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necklace i made a friend for christmas, nothing out of the ordinary, but it was my first time making jewellery in awhile, and my first time playing with plastics.

question: what's the best way of opening and closing jump rings? i ended up opening them with my fingers (which hurt like hell) and then closing them by clamping them tight with pliers, but that didn't always work too great. suggestions?