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How to make a smiley good vibes necklace!
This necklace has been designed to give you some good vibes, it features a yellow polymer clay smiley bead and a black tourmaline for good feelings! Black tourmaline is believed to be a gemstone that protects people against negative energies. So by that logic, this necklace will save you from negative vibes and send a smile to people around you! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your good vibes necklace:
1: A chain necklace thin enough to fit the bead.
2: Pliers to remove and replace the end of the chain.
3: A smiley face polymer clay bead.
4: A black tourmaline bead.
5: A large jump ring.
Here’s how to put your necklace for positivity together:
1: Remove the jump ring or tag at the end of the necklace using your pliers.
2: Slide the bead onto the chain.
3: Add the tourmaline bead onto the jump ring.
4: Close the jump ring using your pliers.
5: Add the tourmaline charm to the necklace.
6: Replace the jump ring or tag to the end of the chain to finish the necklace off.
Now your super cute smiley good vibes necklace is finished and ready to wear!
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Got a ring that doesn’t fit anymore? Turn it into a fun pendant!
I popped this ring on the other day… and it got stuck on my finger! After panicking a little I managed to get it off and decided it needed a new life as a pendant rather than a ring. Here’s how to transform your too small ring into a cool necklace pendant…
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You’ll need the following tools and materials:
1: A ring that doesn’t fit you anymore. I used this steel ring.
Here’s something similar:
2: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
3: Some tiger tail wire, long enough to make a necklace.
4: Four crimp beads.
5: Two small jump rings.
6: A lobster clasp.
7: Beads. I used this mix of pastel glass seed beads. I also used six larger beads to fit over the folded tiger tail wire.
Follow these steps to make your ring pendant necklace:
1: Add two of the crimp beads and a jump ring to one end of the tiger tail wire.
2: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimp beads, pull the wire tight.
3: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.
4: Bead the wire in any pattern you wish. I beaded mine randomly with no particular pattern.
5: Once you have your necklace at the length you want it, add the remaining crimp beads and jump ring.
6: Loop the end of the wire around the second jump ring and back through the crimp beads and the last few glass beads, pull it tight.
7: Squash the crimps using the flat nose pliers and then trim the excess tiger tail wire using the cutting pliers.
8: Add the ring to the strand.
9: Attach a lobster clasp to one of the end jump rings to finish it off.
Now your ring pendant necklace is finished and ready to wear!
Here’s another idea, pop your rings onto a chain. Here’s one I made with two brass rings on a silver-tone chain.
Here are some other ways to use rings in your jewellery:
- How to turn a ring into the central feature of a choker necklace
- Here’s how to turn a costume ring into a different kind of pendant
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How to make a mixed material lariat necklace
Do you like lariat necklaces? I think they are really elegant and kind of sexy. We have done some lariat tutorials in the past but this one is a bit different. It is made using a small piece of chain which hangs in the middle of a beaded strand like a pendant. I really like beading projects because they take time and patience, perfect for passing the time inside. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your mixed material lariat:
1: Tiger tail wire. Cut it to your desired length (plus a bit extra). I think lariat necklaces look best when not too long.
2: One lobster clasp.
3: Four crimp beads.
4: Three smaller jump rings. One slightly larger than the other two.
5: One large jump ring.
6: A length of chain, approximately 10cm long (3.9 inches).
7: Beads of your choice. I used green and yellow glass beads.
8: Pliers. I used cutting pliers, flat nose filers and round nose pliers.
Follow these steps to make your own mixed material lariat necklace:
1: Add crimps to the end of the wire.
2: Add a jump ring and fold the tiger tail wire around the jump ring. Thread the end of the wire through the crimp beads.
3: Squash the crimps using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add the beads in your desired pattern.
5: Once your strand is fully beaded add the remaining crimp beads.
6: Add the other small jump ring and thread the end of the wire back through the crimp beads and the first few glass beads.
7: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.
8: Trim the remaining wire using the cutting pliers.
9: Add the clasp to one side of the beaded strand.
10: Add the third smaller jump ring to one end of the necklace.
11: Add the large jump ring to the top of the piece of chain and then close it.
12: Add the chain to the beaded strand to finish the necklace off.
Now your necklace is finished! What colour will you make yours in?
Here is another one I made using mixed glass seed beads.
Here are some other lariat tutorials:
- Circle charm lariat
- Beaded triangle lariat
- Clip on lariat charm
- Belt/lariat tutorial
- A leather wrap lariat
- Pearl charm chain lariat
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