Summer. A season for two-eyed folks to join ranks with four-eyed folks. A season when the ocularly-blessed among us no longer have to envy the less fortunate because of the radical accessories they are prescribed to indulge in. I'm talking eyeglass chains. They are fabulously useful for keeping your glasses (whether prescription, sun, or ironic vanity) ever-handy. They adorn your glasses while you wear them, and transform them into the best kind of neckwear when you're not. And they are super easy to make!
Style options are infinite. If you need some inspiration, check out what Etsy sellers are offering. I went for kind of a steam punk vibe because I just happened to have brass chain and fish vertebrae hanging around.
Most of the supplies you'll need will depend on your design, but the one thing you'll definitely need are adjustable rubber eyeglass chain ends.
These are available at most bead-crafting shops, online, or at the ends
of those horrible neon eyeglass chains they sell at the drug store for
next to nothing.
For instructions regarding basic beading techniques, visit my post from last June, To Bead or Not to Bead... (perhaps my corniest post title yet).
If you're using chain, you will need jump rings to connect the chain to the rubber ends. This is a simple task with just a pair of pliers or two. Just remember, always open and close jump rings laterally so as not to weaken or disrupt the circle.
Now, go forth... be irrepressibly hip in a reminiscently secretarial fashion!
Cheers,
Melody
Nice! I like the fish bones. They look like beads.
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