Gemstone Nugget Pendant
Make this quick and simple pendant, add it to a cord or chain and you have a beautiful necklace.I like to make my chain long for an easy, flowing look. You can use a shorter chain to really show off the pendant more.You may remember this technique from the Chunky Rose Quartz Necklace Tutorial that I shared previously. If you're looking for more of a challenge or a bigger project, check that out.
Tools and Materials:
- Rose Quartz Large Nugget Gemstone Beads 9-35mm
- 20 gauge, half-hard round wire (I used silver plated)
- A chain or cord to place your pendant on to wear it.
- Wire cutters
- Round nose pliers
- Chain nose pliers
- Bent nose pliers
Step #1
Cut approximately 10 inches of wire.If you use the same gemstone nuggets I linked to above, you will need about 10 inches. The length will vary if you use a different size than I did.Step #2
Hold the wire in round nose pliers about 1 1/2 inches from the top.Step #3
Wrap the short end around one barrel of round nose pliers.Step #4
Take the wire off your round nose pliers. Hold the loop in chain nose pliers.Step #5
The loop will be off-center at this point and we want to center it. To do this I wrap the short end of the wire around the longer one and at the same time pull the longer wire out straight, which centers the loop.Step #6
Wrap the wire around two more times. Keep your wraps straight and close together.
Hint: If your wraps are not close, use chain nose pliers to pull them close to each other.Step #7
Trim off the excess wire making a flush cut.Step #8
Using chain nose pliers, push in the end to make sure it’s not poking out.Step #9
Slide a large quartz nugget gemstone onto the wire.Step #10
Pull the wire back up across the bead.We’ll just have wire on one side of the bead, so choose which side you would like to have as the front.Step #11
Wrap the wire around the previous wraps you made a few times.Step #12
Trim off the excess wire making a flush cut and make sure the end is not poking out.
Simply slide this onto a cord or chain of your choice and you have a necklace!Hint: Use your chain nose pliers to position the loop on top so that the pendant hangs correctly on the the chain or cord.Alternatively, you could use a jump ring to attach the pendant to a chain, which is what I did. You can either attach a jump ring and slide the jump ring over the chain or attach it with the jump ring to a link in the chain.Have fun and be creative!
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