Jewelry Making

Making beaded bracelets using elastic cording is a fast and easy way to make beautifully unique bracelets to wear for any occasion. A benefit of elastic cording is the ease with which you can...

Wooden beads are perfect for creating natural, rugged looking jewelry or key chains for men. Accessories made with natural materials such as hemp, shells and beads have become more popular with...

Adjustable knots are extremely useful in craft projects, particularly in the making of necklaces and bracelets. They slide along the string that they are tied on without coming loose, making it...

Lanyards have served as useful accessories for centuries. According to Top Home 'n' Garden, lanyards made their first appearance in 1626 as a nautical device. Later, 19th century European soldiers...

Wrapping a bead loom is a first step to creating flat accessories such as bracelets, necklaces, chokers and belts. Once you've wrapped a loom, follow a pattern to weave intricate beaded tapestries...

Many a child has wiled away the hours sorting through her grandma's button jar. Those same buttons, now antique and cherished, are collector's prizes. Aside from sewing monogrammed covered buttons...

Making your own beaded stretchy bracelets is a fun and easy way to express your creativity. It's also a good way to save money if you tend to spend a lot on jewelry. For the most part, this...

Making string bracelets is a popular hobby and a way to create gifts for your friends. Bracelets can be made from just about any kind of string, such as yarn or embroidery floss, and can be plain...

Eyelash yarn is a novelty yarn where one-inch wisps of fiber flow away from the main strand like eyelashes. Some brands have fly-always in two lengths for extra fluffiness. When knit or crocheted,...

Basic jewelry making techniques include threading pearls onto a strand with knots separating them. This stringing method is most often used with pearls or more expensive jewelry components, as it...

Creating a string bracelet is effortless; simple and delicate as a basic plait or more complicated with distinctive knotting techniques such as Chinese staircase. Materials include natural or dyed...

Instead of wire or string, you should try useing cord for your next jewelry project. Thick cord is advantageous for single strand designs or for stringing larger beads and donut pendants. Thinner...

Plastic string, or gimp, is a great crafting tool that comes in a few different varieties. Most are either flat or round; some are stretchy. For this braiding project, start by using the flat...

A great way to breathe new life into an existing wardrobe is to accessorize with eye-catching jewelry. Handmade beaded bangle bracelets are a great way to add color, sparkle and fun to a day or...

The knot is a fundamental element of beaded jewelry. Once you've mastered it, you can string a row of pearls or other gemstones and make a necklace or bracelet; the knots will keep each bead...

Designing your own custom jewelry offers a way to express your personal style creatively with color and texture. You can mix and match crystal, glass, shell and wooden beads to make a custom...

Macrame is a popular crafting method that uses knotting over weaving or crocheting. It can be simple in nature or very complex, depending on the intricacy of the knots used. The macrame butterfly...

What an easy way to make some Holiday bracelets or party favors, simple and inexpensive too.

Sliding knot closures are common in jewelry that uses cords or leather thongs. Sliding closures originated in traditional Chinese jewelry, but have become common in many other jewelry styles. To...

If you're a collector of handmade jewelry, chances are you've come across necklaces of cloth, vinyl or leather cord tied with sliding knots that allow the necklace to be adjusted in size anywhere...

Hemp jewelry is easy and inexpensive to make, requiring only hemp cord, beads and an optional finishing clasp. A hemp choker can be made using a simple, basic knot or a more complicated system of...

An ankle toe bracelet is jewelry for the often overlooked feet. It is a bracelet for the ankle with a ring attached for one of the toes. Bead enthusiasts can get very creative when making ankle...

Braided lanyards, a popular craft from summer camp, are coming into the mainstream as ID and name badges become more present in schools and workplaces. It's easy to make a customized, colorful...

The art of making Irish, or Celtic, jewelry goes back nearly 4,000 years. Early works focused on Celtic knot designs and later evolved into thick crosses with the knot designs incorporated into...

You could string beads on a piece of hemp the same as you would with any other stringing material (thread or wire) to create a necklace. However, incorporating macramé knots into your design...

Creating jewelry from beads and fishing line is an excellent craft for kids of all ages. It helps them improve their knot tying and overall coordination while allowing them to express their...

Friendship bracelets are crafts children of all ages love to make. These are simple and inexpensive and can provide hours of amusement. Kids have been making friendship bracelets for decades,...

Native American jewelry has been around for a long time, with a lot of it being handmade by Native Americans. One of the elegant pieces of jewelry that can be made with ease is the Indian choker....

The Kukui tree is the official state tree of Hawaii and grows abundantly on the islands that make up the state of Hawaii. Kukui nuts have a long tradition of usefulness, including wood polish,...

Creating your own crystal jewelry is a way to express your sense of design with color and style. Swarovski crystal beads have a particularly beautiful sparkle, but you can also find less expensive...

Do something creative with all those buttons you have lying around the house and make a button bracelet. A homemade bracelet fashioned from buttons will give you the chance to show off your...

If you and your friends want to make each other friendship bracelets or anklets heres how to make some fast and easy!

This simple stretch bracelet can be made in about ten minutes. It's a great project for people of almost any age. Children as young as about 5 can help with stringing the beads onto the stretch...

You can create simple stretch bracelets with sparkling crystal beads, natural gemstone beads or striking shell beads for unique jewelry designs that can be assembled in just a few minutes. Stretch...

Bracelets can be made using embroidery string. This string is very inexpensive and can be found at any craft store. If you know how to tie a knot you can make a bracelet out of string. They don't...

Beading projects are an enjoyable hobby for adults and children alike. Collecting different beads of various shapes, colors and sizes will enable you to create many different items both for decor...

The traditional way to string pearls uses a silk thread with a knot between each pearl. This protects the pearls from rubbing against each other and protects from loss if the cord frays and...

Make a beautiful necklace out of souvenirs from the shore. Preserve your memories in a unique design that's easy to make and fun to wear.

Making leather bracelets is a good way to experiment with using leather for making jewelry. Leather is versatile, forgiving to beginners, and it encourages creativity in style and design. And...

Macramé is a fun and easy craft that nearly anyone can do. If you like making jewelry, you might know how to make a necklace or a bracelet, but you can make rings, too. This very simple ring...

What could be easier than crafting an attractive necklace with a piece of leather cord and a focal bead? This is a popular look, and the good news is that it is simple and inexpensive to create....

Faith bracelets are a lovely daily reminder of your faith. Each colored bead on the bracelet symbolizes an aspect of the Christian faith. Blue stands for faith, pink for peace, red for love, green...

Masonry string is used by bricklayers and masons to create straight lines between two points in construction. Masonry string is considered a tool by bricklayers and masons, but if we take a closer...

A knotted necklace is beautiful due to its simplicity. Very few beads are necessary to create a striking knot necklace, because the beauty comes from the simple, clean lines. Creating knot...

Silk knot cuff links are much in demand by cuff link connoisseurs. Their advantages are that they can be found in many colors, and secondly, they do not scratch surfaces, nor hurt your wrist when...

A stretch chip bracelet is one of the easiest jewelry designs to make at home. You can create one of these simple bracelets in a matter of minutes with beautiful gemstone or glass bead chips. You...

This is a fun craft to do with kids. Using fresh flowers for this necklace makes it extra special, although silk flowers can be substituted to make it last longer. Give one of these floral...

Making knots for a cord rosary isn't difficult. If you know how to make a simple overhand knot, you are already most of the way there. The trick to learn, however, is how to make sure that the...

Leather cord necklaces are some of the most attractive and most beautiful kinds of jewelry. If you are just thinking about getting started in jewelry making, creating a necklace with leather...

This is a fun and easy braided bracelet to make. Unlike many bracelets made with braiding cord, this project uses four strands of cord rather than the usual three strands. This bracelet looks best...