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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 ...

With spring is coming, you may need some new jewelries that fit the weather. In this season of hope, we chose some simple jewelry making tutorials which are both attractive and easy to learn. Every tutorial has correspondent diagrams and lists of materials so we didn ’ t introduce them in detail. If you are interested in any one, you can order the same materials and follow our steps to make yours. In the first group, there are a pair of acrylic flower earrings and a pair of colorful beads earrings. The first one used frosted beads in the shape of flowers and the second used big translucent beads as the body part. Generally, the first will fit cute young girls better and the second will fit adult lady better. Of course they can be good choices too if you would like to try some different styles. In the second group there are two simple pendant necklaces . Concerning the first one, you may already know how to make it at the first sight. Just like it color and design, it i...

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 spring is coming, we ‘ve made a special project for the materials you may use in making jewelries for the coming spring. You can click here  to directly view the subject. The page is mainly divided into five parts including Spring Elements, Colorful Beads For Spring, Various Findings For Spring and DIY Jewelry For Spring. The first three parts are materials you may use. As you can see, there are insects pendants like butterflies and ladybugs. Also there are flowers and leaves selected specially for the coming season. In terms of beads, most of them in this page are in bright colors to symbolize vitality and hope. Besides these, there are also patch stickers, ribbons, cabochon stones  and tassels that can be used to make jewelries. For example, you can try making a hair band with ribbons. The fourth part is recommended jewelries. There are chokers and bracelets. There are both luxury ones and simple ones for you to choose from. At the bottom of this page, t...

Reading is a activity of possessing knowledge, understanding the world, developing our thinking while acquiring  aesthetic experiences . More and more people believe that reading can help them live a better life by extending their vision of the world as well as cultivating the temperament. AS the saying goes, to open a book is always beneficial. Regardless of your aim of reading, it can always help you. Some romantic Chinese have a habit while reading, they may take any interesting things by their side as a bookmark before closing the book. There are common ones like using leaves or petals, especially petals. In ancient times, many students need to prepare a long time for the imperial examination. In order to keep them away from trivial affairs, some parents will let kids live alone in somewhere quiet and desolate. L iving there, the only thing that accompanying them is nature, plus the fact that nature is also a theme in scholars’ works, they will be close to it. W hile...

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 ...

You've probably seen or played with glow-in-the-dark toys like yo-yos  or stickers   before ,   they  can turn a dark room into a magical world . But h ave you ever wonder ed how to make things  glow in the dark? Actually   i t's just plain and simple science. The items that can glow in the dark usually contains a chemical substance called phosphors . You can put the item under the sunshine or near to the light and they will store the energy for a while. One feature of p hosphors is that it can release the stored energy by radiat ing  visible light after being energized ,  which we see as an object glowing.   Sometimes glow-in-the-dark objects will only glow weakly for a short time. Often, you have to place them in a very dark place to see their faint green glow. Newer glow-in-the-dark items may glow more brightly for several hours. Occasionally you will see something glowing but it does not need charging  from the li...

Tassel is a fashion design that will never be out of date. With long tassel in your ears, you must be the most catching girl in this season. When you think of a tassel pendant, it will give you a sense of beauty, whether it is as a room decoration or as a jewelry, it is very attractive and extremely delicate. In the early days of December, I believe that many people can't wait to celebrate Christmas. For this grand festival, you must carefully prepare. Therefore, the versatility of the tassel pendant can meet your various needs. Today, I would like to share with you a new DIY project: the tassel pendant earrings. Which is inspired by the lantern. Let's have a look~ The DIY tassel pendant earrings step by step THE SUPPLIES To made you DIY tassel pendant earrings, you will need the following supplies: Flat nose pliers Glue gun Clipper Transparent fishing nylon wire Silver color iron Eye Pins Suede cord Earring hooks Screw clasp STEP B...