Step-By-Step Tutorials
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How to make beaded love heart earrings.
Do you remember the love heart necklace tutorial? Here’s how to make love heart earrings too! Contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your beaded love heart earrings:
1: Pliers. You’ll need flat nose pliers, cutting pliers and round nose pliers.
2: Four pieces of wire cut to approximately 12cm long.
3: Earring hooks.
4: Beads. I used timber beads and some yellow glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your love heart earrings:
1: Create a loop at one end of the wire using the round nose pliers.
2: Add beads to the wire leaving 1cm unbeaded.
3: Create a loop at the other end of the wire using the round nose pliers.
4: Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining pieces of wire, make 2 wires with the timber beads and 2 with the glass beads.
5: Link one of the timber bead wires to the glass bead wires and one end.
6: Form the wires into a heart shape and link the wires at the bottom of the heart.
7: Repeat these steps for the second heart.
8: Squash the bottom loops of each earring so that it doesn’t fold in half when it hangs from your ears.
9: Add an earring hook to the top of each heart earring.
Now your love heart earrings are ready to wear!
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Combine the latest trends in one awesome design with this pearl anklet!
Pearls and anklets are having a moment right now. Hop in on the trend with this rainbow pearl beaded anklet. Contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your pearl anklet:
1: Pliers. You’ll need cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers to make your anklet.
2: Tiger tail wire. Cut it a little longer than the length you want to make your anklet.
3: Four crimp beads.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: Pearl beads. I used three pink freshwater pearls.
7: Mixed beads. I used a mix of bugle and seed beads.
Follow these steps to make your pearl anklet:
1: Add two crimp beads to one end of the wire.
2: Add a jump ring.
3: Loop the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads.
4: Squash the jump rings using the flat nose pliers.
5: Add your beads. I added mine in a pattern with the pearls situated close to one side of the anklet.
6: Once your anklet is fully beaded add the remaining crimp beads.
7: Add the second jump ring.
8: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads and the end few glass beads.
9: Pull the wire tight.
10: Squash the crimps using the flat nose pliers.
11: Trim the excess tiger tail wire.
12: Add the clasp to one side of the anklet. Close the jump ring to secure it in place.
Now your pearl anklet is finished and ready for a summer #ankleparty.
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Glasses chains are HOT! Make your own cool sunglass chain holder for summer.
Glasses chains are really hot right now! If our other glasses chain tutorials aren’t for you why not try this one out? Contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your glasses chain:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your flat nose and round nose pliers to make this glasses chain.
2: Two glasses holder findings.
3: Two large jump rings.
4: Eye pins.
5: Beads. I used these vintage plastic beads recycled from a necklace I inherited.
Follow these steps to make your beaded glasses chain:
1: Add beads to the pins and loops the ends to secure them in place.
2: Start linking the beaded pins to form a chain.
3: Continue making the beaded chain links until your chain is at your desired length.
4: Attach a glasses holder to each end of the chain using the jump rings.
Now your glasses chain is finished and ready to use! Wonderful for keeping your glasses safe during summer activities.
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Here’s another cute way to upcycle your broken headphones, a double strand necklace!
If you aren’t sick of my headphone recycling tutorials yet here is another way you can upcycle them into beautiful jewelry. This one gives you all the steps you need to take to make a double strand headphone necklace.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your double strand headphone necklace:
1: Pliers. You’ll need cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers
2: A pair of broken headphones. I used the top part of the headphones that I used in the finger knit bracelet tutorial.
3: Four crimp ends.
4: Four small pieces of chain, one pair longer than the other. My headphone cords weren’t quite long enough to fit around my neck so I added some small pieces of chain to the end of each to make them fit.
5: Two beads. I used these chunky wooden beads with big holes.
6: Four larger jump rings.
7: Four smaller jump rings.
8: A lobster clasp.
Follow these steps to make your double strand necklace out of recycled headphones.
1: Cut the headphone cords using the cutting pliers to separate them and remove the ear buds.
2: Add a crimp end to either end of the headphone cords, folding them in place using your flat nose pliers.
3: Add one pair of chains to either end of one of the cords using two of the larger jump rings.
4: Add the second pair of chains to the other cord using another pair of larger jump rings.
5: Add the beads to each of the strands.
7: Secure the chains together using a smaller jump ring on either side of the necklace.
8: Attach the clasp using another smaller jump ring.
9: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the necklace to finish it.
Now your double strand necklace made from recycled headphones is finished! I love coming up with creative ways to save broken products from the trash.
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Do your earrings need an update? Try making these interchangeable earring jackets!
Here’s a tutorial for some earrings that you can switch up! Make multiple charms to add to the backs of your earrings for a new look each time.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your earrings with interchangeable ear jackets:
1: Pliers. You will need round nose pliers, flat nose pliers and cutting pliers.
2: Six head pins.
3: Two charm connector stud earrings.
4: Beads of your choice. I used these faceted plastic beads.
Follow these steps to make your interchangeable earrings:
1: Add beads to each of the head pins in your choice of pattern.
2: Bend the tops of each head pin to form a right angle with the beaded section.
3: Trim any pins that are too long using the cutting pliers.
4: Create loops at the top of each pin to secure the beads in place.
5: Add two of the bead charms to the loops on the charm connector stud earrings.
6: Slip the ear jackets onto the posts of the earrings behind your ears. Switch them up as you see fit!
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How to make a rainbow beaded pearl necklace
I’ve seen a lot of pearl and glass bead jewelry online lately so I thought it would be a good time to share a rainbow pearl necklace tutorial so you can DIY these expensive jewels at home. Contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your rainbow pearl necklace:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Tiger tail wire.
3: Four crimp beads.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: Multicolored glass beads. I used these mixed glass beads.
7: A pearl bead. I used this white pearl bead.
Follow these steps to make your rainbow pearl necklace:
1: Add two of the crimp beads to the tiger tail wire.
2: Add a jump ring to the wire.
3: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads.
4: Squash the jump rings using the flat nose pliers.
5: Start adding the glass beads to the wire.
6: Add beads to half of the length you want your necklace and add the pearl. beads.
7: Add the glass beads to the rest of the wire so that the pearl sits in the middle.
8: Add the remaining crimp beads and the other jump ring to the wire.
9: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads and the last few glass beads.
10: Pull the wire tight.
11: Squash the jump rings using the flat nose pliers.
12: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.
13: Attach the lobster clasp to one side of the necklace onto one of the jump rings.
Now your rainbow pearl necklace is finished! How satisfying to get the look for less by making it yourself?
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Anklets are set to be HOT in the summer months. Here’s one to add to your accessories collection.
According to this article, anklets are set to be the jewelry item that defines summer in 2019. This anklet is sparkly and summery, perfect for evening drinks or beach holidays!
You will need the following tools and materials to make your beaded anklet:
1: Pliers. You’ll need flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
2: Eye pins.
3: Two jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: Two head pins.
6: Beads. I used some blue faceted plastic beads recycled from an old necklace, some glass seed beads and some other blue glass feature beads.
Follow these steps to make your beaded anklet:
1: Add beads to the pins and loop the tops. Attach each charm using the end loops to form a chain.
3: Continue making these charms and attaching them in a pattern until your chain is long enough to fit comfortably around your ankle.
4: Add a jump ring to one end of the chain and add the lobster clasp.
5: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the chain.
6: At this stage your anklet is ready to wear, but you can perform these extra steps to add some extra charms.
7: Add beads to the two head pins.
8: Curl the tops of the pins using the round nose pliers.
10: Add the charms to the jump ring that attaches the clasp to the anklet. Close the jump ring to secure the charms in place.
Now your anklet is finished with some cute little charms! How adorable is this design? Why not make a whole bunch and have a #ankleparty 😉
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Hop on the pearl trend with these beaded pearl hoop earrings!
I am loving the pearl jewelry trend right now! Here’s how you can DIY your way into unconventional pearl earrings. Contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your beaded pearl hoops:
1: Pliers. I used cutting pliers to cut my wire, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Some wire. I used this wire that I reclaimed from an old jewelry project.
3: Charm connector stud earrings.
4: Two small jump rings.
5: Two medium jump rings.
6: Two larger jump rings.
7: Two small head pins.
8: Two pearl beads. I used these freshwater pearl beads.
9: Seed beads. I used these mixed glass seed beads.
Follow these steps to make your beaded pearl hoops:
1: Curl the end of the wire to form a loop using the round nose pliers.
2: Add the seed beads to the wire.
3: Once the wire is beaded and there is only about 1cm left of the wire left use the round nose pliers again to curl the end into a loop.
4: Repeat steps one to three for the second piece of wire.
5: Form the beaded wires into circle shapes.
6: Join the ends of the wires using the two small jump rings and then set the hoops aside.
7: Add the pearls to each of the head pins.
8: Create a loop at the top of each pin using the round nose pliers. This will secure the pearls on the pins.
9: Attach each of the pearl charms to the beaded hoops using the medium sized jump rings.
10: Attach the earring posts to the top of the hoops using the largest jump rings.
Once the earring posts are in place they are ready to wear! How cute are they?!
Here’s another pair I made with some green pearls.
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One more way to upcycle those headphones… a double strand headphone bracelet!
This bracelet is another way you can upcycle your broken headphones. You can check out the other headphone upcycling tutorials here and here.
Follow these steps to make a double strand bracelet out of headphones:
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your double strand headphone bracelet:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
2: A pair of broken headphones.
3: Some beads. I used these two plastic beads from my childhood bead collection.
4: Some leather crimp ends.
5: Two jump rings.
6: A toggle clasp.
Follow these steps to make your double strand headphone bracelet.
1: Cut a strand of cord from the headphones. I used the part between the ear bud and the split point.
2: Fold the cord in half and cut it so you have two pieces.
3: Add beads to each of the cords.
4: Hold the ends of the cords together and secure them with the crimp end, folding it around the cords using the flat nose pliers.
5: Repeat step 4 for the other side.
6: Attach the toggle clasp components to either side of the bracelet using the jump rings.
7: Depending on the length of your cords you might need to add some knots to either end to shorten the bracelet.
Now your double strand headphone bracelet is finished! How fun!
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Here’s how to make some cute studs out of some wire!
These tiny studs are made using a hammer and some gold-fill wire, I love them!
You will need the following tools and materials to make your wire stud earrings.
1: Two short pieces of wire. I used some rose-gold fill wire.
2: A steel block.
3: A hammer.
4: Some plastic nose pliers for bending the wire.
5: A file.
Follow these steps to make your wire stud earrings:
1: Place the wires on the steel block and hammer one side of each wire flat.
2: File the ends of the wires so that they are smooth.
3: Fold the wires around the pliers. Make sure you leave the posts long enough to fit in your lobes. I had to adjust mine a little bit after I took this photo.
4: Add the earring backs and now you’re done! How cute are these little guys?
Here’s another pair I made using thicker gold-fill wire.
