Sterling Silver Stamped Nature Earrings and Necklace Chapter 8
19.Using two pair of chain nose pliers, open the
oval jump ring and slide the bottom of the
eye pin with the rubber tube, top loop of
the head pin with the seed beads, and the
sterling silver leaf shape onto the jump ring.
Close the jump ring and repeat this step for
the other earring.18.Slide 12 seed beads onto the head pin. Use
the same technique that was used on the
eye pins to form a loop at the top of the
head pin in Steps 14 through 17.
To open and close jump rings,
use two pairs of chain nose
pliers pointing up to hold the
jump ring with the opening at the top.
Roll one of your wrists away from you
and your other wrist toward you, open-
ing the jump ring only as much as nec-
essary. To close the jump ring, hold it
the same way and roll your wrists in the
opposite directions. (Think of holding
a piece of paper and tearing it.) Never
pull the jump ring ends out; this will
weaken the metal, and it will be diffi-
cult to close the jump ring.