https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/diy-jumpring • Posted by Amy L.
I'm always broke and very very cheap. Also, my closest craft store is a 20-minute drive away...and I can't drive at all. So, when I got into jewelry-making and needed jump rings, I forced myself to be creative. *If you don't have straight pins, any sort of thick-ish wire will work. **If you don't have round nose pliers, you can use needle nose pliers and something skinny and round, such as a skewer.
I'm always broke and very very cheap. Also, my closest craft store is a 20-minute drive away...and I can't drive at all. So, when I got into jewelry-making and needed jump rings, I forced myself to be creative. *If you don't have straight pins, any sort of thick-ish wire will work. **If you don't have round nose pliers, you can use needle nose pliers and something skinny and round, such as a skewer.
Use your wire cutters to cut the head off of the straight pin. You can cut off the needle-point too, if you want.
Use your round nose pliers to bend the wire bit into a circle. If you don't have round nose pliers, you can use needle nose pliers (or physical strength) to bend the wire around something skinny and round (such as a skewer)
You should have a wire circle with one or two non-bend ends.
Use your wire cutters and cut off the non-bent ends.
Ta-da! You've got a jump ring for all your jewelry-making (or other) needs!