There is a cute jewelry tutorial on Martha Stewart from her new Blueprints magazine.
1. Pry open jump rings and slide them over the end links. Close one.
2. Slide clasp on the other and close ring.
Sources
Brass flattened curb, $4 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
8mm silver-tone cable, $5 per foot, beadsbysandy.com (minimum order, $50).
Blackened curb, $8 per yard, Pacific Trimming, 212-279-9310.
15mm grosgrain ribbon, $4 per yard, Mokuba, 212-869-8900.
Silver oval link, $2 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass oval link, $4.50 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass twisted oval link, $10.50 per foot, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466, and 25mm grosgrain ribbon, $5.50 per yard, Mokuba, 212-869-8900.
S-hook clasps, $3 for 12, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Jump rings, from $1, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Lobster and spring clasps, 50 cents to $3 for 12, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Nickel snap, $1 each, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Brass snap, $1 each, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Toggles, from $1.50, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Blackened copper cable, $4 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Blackened copper snap, $1, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.8mm copper cable, $5 per foot, beadsbysandy.com.
Copper lobster clasp, 50 cents, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass cable, $4 per foot, and spring clasp, $3 for 12, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
For the belt tutorial, click here.