Step-By-Step Tutorials
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How to make a cute pearl charm out of wire!
Maybe you’ve got some earrings that you want to change up a bit, like a pair of hoops that could use some extra charm… why not make this tiny pearl pendant out of hammered wire?
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this little charm:
1: Cutting pliers and round nose pliers.
2: A steel block to hammer on.
3: A hammer. I used a normal hammer but a jewelry hammer might be more appropriate 😉
4: A piece of wire. I used some rose gold-filled wire, approximately 3cm long.
5: Pearl beads. I used these two small white pearls.
6: A file or sandpaper for finishing off the ends of the wire.
Here are the steps to follow to make your cute pearl charm:
1: Cut the wire to the length you want it, make sure you leave enough room for hammering and curling the top of the wire.
2: Place the wire on the hammering block.
3: Hammer one end of the wire, flipping it over to make sure both sides are even. Keep hammering until the wire is wide enough to stop your bead from falling off.
4: Place the beads on the wire. They should be stopped from sliding off by the newly hammered end.
5: Bend the wire to form a right angle at the top.
6: Loop the wire using the round nose pliers to secure the beads from sliding off the other end.
7: File or sand the hammered end of the wire to ensure that there are no sharp edges.
Now your charm is finished! What will you decorate with yours?
If you liked this design, here’s another hammered charm tutorial.
Here are some other hammered earring tutorials
- Hammered wire arch earrings with gemstones
- Simple hammered studs
- Hammer texture threader earrings
- Beaded wire threader earrings
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I am super into lariat necklaces right now, here’s another way to make one with a double-hole bead.
Lariat necklaces are so elegant and cool. I really like how they look with a low cut top that hints at cleavage! We already have a few lariat tutorials on the site, but this is one that has a bit of a twist. All the materials and steps are listed below! This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these materials and tools to make your lariat:
1: A bead with two holes. I used this hematite bead recycled from a bracelet I had as a kid.
2: Two accent beads. I used these round hematite beads.
3: Chain. I used some gold-tone rolo chain.
4: Two head pins.
5: Two short eye pins.
6: Two large jump rings.
7: Two small jump rings.
8: A lobster clasp.
9: Pliers. I used my flat nose and round nose pliers to make this lariat necklace.
Now here are all the steps you can follow to make your new lariat necklace:
1: Add one of the eye pins to one of the holes in the two-hole bead.
2: Bend the bead to form an angle.
3: Create a loop on the pin using the round nose pliers to secure the bead on the pin.
4: Repeat steps 1-3 for the second eye pin in the second bead hole.
5: Add each of the accent beads to the head pins.
6: Use the round nose pliers to loop the tops of the head pins.
7: Section out three pieces of chain, one long enough to fit around your neck and two shorter pieces, the shorter pieces will form the centre part of the lariat. I made one longer than the other.
8: Attach one of the short chains to one side of the two hole bead charm.
9: Attach the other chain to the other side of the charm.
10: Attach the long chain to the top of the two hole bead charm.
11: Split the necklace chain in half.
12: Attach the larger jump rings and the lobster clasp to the middle of the split necklace chain.
13: Add the accent bead charms to the end of each short chain using the small jump rings to finish the lariat off.
Now your cool new lariat is ready to wear!
I suggest trying to make this necklace using materials you already have. If you don’t have the right pieces lying around this tutorial contains affiliate links so that you can buy them.
If you love a lariat too, here are some other ways you can make them:
- A bead and chain lariat
- This lariat is made with chunky gold-tone chain
- A lariat with two beaded circle charms
- Triangle charm lariat
- This chain charm that lets you transform any necklace into a lariat
- Make this chain belt that can also be worn as a lariat necklace
- How cool, this long leather strand can be worn as a lariat
- Our original lariat tutorial, a cute pearl lariat
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Sequins are giving me life lately! Here’s how to make a sequin hand harness.
Hand harnesses are so fun! Add some even more fun to this design with some shiny sequins. This design is perfect for at home parties and showing off some sparkle during Zoom cocktail hours!
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your sequinned hand harness:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.
2: Chain.
3: A bunch of small jump rings.
4: Two larger jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: Sequins. I used these large disc sequins that have holes at the top.
Follow these steps to make your sequinned hand harness:
1: Measure your wrist and section off enough chain to fit around it.
2: Attach a longer piece of chain to the centre of the bracelet chain. Depending on the type of chain you are doing you can attach them together by opening one of the links on the longer chain and sliding it onto a link in the centre of the bracelet. If your links don’t open I suggest using a jump ring to join your chains together.
3: Drape the longer chain across your hand and around one of your fingers, make sure it is loose enough.
4: Trim the chain to the length you just measured out and attach the end of the chain to form a finger-sized loop.
5: Attach the two larger jump rings to either end of the bracelet section and attach the lobster clasp too.
6: Now add the sequins. I added mine using the smaller jump rings, attaching them to the centre part of the hand harness.
7: Continue adding the sequins until you have the look you want.
Now your sequinned hand harness is finished and ready to wear! Perfect for virtual cocktail hour.
Here’s another hand harness design you can make.
And here are some other sequin jewelry tutorials:
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This necklace is kind of cute. It features a looped chain charm for something a little different.
I really like this necklace, it uses chains and pins to create a fun layered charm look. I used lots of different bead materials in this design, what kind of beads will you use? This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make this necklace:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.
2: A necklace length chain and a shorter chain to make the bottom loop.
3: A lobster clasp that matches the metal tone of the chain.
4: Three jump rings, two small and one large.
5: One medium length eye pin.
6: One head pin.
7: Beads. I used one red wooden bead, bronze tone e-beads and two yellow plastic faceted beads.
Follow these steps to make your new cute necklace:
1: Add the beads to the eye pin in your pattern of choice.
2: Bend the end of the pin into a loop using the round nose pliers.
3: Attach the long and short chains to the charm so that they fall either side of it.
4: Add the other beads to the head pin and curl the top of it to secure the beads in place.
5: Attach the charm to the middle of the short chain with the larger jump ring.
6: Split the necklace chain in the middle and use the small jump rings to secure the lobster clasp and a ring to close it on.
Now your new necklace is finished! I think this is a great design to showcase unique beads and charms.
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This is a bit of fun, how to make clip charms for your hoop earrings.
This DIY is a little bit silly, but hopefully a bit of fun as well. It is a way to make the most of your face hoop earrings and show off your favorite charms. This design uses large lobster clasps that you can use to clip different charms onto your hoops. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your customizable charm hoop earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.
2: Hoop earrings. I used these silver hoop earrings with a lever back.
3: Jump rings to attach to your charms.
4: Two large lobster clasps the same color as your hoops.
5: Charms or beads and head pins. I used both to make some mismatched charms.
I used these cartoon frog charms.
And some beads and a head pin with a flip flop charm.
Follow these steps to make your customisable hoop earrings:
1: Add each of the lobster clasps to the hoops.
2: Add jump rings to the top of each charm you want to feature on your earrings.
3: Create your bead charms, do this by adding beads to your head pin and curl the tops into a loop using the round nose pliers. Add a jump ring to the top if you need it.
Now you can clip on the charms you like, mix and match for a unique look!
I think this tutorial is great for showcasing the charms you already have at home, but this post also contains affiliate links if you want to buy some new charms and materials.
Here’s another pair I made using gold-tone materials and glass beads.
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How to make a double-strand knot necklace.
This one didn’t really turn out how I had anticipated, but I thought I would share it with you anyway. I had more success making two beaded strands to knot together compared to this design that knots together a beaded strand with a chunky chain. If you don’t want the chain just make one bead strand and knot it loosely in the middle for a cool knot necklace look! This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your double-strand knot necklace:
1: Tiger tail wire. Make it a little longer than the chain you are using.
2: Four crimp beads.
3: Pliers. I used cutting, flat-nose and round-nose pliers.
4: A length of chunky chain.
5: Two jump rings.
6: A lobster clasp.
7: Beads. I used some blue plastic beads and some green glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your two-strand knot necklace.
1: Add the crimps to one end of the tiger tail wire.
2: Add the jump ring and loop the end of the wire around it and back through the crimp beads.
3: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.
4: Begin adding the beads in your chosen pattern.
5: Bead until it is at your desired length.
6: Add the second pair of crimp beads to the wire and repeat steps 2 and 3 to secure the beads onto the strand.
7: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.
8: Add the chain to the bead strand by opening the jump rings at either end of the necklace and adding the ends of the chain.
9: Add a lobster clasp to the necklace.
10: Tie the strands into a loose knot that sits at the centre of the necklace opposite the lobster clasp closure.
Now your necklace is finished and ready to wear! Like I said, the chain looks a bit weird on this one, so you can leave it out if you like. You could also make the double strand necklace and skip the knot!
You can make this necklace with materials you already have, but if you need some new supplies this tutorial contains affiliate links.
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Do you like triangle-shaped jewelry? Here’s a way to make some triangle earrings.
I’m pretty into geometric triangle-shaped jewelry, these earrings use eye pins and chain to form a cool dynamic triangle shaped pair of dangly earrings. This design is pretty much the reverse of these earrings and this pendant that we published previously.
Here are the tools and materials you need to make these earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my round and flat nose pliers for these earrings.
2: Two long eye pins.
3: Two head pins.
4: Two short chains, around 8-10cm long
5: Four jump rings.
6: Earring findings. I used gold-tone post earrings.
7: Beads. I used some rose-quartz chip beads and some purple glass seed beads.
Follow these steps to make your triangle earrings:
1: Add beads to the eye pins in your pattern of choice.
2: Loop the end of the pins using the round nose pliers once you have finished beading them.
3: Add each of the chains to either end of the eye pins to form a loop on earring earring.
4: Add beads to the head pins and curl the tops of the pin to secure the beads in place.
5: Attach the head pin charms to the chains using two of the jump rings.
6: Attach the earring findings to the middle of each beaded eye pin using the last couple of large jump rings.
Now your triangle earrings are finished and ready to wear!
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Here’s another way you can use memory wire to make jewelry…
Did you like our D-shaped earrings tutorial? Well here is how you can use a similar technique to make a beaded D-shaped pendant. This design includes a beaded chain accent as well. I really like this design and have made a few versions of it! Maybe you’ve seen some on my Instagram, @hfgjewelsbalmain ?
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You’ll need these tools and materials to make this D-shaped beaded pendant necklace:
1: Pliers. I used cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
2: Half a coil of bracelet length memory wire.
3: One long eye pin.
4: Two pieces of chain.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: Six small eye pins.
7: A couple of jump rings.
8: Beads. I used six shiny blue plastic beads and a selection of pastel-tone glass seed beads.
Now here are all the steps to follow to make your D-shaped beaded pendant:
1: Add the blue beads to each of the small eye pins.
2: Create loops at the top of each pin to secure the beads in place.
3: Attach three of the bead charms together to form a short chain.
4: Repeat for the remaining three charms so that you have two small chains.
5: Set the bead chains aside.
6: Create a loop at one end of the memory wire.
7: Add the beads to the memory wire until there is only 1cm left without beads.
8: Create another loop at the other end of the memory wire to secure the beads on.
9: Add beads to the long eye pin and create a loop at the other end as you did with the memory wire.
10: Attach either end of the long eye pin to the loops at the end of the memory wire to form the D shape.
11: Attach each of the bead chains to either side of the D charm.
12: Attach a piece of chain to each of the bead chains to form the full length necklace chain.
13: Attach a lobster clasp to one side of the necklace using one of the jump rings.
14: Attach the other jump ring to finish the necklace.
Now it is finished and ready to wear! How will you customise this design?
Here are some other versions I have made:
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Here’s how to make a sequin charm bracelet. This is such a joyful design!
I really love this design, it is super fun to wear! Transform a piece of chain into a fun and sparkly charm bracelet with some large iridescent sequins. This is the perfect mate for our lightweight sequin earrings tutorial. Pop these guys on at home for the perfect video chat look! This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your sequin charm bracelet:
1: Pliers. I used round nose and flat nose pliers.
2: A piece of bracelet length chain with large-ish links.
3: Two large jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: A bunch of smaller jump rings.
6: Sequins with holes at the top.
Follow these steps to make your cute sequin charm bracelet:
1: Attach the large jump rings and clasp to either end of the bracelet chain.
2: Take a sequin and add one of the small jump rings to the top.
3: Keeping the jump ring open, slide it through one of the links of the chain.
4: Close the jump ring to secure the first sequin to the bracelet.
5: Repeat steps 2-4 until the bracelet is fully covered with sequin charms. I added mine approximately 4 links apart. These sequins are large so that they will overlap.
Once all your sequins are attached your sequin charm bracelet is finished and ready to wear!!
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I really love this design! Make your own gemstone arch earrings.
These arch earrings are really really cool! You make them by hammering some pretty wire and add your fave gemstones to make your own version. I used some cute pink rhodonite gemstone chip beads, what kind of beads will you use? This tutorial contains affiliate links.
Here are the tools and materials I used to make my gemstone arch earrings:
1: Pliers. I used cutting pliers for this design. I also used flat nose and round nose pliers on the jump rings.
2: Two pieces of wire. I used some gold-filled wire, approximately 8cm long.
3: A file or sandpaper for getting rid of the rough edges of the wire.
4: A hammering block.
5: A hammer. I used a normal hammer but a jewelry specific hammer might be better ;).
6: Earring findings. I used these gold-tone stud earrings.
7: Two jump rings.
8: Beads. As mentioned before, I used eight rhodonite gemstone chip beads.
9: Something round to bend your wires around. I used a permanent marker.
Follow these steps to make your own wire arch earrings:
1: Hammer one end of each of the wires. Hammer on the steel block and hit the wire on both sides so that it becomes wide and flat.
2: Add four beads to each of the wires.
3: Push the beads to the hammered ends of the wires.
4: Hammer the other end of the wires the same way as you did in step 1. Make sure you make the wires wide enough so that your beads don’t slip off.
5: File or sandpaper the ends of the hammered wires so that they aren’t sharp.
6: Take your wires, find the mid point and bend them around the permanent marker to form an arch shape.
7: Add the earrings to each of the arches using the jump rings.
Now your arch earrings are finished!
Here’s another pair I made with some round gemstone beads.
Here’s a pendant version with thicker wire and glass beads.
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