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Easy Being Green Necklace & Earrings

By: Vicki O'Dell for Consumer Crafts
Easy Being Green Necklace & Earrings

The bright pops of green in this Easy Being Green Necklace & Earrings are the perfect touch against the copper background. It's great free jewelry making project for a bright touch of color all year long.

Project TypeMake a Project

Bead TypeMiscellaneous

Time to CompleteUnder an hour

Bead Technique UsedChainmail/Wirework

Bead Project TypeNecklace, Earrings

Materials:

  • Boho Collection™ 6 inch Green leaf chain with beads GG-026
  • Boho Collection™ 18 inch Antique copper chain (both pieces) GG-034
  • Boho Collection™ antique copper rings GG-040
  • Precision pliers set 1995-14

Instructions:

  1. Disassemble the 6 inch green leaf chain so that all of the beads are separate, but still ontheir original eye pins. Center the green leaf bead on one of the 18 inch chains and attach with a jump ring.
     
  2. Cut 5 lengths of chain 10-16 links long - each one a different length - from the second chain. Attach to the bottom of the leaf with a jump ring.
    It's Easy Being Green Necklace and Earrings
  3. Attach another jump ring to the jump ring that holds the leaf onto the necklace. Add one of the brown etched beads to this ring.
    It's Easy Being Green Necklace and Earrings
  4. Attach two more brown etched beads to this jump ring in the same way. Alternately, you could attach these beads to different links in the chain, or use the turquoise beads instead, depending on your preference.
    It's Easy Being Green Necklace and Earrings

 

Earrings

Materials:

  • Boho Collection™ 6 inch chain with open circle beads GG-024
  • Boho Collection™ antique copper earring findings GG-039
  • Precision pliers set 1995-14

Instructions:

  1. Remove the green hoop beads from the packaging and from the attached eye pins. Attach a simple loop to one half of the loop.
    It's Easy Being Green Earrings
  2. Attach an earring wire to complete.
    It's Easy Being Green Earrings
     

If you like this jewelry tutorial, you'll love all the other free jewelry patterns in our 6 Fun and Free Christmas Jewelry Projects eBook!

 

 

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