How to Start Making Stone Jewelry

Jewelry making is a popular craft because of the adornment to the body that jewelry provides. Stone jewelry is one of several styles of jewelry that can be made. Stone jewelry centers around gem stones and other decorative stones. To get started making your own stone jewelry, you will need a few supplies to create your jewelry and also to make things a bit easier.

Instructions

1. Buy some stones that you would be interested in using for your jewelry. Invest in some center pieces as well as some accent stones.

2. Invest in charms and other accent pieces to make your jewelry pop.

3. Purchase beads to surround your stones. These can help add color and pizzazz to your pieces.

4. Buy several types of clasps. Popular clasps include the lobster claw, toggles, S clasps, and hook and eye clasps.

5. Purchase some different metal wires. You can make drop fixtures, such as accents or centerpieces, or charms on charm bracelets, anklets, and necklaces.

6. Invest in some quality tools. This should include pliers, a good work space, even if that means purchasing a desk or craft table. Buy some organizers in which to keep your materials.

7. Buy some chains and different types of rope, thread, and string. This can include thin leather straps, gold chains, silver chains, and waxed threads. Use these as the base material for your jewelry.

8. Buy some jewelry cleaning solutions. This will allow you to clean all of the creation grime off of the jewelry.

9. Purchase some jewelry adhesives. This can include epoxy glue and jewelry glues. There are several different types, but make sure you are getting the glues that are conducive with the materials you have.

Tips & Warnings

• Creation grime is the film and debris that can come from adding beads, shredding and stripping materials that may stay on the necklace through the fashioning of the piece.

References

• Common Ways to Make Stone Jewelry
• Jewelry Supply