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The Layered Look: Layered Gold and Silver Chains by Jackie Guerra From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-505

In this final segment host Jackie Guerra takes hold of a hot idea this season and recreates it in a luxurious look. She uses several chains in different sizes and lengths, both gold-filled and silver, and adds some wire wrapping with crystals, and at least on stunning pendant. The result -- put them all on at the same time and knock their socks off or wear them singly and be the soul of discretion.

Experience Level: Intermediate

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Host Jackie Guerra's shows you how to create fun and funky chains.

Materials --

Silver chains
Gold chains
Clasps
Large pendant
Jump rings
Silver wire
Headpins

Tools --

Round nose pliers
Wire cutters
Jump ring pliers

Layered Gold and Silver Chains

1. Choose the chains you like and decide how long you want them to be.

2. Create a lariat with a delicate 36" length of chain and top it off with a dangle of your choice. When you use a chain, no jump ring is needed. Put a headpin through the dangle, make a loop and wrap it.

Note from Jackie: When you use an uneven number of beads for your dangles, it is more pleasing to the eye.

Tips from Jackie on Chains:

• Cut apart a chain that is too short and add links of wire wrapped beads.

• Put a lot of delicate bead dangles on a choker.

• Mix and match metals and beads.

• Keep a theme going with only one or two colors.

• When you mix and match silver and gold chains and large and small chains and beads, etc., you get a really classic and funky look.

• What ties your chains all together is the repetition -- use the same beads (i.e. pearls and garnets) on all your chains.

• You can wear the chains one at a time or wear two or three at the same time.

RESOURCES :

Beads, crystals, pearls, jump rings, head pins & tools
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads
Website: www.firemountaingems.com

Charms (Fire Mountain Gems)
Fire Mountain Gems & Beads
Grants Pass, OR
Toll-free Phone: 800-423-2319 - Customer service
Toll-free Phone: 800-355-2137 - Order by phone
E-mail: Questions@firemtn.com
Website: www.firemountaingems.com