https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 18:20:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917131 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:58:03 +0000 PinkElephant 2917131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady baltimore: Yes! Thank you for giving me the right words! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917129 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:44:23 +0000 lady baltimore 2917129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I think that you may be looking for a split chain:</p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/market/split_chain_necklace" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/market/split_chain_necklace</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917106 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:33:11 +0000 PinkElephant 2917106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: gah I'm explaining badly....the "end" of the chain opens like a jump ring, it's just that the chain itself isn't ON the jump ring, it's a part of it. I can get the existing chain off, and put something else through holes in the pendant. I think I can remove the exact same type of chain from a cheap-ish Amazon/Michaels' gold plated bar necklace and put it on this necklace - it might look fine if I can match the metal decently.</p> <p>@wrkbrk: Haha you and me both. I'm excellent at justifying unnecessary purchases! You are totally right, except that it was a gift from my MIL and I'd live in fear that she'd notice - she's got a thing about "if you take care of your nice things, they will last..." :silly: I also am seeing that these necklaces can be as cheap as $30, and as expensive as $300 - I would guess that this one fell on the lower end of that spectrum, but I'm not positive. Oh well, first world problems!</p> <p>I'm going to try a cheap hack, then order a new (cheap) necklace next time I have an occasion if I really can't get mine back to decent shape (and making it through camp-less summer with my three wild animal children counts as an occasion). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917103 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:37:52 +0000 wrkbrk 2917103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I don’t think that there is a way to fix that without having a jeweler solder it back together. In other words, I don’t think you can order a replacement chain and do it yourself. I’d put the cost around $30. Maybe just order yourself a totally new one?? Cest la vie (or that’s what I tell myself when I need to justify an expenditure)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917101 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:40:22 +0000 bhbee 2917101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: if you can’t just open it like a jump ring then I think you’re looking at soldering. Not sure the investment would be cheaper than having a jeweler fix? Might be worth trying to price both. But again I am no expert! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917096 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:36:57 +0000 PinkElephant 2917096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: Thanks for the suggestions. The method you describe is what I thought I could do (with my limited jewelry making experience, haha), but I can't see ANY breaks in the chain links where I could open it up with pliers to repair. I'm going to break out a magnifying glass. Similar story where it attaches to the pendant - it's not an actual jump ring, it's an end-piece to the chain (the chain with seemingly no seams in the rings, haha). The loop on the end opens like a jump ring, so I can take it off the pendant, but I can't detach it from the chain without cutting it.</p> <p>We do have a Michael's nearby, and I'm comfortable going into it with a mask, so that might just be the best bet. I'm sure I can hack something, but I love that there are not a lot of extra rings/hoops on this necklace, so want to try to keep the same "look".</p> <p>I feel like if I can figure out the "name" of this kind of chain, I can get the right piece. I'll keep digging around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917090 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:28:37 +0000 bhbee 2917090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you fix the broken loop with needle nose pliers? If not, one option is to buy a new chain at a craft store - I know Michaels and JoAnn are doing curbside. Just measure how long and look for the metal type you need. You can probably buy one long one and separate it into the pieces you need. Then you can use your pliers to open the jump rings near the pendant and replace the chain. Since you need kind of a funny length with that type of necklace (ie not just an 18” chain) you probably also need to replace the lobster clasp onto the new chain but again shouldn’t be hard. </p> <p>I’m no expert but we’ve been making polymer clay charms lately and I’ve been buying all this to make necklaces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917088 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:35:23 +0000 PinkElephant 2917088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One more to show the attachment. </p> <p>Thanks in advance! </p> [attach=2883/20/qd7caz.450x600.BDD54210-3D95-422D-A442-36771257336D.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/jewelry-repair-help#post-2917087 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:34:20 +0000 PinkElephant 2917087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A bit random, but I figure there is someone on here who has some jewelry making experience and will know what to do. </p> <p>My favorite monogram necklace snapped in the middle of the chain. It is not a charm/pendant, but is rather “built in” to the middle of the chain with a solid loop on either end of the chain. I think I just need to replace the chain itself, but don’t know what to call it so I’m coming up blank on Amazon searches. Anyone know? Am i missing some other way to repair it?</p> <p>While it’s nice and one of my very favorite pieces, it’s costume (gold plated), so I’d rather avoid a trip to the jeweler to have it fixed. </p> [attach=2883/20/qd7c99.450x600.B4DC3F07-B830-46AA-89EB-4DCA7F52FC91.jpeg]