Jewelry Making Ideas

Admin 13 Dec 2012 BEAUTY & FASHION

From Silver Wirework Tutorials to Fabric Necklace How-Tos

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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Long Fabric Necklace

Photo by Between the Lines – Click here to see the tutorial.

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.

Geometric Triangle Necklace

Click here to see the instructions for this fashionable necklace.

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.

Wire Wrapped Briolettes

Click here to see how to do this technique.

Fabric and Mixed Media Jewelry 1

Please bear in mind that the jewellery made using all of these tutorials are for personal, not commercial use. Thanks

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.

Jewelry Making Video Instructions

Wrapped Loop
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The wrapped loop is a staple of wire working. It is useful to finish earrings, make links for a chain, or dangle a pendant from a necklace. With this handy tip video, we’ll show you the simple techniques used in creating a wrapped loop.. Shop our Selection of head pins and eye pins: http://www.artbeads.com/head-and-eye-pins.html?cmp=smyt

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Linked Locket Necklace

Click here to find out how to make this whimsical necklace.

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.

Ribbon & Pearl Earrings

Click here for the how-to.

Jewel Bib Necklace

Click here to see how to sew this glamorous statement necklace.

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.

Elegant Wire Hoop Earrings

Photo and earrings by Moving Beads – Click here to buy the tutorial.

Fabric and Mixed Media Jewelry 4

Geometric Button Studs: Use felt-tips to design your own geometric post earrings.
Clay Strawberry Necklace: Designer-style gold and turquoise charm.
Vintage Hankie Bracelets: Floaty and feminine bracelets made by braiding hankies with chain.
Upgraded Pasta Necklace: Pasta pieces are made into cool fashion jewellery with paint and fabric.
M&Ms Clay Charms: Make realistic little sweet charms using clay.

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

Click here for the tutorial.

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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.
Chevron Beaded Pendant: Hang headpins of seed beads in a cute chevron pattern.

Funky Spike Ring

Photo and ring by Studs & Pearls – Click here for the instructions.

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.
Leather Friendship Bracelets: Wrap leather cord with embroidery thread for some boho chic.

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.
Sheet Metal Trapezoid Necklace: One of my favourite DIYs – this necklace is very impressive looking.
Chevron & Coral Earrings: Really pretty drop earrings with a bead cluster and chevron shapes.

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