Jewelry For Kids

When it comes to kids jewelry, it usually needs to be pretty colorful! The bigger, the bolder, the BETTER!

I'm adding a full line of colorful pendants that kids looking for jewelry they like should love . . .

Many of these pendants will be in a "blend and switch" technique that will feature kid's pendants in beautiful bold colors and fun shapes. While there may be some corner edges, to avoid injury, none of these will be sharp . All of these pendants will have been sanded by at least 4 different grits of sandpaper and sealed for protection.

The pendant in this photo represents only ONE of MANY different kid's pendants. You will find the full line by going to Facebook and typing in my name, Michelle Lacroix Toro. I have a photo album specifically for children's jewelry.

I happened upon a line drawing of a very sweet owl today that made me head for my workroom to see if I could turn it into something that a child or an adult would enjoy wearing.

I came up with three different versions of which I was quite happy with. To see more photos of these owls, please head on over to my Facebook Album where I try to keep all of my offerings updated.

With the rising price of precious gems and metals, it's getting harder and harder to find quality jewelry for a decent price.

Here is a solid copper wire and glass bead bracelet that has a designer look and feel. It's made of 12 and 14 gauge solid copper wire handmade links and a single blue swirl glass bead that is capped in coiled copper. It's is 7" long and available for only $25.

More photos of handmade jewelry for kids (and adults) can be found on my Facebook Photo Page.

I've recently come across some people who have been talking up Birds Nest Jewelry of all things. And received a recent order for a piece of the same.

Talk about a surprise when I saw a sample of this type of jewelry! I'd never heard about it before and didn't realize that it was a new twist on an old theme for jewelry.

Needless to say, I had to hop on the bandwagon and make up a few pieces. Here's a sample that is still available with blue eggs in a silver toned birds nest.

These European based beads have grown so in popularity that the name "Pandora" is a household word. Even those who don't follow the jewelry world recognize the word.

Here is an example of Pandora styled beads available on the Jewelry For Kids AND Handmade Beaded Jewelry sites.

If you have a favorite color or color combo, please ask for a set of beads that will be designed specifically for YOU!

I was sent a link on Stumble Upon from a friend who knows I love making jewelry. It's a DIY (do it yourself) style bracelet that also lends itself well to anklets. It's easy and it uses materials most people have hanging around their homes.

While using leather cords was "ok", I found that it made the knot too big for what I liked. It also made it necessary to use a large hex nut or a bead with a VERY large hole. Shoe laces worked well, so did using 50 lb weight fishing line. Using the fishing line made it necessary to wrap the ends of the line with embroidery floss, but that worked out very well.

Here's the link to the DIY Wrap Bracelet on Stumble Upon.

I was a bit surprised when Kyla's mom told me that she picked out this pendant. It is not one of the brighter colored pieces of children's jewelry that I have to offer and I actually thought it might be just a tad bit "old" for her.

However, with this picture, she proves that she definitely has her Mom's fashion sense and a style that is already beyond her years. It goes perfectly with her beautiful dress, just the right amount of accessory, and just the right color.

These simple pendants are made of colored glass gems and polymer clay in complementing colors. They cost $5 when in pendant form (the bead itself on a jump ring ready for hanging on a chain or cord) and $10 when ordered on a cord or ribbon necklace.

Here are a few simple pendants that are already placed on a silver jump ring. They are ready to be hung from a chain, ribbon, or cord when they arrive.

This is just a small selection of what can be done with a glass gem and some raw polymer clay. The shapes, the colors, and "feel" of a simple pendant are infinite and varied. Let me know what your child's favorite color or color combination is and I can easily create something your child will love and wear all the time, just because it's HER.

I also try to keep up with my "kids jewelry" album in Facebook and usually have lots more photos available there. Here is the Kids Jewelry Album link on my Facebook.

My three sons, when they were little, loved the Disney movie, "The Little Mermaid". I don't know of ANY kids that don't.

The music, the characters, the things they get into . . . It's a wonderful movie.

The sea characters in these bracelets remind me of that movie and bring back memories of my children and I watching good wholesome movies when they were young. Sigh. . .

While these two particular bracelets sold within minutes of me placing them on my Facebook album, I still have enough of the sea creature beads to make a few more similar ones.

Aren't they sweet?

Polymer Clay Turtles, anyone?

These darling little turtles come in bright colors with sweet smiles on their faces. They are pierced through the shoulders so when hung on a chain or cord, they are looking up into your child's face.

They garner quite a few comments and once your child wears one, all of the friends will want one, too!

These little charmers only cost $15 each and come on a corded necklace.

While I've been creating copper hammered bookmarks for adults, I made a few that I think the kids will enjoy using, too.

These are made by using solid copper 14 gauge wire and forming/bending them so they will fit securely in a book and not fall out when you open the page. They are hammered to make the wire stronger and more attractive and are wide enough to fit on a normal bound book (but NOT a spiral bound book). Once the copper is prepared, then a polymer clay charm, piece of wrapped sea glass, or cluster of beads will be placed on the hook for decoration.

Here is an example of the copper bookmarks I expect will bring a smile to your little bookworm. This one has a small mushroom charm, however, I'll be placing more photos of other options on my Kid Jewelry Photo Album in Facebook. Keep checking there for other styles, colors, and charms.

If you have any ideas you'd like to see on the end of YOUR copper bookmark, please write me at the bottom of this site in the Guestbook section or email me at micsan07@gmail.com.

Thanks for all of your input!

Only $9.99 each. **Since these bookmarks make great gifts for teachers, classmates, party favors, and bazaar selling, I do give discounts for larger orders. For orders of 10-25, $8 each. For orders of more than 25, please email me for a large order price.

While poking through some bead trays, I came across a single glass bead with a beautiful shimmer in the shape of a wrapped gift box. It's beautiful and the only one I have.

So I created a flowing copper wire bracelet in a 7.5" length and the single bead acts as a gorgeous focal point to the bracelet. This is a beautiful piece of jewelry that should appeal to children as well as adults.

And at only $25, it's affordable, too!

I just picked up some stretch cord a few weeks ago because, in my mind, it was ONLY for kids and had no practical applications in adult jewelry. Boy, was I wrong!

While I know that it's a big hit with the kids, there are many adults who also enjoy the flexibility and ease of wear that this style of bracelet brings.

So, bring it on! Let me know what colors you'd like to see on YOUR bracelet!

Only $15 each.

And, doesn't my niece, Jill, photograph well? I see a "future" in there in front of the camera . . .

Jill told me she loves stone-like pendants, especially when they have initials on them, so that's what I did.

This sweet necklace features two small ovals of granite clay with her initials imprinted on them and then small pebble like charm beads attached to a silver chain. It's a very simple look that looks as good with casual wear as it does dressed up.

Stones can be in different colors and styles. Only $24.

I am pleased to announce that I have some Jewelry for Kids that boys will want to wear, too!

The movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is out right now (the 3rd one, right?) and Jack Sparrow is often shown wearing a headband and a jeweled piece that hangs from the headband. While I've found lots of headbands, kerchiefs, AND hair wigs on eBay and even Amazon, I've not found ANY of the jeweled piece that Jack wears.

So this is my version and I'm happy to say that I have them in adult sizes and a slightly smaller version for the small fry. My nephew, Steven, likes Jack Sparrow and didn't mind modeling the Pirate Headband and Jewelry for this website.

Only $22 for the set (standard S&H within the U.S. is included in the price) when ordering jewelry for kids size. Adult versions are $25 for the set.

Young Kyla already knows how to accessorize! This purple bouquet barrette matches her outfit perfectly and looks stunning on her.

Kyla let me know that she likes light blues and purples, and I can see why! They are wonderful colors on her.

Your young child may like different colors and color combinations in jewelry . . . Let me know what the preferences are and your daughter, too, will enjoy putting something pretty in her hair.

Way to go, Kyla!

Kids and adults alike are enjoying the ease and convenience of wire "squeeze" bracelets.

These bracelets can be made using silver or copper colored wire and your choice color beads. They can be tightly coiled, like this photo, or a loose swirl, like Kyla's wedgewood blue stone bracelet. These bracelets also can be manipulated so that the separate coils can be stretched or curved even more than when I made them.

Yes, it's that easy . . . Place on the wrist and "squeeze"!

Only $22, shipping and handling within the US included.

Here is an example of a flowered orchid barrette. Jill loves purple so this barrette was perfect for her.

I also have rose, daisy, and floral bouquet barrettes already available. I'll keep adding photos of different barrettes and hair clip pieces as I create them.

Depending upon style, barrettes (set of 1) and hair clips (set of 2) cost between $8-$12.

There is a technique called aurora borealis that polymer clay artists use when they want colors to swirl and shimmer on their jewelry pieces. Needless to say, blues, greens, and reds are the most striking, however, using this technique with golds, bronzes, and browns bring stunning results!

This coin pendant is simply showcased on a black leather cord where it can do what it does best . . . Show off subtle swirls and shimmers of color that encourage people to give it a second look.

These simple pendants can be shaped into coin, dog tag, or free form shapes. The sky (no pun intended) is the limit!

The aurora pendants on a jump ring are sold for $12 or $17 on a corded necklace.

This picture says it all, Kyla has an inside "Diva" that is busting to get out!

With her tiara, long gloves, blue gown, and blue flower bud necklace, this little girl is feeling sassy and ready to show the world she has style!

Don't you just love the attitude, the joy, the confidence of children who know who they are?

Do you have a little "Diva" at home wanting to dress up with some designer jewelry made uniquely for her? To borrow a famous slogan, "Isn't she worth it?"