DIY Jewelry Making: Stone Necklaces

Apply gemstones and crystals to jewelry making. Learn how to string your stone beads through jewelry wire and create a glamorous necklace. Watch the tutorial below to make a stone necklace using turquoise or blue beads. Get your pliers out and jewelry supplies ready to go!

YouTube Video Tutorial #1

Jewelry Tutorial #2

Ickynicks Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. We design gold hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel fashion jewelry.We provide links to tips and tricks for jewelry making.

Jewelry Finds at Goodwill Online

Do you make, or have you  considered making fashion jewelry, vintage jewelry, wire wrapping or beaded jewelry projects? 

1. Do you go to JoAnn's, Michael's or Hobby Lobby to purchase all of your supplies?
2. Is your average yearly cost of jewelry supplies over $300? 
3. Have you ever thought about shopping at pawn shops or thrift stores for charms, pendants, or beads?

Thrift stores are great resources for finding jewelry supplies, more than you may realize. Salvation Army, Goodwill and Volunteers of America often sell jewelry for a very reasonable and inexpensive price. Looking for a pair of matching beads, or a fun random bead assortment, or vintage charms and pendants? You can even find loose gemstones, rhinestones and pearls (if you look closely enough). Just take apart pieces of the necklace,or bracelet that you don't want and add to it. Shop Goodwill online for jewelry.

 

Jewelry finds at Goodwill online

Ickynicks Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links to tips and tricks for jewelry making.

DIY Bracelet: Chain Woven Cuff

Try something new. Learn how to design a bracelet using two different techniques: chevron and parallel style. Below is a tutorial on how to create a bracelet by weaving leather around wire.

 

Jewelry Supplies Needed for Project:

1. 1 yard of leather
2. 14 inches of chain
3. 1 clasp
4. Jumbo rings
5. Scissors
6. Pliers

Click here for detailed instructions on the step by step tutorial

 

DIY Jewelry Making Blog and Tutorial on Rope Knot Necklaces

Interested in making cord necklaces or rope knot jewelry? There are several websites online that provide by step tutorials on how to make this unique design. You only need a few supplies: clasp, pliers, crochet hook, gold chain, and string. Thee rope knot style is easy to use and you can make a variety of craft projects including belts, rings, headbands, and necklaces. Click on a tutorial link below to get started:

Tutorial #1 Rope Knotted Necklace

Tutorial #2 Step by Step Make a Cord Necklace

Tutorial #3 Rope Knotted Necklace 

DIY Jewelry: Button Necklaces, Rings, and Bracelets

Make jewelry from vintage buttons, brooches, or charms. Head to the thrift store to find old sewing buttons, or loose buttons in bags. Create a blue button necklace, stylish rings, or pink bracelets. Or add buttons as a pendant onto a necklace or leather bracelet. Get creative and find new ways of making fashion jewelry. Watch the Youtube video and follow the step by step tutorial on button jewelry making:

DIY Jewelry: Beaded Wire Cuff

 Try this fun step by step tutorial on how to create a bracelet using pink and black beads and thin wire. The video explains how to weave small and large beads through the string, then position the beads between the wire, and then intertwine your charm or pendant. This is a useful video tutorial for learning how to wrap thread around beads:
 

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DIY Jewelry Supplies: Mixed Media

Do you know the basics of jewelry making? Are you interested in getting more creative? How about making bracelets out of buttons? Necklaces out of coins (pennies, dimes, quarters)? Rings from forks and spoons? Many jewelry designers prefer ‘traditional’ styles such as weaving beads or wire wrapping pendants. But why not think outside the box and get creative.

For your next jewelry project, grab objects that you wouldn’t often think of using. Most likely you can find these objects around your home or at the thrift store.  Here’s a list to get you started: buttons, coins, dice, puzzle pieces, board game pieces, dominoes, legos, keys, rocks, bottle caps, corkscrew, silverware, magnets, zippers, broken watches, broken CD's, records, camera parts, computer keyboard or typewriter keys. Then decide how you want to use these objects to create a necklace or bracelet.

Ickynicks Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links to tips and tricks for jewelry making.