KIY PROJECT# 5: MAGNETIC CHAIN NECKLACE

 

This is a great necklace and so so easy to make. You can really use any combination of KLIK KLIK magnets in it to customize it for your own stylish sensibilities!  If you love Fallon's jewelry like we do, chains + magnets are a really great combination.

To get started you'll need KLIK KLIK small disc magnets, $35 @ klikklikjewelry.com; 

KLIK KLIK medium sphere magnets, $45 @ klikklikjewelry.com; and KLIK KLIK small sphere magnets, part of the $75 KLIK KLIK JEWELRY KIT @ klikklikjewelry.com. Additionally, you will need a chain that is a magnetic alloy. You can pick this up at Michael's Arts and Crafts like we did for about $5, or search your jewelry and see if you have something that works as well. A great tip when going to Michael's is to always bring along some KLIK KLIK magnets to test on their products. Some chains will be magnetic while others will not, so it's always good to know before you buy and bring home.

 

First pull out a strand of the medium sphere magnets. You'll want it to be just longer than the final length of necklace you're making... a little more than 2'. To one end of that, attach your chain. You want the chain and magnet string to be the same length, so if you're using a chain from home or one that's slightly longer use pliers to snip it, or just make a longer necklace by adding more medium sphere magnets to compensate. 

 

Align the chains together so they make one long magnet-chain.





Pull out an equally sized chain of small sphere magnets and repeat the last two steps, attaching at the end and aligning them with the chain and medium spheres to make a thicker magnet-chain.





Again, do the same thing with your disc magnets so you have a flat chain of disc, medium sphere and small sphere magnets all attached to your chain.





Now comes the fun part. Grab either end of your newly made magnet-chain and twist. Keep twisting until you get a nice amount of pattern developing. If you hate twisting, you can wear it as it is, or if you are a twist lover go right on and twist til your hearts content! The great thing about his design is you can't do it wrong. 





Once you have achieved the perfect amount of twist for you, connect the two ends on the chain together and you're done! Super easy and awesome looking. You can even experiment with winding it around your wrist to make a rad cuff bracelet. We especially love this design because you can re-purpose it into so many other cool jewelry items and it looks so fabulous against a girly dress.