How to make handmade jewelry-a piece of highly personalized handmade necklace

Summary: A guide shows how to make handmade jewelry at lower cost. By using some sparking Swarovski Crystal Beads and common Nylon Wire, you can make handmade beaded jewelry, such as necklace, which you can wear, give as gifts or sell.

Date : Aug 26, 2012

Knowing how to make handmade jewelry is a creative way to express your individuality and type. Such piece can be both excellent to adorn your wardrobe as well as send to others as gifts. While learn how to make handmade jewelry, you may find that it can be a super simple project but you can also develop it more intricate as you have grasp some skills. Then, try making one piece to match your beautiful dress.

how to make handmade jewelry

Materials for learning how to make handmade jewelry:

Swarovski Crystal Bead

12/0 Glass Seed Bead

Brass European Style Necklace

Alloy European Stopper Bead

Nylon Wire

Assistive tools for learning how to make handmade jewelry:

Side Cutting Plier

Materials for learning how to make handmade jewelry

How to make handmade jewelry-a handmade necklace

Step1: Make the loop 1~4

Cut out a 100cm long Nylon wire and thread a Swarovski Crystal Bead onto its center part as starting.

Next, left wire tip: add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1, Swarovski Crystal Bead*1 and 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1;

Right tip: add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2;

Finally, cross both tips through one Swarovski Crystal Bead.

Repeat the same processes for loop 1~3.

In loop 4 of the handmade beaded jewelry:

Left tip: add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1;

Right tip: add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2, Swarovski Crystal Bead*1 and 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1;

Finally: cross both tips through one Swarovski Crystal Bead.

Step2: Connect loop 4 and loop 5 of the handmade beaded jewelry

Once tighten the wire after finishing loop 4, pass the left wire tip through the adjoining 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2 and string another 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2 for loop 6;

Then add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1, Swarovski Crystal Bead*1 and 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2 onto right tip;

Step3: Make loop 5 and make sure the beading methods of rest loops (loop 7~12)

Continue the processes in step2, cross both tips through Swarovski Crystal Bead*1 and you will get loop5.

To the loop 7~10, repeat the same actions.

When face loop 12, firstly start by adding 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*3, and then thread the 12/0 Glass Seed Bead of loop1; at last complete the loop 12 by weave wire tip through first 12/0 Glass Seed Bead.

Next, for the loop 11 in this handmade beaded jewelry, just refer to the previous processes.

Step4: Make loop 13 and loop 14

Left tip: thread tip from the nearby 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1, then add Swarovski Crystal Bead*1, 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1, next 12/0 Glass Seed Bead (D&C)*2 in loop 4 and loop5, at last 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1 for making loop 14 of your handmade beaded jewelry.

Right tip: add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2

Finally, cross both tips through Swarovski Crystal Bead B in loop 5.

Step5: Make loop17

Pick up the wire tip nearby loop 5, 7,9,11 and 13, thread it through the 12/0 Glass Seed Beads. Remember supply 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1 between each two seed beads. Here, you will get the loop 17 in the handmade beaded jewelry.

Step6: Make loop 15

Pick up another wire tip, then thread it through following in orders: 12/0 Glass Seed Beads D&C again, Swarovski Crystal Bead A in loop4, add 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2 and thread the starting Swarovski Crystal Bead in loop 1, next the adjoining 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*1 in loop 12 and loop 14; finally pass the Swarovski Crystal Bead A in loop4 again.

After tighten the wire tip, you may get the loop 15 of whole handmade beaded jewelry.

Step7: Make loop 16

Once finished step6, lead the wire tip to next 12/0 Glass Seed Bead*2 and then repeat step5 for getting loop 16 of your handmade beaded jewelry.

how to make handmade jewelry main steps

Step8: Ending work

Just thread the two tips randomly to make two get together in one point and then tie a knot firmly.

Step9: How to make handmade jewelry?

When finish the above piece of beaded charm, how to make handmade jewelry with it can entirely depend on you.

Here, I choose to apply it onto a Brass European Style Necklace for matching out a piece of special handmade necklace.

Like it or if you have got any other ideas about how to make handmade jewelry with it? Show your gorgeous handmade beaded jewelry inspirations and enjoy yourself!

Beading diagram: 

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