DIY | Chain with enamel beads

This cable chain with small enamel beads is available in various colour combinations. 

In our new blog post, we show you how easy it is to make these earrings yourself - you just wind the chain around a pair of hoops.

Hoops with chain and turquoise enamel beads

We used the following DIY components to assemble these earrings:

• 1 pair of hoops, 25mm, gilded sterling silver
• approx. 40cm (2x20cm) cable chain with turquoise enamel beads, gold-plated steel 
• approx. 20cm (2x10cm) wire 0.4mm, gold-plated sterling silver

       + chain-nose pliers

       + cutter pliers

First, you pull the wire through the last link of the cable chain. Bend the wire in the middle.

Then you wind the wire around the hoop - about 4-5 times.

The windings should be closely spaced.

After that, you wrap the chain with beads around the hoop. Push the chain together while you wind it, that way it becomes more compact. 

Once you are done with wrapping the chain around the hoop, you cut off the excessive chain (if there is any) and pull a piece of wire through the last link. Bend the wire.

Wind the wire around the hoop - as often as you did at the beginning. 

Cut off the excessive wire and press the end of the wire carefully in with chain-nose pliers.

Hoops with chain and multi-coloured enamel beads

We used the following DIY components to assemble these earrings:

• 1 pair of hoops, 25mm, gilded sterling silver
• approx. 40cm (2x20cm) cable chain with multi-coloured enamel beads, gold-plated steel 
• approx. 20cm (2x10cm) wire 0.4mm, gold-plated sterling silver

       + chain-nose pliers

       + cutter pliers

The procedure is the same as described in the first example.

Hoops 20mm, gilded sterling silver

Cable chain with yellow enamel beads, gold-plated steel

Hoops 20mm, gilded sterling silver

Cable chain with pink enamel beads, gold-plated steel

Hoops 20mm, gilded sterling silver

Cable chain with black enamel beads, gold-plated steel