★ How To Make Your Own Jewelry | TUTORIALS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES ★
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Below is a collection of the most useful, interesting, simple, prettiest and most unique jewelry making tutorials from all over the web!
There are how-tos using fabric, wire, pearl, gemstones, metal, beads and many other materials, and these incorporate a variety of interesting techniques.
It doesn't matter if you are a jewelry making beginner, or are more advanced, there are instructions and projects for every level. There are instructions for t-shirt fabric necklaces, a choice of wire clasps, ribbon pendants, bib necklaces and plenty more!
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There are how-tos using fabric, wire, pearl, gemstones, metal, beads and many other materials, and these incorporate a variety of interesting techniques.
It doesn't matter if you are a jewelry making beginner, or are more advanced, there are instructions and projects for every level. There are instructions for t-shirt fabric necklaces, a choice of wire clasps, ribbon pendants, bib necklaces and plenty more!
Hope you find this lens fun and useful :-)
Photo Source.
My Jewelry Shop.
Long Fabric Necklace
Geometric Triangle Necklace
Jewelry Making Techniques
- Beading Techniques and Tutorials
- A range of bead jewellery and technique projects.
- Engraved Acrylic Technique
- To use for rings and pendants.
- "S" Clasp
- Simple "S" clasp for closing necklaces.
- Earwires
- How to make wire earring hooks.
- Fancy Clasp
- Fancy wire-wrapped loop clasp for necklaces.
- Wire Wrapping
- Lots of different techniques of wire wrapping.
- Cage Pendant
- Lovely wire cage for necklaces and earrings.
- Working With Sheet Metal
- All the steps of cutting sheet metal, with photos.
- How to Use Liver of Sulphur
- To oxidise silver, copper and brass.
- Using a Tumbler
- To polish metal jewellery.
- Soldering
- Good tutorial on soldering jewellery.
- Wire Wrap a Faceted Pendant
- With a very fancy technique.
- Using Wire Guards
- To protect the wire at the ends of a beaded necklace.
- Rustic Spiral Clasps
- Lovely wire clasps with a 'messy' style spiral.
Wire Wrapped Briolettes
More Techniques Used in Jewelry Making
- Bezel Setting
- Make your own bezel set ring.
- Wire Weaving
- Scroll to the bottom for free tutorials.
- Memory Wire
- Using memory wire to make a bracelet.
- Stamping Metal
- How to stamp letters onto metal.
- Wire Cages
- Spiral cages for housing round beads.
- Making Wire Findings
- Including "S" clasps.
- Using Resin
- To make coloured gems.
- Cutting Sheet Metal Shapes
- Detailed video tutorial for making ornate shapes.
- Beaded Jewellery Instructables
- Large range of tutorials on jewellery.
- How to Finish Off a Beaded Necklace.
- How to secure the ends.
- How to Crochet Wire
- To make fine and delicate jewellery pieces.
- Drilling Beach Pebbles
- How to drill neatly through small bach stones.
Bead on a Wire
Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry
Amazon Price: $9.20 (as of 06/02/2012)
Linked Locket Necklace
Fabric and Mixed Media Jewelry 1
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- Vintage Lace Necklace
- Using a pre-made lace shape.
- Button Earrings
- Cute studs made from plastic buttons.
- Fabric Flower Earrings
- Sweet fabric and bead studs.
- Woven Ribbon Pendant
- Pendant made by weaving ribbons together.
- Origami Heart Earrings
- Learn to fold paper hearts.
- Flower Ruffle Collar
- Romantic style fabric necklace.
- Faux Pearl Necklace
- Made from corn starch, salt and water.
- Leather Chain Necklace
- With individual links made from leather pieces.
- Ribbon & Pearl Necklace
- Black ribbon and fake pearls make a great necklace.
- Recycled Tights Necklace
- Funky necklace made from tights and stockings.
- Pebble Necklace
- Cool surf style necklace of braided fabric with a pebble pendant.
- Faux Agate Slices
- These would make pretty pendants.
- Paper Bead Pyramid Earrings
- I love the statement design of this easy earrings.
Ribbon & Pearl Earrings
Fabric and Mixed Media Jewelry 2
- Paper Beads Necklace
- Gorgeous beads made from paper.
- Doily Heart Necklaces
- To be split between best friends.
- Make Your Own Lava Rock
- Using polymer clay and salt.
- Recycled Newspaper Beads
- Really pretty handmade beads.
- T-Shirt Necklaces
- Fun layered necklaces made from t-shirts. One of my favourites.
- Resin Pendants
- Learn how to make resin pendants with paper images embedded inside.
- Brad Necklace
- Using fabric covered brads.
- Satin Cord Knotting
- Good for use with pendants.
- Beautiful Projects
- Basic techniques plus unique and funky bracelets and necklaces.
- Adjustable Knot
- Used to make a cord necklace adjustable in length.
- Rolled Paper Beads
- Or you could use fabric.
- Embellishing Hoop Earrings
- By adding knots, trims or crochet.
- Geometric Clay Pendant
- Stylish faceted clay gem on a chain.
- Jump Ring Necklace
- Very simple necklace using everyday craft materials.
Jewel Bib Necklace
Stamped Metal Jewelry
Stamped Metal Jewelry: Creative Techniques and Designs for Making Custom Jewelry
Amazon Price: $12.50 (as of 06/01/2012)
Elegant Wire Hoop Earrings
Photo and earrings by Moving Beads - Click here to buy the tutorial.
Fabric and Mixed Media Jewelry 3
- Beaded Necklace
- In exotic colours.
- Decal Penny Pendant
- Using glaze and a coin.
- Collaged Crystals
- Would make fab pendants.
- Braided Fabric Necklace
- With a gorgeous colour combination.
- Photo Jewellery
- Using shrink plastic.
- Cork Silhouette Necklaces
- Fun and whimsical pendants.
- Stacked Disc Necklace
- Using discs created by crochet.
- Wrapped Rope Necklace
- Funky & tribal layered necklaces.
- Precious Metal Clay Pendant
- Silver PMC rubber-stamped necklace.
- Organic Jewellery
- Made from painted melon seeds.
- Woven Chain Bracelet
- Embroidery thread woven onto metal chain.
- Hex Nut Bracelet
- Hardware braided onto white rope.
- Walnut Heart Necklace
- A pendant made from a real walnut.
- Enameled Keys
- Simply paint skeleton keys with nail polish for this fun necklace.
Recycled T-Shirt Bracelet
Photo and bracelet by KimberCrafts.
Find the instructions for creating a 6-strand braid here.
More Mixed Media Jewellery
- Potentilla Bib
- Lovely fabric flower necklace.
- Gilded Acorn
- Autumn themed necklace.
- Vintage Flower Necklace
- My own tutorial using Fimo clay.
- Rope Necklace
- Chunky layered design.
- Flag Bunting Necklace
- Anthropologie inspired design.
- Cross Stitch Pendant
- Pretty necklace with a geometric design.
- Clay Bangles
- With floral stamped patterns on the clay.
- Shrinky Dinks Necklace
- Sewing mini plastic shapes together.
- Holiday Sparkle Earrings
- Recycling tinsel into fun jewelry.
- Shrinky Dink Jewelry
- Turn computer images into adorable plastic charms.
- Vacation Earrings
- Using metal leaves and glass dangle flowers.
- Flamingo Toes Tutorials
- Lots of how-tos for pretty fashion necklaces.
- Ombre Bead Necklace
- Gorgeous wirelace necklace with a colour gradient.
Leather & Lace Bangles
Photo and bangles by One Pearl Button - Click here for the how-to.
Creative Jewelry You Can Make Yourself
- Embroidered Cabochon Tutorial
- Gorgeous pendant created with embroidery stitches and pretty beads.
- Layered Fabric Necklaces
- A trio of braided necklaces of different lengths.
- Clay Bead Bracelets
- Make your own clay beads to add to a braided bracelet.
- Thread Wrapped Necklace
- Made by wrapping around wire and embroidery thread.
- DIY Braided Clay Bracelet
- Strands of clay are braided to make these gorgeous bracelets.
- Lanyard Double Chain Bracelet
- Mix plastic strands with traditional chains.
- DIY Twig Necklace
- Have a look at the rest of this website too.
- Geometric Shrinky Plastic
- Create black and white geometric plastic shapes for a cool necklace.
- Vintage Butterfly Necklace
- Beautiful and feminine design which even beginners can make.
- Geometric Clay Pendant
- Cool triangle necklace pendant made from clay.
- Painted Leather Diamond
- DIY geometric pendant made of leather.
- Canvas Feathers
- Beautiful feathers pendant made by using your artistic skill on canvas.
- Raw Crystal Necklace
- How to create a stunning necklace from natural amethyst crystals.
- Colourful Wood Bead Necklace
- Fun summer necklace DIY with painted beads.
Leather Chain Necklace
Studded Flowers
Photo and necklace by Transient Expression - CLICK HERE for the tutorial.
Beading & Stringing Tutorials
- Stringing Beads
- To make a professional beaded necklace.
- Beaded Coral Earrings
- Using seed beads.
- Simple Beaded Earrings
- A nice start to making your own wire earrings.
- Mod Earrings
- With video how-to.
- Beading Tutorials
- Lots of basic jewellery making tutorials, plus projects.
- Woven Helix Bracelet
- Using African helix stitches with seed beads.
- Collection of Jewellery Videos
- Large range of projects and techniques.
- Beautiful Beaded Bib Necklace
- With fabulous embroidery, beads and gems.
- Tassel Earrings
- With beaded string drops.
- Knotting Pearls
- An essential skill.
- Peyote Stitching
- A classic seed bead stitch.
- Beaded Fringe
- Diagrams showing you how to thread a fringe.
- Braided Bead Necklace
- One of my favourites.
- How to Knot Pearls
- In a professional way.
- Beaded Beads
- String beads together to make a large bobbly bead.
- Ombre Bead Necklace
- Layers of seed beads in different shades of the same colour.
Funky Spike Ring
Photo and ring by Studs & Pearls - Click here for the instructions.
Long Tassell Earrings
Photo and earrings by Love...Maegan - click here for the tutorial.
Bracelets, Bangles, Brooches and Rings
- Wire and Pearl Cuff
- Made by knitting wire.
- Rose Cuff
- Bracelet with fabric roses all over.
- Fun Resin Bracelet
- Link bracelet with embedded images.
- Wire Ring
- How to make a wire wrapped ring.
- Wired Heart Brooch
- With an arrow brooch pin.
- Cool Wave Ring
- Using sheet metal.
- Leather Braiding
- Braiding 3-strand leather - good for bracelets/cuffs.
- Woven Bracelet
- Made by weaving paracord.
- Crochet Wire Bracelet
- With added beads.
- Loop Braiding Technique
- Useful technique for bracelets - especially men's.
- Unique and Fashionable Projects
- Basic techniques plus unique and funky bracelets and necklaces.
- Casting Resin Rings
- Using a mould system.
- Decoupage Bangles
- Adding layers of paper to plain bangles.
- Faux Wood Bracelet
- Embroidered wrist cuff.
- Buckle Cuff
- Made from a belt.
- Knitted Bangles
- How to add a knitted layer to bangles.
- Lucky Charm Bracelet
- Using Shrinky Dinks.
- Trim Bracelets
- Fun fabric bracelets.
- Polymer Clay Ring/Brooch
- Using plaster to create the pattern.
- Copper Wire Ring
- An easy starter project.
- Belt Bracelet
- Cuff style bracelet.
- Embroidered Linen Rings
- Comfy rings made from fabric scraps and thread.
- Satin Flower Rings
- Circle satin layers with beads in the centre.
- DIY Flossy Bangle
- Stylish and fashionable woven thread revamp.
- DIY Wrap Bracelet
- Funky and intricate designs which can be recreated by anyone.
Wirework Necklaces & Earrings
- Pretty Briolette Earrings
- With wire wrapped gemstones.
- Wire, Bead and Gemstone Projects
- Collection of beading tutorials.
- Bird's Nest Earrings
- Using wire and pearls.
- Wire Jewellery Tutorials
- Instructions for wire jewellery projects.
- Wire Heart
- Pretty pendant with beads.
- Tree of Life Pendant
- Pretty wire pendant design.
- Wire Jewellery Videos
- Large range of projects and techniques.
- Wire Gauge Guide
- How to choose the correct gauge of wire to use.
- What You Need For Wire Wrapping
- Including tools and wire.
- Wire Writing
- How to write 'mom' in wire for a lovely gift.
- Butterfly Bracelet
- Learn how to make butterfly wire shapes and connect them together.
- Wire Wrapped Arc Pendant
- Really pretty and subtle beaded necklace.
- Oxidized Brass Earrings
- Use liver of sulfur for the antique effect.
- Hammered Wire Hoops
- Pretty dangly hoop earrings with hammered wire charms.
Baby Bunting Necklace
Photo and necklace by The Quiet Lion - click here for the tutorial.
Watercolor Petal Necklace
Photo and necklace by Studs and Pearls - Click here for the tutorial.
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