Turquoise Pendant Necklace

This necklace is really easy to make and great for casual or work wear as well as a gift. It is also a great project to do with kids or for those just getting into jewelry making.  It only takes about 20 minutes to make.

Findings:

  1 Silver Chain

Lobster Clasps and Jump Rings

  3 Beads
*1 Lobster clasp
*4 Med jump ring
*1 small jump rings

*I got all my components fromMichael's

**you can just buy a multi pack that has a selection of findings, like this one on Amazon.

Tools:
Assorted Beading Tools
Beading Board (optional but I can't live without mine)

Step 1:
Decide where you want the necklace to fall and measure out the chain. Mine is about 22 inches. To cut your chain to size, simply grab a link and bend it open to separate the chain you want from the chain that will leftover. Throw away the bent link.

Step 2:
 To create your pendant, attach the three beads together with 2 medium jump rings.  On the top bead of the pendant, attach a medium/large jump ring.  This top jump ring will attach your pendant to the chain.   Place one chain end through the top jump ring.

Step 3:
Attach your lobster clasp to one end of the chain with the small jump ring.




Step 4:
Attach a medium sized jump ring to the other end of the chain.

You have completed your necklace!

Criss-Cross Bracelet

Nautical Bib Necklace

Findings:
20 Gauge Bendable Wire or Headpins
Bead Stringing Wire (Michael's)
*Crimp Beads
*Jump rings
*Head Pins
Seed Beads (Navy Blue: Joann's Fabric, White: Michael's)
Bead Covers (Michael's)
Bead Bugs (Amazon)
*Assorted Beading Tools (Amazon)

*get a kit multi kit as buying these individually can get expensive.

Step 1:
Decide the length you want and cut 3 cords of wire. I use Leave 4 inches extra on each for tying the knots, at the ends. You may want to make more than 3 strands, if so you'll have to get bigger Bead cones to cover the ends, which can get thick when they are all put together.















Step 2:
Attach a bead bug to one end of one cord and start adding your seed beads.  You can add them in alternating patters.  Or all one color.  Your choice. Repeat for all 3 wires.

Step 3:

Slide the end of the first wire through your looped headpin and through the crimp bead to hold it together.  Make sure the loop of wire isn't too long because you want your Bead Cone to cover the ugly ends.  

Step 4:

If you are using the 20 gauge wire, then you can make a loop with it and wrap it around itself a few times to make it look nice.  However, its easier to just use the regular looped headpin pictured above. I just add a seed bead then close the wire loop, so I can attach a jump ring.  

Step 5:

Attach lobster clasp and jump rings to finish.  You can 

You have completed your necklace!

Earring Gallery

Sea Stone Earrings

These are really simple earrings and you can change out the color for any occasion.  They have a nice weight and can be dressy or casual. They only take about 10 minutes to make.

Findings:

*2 Earring Wires

*2 Medium/Large Jump Rings

*2 Headpins

~20 Stones in any (Michael's)

*Assorted Beading Tools

*Michael's has kits that include these things and a couple of tools.  

Step 1: 

Slide the stones over the straight head pins. Use stones that are similar in size, as the sizes may vary.

Step 2:

Finish off the 2 head pins.  Loop the ear wire and the earrings with a large jump ring..and you're done!

Boho Ladder Earrings

I love these earrings!  They are so easy to make (it only takes about 10 min) and they look really nice on.

 

Findings:

*2 Earring Wires

*2 Medium/Large Jump Rings

*4 Headpins

8 Square double holed Square Beads (Michael's)

16 Brown Wooden Seed Beads (Michael's)

*Assorted Beading Tools

*Michael's has kits that include these things and a couple of tools.  

Step 1: 

Slide the Square double holed Stone over 2 straight head pins. Add alternating brown seed beads, like in the above picture. 

Step 2:

Finish off the 4 head pins.  Loop the ear wire and the earrings with a large jump ring..and you're done!

Jade and Amethyst Earrings

These are really simple earrings and you can change out the colors to match and outfit.  For a more sophisticated look, try using only metallic beads. They only take about 15 minutes to make.

Findings:

*2 Earring Wires

*2 Medium/Large Jump Rings

*2 Headpins

*Assorted Beading Tools

2 Silver Hollow Beads (surrounding the Jade ones: Michael's)

2 Jade Beads (Michael's)

2 Purple Flat Beads (Michael's)

2 White Flat Beads (Michael's)

6 small flat silver beads (Michael's)

*Michael's has kits that include these things and a couple of tools.  

Step 1: 

Onto your headpin, slide on one small silver flat, one while flat. the bottom hole of the hollow bead, one small silver, one jade, the top hole of the hollow, one purple and one flat silver.

Step 2:

Finish off the 2 head pins.  Loop the ear wire and the earrings with a large jump ring..and you're done!

Wire Earrings Gallery

Leather and Cord Necklace

This necklace is really easy to make and great for casual wear and gifts. It is also a great project to do when trying to use leftover beads.

I have made a bunch of these necklaces and what looks best, in my opinion, is a mix of colored and metal beads.  This one uses blue, pink, red, turquoise, black, hematite and silver.

Leather Strip

Findings:
1MM Waxed Cotton Cord
Suede Leather Strip (any color is fine but I used turquoise)
2 Large Rings
Cording Endings
2 Lobster clasps
*1 Med jump ring
*1 small jump ring
*2 ribbon clasps






*you can just buy a multi pack that has a selection of findings, like this one on Amazon.

Beads:
Multi Color Seed Beads
Silver beads
Hematite Beads

Tools:
Assorted Beading Tools
Beading Board
Candle (yes, any candle will do. Rose scented made the necklace smell nice)

Step 1:

Cotton Cording

Light your candle.
Get your cotton cording and dip the end of it in the newly melted wax. Immediately, pinch the ends of your cord just to tap the wax down.  This will give you a hard tip and make your cord much easier to string.

Step 2:
 String 20 seed beads onto the cord.  Cut off the waxed tip and tie a knot about 1 inch from the top.  Push 5 beads up to the knot and tie another knot on the other side.  Space about an inch and repeat.  Do this 2 more times until you have a string of beads that look like this:



Step 3:
Cut your cord so that you have the one strand.

Seed Beads

Step 4:
Now dip the tip of the wax in the candle again and string 27 more beads of different colors.  Tie knots around 3 groupings of 9 beds like so:


Step 5:
Here is a close up of the necklace.  You can follow the beading as closely as you like.  It is almost impossible to mess this necklace up.  Try any combos that you like.  It is also best if the strands of cord aren't all exactly the same size.




Step 6:
Once you have as many beaded cords as you want, take 2 and secure one end with a small cord ending.  Then do the same for the other end.


Now attach each end to its own jump ring.  Continue to secure cords 2-3 at a time, depending on your cord ending size.  Attach to the jump rings.

PINK!!!

Step 7:
The Suede Leather Strip can come from a sheet of leather (cut it yourself with scissors) or pre-cut cording. When cutting it yourself, it doesn't need to be perfectly straight. Honestly, I just eye-ball it.  Just make sure the widths, at each end, fits your ribbon clasps.

Ribbon and Lobster Clasps

Step 8:
Attach your ribbon clasps and lobster clasps to each end.  The length of the suede cord is really dependent upon where you want the necklace to fall.  Sometimes, I make a couple of these, in different lengths, so I change the length of the necklace, just by changing out this one piece....especially when I'm giving it as a gift!

You have completed your necklace!