Glad I am not the only one who argues with jump rings, I can never get them to close properly. The answer - give them to hubby and he puts pliers on them to close the gap. Why is it that you can tug on them hard and they will not fall apart but the minute you finish the card and stand back to admire it they all fall off?? GGGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........lol