Amazon Rainforest Infinity Earrings and Friendship Bracelet
Materials:
River Capture Chain
Fern Capture Chain
Silver Cheetah Charms
Double Strand End Caps
Earring Hooks
10mm Jump Rings
Vintaj Patina Paints - Victorian Gold
20-gauge Soft Flex Craft Wire
Lobster Clasp
Painting is a wonderful form of self expression and a very easy way to liberate any rules for coloring in the lines. In this jewelry tutorial, I explain how to choose your own journey when it comes to painting with Vintaj patina paints and paint some cute cheetah jewelry charms. Then I use River SilverSilk Capture Chain to make a pair of infinity knot earrings and a matching friendship bracelet to coordinate your fashionable look.
While this screen cap does not capture the most flattering face, I wanted to recap my project from last week since I loved how my faux oxidized pendant turned out. I used Soft Flex Wire to connect my fringe, pendant and beads together and I love the extra pop of color that only their beading wire can add to my design.
I wanted to continue my exploration with the Vintaj patina paints and decided it was a Victorian Gold kind of night. But it seemed to add a special shimmer to my components. I was excited to see how it would react over a silver colored base. The natural brass components are dark, therefore the paint effect was a much darker as it overlaid a dark metal.
I LOVED how my cheetah head jewelry charms turned out after I painted them. I knew they would be a great contrast color against the SilverSilk River capture chain. I used a cosmetic sponge to apply the paint onto my charms and used the blunt end of the sponge to dab away any excess paint.
You’ll want to cut a length of about 5-inches of capture chain and loop it into a knot three times to achieve this infinity knot.
I then gathered up the ends of SilverSilk and crimped my double strand over it with a pair of nylon jaw pliers. I connected my charms and painted (and hammered which you can see that in the video) fringe with a 10mm jump ring to complete my earring.
The Josephine Knot is not hard to master. It’s a matter of positioning the jewelry chains in the right order and having contrasting color chains to play with helps a ton. The video below shows you the best method to accomplish this knot and to secure the ends, so that you have created a special component or focal piece that is ready to be turned into a bracelet.
I love this little gemstone mix of moss agate, electroplated lava beads and leopard jasper. I decided this was the best combination to go with my bracelet focal.
During this tutorial, I spend some extra time explaining how I make simple loops. You’ll want to cut about a half inch from where the bead ends then start to make your simple loop. If the loop is too far away from the bead, simply trim the loop equal to the distance between where the bead ends and the loop begins. Trimming the extra length and reforming your simple loop should place it closer to the bead.
The result? A snazzy little bracelet that represents the connection of flora and aqua of the amazon rainforest.
Watch the Tutorial Video
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