Jewelry Making

Are you looking for an easy and fun creative art project that doesn’t require a lot of time, skill, or supplies? Perhaps making clay bead jewelry is a new passion you’ll discover. Making jewelry...

Lampwork beads are melted glass beads, defined by their colorful, bumpy texture and glossy finish. They come in many different shapes and sizes for various jewelry making applications. Making true...

Designing your own jewelry is a great way to customize your look and enhance your personal style. You can create your own necklace charm for a unique piece of jewelry to wear yourself or give as a...

Medallions are circular objects that resemble a traditional medal. They tend to be crafted from metal in styles from simple to elaborate. But they can also be crafted from clay, so you don't have...

Broken heart necklaces are a popular sentimental keepsake used to represent shared feelings between two people. These necklaces feature a heart that has a zigzag cut down the middle. Each person...

Metal clay dries out quickly and hardens into a rigid green state. Adding glycerin to metal clay allows it to dry more slowly and creates a more flexible product to work with. Flexible clay...

An initial ring is a piece of hand jewelry featuring any kind of design centered around the wearer's initials. Because an initial ring must be personalized, most rings are custom-made. Instead of...

Autumn is the time for falling leaves, sweaters, and... candy corn! You can make a candy corn necklace. It's easy to make from polymer clay.

Beaded medallions may represent a culture or an accomplishment or showcase a metal work of art. You can create your own beaded medallions with polymer clay, a coin and glass or crystal beads....

I love working with Polymer Clay. It is so easy and extremely fun. If you love crafts and have never worked with this medium before, I recommend trying it out. I've decided to combine two of my...

It happens to metal clay artists a lot. When you work with PMC or Art Clay you sometimes have leftover clay that gets dried out and hard. This tutorial will explain how to reconstitute that old...

Do you want to make custom clasps for your beaded jewelry? This tutorial will explain how to make a fancy, custom "S" clasp out of PMC, Art Clay or any other fine silver based metal clay.

A promise ring is a piece of jewelry designed to designate either a religious vow of celibacy until marriage or the intention of a future marriage proposal. While these keepsakes are available for...

With a few inexpensive supplies, you can create pressed-flower pendants to use in your jewelry projects. You may buy flowers already pressed, or see the Resources section to learn how to do it...

You can easily make a copper pendant as a centerpiece for your necklace or create copper charms for your bracelet with a roll of copper foil and a few other supplies. Making custom jewelry allows...

Polymer flower petal beads are often sold at high prices in bead stores, but they are actually quite simple to make. As long as you have polymer clay in a variety of colors, know how to roll the...

Make clay pendants for your jewelry designs with polymer clay and a little creativity. You can stamp any design that you like onto the clay, sculpt letters and shapes with the clay or freehand a...

These polymer clay earrings are fun to wear on Halloween - or, if you're a cat lover, make them in the color of your favorite kittehs and wear them year-round.

Making your own projects out of polymer clay can be a lot of fun. There are so many different things that you can make, including faux turquoise beads, which can be used to make all different...

Sea horses are beautiful and unusual aquatic creatures whose highly recognizable shape makes for excellent jewelry centerpiece items. You can make your own jewelry sea horses using a variety of...

A relative newcomer in the world of specialty craft products, Art Clay allows home crafters and artisans to create works of art in metal, using household tools and hand clay sculpting techniques....

Originally carved from ivory, the silhouette cameo has been a staple piece in formal jewelry for centuries. With modern crafting supplies and clay sculpting techniques, you can create your own...

In ancient Egypt, glass working, metal working and clay were all raised to an art form because the jewelers had difficulty shaping gemstones to their satisfaction. Today, you can make beads that...

Silver clay is an innovative crafting project that allows an artist to create things in real silver using clay sculpting tools and techniques and a home kiln or small torch. This material lends...

Art Clay is one of the leading brands of metal craft clay, an innovative product designed for making small works of art in genuine brass, silver or gold using clay sculpting techniques and home...

Though it may seem like an odd choice of crafting material for jewelry, paper of many kinds can be made into beautiful, interesting and durable jewelry designs using a number of different...

Fimo is one of the most popular brands of polymer clay and is used in multiple arts and crafts venues. Artisans form Fimo clay into beads, pendants, buttons and trinkets and then cure the clay by...

For silver crafters and smiths, the practice of creating custom jewelry items is both a lucrative business and a great means of making special gifts for family and friends. Whatever your reasons...

When they hear the word "clay," some people picture young children making figurines of animals or people. Others think of professional artists making vases and bowls on a pottery wheel. Many...

Take your jewelry designs to the next level by making your own beads with polymer clay. Clay is available in a variety of colors, but you can also paint it for custom colors and designs. You can...

Skull beads will add an interesting (and spooky) touch to a necklace, bracelet or pair of earrings. You could make them in any color, but white or tan are the traditional colors used for skulls or...

Polymer clay is a good medium for making beads in animal shapes. You can mold it, sand it and paint it, and is not messy to use. It comes in a variety of colors, so you can be creative with your...

Charms for a charm bracelet can be made with beads and wire pins, and stacking beads together to form whimsical items like Christmas trees and snowmen allows you to create a themed bracelet. You...

Making your own silver jewelry allows you to save money but also express your artistic side and create a truly unique statement. Sterling silver offers not only beauty but strength and versatility...

One of the most popular and versatile forms of jewelry art, beads can be made from almost any material using techniques that range from simple to complex. For home craft bead makers, basic bead...

The creation of gem jewelry, often thought to be a practice reserved for trained jewelry makers with specialized tools, can actually be a rewarding and successful home DIY craft. There are a...

Beads may be the most common form of jewelry decoration across time and all human cultures. Beads can be made from any type of material that can be shaped accordingly, but there are some mediums...

Originating in 1990s Japan, metal clay is much like it sounds: a clay-like material that when fired in a kiln or with a torch or hot pot turns into a denser, metal-like substance. It is sometimes...

Beads are one of the cornerstones in jewelry making. They can be used as pendants or to make up the body of the piece. Finding just the right bead can be difficult, making it much simpler to make...

Jewelry making is a wonderful hobby that can be enjoyed by both the expert crafter and the novice, but the vast array of bead styles and types can make an avid jewelry maker go broke. Bead-making...

Milli fiori is a technique for making layered, richly detailed and colored beads in cross-sections. Though this technique was originally designed for layered glass, a home crafter can now make...

Beads area an ancient part of human culture. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the earliest beads date back to the Stone Age and were likely made from plant seeds. Beads continue to be...

Millefiori is an old jewelry working glass technique involving complex and beautiful layering of color. Originally, this technique was designed for glass work, but nowadays home crafters more...

Natasha beads are a fun way to use up scraps of polymer clay. By pressing pieces of clay together, and with a few twists and turns, you can create beads with intricate designs. These beads are not...

Porcelain is used to create many items, such as dolls, home décor accessories and beads. Porcelain is made from a variety of forms. Porcelain slip is used to create porcelain dolls, and...

Silver rings can be made from silver clay, which is precious metal clay. Precious metal clay, which has a putty-like consistency, is a revolutionary material that is a mixture of pure silver or...

Mandrels are rods of various diameters. They are used to help shape metal, glass, plastic or clay so that it will have a specific diameter hole after it has hardened and cooled. Mandrels can be...

Beads can be made from many materials, including paper, bread glue dough and polymer clay, Each type of bead has its own tips and techniques. Beads can also be made from metal, glass, rock and...

Polymer clay beads are both a popular craft and a popular material for other crafts. If you've admired polymer clay beads but were put off by their expense, making your own is an economical and...

Making jewelry is a craft that both children and adults can enjoy. While making jewelry already lends itself to making a personalized accessory, making your own jewelry from your own beads makes...