Airy colors and bird motifs tell a story of a Songbird in this necklace. Cynthia was inspired by the colors and themes found in the popular video game Bioshock Infinite, which shows that inspiration for jewelry-making can be found anywhere. Discover more jewelry ideas inspired by video games in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
Cut six 1/2-inch lengths of 1.7mm silver-plated brass delicate cable chain. Attach one piece to a lacy loop on the sterling 8mm royal bead cap using a sterling silver 3.80mm open jump ring. Attach a length of chain to every lacy loop on the bead cap in this manner. Then, attach the other ends of the chain pieces to another bead cap in the same way.
Repeat this pattern once more, except after adding the last Blue Zircon round, slide on your birdcage dangle. Add a Demi round bead and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the dangle. Slide on a crimp tube, followed by the loop of a crimp end cap. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
Airy colors and bird motifs tell a story of a Songbird in this necklace. Cynthia was inspired by the colors and themes found in the popular video game Bioshock Infinite, which shows that inspiration for jewelry-making can be found anywhere. Discover more jewelry ideas inspired by video games in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
Cut six 1/2-inch lengths of 1.7mm silver-plated brass delicate cable chain. Attach one piece to a lacy loop on the sterling 8mm royal bead cap using a sterling silver 3.80mm open jump ring. Attach a length of chain to every lacy loop on the bead cap in this manner. Then, attach the other ends of the chain pieces to another bead cap in the same way.
Repeat this pattern once more, except after adding the last Blue Zircon round, slide on your birdcage dangle. Add a Demi round bead and then make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the dangle. Slide on a crimp tube, followed by the loop of a crimp end cap. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.
Crimp End and End Cap Tutorial
More Crimp End and End Cap Basics
Fancy Crimp End Tutorial