Comments on: My Glass Bail Hook https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:47:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Lindy Lee https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-160216 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:47:09 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-160216 I like Cheryl Feyen’s suggestion of using the curved tube bead to place the pendant on. Also, might consider using wire from front of pendant bail to the ball end on the back of the pendant bail so the piece cannot fall off. Could also put some dangling beads on the same wire to embellish the cat pendant a little more, and could terminate the wire ends with scrolling spirals.

]]> By: Cheryl Feyen https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-156377 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:30:05 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-156377 You said that you wanted to add it to a beaded necklace, so I am assuming you want to string it on tigertail or wire. I would use bicone crystals on either side of the pendant. The cone ends would fill the large hole of the pendant and keep it from moving around too much or falling off. Then scatter the bicones throughout your design. You could also use a curved tube bead that the pendant would fit on but keep it from sliding off the wire.

]]> By: PhyllisC https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-155984 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:33:50 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-155984 Gosh !!!! Thanks everyone!!! Y’all have some wonderful ideas, and if you think of anything else, please, let me know. I’m going to try a couple of them this weekend ( I really love this pendant) & I will send in a picture when finished!!
Again, THANKS for all the help YOU are the best..it’s great to have people to ask,,,,, since we don’t ever KNOW everything, and we all work in different mediums! =^..^=
Phyllis

]]> By: Jeanne Lyons https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-155947 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:21:37 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-155947 You could try making a large knot with your cord, heavy ribbon, satin, leather… on either side of the glass loop. This will limit the movement of the pendant but that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what your looking for.

]]> By: Linda https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-154436 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:48:28 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-154436 Put a jump ring above the glass ball at the end of the pendant then attach another smaller one to the first and thread your cord through it, It will hold your cord in place.

]]> By: Adrien https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-154020 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:37:42 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-154020 There appears to be a little glass ball at the end of the curl. I suggest you use a fabric cord, make a tight knot on the curl and then a decorative bow to hide the knot. You can glue the knot to the bead if you think it is necessary. If you incorporated a small loop for a bail while making the bow, then you have the option of using what ever “chain” you like to wear with the pendant. This technique would also allow you to add some other artistic elements to compliment the glass bead.

]]> By: Mimi https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153880 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:44:54 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153880 Maybe the best thing would be to make a kumihimo strand for the pendant. It is fairly easy to learn and there is a way to incorporate the pendant into the cord.

]]> By: Daniela https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153827 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:47:16 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153827 What about a drop of transparent glue between glass and cord/chain/necklace?
Ciao

]]> By: Phyllis C https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153424 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:25:25 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153424 My trick is I want to make a beaded “look” and don’t know how to combine it with the cord 🙁

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153345 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:48:21 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153345 In reply to Phyllis C.

You’re very welcome, Phyllis! I hope you share the finished necklace with us! 🙂
I’m looking forward to hearing everyone else’s ideas for this too.

]]> By: Phyllis C https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153327 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:35:29 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153327 Neat ! Thanks Rena – You are ALWAYS so helpful! I really love the pendant ( It’s a cat =^..^= ! My fav!

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153258 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:13:05 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153258 Hi Phyllis! My thought is to use the thickest satin cord that that you can string the bail onto – even if you have to squeeze the cord a bit to fit it through the bail.

If the cord filled out the entire space inside the bail, it would be too wide for the gap in the bail to slip off the cord.

An added bonus is that glass and satin cord look lovely together! 🙂

]]> By: PhyllisC https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/my-glass-bail-hook/#comment-153083 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:47:26 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=34906#comment-153083 Thanks for ANY help 🙂 and suggestions…….

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