Rings & Things Blog Partner Project

Rings & Things sent their blog partners some sterling silver and gold-filled wire connectors to play with a while ago.  I finally got around to taking photos, so today I'm presenting a free project featuring the gold-filled wire connector and a hardware store retaining ring. 

Rags to Riches Pendant

Supplies:

1 1/18" retaining ring

gold-filled connector

Branch lentil bead

headpin

copper seed bead

Vintaj flower beadcap

2 brass 7mm jump rings

2 gunmetal 6mm jump rings

2 gunmetal 4mm jump rings

18" gunmetal chain

Tools:

bench block

ball peen hammer

round nose and chain pliers

wire cutters

1. Slightly flatten and texture the gold-filled connector with the ball peen hammer.

*AVOID the loops, they will break off!*

2. String the seed bead, lentil and flower bead cap onto a headpin and create a wire-wrapped looped.

3. Attach the lentil to the connector with a 7mm jump ring.  Attach the bottom of the connector to the bottom of the retaining ring with the other 7mm jump ring.

3. Attach the top of the retaining ring to the connector with the 6mm jump rings.

4. Cut the chain in half and attach each side to the pendant with 4mm jump rings.

You can work magic with a bench block and ball peen hammer, I consider these as essential as my set of pliers.