Rondelle Pendant or Earrings Tutorial Clever Faux Micro Mosaic Polymer Clay Pendant Tutorial Ethereal Copper Wire Wrapped Jewelry by Calisto Breeze Winner of the New Stamped Metal Jewelry Book Giveaway Easy No-Resin Real Flower and Leaf JewelryTutorial     Contact Me •Past Issues •Join This List •Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.