Leftover Chain Maille Rings

Lauren Andersen The Chainmaille Lady Beadalon Design Team Member www.thechainmaillelady.com Need an idea for your leftover rings? Why not make a simple yet elegant necklace. Better yet, make two and use them for a pair of earrings! What you need to make one of these cute, little whirly-gigs! Supplies: 2 (A) 18 gauge 9/64 Artistic Wire Chain Maille Jump Rings 6 (B) 18 gauge 7/32 Artistic Wire Chain Maille Jump Rings 1 (C) 18 gauge 11/64 Artistic Wire Chain Maille Jump Rings 1 (D) 18 gauge 3/32 Artistic Wire Chain Maille Jump Rings 6 6mm pearls 8 piece of .015mm Wild Fire beading thread, Frost Beadalon Bead Stringing Glue A necklace chain Scissors Instructions: 1. Close the six (B) rings 2. Open the two (A) rings 3. With an open (A) ring, scoop up all six of the (B) rings, close the (A) ring 4. Repeat step 3 with the second (A) ring 5. Place a bead stopper at one end of the beading wire 6. Thread the other end of the wire through any of the six (B) rings 7. Thread a 6mm pearl onto the beading wire 8. Thread the beading wire through the next (B) ring 9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until all the pearls have been added to the thread 10. Make sure both ends of the beading thread are protruding from the same space and tie a surgeons knot with the beading wire 11. Place a dab of bead stringing glue onto the knot; let the glue dry 12. When the glue is dry, cut the ends as close to the knot as possible without cutting the knot! 13. With an open (D) ring scoop up any one of the (B) rings, close ring 14. With an open (C) ring scoop up the (D) ring added in step 13 15. Thread the chain through the (C) ring