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One Acorn Necklace
About this design:
The acorn serves as a statement of strength, potential in life, and perseverance. This necklace is a really easy way to give someone something meaningful without having to express it with words.
What you’ll need:
- 18" finished sterling silver chain
- 1 Grace lamp work glass acorn
- a couple sterling silver slides
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: This is probably the easiest necklace I have made yet! String on your acorn, then holding both sides of the chain together, slip on the sterling silver "slides" (tube & o ring), dropping them down to the acorn. If you can't get your clasp on the chain through the "slides", remove the clasp using the same technique as opening and closing a jump ring. Then simply re-attach the clasp. That's it! |
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On Nov 21, 2012 at 2:34 pm #
Lois D says:Ali, this is a very pretty necklace. What a great design. I love how you used the silver chain (as opposed to say, brass); it seems to highlight a blue color I see in the acorn’s cap.
Love the gift idea! Thank you
On Nov 21, 2012 at 5:59 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:I have the Eucalyptus acorn sitting on my table still waiting for a design to formalize… Maybe this is it!
Love this! I have a friend who’s husband is a captain in the Navy and oak leaves (acorns, too??) symbolize an officer’s wife. I was looking for something to make for her for Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration!!
On Nov 22, 2012 at 7:59 am #
Asia says:Just in process of making a necklace with its brother, love the simplicity of this one
On Nov 22, 2012 at 8:41 am #
Valley Girl says:So simple and sweet. Makes for an easy days work…gotta love that!
Happy Thaksgiving Everyone.
On Nov 23, 2012 at 7:51 am #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Lovely!
On Nov 29, 2012 at 4:09 pm #
Pamela V says:Saw your necklace yesterday and knew I had to have it, am ordering all the components today, my very first jewelry making challenge! If successful, I will make them for my two best friends. Thanks for including the symbolism of the acorn.
On Dec 06, 2012 at 11:52 am #
Altered Artist says:This is wonderful. I’m going to give it a try but instead of the lampwork acorn I now have a use for all the big fat acorns from my 100 year old oak tree that I’ve collected. A little epoxy to the cap and wire the acorn and I should be good to go. Thanks for the inspiration.
On Dec 07, 2012 at 1:42 pm #
Lily Cat says:Simple with adorable! Cute!
On Mar 27, 2013 at 7:03 pm #
Jbeadz says:Simple and pleasing~
On Nov 05, 2016 at 2:55 pm #
orangecat says:What a scathingly brilliant idea!!!