Hope!! How To Brand A Vintage Telephone Substitution Necklace Diy

A spell dorsum I posted some data on how to brand necklaces amongst vintage as well as antique skeleton keys as well as since they are thus pop I wanted to part those directions over again for those who powerfulness convey missed the master postal service as well as for those who convey requested to a greater extent than data on how to brand them.

These directions are for how to brand a necklace amongst a vintage commutation that is hung horizontally amongst a length of chain on each halt of the key.

What's fun close this projection is that y'all tin privy personalize your necklace by choosing your favorite color beads as well as gemstones to whatever y'all desire! That is the fun of designing; personalizing it even thus y'all similar yesteryear beingness creative as well as experimenting as well as trying novel things!

I'm classifying this equally a beginner project because at that topographic point is actually exclusively i jewelry making technique that y'all ask to know to create this necklace, as well as that is the wrapped loop.
(you volition uncovering to a greater extent than information on how to brand a wrapped loop below equally y'all read on. I convey included a link to directions for this technique for anyone who needs to lean it!)

Horizontally hung antique commutation necklace

Materials List

Vintage Keys - most oft constitute at flea markets as well as the like. You tin privy equally good purchase thus on Etsy.com

WD-40 as well as newspaper towels to construct clean upwards your keys as well as take rust

Coordinating wire: Brass or copper piece of occupation well. For the necklaces shown, I used Beadalon ColourCraft Permanently Colored Copper Wire inwards Brown (20 gauge) as well as Zebra Wire Colored Copper Wire inwards Brown inwards 18, 22 as well as 26 gauge

Antique complete brass or copper chain

Antique complete brass or copper outflow rings

Antique complete brass or copper clasps

A diversity of gemstone and/or drinking glass beads

Round olfactory organ pliers

Flush-cut pliers

Chain olfactory organ pliers

Before y'all begin:
If y'all uncovering that your keys are a fiddling rusty, spray them amongst WD-40 as well as construct clean good amongst newspaper towels. Because the keys I used were a nice, rusty brown, I decided to utilization dark-brown colored copper wire for my necklaces.

*NOTE: For this necklace y'all volition ask to know how to brand a basic wrapped loop. This is a uncomplicated technique that is basic to jewelry making. It is tardily to larn amongst only a fiddling practice. If y'all do non know how to brand a wrapped loop, directions tin privy live on constitute HERE

Directions

Step 1. Place commutation horizontally on table. Cut a 3” slice of wire as well as connect i halt to the hole inwards the overstep of the commutation amongst a basic wrapped loop. (I used the twenty justice wire).

Step 2. Place a bead onto the other halt of the wire as well as consummate the halt amongst some other closed, wrapped loop.

Step 3. Cut some other 3” slice of wire as well as amongst a wrapped loop, connect i halt to other, contrary halt of the key, wrapping the wire only about the trunk of the commutation to the within of the key’s teeth.

Step 4. Place a bead onto the other halt of the wire as well as consummate the halt amongst some other closed, wrapped loop.

Step 5. Continue this technique using 2.5” lengths of wire as well as beads, until y'all convey the beaded expect y'all want; In the photograph above, y'all tin privy come across that I used iii unlike beads on each halt of the key. On the left side for the outset beaded roll that is attached to the commutation I seat 2 turquoise beads together on that i wrap. On the adjacent roll attached to that one, I used i unmarried bead. On the correct side of the photograph above, I did iii wraps, each amongst i bead. You tin privy do them even thus looks best to you! That is the fun constituent close designing. If y'all goof up, only snip your wire as well as cutting a novel slice as well as do it over again. *NOTE: Do NOT roll the opened upwards halt of the wire afterwards your concluding bead on each halt because that is where y'all volition attach the chain (in the adjacent step).

Step 6. Cut 2 lengths of chain (I used 2 10” lengths of chain) as well as instantly making a loop inwards the wire afterwards your concluding bead, thread the chain onto the loop as well as roll the end. Repeat amongst other side. Your lengths of chain are instantly attached to each side of your necklace.

Step 7. Attaching the clasp: At the halt of each length of your chain y'all volition attach your clasp. For this manner necklace I used a basic lobster hook manner clasp. Use a outflow telephone to attach the clasp to i side of your chain as well as consummate the other side of your chain amongst some other outflow ring. You are finished!

Lobster-claw manner clasp

A unlike color combination: Citrine as well as Honey Jade

Pink Rhodonite gemstone beads

If y'all convey whatever questions, experience complimentary to postal service them below.

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