DIY jewelry of genuine Stingray cord

Now at Smyks you can purchase genuine polished stingray cord in the best quality at the best price. The cord is available in many beautiful colours and you can easily and quickly make one of the popular bracelets.
In this blog entry we show you some examples of what you can use this beautiful skin cord for, e.g. necklaces and earrings.

Necklace of brown Stingray cord.

For this necklaces you’ll need the following materials:

1 piece of approx. 38cm brown Stingray cord (purchase 2 units of the product)
1pc. 7mm gilded magnetic clasp
2pcs. gilded 8mm hole glossy steel bead (for tight sitting beads choose same with 7 mm hole)
1pc. gilded 8mm hole frosted steel bead (for tight sitting beads choose same with 7 mm hole). This item is discontinued but you may find other bracelet beads, with 8 mm hole, here.
+ Jewelry adhesive

Start by adding the 3 gilded beads on the cord, next glue the ends into the magnetic clasp. You can also make a bracelet where you the same beads and clasp. If you’d like the necklace to be adjustable, you can do as instructed under “Necklace of grey Stingray cord”.

Necklace of black Stingray cord.

For this necklace you’ll need the following materials:

1pc. approx. 38cm black Stingray cord (Two units of the product is needed)
1pc. gilded 7mm magnetic clasp
1pc. gilded clip clasp
1pc. gilded 4mm jumpring
1pc. gilded pendant. This item is discontinued but you may find alternatives here
+ jewelry adhesive

Attach your clip clasp onto the cord, and next connect the clip clasp with the pendant by using a jumpring. You then glue the ends of the cord into the magnetic clasp, and your necklace is done. If you wish to make the necklace adjustable, you can do as described in the necklace below.

Necklace of grey Stingray cord.

For this necklace, you’ll need the following materials:

1pc. approx. 38cm grey Stingray cord (2 units of the product is needed)
2pcs. gilded 7mm glue-in ends with eyes
10cm, gilded jewelry chain
5pcs. gilded 5mm jumprings
1pc. gilded 11mm silver lobster claw clasp
+ jewelry adhesive

We’ve kept this necklace simple without any pendants, of course you can add your own if you’d like, see above. Glue the ends of the cord into their respective glue-in end. Attach a piece of cable chain, approximately 4cm, to the eye of the glue-in ends with a jumpring.  In the other end attach the lobster claw clasp with another jumpring. Cut the other chain into pieces and reassemble it with jumprings and lastly attach a jumpring in the end of the chain. The jumprings makes it possible to adjust the length of the necklace step for step.

Necklace of black Stingray cord and with chain.

For this necklace you’ll need the same materials as for the necklace with grey Stingray cord above, just with black cord instead:

1pc. approx. 15cm black Stingray cord
2pcs. gilded 7mm glue-in ends with eyes
4pcs. 5mm gilded jumprings
1 piece of approx. 50cm gilded AR50 cable chain
1pc. gilded 11mm lobsterclaw clasp

Start by gluing the ends of the Stingray cord into the glue-in ends with eyes. Then attach 25 centimeters of chain to one of the eyes with a jumpring, and do the same with the other end. The lobster claw clasp is then fastened in the one end with a jumpring, and a slightly bigger jumpring is attached to the other end of the chain.

Necklace of Stingray cord with stones.

For this necklace you’ll need the following materials, materials whose link can be found in the precious examples:
1 piece of approx. 38cm light grey Stingray cord
2pcs. gilded 7mm glue-in ends with eyes
1pc. gilded 7mm magnetic clasp
1 piece of 0.38mm tigertail wire, approx. 30cm
6pcs. gilded crip beads
2pcs. gilded 4mm crimp covers
5pcs. different stones, here we have used garnet, moon stone, green labradorite, amethyst and carnelian (some are not available in the webshop at the moment)

Start by cutting the Stingray cord into 2 pieces. Glue one end of the Stingray cords into the glue-in end. Glue the other end to the magntic clasp. Then take the wire and attach it to the eye of the glue-in end using a crimp bead, which you then hide with a crimp cover. Thread the stones onto the wire. You can use all kinds of jewelry stones and pearls, here we have used raw semi-precious stones to create a rustic look. We have put crimp beads in between the stones to create space between them. When you have added your desired amount of stones, finish off the way you started, with a crimp bead and a crimp cover.

Bracelet in grey and brown Stingray cord.

For these bracelets you’ll need the following materials:
1pc. 19cm Stingray cord
1pc. gilded 7mm hole magnetic clasp

Direct links to the materials can be found in several of the examples shown above.

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