3 Ways to Turn Any Precious Gem into a Necklace

Materials:

– raw Quartz

– raw Aventurine

– raw Amethyst

– jewelry chain

– 25-gauge gold wire

– clasps + jump rings

– cord ends

– leather

– E6000

– gold bails

Tools:

-scissors

-pliers

Wire-wrapped raw Quartz Necklace

One of the easiest ways to turn a stone into a pendant is wrapping it in thin gold wire.

Use a dab of E6000 to hold the end of the wire in place, and then start wrapping. Tuck the end of the wire into the grouping near the glue. Let dry for 30 minutes.

Use a separate piece of wire and attach to the sides of the grouping. Twist the wire together to form a loop.

Attach a jump ring through the wire hoop and then string in your chain.

We love this chain, but it is too delicate for our jump rings. To attach the clasp and jump ring to the chain we used a small piece of our wire and created another wire wrap.

Quartz is said to bring

Use pliers to bend the jewelry bails into the shape of a hook. Glue onto the stone with E6000. Let dry for at least 30 minutes. Attach jump rings and your chain.

Hooked Raw Amethyst Necklace

This was another thin chain, so we used the wire-wrapping technique to attach the clasp.

Amethyst is known

This stone was a new one for us. We picked it up because we loved its frosty mint color.

Leather-bound Aventurine Necklace

We saved the easiest method for last. Cut out an appropriate size of leather and glue onto your stone using E6000. Let dry for at least 30 minutes.

This chain required cord ends. Attach using pliers and slide the chain through the leather loop.

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What raw stone would you like to wear in a necklace? Tell us in the comments below!