Sunday, January 27, 2008

Great Neck Jewelry Class: Leather Charm Necklaces


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Hello Girls! It was great to meet all of you last week! I hope you're having a nice weekend.
This week in class we'll be making necklaces with Greek Leather. I found a great online source for this at Greco USA . The cord is very reasonably priced and comes in great colors! I get the 1.8 mm size.

To make the necklace, first you choose your decoration for the cord. You can pick a pendant or sting some beads; you just have to make sure that the beads have holes that are wide enough for the leather to fit through.

When you're finished, the ends can be finished with endcaps that you can crimp. I haven't found a substitute for these in silver plate, so we'll be using sterling silver. I'll show you how to fasten the endcap to the leather so it stays tight! One side will have a hook, and the other a loop to fasten.

See you Wednesday!

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