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How to make a waist chain using leather cord and chains!
This is a really cool design! It combines delicate chains and leather to create a cool and edgy twist on the waist chain trend. This piece is pretty easy to put together and makes for a really cute look! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your chain and leather body chain:
1: A piece of leather. Mine was about 54.5cm long.
2: Two pieces of chain. These should add up with the length of the leather up to make the whole thing around your waist. My chains were approximately 20cm each.
3: Four jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.
6: Two leather crimp ends.
Follow these steps to make your leather and chain waist chain:
1: Add a crimp end to one of the ends of the leather cord. Do this by placing it around the leather and squashing one side down using the flat nose pliers.
2: Squash the other side of the crimp using the flat nose pliers to secure the crimp in place.
3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other side of the piece of leather, attaching the other crimp.
4: Add a jump ring to one end of the piece of leather cord.
5: Slide on one of the pieces of chain to the open jump ring.
6: Close the jump ring to secure the chain to the leather.
7: Repeat steps 4 to 6 to attach the second piece of chain to the other end of the leather.
8: Add a jump ring to one end of the chains you just attached. Slide on the lobster clasp and close the ring to secure it in place. (Sorry about the blurry pic!)
9: Add another jump ring to the other side of the waist chain to finish it off!
Now your leather and chain waist chain is finished and ready to put on! How cute?!
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Combine gold wire and pearls with these amazing statement earrings
These earrings use different materials to create a loop of gold wire and rainbow beads with a sweet dangly pearl in the centre. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers (left), flat nose pliers (right) and round nose pliers (middle).
2: Two pieces of 0.8mm wire approximately 7-10cm long. I used gold fill wire.
3: Two pieces of tiger tail wire, around 10-15cm long.
4: Four small jump rings.
5: Two head pins.
6: Two larger jump rings.
7: Post earrings with charm loops.
8: Beads. I used mixed glass beads.
9: Two pearl beads.
10: Eight crimp beads.
11: Something round to form your wires around. I used a bead container.
Follow these steps to make your earrings:
1: Take one of the pieces of tiger tail wire and add two crimp beads and a small jump ring to the end.
2: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads. Pull it tight.
3: Squash the crimps using flat nose pliers.
4: Add beads to the tiger tail wire until you have a length you like.
5: Once fully beaded add another two crimp beads and another small jump ring to the end of the wire.
6: Pull the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps and last few beads.
7: Squash the crimp beads at the end and trim the excess wire.
8: Repeat steps 1 to 8 for the second bead strand.
9: Add each of the pearl beads to the head pins and use round nose pliers to curl the tops, this secures the beads on to the pins.
10: Add the pearls to each beaded strand.
11: Bend the wires around your round thing to form an arch shape.
12: Add a loop to either end of the wire using the round nose pliers.
13: Attach a bead strand to each of the wires using the jump rings.
14: Add an earring post to each earring, attaching it using the remaining two larger jump rings.
Now your earrings are finished and ready to put on! Perfect for adding some color to neutral outfits!
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Anklets are awesome. Here’s how to make a double strand anklet.
Anklets are the jewelry accessory for the summer, here’s how to make a different version with two chain strands. Contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your double strand anklet:
1: Pliers. You need your round nose pliers and flat nose pliers to make this anklet.
2: Two pieces of chain long enough to fit your ankle comfortably. I used two different shaped chains in the same color.
3: Two jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
Follow these steps to make your double strand anklet:
1: Open one of the jump rings and slide it on to the end of both chains.
2: Close the jump ring to secure the chains together.
3: Add the other jump ring to the other side of the chain.
4: Add the lobster clasp to the open jump ring.
5: Close the jump ring to secure the clasp in place.
Now your double strand anklet is finished! So cool!
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I am seeing fancy hair clips everywhere, here’s how to make a pair of rhinestone embellished clips.
Continuing the rhinestone trend on DIY Jewelry Hub with these rhinestone embellished clips!
You will need the following tools and materials to make these hair clips:
1: Two hair clips. I used these alligator clips that I had at home and wasn’t using. I added a lick of color using some old nail polish.
2: Two short rhinestone strands. Cut them to the length of the clip you intend to glue them too.
3: Glue. I used superglue but you will probably get a better result using Araldite glue.
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Follow these steps to make your rhinestone clips:
1: Add a dab of your chosen glue to the top of the clip and stick one end of a rhinestone strand in place, with the long side draping towards the body of the clip.
2: Continue adding glue down the clip and put the rest of the rhinestone strand in place.
3: Set the first clip aside to dry and repeat steps 1 and 2 for the second clip.
Once they’re dry those sparkly hair clips are ready to wear!
Here’s another pair that I made using some resin charms.
here are some more DIYs for rhinestone crystal embellished hair accessories:
- A rhinestone and chain embellished barrette
- This rhinestone crystal hair comb
- Rhinestone crystal headband
- Statement rhinestone headband
This tutorial contains affiliate links
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Do you want to keep the ocean close? Here’s how to make a bottle charm filled with shells and sea glass
This pendant is so cute, fill it with your fave beach combing finds, or perhaps with some other special pieces. Affiliate links included
You will need the following tools and materials to make your own sea bottle charm:
1: A small glass bottle with a cork top.
2: Shells and sea glass to fill the bottle.
3: A small eye pin.
4: A large jump ring.
5: A wire collar necklace.
6: Water based glue, I used Mod Podge.
7: A skewer.
Follow your steps to make a sea bottle charm:
1: Take the cork out of the bottle.
2: Fill the bottle with sea glass and small shells.
3: Add some glue to the cork using the skewer.
4: Put the cork back in the bottle and wipe off excess glue.
5: Push the eye pin into the middle of the cork.
6: Add some glue around the eye pin to secure it to the cork.
7: Add the large jump ring to the eye pin.
8: Add the charm to the collar necklace to finish the design off!
Now your charm is ready to wear!
