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DIY: Jump Ring Necklace & Bracelet

18th August 2014

Got a spare 20 minutes? That’s all this necklace took to make….

All it takes is a length of leather/suede cord and a tube of silver jump rings…

Start with about a 70cm length of leather. About 30cm down tie a simple knot. Thread on your jump rings for about 10cm. Then tie another knot to secure the jump rings in the centre of the length of leather. Then tie off both loose ends with a sliding knot and trim the excess….simple!

I made a matching little bracelet with the 30cm of leather left over from my 1m length šŸ™‚ Adjustable. Quick. Simple. Understated.

I love the contrast of the silver against the leather…and for someone who doesn’t wear a great deal of jewellery…I’ve been wearing this alot! Planning some in coloured suede/leather or silk cord….go make some…stat! šŸ™‚

 

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14 Comments

  1. Ali says

    18th August 2014 at 7:21 pm

    What a brilliant idea. My god daughter will love making some of these. Thanks so much for sharing this.
    Ali xx

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  2. Lana Pugh says

    18th August 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Love this! So simple and chic.

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  3. DressUpNotDown says

    19th August 2014 at 4:49 am

    Wow! I.must.get.leather.cord…like yesterday!!! :o)

    JJ
    http://www.dressupnotdown.blogspot.com

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  4. minkymoo says

    19th August 2014 at 8:23 am

    What size jump rings did you use? Great idea!

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    • Portia Lawrie says

      21st August 2014 at 6:54 am

      Approximately 4mm inner diameter. See answer to acraftyscientist’s question below 😊

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  5. diaryofapennypincher says

    19th August 2014 at 6:20 pm

    So clever! I have a lot of cord somewhere, thanks for sharing.

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  6. acraftyscientist says

    20th August 2014 at 7:59 am

    Love it, want to make some using copper rings šŸ™‚

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    • Portia Lawrie says

      21st August 2014 at 6:52 am

      Me too! Having a bit of a copper crush right now!

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    • acraftyscientist says

      27th August 2014 at 10:48 pm

      Copper is such a lovely material, isn’t it? I wonder why there is no more copper jewellery out there?

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  7. acraftyscientist says

    20th August 2014 at 9:26 pm

    Hi, again, great idea! I bought some leather cord, now need to get the rings. What size rings did you use? Thank you!

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    • Portia Lawrie says

      21st August 2014 at 6:51 am

      Ok this is tricky as this stuff has been in my stash for ages and don’t have the labels that came with. But have just measured one of the rings and it is 5mm across which would give an inner diameter of approximately 4mm. BUT….double check the thickness of the cord you ordered to make sure its not too thick to go through a 4mm jump ring. Hope that helps!

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    • acraftyscientist says

      27th August 2014 at 10:47 pm

      Thank you for the tip! I did just that before ordering, cannot wait for the materials to arrive to make my own set, I am making a copper one as well as a silver one. Endless possibilities šŸ™‚

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  8. acraftyscientist says

    7th September 2014 at 11:54 pm

    Here is my first attempt, thank you for the idea and inspiration!

    http://www.pinterest.com/pin/526217537684694083/

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    • Portia Lawrie says

      8th September 2014 at 6:45 am

      I love it! Lovely warmth to the copper šŸ™‚ Px

      Reply

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