To create a pair of cuff links - will need chain nose pliers, round nose pliers and crimping pliers.
- 10 mm ceramic beads with flowers (2)
- 4 spacer beads
- 8 mm by 6 mm fluorite doughnut beads (2)
- 2 inch head pins (4)
- Soldered jump rings (2)
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| Ingredients for one |
1) Place a spacer bead, 10 mm ceramic bead and spacer bead on a headpin. Using round nose pliers - bend head pin using fingers to 90 degrees.
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| 90 degree fold of head pin |
2) Re-position round nose pliers - form a turned loop using fingers - insert closed jump ring.
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| Addition of closed jump ring |
3) Form a wrapped loop using chain nose pliers - smoothing down final end by using crimping pliers.
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| Crimping pliers to smooth ends |
4) Now completed focal bead of cufflink.
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| Focal bead |
5) Place a 8 mm by 6 mm fluorite doughnut on a second head pin. Using chain nose pliers - bend head pin using fingers to 90 degrees.
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| 90 degree fold of head pin |
6) Using round nose pliers - bend using fingers - to form a turned loop.
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| Starting turned loop |
7) Re-position round nose pliers - and complete loop - add closed jump ring with focal bead.
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| Closing opening - using wrapped loop |
8) As described in step 3 - smoothing down ends of wrapped loop to complete first cuff link
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| Completed cuff link |
Using doughbut bead pass through button holes of cuff.
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| Closure created |
