How to make jewelry yourself?

Ladies jewelry is not just jewelry that can complement and emphasize any outfit, but also a way to prove yourself. To great regret, modern products are quite expensive, and not every fashionista can afford to have several pendants, necklaces or bracelets at once. But there is always a way out. You can do self-production of these accessories. In addition to the fact that today hand-made is at the height of popularity, such products will cost you much cheaper than buying ready-made ones. In order for you to have each set of accessories for each outfit, we will tell you how to make jewelry yourself.

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What you need for this?

Making jewelry with your own hands is not only the creation of fashion accessories, but also a great way to escape from everyday problems. If you decide to engage in this craft, then you first need to stock up on the necessary materials and accessories.

Important! Sometimes it is not necessary to purchase expensive hardware to create a stylish and unique decoration. Pay attention to the old beads, hair clips or pebbles removed from the already unnecessary clothes.

Depending on the model of the future product and the method of its manufacture, you may need:

• beads;
• bugle;
• polymer clay;
• satin ribbons;
• chains;
• beads;
• various clasps and hooks.

For lovers of high-quality and more expensive jewelry, a great option will be crystals, natural stones, silvered metal.

Important! Billets for making jewelry can not only be purchased, but also found. For example, different shells, bright feathers and pieces of wood. The main thing is to have a creative approach.

For the manufacture of jewelry, you need to learn how to properly fix the decorative elements and know the basic patterns of weaving. Therefore, to begin with, you should purchase not only accessories, but also necessary books or magazines with training material. If you master the basics, you can make not only classical versions of jewelry, but also various non-standard and avant-garde models of any complexity.

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How to make jewelry from beads?

Such accessories made of beads, like plaits, bracelets, earrings and flowers, not only complement the image as a whole, but also add to it an ethnic note.

Important! Beginning needlewomen should take into account the fact that working with beads is quite painstaking and difficult. Therefore, when starting beading, you should be patient.

Before you get started, you need to know some facts about beads:

• Basically this kind of hardware is made of glass.
• The cheapest beads are produced in China. Unfortunately, beads often have an uneven shape and after a while can be shed.
• Beads of good quality are made in the Czech Republic and Japan. Its color is durable, and the product will serve you more than one year.

In addition to the fact that the beads look very nice, it is also quite a versatile material. From it you can make a wide variety and unique jewelry - rings, necklaces, bracelets, hairpins and earrings. The most important thing is to learn the basic techniques of beading and connect your imagination.

Important! To date, the Internet offers a lot of free programs for the PC to create schemes for the manufacture of unique ornaments.

Master class for making earrings from beads

You will need:

• 2 types of beads;
• Nylon thread;
• Scissors;
• Needle;
• Schwenzy.

Operation procedure:

• First, prepare a nylon thread with a length of 30 centimeters. Attach a knot at the end of it.
• String alternately each of the beads. To do this, walk through the hole of each bead with a needle twice. You should get 10 beads of each kind. Secure everything with a knot, fold in a ring, and cut off an extra thread.
• For weaving the second row, you need to bring out the needle with a thread from one of the beads already fixed in the ring, thread on it 7 more pieces and return the needle to the next bead. Next - do the same operation along the perimeter of the workpiece, only string 5 beads. In this way, you must weave to the end.
• The last arc is secured with 3 beads, which are removed from the first beads of the first arc. You should get something similar to the basket weaving.

Important! You can all weave with the same beads, and you can alternate. It all depends on your taste preferences.

• In the second row, you need to make 5 arcs. To do this, the first arcs of the second row must be connected to 5 beads, the next 2 - to pass and stitched through the bottom with a needle. Thus it is necessary to make the whole series.
• The third row of the same scheme should be made of arcs of 3 beads. In the end, everything needs to be well fixed.
• At one of the tops of the arcs, make a loop and snap a shvenza.

Important! These earrings can be added inside the stone.

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Knitted ornaments - stylish and unique

Knitted ornaments - this is one of the most common types of costume jewelry made by own hands. You can buy or find at home a huge number of accessories and accessories that will bring together very interesting compositions:

• If you first encountered knitted costume jewelry, then you should start with simple beads and earrings. To do this, you need to take the wooden beads and tie them to the base columns without a crochet.

Important! In order to make the finished product more original, you can alternate different colors or textures of threads.

• As for more experienced craftsmen, they can create whole sets, decorated with additional knitted items.

Important! Knitted ornaments can be used by young mothers, as they are absolutely safe for the baby's health.

• If you decide to make knitted jewelery, you should also purchase a special stand that will securely fix the workpiece during operation.

Important! Instead of a stand, in the initial stages you can use a regular table fork.

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Wire ornaments

Despite the general belief that the wire is a rather crude material, very feminine and refined products emerge from it. Taking into account modern technologies, wire is sold in shops for needlework of different diameters, and due to its flexibility, you can make absolutely amazing and unique weaving.

Important! From a wire it is possible to make not only female costume jewelry, but also various subjects of a decor of an interior.

Types of wire for jewelry

Before you get started, you should know exactly which material is right for you. To make jewelry hand-made, you need to use the following types of wire:

• Brass. It is a fairly resilient and corrosion resistant material. It bends well, so it does not create any difficulties during operation.
• Aluminum. In terms of its characteristics, this metal is similar to brass. The difference is exclusively in color, since aluminum has a bluish-gray hue.
• Thin steel wire rope. This material consists of several thin bands of galvanized metal, which are woven together. Products from it turn out to be rather rude.
• Wire mesh. This material is ideal for making jewelry. The most important thing is to choose the right wire diameter and turn on the fantasy.
• Copper. Its advantage lies in the fact that it shimmers in different colors, respectively - you will not be limited in the choice of additional decorative elements.

Important! Due to the fact that copper does not shine, you can make from it massive decorations, while not looking lurid and stupid.

Master class for the manufacture of copper wire rings

You will need:

• Hammer;
• Wire;
• Pliers;
• Pliers;
• An object that is the same diameter as your finger.

Work order to make jewelry yourself:

• On the base, which will replace your finger, wind a few turns of wire.

Important! The number of turns depends solely on the width of the future product.

• Tighten each end of the wire in the opposite direction. So you will have a certain bundle.
• Tighten the edges so that they look like a flower. Once it becomes the right size, excess wire must be cut off, but not all. You should leave an unscrewed edge of 1-2 cm on both sides of the product.
• Next - unscrewed edges need to be wound on the very ring of the ring in the opposite direction from the flower.

Important! By the same scheme you can make a whole bunch of flowers on the ring.

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Jewelery by our own hands

Even such kinds of accessories can be made at home. Without special equipment, you will not make a twisted necklace, but simple rings and chains are within your power. To begin with, you should study the educational literature and acquire the necessary material.

Important! When learning, you can do without valuable metals, and use colored ones, such as: tin, lead or copper.

Materials for work

For the manufacture of jewelry you will need the following tools and materials:

• Stable table;
• Set of hammers;
• Vices;
• Files;
• Tongs;
• Tweezers;
• Alcohol or hydrogen burner;
• Muffle or induction furnace.

Important! Such furnaces can be made independently, and drawings can be found in old periodicals.

Once you have mastered the basic skills, you can go directly to work with precious metals.

Master class for the manufacture of the silver pendant:

• First you need to decide on the design. In this case, the suspension will have a simple, but nonetheless, shaped border. A stone can be absolutely any. It all depends on your taste preferences.

Important! If you make this accessory for yourself or a loved one, it is very important to choose the stone that suits him.

• Use the burner to melt the metal to a liquid state.

Important! This process is the most insecure, since the heating temperature reaches 960-1000 degrees.

• Take the crucible with the molten metal using the tongs, while continuing to heat it, pour the silver alloy into the ingot mold.
• Place the mold with the alloy in a container with cold water.
• Shake out the finished silver bars on the table top.
• The roller should then be rolled using a special rolling tool. It is thanks to this step that your brick will get the right shape, smoothness and brilliance.

Important! In order for the metal blank to be more compliant, it should be periodically fired during rolling.

• Once the workpiece has acquired the desired shape, it must be wrapped around your stone. The metal base must fully fill its shape. If this happens with difficulty, then an additional firing should be used.

Important! While shaping the future pendant, you can help yourself with pliers.

• Next - the extra edges of the metal tape need to be cut off, and the form-caste - to solder. You need to cast the caste into a flux, then connect the edges closely and heat up the burner to redness. At the same time, the solder should be heated, after which it must be applied with a thin knitting needle to the emptiness between the edges. He must fill it. The ready-made billet is put in water with citric acid for bleaching.
• In order that the stone does not fall out, you need to make another half of the base. It must be made in the same way: we melt, roll, shape.
• Attach the second circuit to the main circuit using a lamp, solder them so that the possible voids are gone.
• Next, insert the stone into the mold.

Important! Most often this stage is difficult, so you can help yourself with a wooden hammer.

• In the end, you need to make an eyelet for the suspension. You need to take the silver wire and, using the round pliers, bend it. Solder it to the caste.
• Next, ready-made blanks should be zadekorirovat. To do this, the silver frame should be sanded using sandpaper, along the perimeter make a notch to hold the stone.
• Fix the stone into the frame, bend the notches and polish.

That's it, your suspension is ready!

Making jewelry at home is a complicated process. In order for you to get a unique thing, you should spend a lot of time and energy. The most important thing is to be patient and go to your goal. Only in this case you will succeed.