How to Use Your Polished Stones in Jewelry

Make beautiful, natural-looking jewelry with your polished stones.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Jewelry Beads
• Jewelry Findings
• Jewelry Supplies
• Glues
• Jewelry Crafts Subscription
• Pliers For Jewelry Making

1. Select stones that match each other as closely as possible for earrings and a necklace set.
2. Choose the type of earring you wish to wear - post or wire.
3. Attach the stone to an earring post with a clear-drying glue or epoxy.
4. Glue a bell cap to the top of your stone, then attach the bell cap to a wire earring.
5. Add beads to your earrings to make them hang farther down toward your shoulder.
6. Make a necklace by cutting a length of chain, or purchase a premade necklace.
7. Attach a clasp to the ends of the chain if you're starting your necklace from scratch.
8. Use a bell cap or cage attached to the stone to fasten it to the chain.
9. Attach a stone to a tie clasp, stick pin, key ring or ring using clear-drying glue or epoxy.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use connecting beads to make a Y necklace.
• Use a beaded necklace in place of a chain.
• There are dozens of styles of chains, clasps, bell caps and beads - so mix and match to create your own style of jewelry.