Step-By-Step Tutorials
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These earrings are SO Awesome! Here’s how to make some special chain dangle hoop earrings.
These earrings are hoops… with a twist. These beaded hoop earrings dangle down on some delicate chains. Features affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your earrings:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers, flat nose pliers and jump rings to make these earrings.
2: Two pieces of wire approximately 12cm long.
3: Two short pieces of chain.
4: Two small jump rings.
5: Two larger jump rings.
6: Two charm connector earrings.
7: Beads of your choice. I used a selection of green glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your earrings:
1: Create a loop at the end of each piece of wire using the round nose pliers.
2: Add beads to both pieces of wire in pattern of your choice.
3: Once the pieces are beaded with 1cm of wire left unbeaded, create a loop at the end of each piece of wire.
4: Attach each of the ends of the wire together by the loops. Secure them in place using the round nose pliers to close them.
5: You will now have two beaded loops.
6: Attach a chain to each loop using the larger jump rings.
7: Attach the other end of the chains to each of the charm connector earrings to finish the earrings off. Connect the earring charms to the earring posts using the smaller jump rings.
Now the charms are attached to the earring posts your earrings are finished and ready to wear!
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Do You Want More Special Charms In your life? Why not try making this free-form bead and wire charm?
This charm tutorial is a really fun way to use your special decorative beads. I like making them with unique glass beads! Note: includes affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your bead charm:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers and cutting pliers to make this charm.
2: A hammer.
3: A steel hammer block.
4: Soft jewelry wire.
5: A file.
6: A bead of your choice. I used this glass bead.
Follow these steps to make your free form charm:
1: Cut the wire to be approximately 12-15 cm long using the cutting pliers.
2: Hammer the end of the wire wide and flat using the hammer. It should be wide enough to keep your bead from falling off the wire.
3: Hammer the rest of the wire flat but not so wide that your bead won’t go onto the wire.
4: File the ends of the wire so that they are not sharp.
5: Add the bead to the wire, securing it against the widest end of the wire.
6: bend the wire around the bead in any formation you like.
7: Bend the end of the wire into a bail at the top of your bead, you can use the round nose pliers to make this look neat.
Once your bail has been made your pendant is complete! How will you form yours?
Here’s the charm on a memory wire beaded choker!
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This Circle Pendant Is Simple and Beautiful, Load Yours up With Your Favorite Beads!
The highlight of this necklace is a lovely beaded circle pendant! You can use all kinds of lovely beads to make this design your own. note: contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your necklace:
1: Pliers. You will need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers to make your necklace.
2: Wire. I used some copper wire to make my circle pendant. I cut mine to approximately 12cm in length.
3: Three jump rings.
4: A piece of chain at the length you want your necklace. I used copper chain to match the wire.
5: A lobster clasp. I used this copper colored one.
6: Beads of your choice. I used some red glass seed beads and some small timber beads.
Follow these steps to make your circle pendant necklace:
1: Create a loop at one end of the wire using the round nose pliers.
2: Add the beads to the wire in your choice of pattern.
3: Continue beading until there is approximately 1cm of wire remains unbeaded.
4: Bend the end of the wire so that it is at a right angle to the beaded section.
5: Create a loop at the end of the wire using the round nose pliers.
6: Attach the two loops together and close them to create a circle shape. You might need to gently reshape the loop to make it more of a circle shape.
7: Attach a jump ring to one of the loops at the top of the circle pendant.
8: Slide the ends of both chains onto the open jump ring.
9: Close the jump ring to secure the chain in place.
10: Split the chain in the middle opposite the place where the pendant is attached.
11: Add a jump ring to one side of the chain and add the lobster clasp. Close the jump ring to secure the lobster clasp in place.
12: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the chain to finish the necklace!
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Here’s how to make a bent wire ring. You’ll need a hammer for this one!
Do you need some new finger decoration? Here’s how to turn some soft wire into a cool adjustable ring. Note: affiliate links
You will need the following tools and materials to make your ring:
1: Pliers. You will need your cutting pliers and round nose pliers to make this ring.
2: A ring mandrel.
3: A steel block.
4: A hammer.
5: A file.
6: Some soft wire. I used this thick gauge wire in a silver color.
Follow these steps to make your ring:
1: Cut a length of wire. I cut mine to approximately 12cm long (4.7 inches).
2: Flatten the wire on the steel block using the hammer.
3: File the ends of the wire so that they are not sharp.
4: Bend the wire around the mandrel at the size you want it.
5: Wrap the rest of the wire around to give your ring a layered effect.
6: You can leave your ring as it is here. Or you can follow the next steps to add a coil decoration to it.
7: Using the round nose pliers, create a coil on one end of the wire.
8: Repeat for the other end of the wire.
9: Twist each coil out to the side so they align with the center of the ring.
10: Once both coils have been twisted outwards your ring is finished!
Here are some other hammered wire ring designs:
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Here’s How to make some Hoop Earrings with String and some pretty beads!
If you’re sick of the now ubiquitous shiny gold or silver hoop, here’s something a little different for you. These earrings are made using some synthetic string accented with some hardware. Affiliate links included in this post.
You will need the following tools and materials to make these earrings:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers, cutting pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Two pieces of string, I measured mine by wrapping it once around my index finger. Cut the string using scissors or cutting pliers.
3: Four leather crimp ends.
5: Two larger jump rings.
6: Two earring hooks.
7: Six head pins.
8: Six beads of your choice. I used these plastic faceted beads in pink and green.
Follow these steps to make your cord hoop earrings:
1: Add a bead to each of the head pins.
2: Curl the top of each pin using the round nose pliers to secure the bead in place.
3: Add three bead charms to each of the smaller jump rings. Close the jump rings to secure the charms together.
4: Add the beaded charms to each piece of cord.
5: Add a crimp end to both ends of each cord. Secure the crimps in place by squashing each side around the cord using the flat nose pliers.
5: Attach the ends of the cord together using the larger jump rings. Close each ring to secure each piece of cord into a loop.
6: Add an earring hook to the jump ring at the top of each earring to finish them off.
Now they’re finished and ready to wear! What do you think of these hoop alternatives?
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Adorn your fingers with some leather! Here’s how to make a leather ring.
Remember the delicate chain ring tutorial? here’s how to make one out of leather! Contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this ring:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your flat nose pliers, cutting pliers and round nose pliers.
2: A small piece of leather that is slightly shorter than the length you need to fit around your finger.
2: Two leather crimp ends.
3: A jump ring.
4: A head pin.
5: Beads of your choice. I used this green glass bead and a blue e-bead.
Follow these steps to make your leather ring:
1: Add a crimp to one side of the piece of leather. You can secure it in place by squashing either side down around the leather using the flat nose pliers.
2: Repeat this step to secure the other crimp to the other side of the ring.
3: Add the beads to the head pin.
4: Bend the head pin to form a right angle to the beaded section.
5: Create a loop at the top of the beaded section to secure the beads in place.
6: Attach the two ends of the leather to the jump ring.
7: Add the bead charm to the open jump ring.
8: Close the jump ring to secure the charm in place and finish your ring!
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Here’s how to make some beaded wire threader earrings!
These wire threader earrings feature delicate beads, kept in place by hammering some wire flat. Contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make these earrings:
1: Pliers. You will need wires with a square bending nose without ridges so that you don’t mark the wire. You will also need your cutting pliers to cut the pieces of wire.
2: Two pieces of wire. Approximately 8cm long. I used some gold-fill wire.
3: A file.
4: A steel block.
5: A hammer.
6: Beads of your choice. I used these star shaped shell beads and these round hematite beads.
Follow these steps to make your earrings:
1: Hammer one end of each piece of wire. Hammer on the steel block and continue to flatten the wire until it is wide enough to stop your beads from sliding off. Repeat this step for the second piece of wire so that both pieces have one flattened end.
2: File each of the wire ends so that none are sharp or rough.
3: Add the beads to each of the wires.
4: Hold one of the wires with the plastic nose pliers.
5: Bend one side of the wire around the angle of the pliers to form a right angle.
6: Bend the other side around the pliers to form another right angle. This will form a square shape that makes the top of your earring.
7: Repeat steps 4-6 for the second earring.
8: If your wire had some curve to it like mine did you can straighten it out gently using your pliers and fingers.
Once your earrings are straight then they are finished and ready to wear! How amazing are they? So delicate and simple.
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Make your jewellery work for you, this necklace is also a bracelet!
This choker necklace can also be worn as a cool bracelet. It’s super cool and easy to make.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your choker/bracelet:
1: Pliers. You will need your flat nose pliers, round nose pliers and cutting pliers to make this choker/bracelet.
2: A piece of leather or faux leather long enough to fit closely around your neck.
3: Two flat crimp ends.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A toggle clasp.
6: A head pin.
7: A bead or charm of your choice. I used this glass bead.
Follow these steps to make your convertible choker bracelet:
1: Add a crimp to each end of the leather, securing it in place by squeezing it around the leather using the flat nose pliers.
2: Add a jump ring to one end and attach one part of the toggle clasp.
3: Add the other jump ring and the second part of the clasp to the other end of the leather.
4: Put the bead onto the head pin.
5: Bend the head pin so that it is at a right angle to the bead using the round nose pliers.
6: Trim the end of the pin if required (it should extend approximately 1cm from the top of the bead). If no trimming is required, curl the pin into a loop using the round nose pliers.
8: Open the charm loop slightly and attach the charm to one of the jump rings that connects the leather and the clasp.
9: Close the charm loop to secure it in place. Once your charm is secured in place your creation is ready to wear, either as a choker or a bracelet!
Here’s the design worn as a bracelet.
And here it is as a choker necklace.
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Here’s how to make a perfect summer anklet with braided string and beads
Beaded and braided, could this anklet be any more boho perfect?
You will need the following tools and materials to make your braided bead anklet:
1: Pliers. You will need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers to make this anklet.
2: Scissors for trimming your string.
3: Three pieces of string approximately 2 feet long (approx. 60cm).
4: Two cord crimp ends.
5: Two jump rings.
6: A lobster clasp.
7: Beads of your choice. I used two green e-beads and a larger glass feature bead.
Follow these steps to make your braided anklet:
1: Collect the strings together and tie one end in a knot.
2: Begin braiding the strings.
3: Continue braiding until the braided section reaches nearly half way around your ankle.
4: Add one of the e-beads to the middle string and continue braiding around it to secure it in place.
5: Braid the strings 3-4 times and then add the large feature bead, braiding around it as you did for the first e-bead.
6: Braid another 3-4 times before adding the final e-bead.
7: Braid around the final e-bead and continue braiding until the anklet is long enough to fit around your ankle.
8: Knot the other end of the anklet.
9: Trim the ends of the strings on each end of the anklet using cutting pliers or scissors.
10: Place one of the crimp ends around the ends of the string so that it sits closely to the knot.
11: Squash one side of the crimp around the strings using the flat nose pliers.
12: Squash down the other side of the crimp using the flat nose pliers.
13: Repeat steps 10-12 for the other side of the anklet.
14: Add a jump ring to one side of the anklet and slide on the lobster clasp and close the jump ring to secure it in place.
15: Add the other jump ring to the other side of the anklet to finish it off.
Now it is completed and ready to wear! Isn’t this just the perfect accessory for warm summer events?
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Give your fingers a treat with this delicate chain ring!
Little pieces of chain aren’t useless… turn them into pretty delicate chain ring!
You will need the following tools and materials to make this ring:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers and flat nose pliers to make this chain ring.
2: A small piece of chain. Don’t worry if it isn’t quite long enough to fit entirely around your finger.
3: Two small jump rings. I used these small gold ones.
4: One large jump ring.
5: One medium sized jump ring.
6: Three head pins.
7: Three beads. I used these pink glass e-beads.
Follow these steps to make your chain ring:
1: Add a small jump ring to either side of the chain.
2: Attach the end jump rings to the large jump ring to form a completed loop.
3: Add each of the beads to each of the head pins.
4: Loop the ends of each pin using the round nose pliers.
5: Add each of the pins to the medium sized jump ring.
6: Attach the jump rings with the bead charms to the large jump ring in the middle of the chain ring. Use your pliers to close the jump ring and secure the charms in place.
Now your ring is finished. So easy and unique!
