Braids, braids, braids! A braid is always stylish – no matter if it’s a hairstyle or an accessory. Let’s make a braid bracelet without any loose ends. Take the bottom of your bracelet and flip it inside of strands 2 and 3 so that they will be twisted on the bottom. Flip the bottom of...
Wanna make a geometric necklace to complete your look? It’s easy! The supplies are colored beads – long thin black tubed beads and small gold ones, a chain, a clasp, nylon and pliers. So, begin stringing one long black bead, a small, then another long onto a string of nylon and center it. Add a...
For the vacation and for beach season you can make a pretty ankle bracelet. The supplies are hemp cord, a bezel for your cabochon that has a link on each side, a cabochon, some glue. Attach cut off 6 strands of hemp about 12 inches long. Take 3 strands and double them, so you have...
We’ve told of some jewelry that can make you glow in spring, and here’s one more idea of a natural-looking ring for this season. The supplies are a plain gold ring, gold wire, pliers/wire cutters, a hot glue gun, small stones, gold paint. First, choose one of your stones; paint the copper tube rings gold...
Gold is always on trend, it’s stylish and its glow is perfect for spring! You can make some gold dipped jewelry without spending much money. The supplies are large silver hoops, crystal drop beads, gold paint, 2 jump rings, thin wire for wrapping. Wrap your drop beads and add the wire to a jump ring....
Let’s make a cool spring jewelry piece – a vintage flower purse pendant. The supplies are flower fabric, filling, thread and needle and some chain. Fold the fabric in half and start sewing two edges. Put the filling inside and sew all the sides except for one. Put your clip and lock on the last...
Continuing the theme of cool spring jewelry, we’d like to tell you of this agate cuff bracelet. You’ll need two gauges of silver plated copper wire, 14-16 inches of the heavy wire, and around 10 of the lighter wire, focal beads of your choice, nylon pliers, wire cutters. Take heavy wire, connect the ends and...
We’ve already told you how to make a leather journal necklace with a vintage touch, and here’s one more idea. For this antique stamp necklace you’ll need an antique stamp, an eye screw, some chain and a clasp. Pre-drill a shallow hole where you want the eye screw to go; the hole should be deep...
Let’s make some original jewelry that would look great with jeans and leather, and can be a great gift for Valentine’s Day. The supllies are a strip of leather approximately 3″ long and about 1 1/2” wide, pliers to attach the jump ring, awl or bead reamer to make a small hole, a small brad,...
These earrings were inspired by Boho and Bourbon Bone Earrings of pearls. To make similar pieces you’ll need wood beads, nail polish, aluminum foil, a sponge, a bamboo skewer, a jewelry chain, earring hooks and jump rings. Skewer your wood beads and rest them on some sticks to make the drying easier. Paint with your...