Jewelry Lovers

Since the 1950s, the charm bracelet’s made a lasting impact on the American scene. While this decade didn’t see the first charm bracelets in history, it became the must-have item for many women, teenagers, and little girls. Pair that trend with the glamour of Hollywood and the celebrity of the Rat Pack, and you pay homage to an unforgettable decade with this charm bracelet.

Tools and Materials

Flat-nose pliers

Round-nose pliers

1 cast pewter purse charm, gold-finished

1cast pewter musical note charm, pewter-finished

1 cast pewter heart charm, gold-finished

1 cast pewter martini charm, pewter-finished

1 cast pewter high-heeled shoe charm, gold-finished

5′Z inches link chain, silver-colored

2 5mm split jump rings, silver-colored 3 5mm split jump rings, gold-colored 2 2-inch eyepins, gold-colored

2 5mm pressed-glass crystals, AB 1 spring ring clasp, silver-colored

1. Slide 1 crystal onto 1 eyepin. Begin to make an eye loop with your flat-nose and round-nose pliers, but before you finish the eye loop, connect it to one end of the silver chain.

2. Repeat Step 1 with the other crystal, the other eyepin, and the other end of the chain.

3. Gently open 1 of one eyepins (an end not connected to the chain) and slip on the springring clasp. Reclose the eyepin. You’ll use the springring clasp and the eyepin as the clasp for the bracelet.

4. Lay out the full length of the bracelet. (It’s roughly 7% inches.) Lay your charms out next to it and space them out as you like them. I spaced mine about an inch apart, starting about PA inches from each side of the clasp.

5. Take a your first charm and attach a correspondingly colored jump ring, so use a gold charm with gold jump ring. Use your flat-nose pliers to twist the jump ring open. While your jump ring is open, attach it to the bracelet in the spot you chose for it. Never, ever pull a jump ring apart, or you’ll ruin the shape of the jump ring. Gently twist the jump ring open with your flat-nose pliers, attach your pieces, and then twist it back into place.

6. Repeat Step 5 until all the charms are connected.

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