Fluted Diamond Necklace

 

Fluted Diamond Necklace

Fluted Diamond Necklace

This Fluted Diamond Necklace is a beauty!
It is perfect as a stand-alone accessory or it can be combined with matching earrings.

To make this Fluted Diamond necklace, you will need:

  • five 2″ eye pins,
  • ten 4 mm jump rings,
  • ten beads,
  • a clasp,
  • one 9″ length of chain,
  • five Fluted Diamonds,
  • glue,
  • a clear, waterproof coating,
  • a pin or needle,
  • round nose pliers, and
  • wire cutter.
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Fluted Diamond Necklace Instructions

  1. origami necklace
    Cut decorative paper into 1″ x 1″ squares. You will need 10 squares of paper to make 5 Fluted Diamonds. Fold the paper in half, unfold, and fold in half again. Use a pin to puncture a hole in the center of the paper. Remove pin.
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  2. Fold the paper into Fluted Diamonds according to these instructions. Use a toothpick to smear a smidgen of glue on the underside of the paper. Allow glue to dry before proceeding.
     
  3. Protect the origami model from water, sweat, and natural oils by applying a clear, waterproof coating. You can brush on a layer of clear nail polish or spray on a layer of varnish or shellac. Read about sealants & coatings here. Allow sealant to dry before proceeding.
     
  4. Thread a bead onto an eye pin. Next, add a Fluted Diamond and one more bead.
     
  5. origami necklace

    Grasp the protruding wire about an eighth of an inch above the bead. Bend the wire perpendicular to the length of the Fluted Diamond.
     

  6. Wrap the wire around the tip of the pliers to form an eye loop. This is easier to do if you have two pliers: one plier holds the wire at the bend while the other plier grasps the wire and does the wrapping. Cut off excess wire.
     
  7. Twist open two jump rings and hook them to the eye loops on either side of the beads. Connect the Fluted Diamonds side by side using jump rings. There should be two jump rings in between each Fluted Diamond. Note: open jump rings by twisting the two sides away from one another. Do not pull them apart as this will distort their shape (details here).
     
  8. origami necklace
    Lay out the five interconnected Fluted Diamonds and measure the total length. It should be approximately 7″ to 8″ long.
     
  9. Cut a length of chain that is 8″ to 9″ long so that the combined length will be 16″. Use a wire cutter and cut the chain into two equal pieces.

    Sixteen inches makes for a nice length: long enough so it is not restrictive, yet short enough so it rides high above the chest. It will be slightly longer than a “choker” but shorter than a “princess” necklace. See standard necklace lengths here
     

  10. fluted diamond necklace
    Twist open a jump ring and use it to join one end of the Fluted Diamonds to one of the chains. Repeat on the other end of the Fluted Diamonds.
     
  11. Attach a clasp: Twist open a jump ring and hook it to the last link of the necklace. Attach half of the clasp to the same jump ring and then close the ring. Attach the other half of the clasp onto the other end of the necklace (this may or may not require one more jump ring). A spring ring clasp was used here, but other clasps work just as well.

    Your Fluted Diamond necklace is done!


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