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This is a pair of red love pendant earrings . We used red glass beads and strung them together to make them a heart  shape. If you like it, try making it. Materials needed: Glass Beads Strands, Faceted, Bicone, Red, about 6mm in diameter Glass Seed Beads, Opaque Colors Lustered, Round, White, 2mm Fishing Thread Nylon Wire, White, 0.2mm Brass Earring Hooks Iron Sewing Needles Round Nose Pliers 1st Thread the wire through one  white seed bead and one red glass bead, then thread the end of the wire on the side of the white seed bead through the red bead. 2nd Add eight red glass beads to each end, and make a heart shape. 3rd Thread two ends of the wire through three seed beads, a red bead and three seed beads together. Tighten up the wire.  Fix the position of the beads through winding the wire.   4th We start threading from the right side, thread the wire through the first red bead at the bottom, then add three seed beads, thread ...

Summary: Round environmental glass beads accompanied  with the square golden  brass links composed this pair of earrings. Bright red and shinny gold are perfectly matched.   Good project of jewelry making . You will get a pair of pretty summer earrings. Materials you will need: 1.  Square Brass Linking Rings, Golden, 20x20x1.2mm 2.  Environmental Dyed Glass Pearl Bead Strands, Round, Cotton Cord Threaded, Crimson, 5mm, Hole: 1.2~1.5mm 3.  Iron Cable Chains , Unwelded, with Spool, Popular for Jewelry Making , Important Decoration, Cadmium Free & Nickel Free & Lead Free, Golden, 3x2x0.6mm 4.  Iron Jump Rings, Close but Unsoldered, Mixed Size, Golden, 4~10x0.7~1mm 5.  Brass Screw Clip Earring Converter,   for   Non-pierced Ears, Mixed Color, 17x13.5x5mm, Hole: 1.2mm 6.  Iron Head pins, Golden, 35x0.7mm 7.  Pliers Main steps you can follow: 1.  Thread two red glass pearl beads on the h...

Fiber o ptic c at's e ye b eads g et t h is   n ame because  a narrow band of concentrated light go es across the width of the stone  and the l ight r efraction r esembl es   t he c enter o f a   c at's e ye.   It's this shiny cat eye look that make them desirable as jewelry beads.   This effect is caused by inclusions of slender parallel mineral fibers in the gemstone that reflect light and is also called chatoyancy. The c at’s e ye comes in many different colors such as gray, green, yellow, red, blue, brown, black and white   and it is usually opaque or translucent in transparency.  C at's e ye beads can also been made artificially by  fusing quartz fibers together  and make  the perfect jewelry beads. The color of cat eye beads is shiny  and they  refract light.  When looking at them from different angles, they will change their appearance. In terms of the spirit value, they are believed to induc...

As you are becoming more and more familiar with jewelry making, we will share some other knowledge about jewelries with you. Some may not be that closely related with handmade jewelry but we can read it for fun too. This blog will introduce several common ways that people will use to cut gems or beads . You may seen the finished product before but maybe you are not that familiar with the name of the cutting ways. If you are interested in it, please keep reading.  The first and the most common way you may see is like this, oval-cutting. Gemstones cut this way will display a soft line observed from the top. Sometimes it will be as shiny as diamonds. And if you make a oval gemstone to make a ring or pendant necklace , the finger will appear to be slender and long. So it is especially fits girls with short fingers. The second common way is called round or circle cutting. Now many colored gems are also cut this way because it will make the brightest gems. Also is the carat ...

If you have learned handmade jewelries for some time, you may know there is one material called bead caps. Usually the new starters won ’ t use it that often but if you are getting familiar with jewelry making, you will need to know how to use bead caps and some issues you need to notice. There are many different types of bead caps. In Pandahall, they are divided based on different material, metal color, usage, shape, size, color, hole size, finish and offer. You can locate the exact one you want with these categories. Unlike beads or pendants, bead caps are usually not as obvious or attractive because they are mainly used to set off other parts. You may not even notice them while wearing a bracelet or earrings, but once it is removed, you will feel something is wrong with the jewelry. And that ’ s what bead caps are used for. The most frequently seen bead caps may look like this. Obviously the “ claws ”  are made towards one certain direction as if something was mi...

As the name implies, cuff link is used on the cuff of shirts. Usually they will be used in some formal occasions. An European gentleman once said that in a formal occasion, a gentleman should only wear a wedding ring, a watch and cuff links. From this you can see how much people cares about the cuff links in formal wears. There is another joke that if you always wear cuff links, you must have a gentle and caring wife. This is because unlike pendant necklace or other accessories, most cuff links are hard to wear by oneself. In ancient times, the nobles will have servant help them. In modern society, the most possible person who help you wear cuff links every day can only be your wife. In this way, if you are single but you wear cuff links every day, that will be strange. There are many types of cuff links. Bullet back & toggle closure cufflinks are the most common ones. This cuff link is easy to wear because you only have to thread the “bullet” part through the button...

Last week we talked bout the story of d ream c atcher . Today we will make one. The overall shape of this dream catcher p endant is very simple  and the  weaving technique is very meticulous . W ith the elegant feather of red, the whole product looks very beautiful. Come and make it  one together if you are interested with it too. The materials needed are wooden linking rings, nylon thread, feather pendant and bead strands. Also we prepared scissors and lighters for further use. Now we will start making. Firstly we will wind the thread around the wooden ring. Tie a knot first and then begin winding. While doing this , try to make sure the distance between every two not are the same. When the thread comes back to the first knot, we will begin the second round of weaving. This time the knot will be tied in the middle of the thread we made in the first round. Now you may already get the key. Because in the next step, we will make the third round and the knot will ...

Hi today we will make something really cute and lovely. It is a white angel pendant necklace . If you learned it, you can either wear it yourself or send it as a gift to your relatives’ babies. They will love this cute toy. First we will prepare the materials we need. We will need glass beads, white and golden imitation pearl of different sizes, drop beads of different sizes, black acrylic beads, bead caps, bridge spacers, jump rings, head pin, chains, copper wire , scissors and pliers. Now we will start making. Step 1 Thread 5 white glass beads and one golden imitation pearl bead through the wire and let the golden bead end of the wire go back and thread the glass bead. Then add another 3 white glass beads and 1 golden imitation pearl to it. Step 2 Let the wire go back through the white glass bead which is next to the golden pearl and add a drop bead to the wire. Now wring the two ends of the wire together. Step 3 Thread a pin through a larger size of drop ...

Today we are going to learn a new way of making jewelries. We are going to making a pendant necklace  with paper. The name of this method is paper quilling. The materials we need are colorful paper strips, glue, mould, pearl beads, pearl cabochon stones , jump rings, clasps, steel chains, pliers, eye pins as well as head pins. And we will start when all is ready. Step one Get a strip of paper and roll it. Use the mould to measure it and make the parameter of the roll meets your needs. When you get the size you want, get the roll out from the mould and loose a little but don ’t leave it too loose. What we need is to prepare enough space for making the shape of a petal. When you have the shape, use the glue to stick the end of the paper to its side. Leave it alone and wait for the glue to dry. We need three flowers so we made 15 petals. Step 2 Stick 5 petals together and make a flower after they are dry. Make another two flowers in the same way and add a pearl ca...

You may have mastered the skills we have mentioned in previous articles and have practiced in making the jewelries. Today we will teach you something different while making this new necklace. The main materials of the necklace are white pearl beads  and pins . The necklace is very suitable for wedding parties.  Concerning material, we will use many brass beads caps as well as other jewelry findings such as head pins and eye pins. And also jump rings and clasps are also prepared as necessities while making necklaces. In addition, we have also found tools of three different types of pliers for different uses. Now we will start making. Actually making this necklace is easy. It is just that we are using a new way by only connecting the beads with pins rather than stainless steel chain or copper wire . So as usual, we will first starting by preparing the beads. Now use a head pin to connect a pearl and a bead cap and pay attention to the direction of the cap. Then mak...