Metal jewelry ideas - create a cross necklace for girls

Summary: This colorful wire wrapped cross and black leather cord necklace come together to create an easy metal jewelry tutorial. It is an easy-to-learn way to craft a DIY cross necklace for girls.

Today’s metal jewelry idea is about making a DIY cross necklace. Many patterns for cross necklace for girls exist, such as the previously shown seed beaded and wire woven necklace. This time around, we present a design using wirework techniques.

Materials and tools for making cross necklace:

1.5mm yellow alum wire

2 mm black leather cord

Round nose plier

Flat nose plier

Wire cutter

Scissors

Instructions:

Step 1: Make a wire wrapped cross

1st, snip a piece of aluminum wire long enough for wire wrapping;

2nd, fold the first loop at the center of the wire and adjust it slightly to an oval shape;

3rd, continue by wrapping a loop on both sides;

4th, adjust the loops and start to twist the ends together;

5th, twist the ends to your desired length;

6th, cut off excess wires.

Step 2: Finish the cross necklace

1st, make a jump ring with round nose plier;

2nd, attach cross pendant to the jump ring and thread a piece of leather cord through it;

3rd, tie sliding knots at both ends and cut off excess cords.

The finalized product is like this:

Tada! The tutorial for the DIY cross necklace for girls is done. We hope that you come up with your own fabulous cross projects and come up with more metal jewelry ideas using your creativity and imagination.

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