How to Make Chain Earrings with Dangles | Making Jewelry

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Hi, I'm Tam, and I'm going to show you how to make a pair of chain earrings with briolette dangles. I didn't finish this one, because I just wanted to show you the different options you could do. This is basically a ready-made chain that you can buy. So you can buy thicker, heavier, finer, whatever you'd like.
And you could make them very, very long, and suspend them from the ear-wire like that, or you can make them very short, and suspend them from the ear-wire like that, or what I will do here is probably do something like this, where it's suspended like this, and then you have a little bit of the chain hanging.
I'm going to measure this, so this is about five inches of the pre-cut chain. I'm going to measure that here, and then you're going to use your snippers, and cut off one of the links. Okay, so I'm going to lay this out like this, so I can get the same sort of feeling going on in the other earring. I'm going to show you another technique of attaching the briolettes with the wire, so I'm going to put a piece of wire in here, about a third of the way down, so it's about there on the wire.
Then I'm going to make this sort of U-shape with my fingers and cross it like that. So basically, I'm making a dangle right now, before I add it onto the chain. This is a little bit different, because instead of making the loop as a regular wrap chain, we're using this rounded U or a V, and then we're just going to wrap here and make the coil, like so.
Then you'll have something like this. It's a little bit crooked, because it's going to dangle like that on your chain, so that's fine if it's a little bit crooked. Then now we're going to make the coil here and I'm going to coil into this space that's here. I'm going to make this loop like this and then I'm going to attach it. I didn't attach this one to the bottom, so I'm going to do it here.
So I'm going to do it two links above the bottom. So I have this, so the link is inside the loop that you made with the wire and then you're going to hold the loop with your left hand, if you're right-handed, and then use the other pliers to just wrap in the center to meet the other coil. So there we go, and I'm just going to close it a little bit. I'm going to close that, so it doesn't stick up the wire.
It's okay if it's crooked, because the whole thing is going to dangle sort of like that, as opposed to straight down. Now I'm going to sort of eyeball and attach the rest of them. I'm going to do this piece right here, so that goes here. I'm going to wrap this on first and then add the link.
That goes about here. I mean if you want to be really precise you can measure and count. I like to just sort of eyeball everything, because that's the whole idea of handmade jewelry is that everything doesn't have to be precise. That's the second one.

[@LittleLadyk2002]

❤ wish you woupd list chain size and provide links in your description for us newbies. I have no idea chain sizes or type, what they are called or where to fet them. If you could do that..that wouldbe great. Thst would be fantastic. I watched some of your video for chainsize and where yo buy but i do notthink you would have mentioned it lice the design. I think this was intended as an idea video not a tutorial. Great idea. ❤❤❤

[@maryzylema9699]

Lovely pair of earrings .😊😍

[@elenasanchez2574]

I love these....Thank you for the inspiration....Teaching and instructions​ ...

[@1axcohn1]

The camera is far away and poorly positioned. I can’t see a thing that the presenter is doing.

[@roxanneswope1411]

Very nice, thank you!

[@karinlease6355]

Good video! Nice result!

[@lucz6689]

Thank you

[@aleighroberts4849]

Thank you! 🥰

[@phantinhdi2916]

How thick is the chain you are using?

[@Athreadofnature]

Good instructions but it’s really hard to see what you’re doing. Close-up shots would really help.

[@sunnycomb]

does anyone know where i can buy the chain?

[@CraftyRocks]

Any craft store or online

[@frenchieanndionisiokurokaw9036]

I wanted one

[@Butterflycreativeworld]

Thank u

[@rlove3478]

I would buy them if you’re selling

[@beachchick7688]

The camera is too far away. She needs someone to zoom in. Secondly she needs to let her audience know size of briolettes and size of chain. All that is helpful.

[@jonathanguatemala9561]

You guys should do a how to make a homemade pond

[@mywackyhome3888]

I liked the toutorial but it was long

[@DukeFan1431]

First is the worst second is the one with the treasure chest YAY IM RICH BITCH XD

[@margaretskoog1919]

Not a great tutorial

[@FrickenBoss]

2nd

[@DukeFan1431]

STUPID SPELL CHECK

[@jrexm7773]

First nigga

[@DukeFan1431]

Lol FAIL XD