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How to make body chains

Here’s how to make a beaded body chain for summer!

beaded body chain 2

This body chain looks incredible. Using glass beads and some delicate gold chain it is sure to make a statement with your next summer outfit!

You will need the following tools and materials to make your beaded body chain:

1: Pliers. You will need your flat nose pliers, round nose pliers and cutting pliers to make this body chain.

Cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers

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2: Eight glass beads. I used these blue beads.

8 glass beads

3: Eight eye pins.

8 eye pins

4: Five jump rings.

5 jump rings

5: Two lobster clasps.

two clasps

6: A necklace length piece of chain.

necklace length chain

7: Another piece of chain long enough to fit around your waist (plus another 10cm).

waist chain

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Follow these steps to make your beaded body chain:

1: Add the beads to each of the eye pins.

beads on pin

2: Bend each of the pins to form a right angle.

bent pin

3: Create a loop at the end of each pin to secure the beads in place.

looped pin
looped pins

4: Attach all the beads together to form a beaded chain.

linking beads
beads linked

5: Attach the beaded chain to the middle of the shorter piece of chain.

beads attached to middle of short chain

6: Add a jump ring to one side of the short chain.

adding jump ring

7: Attach one of the lobster clasps to the open jump ring and close the ring to secure the clasp in place.

adding clasp
clasp attached

8: Add another jump ring to the other side of the necklace chain.

attached ring to other side

9: Add one end of the long chain to the bottom of the beaded section.

attaching to end of long chain

10: Create a loop with the long chain, attach approximately 10cm from the end of the beaded section using one of the jump rings.

attaching big loop
loop created

11: Split the long loop in the middle (this will be the back of the body chain).

big loop split in half

12: Add a jump ring and clasp to one side of the long loop.

second clasp attached

13: Add the last remaining jump ring to the other side of the body loop to finish it off.

second clasp finished

Now it’s finished and ready to wear! How fun?!

body chain on dress

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