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Round-Up Free Tutorials and Jewelry Making News

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:10 PST

Hello Handmade Jewelry Club readers,

Have you missed a post? Here's a compilation of articles for you...

Cheers!
Jane

FREE Puffy Heart Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial

So far, we have learned 2 kinds of beaded heart; Open Crystal Heart and Flower Heart Necklace. For this week, we’re going to learn how to make a Puffy Heart. Read more...

FREE Multi-row Bracelet Jewelry Making Tutorial

Some multi-row clasp with only three holes and there could be many as five holes. And because there are several holes on the clasp, it gives you a way to string multi-rows of beads like how Reem, one of our team designers did this funky looking bracelet. Read more...

FREE Video Tutorial for a Red-dotted Ring Band

Some friends over at About.com forum said the video is too fast - thorough but fast. Well, I figured out how to make it slower. This time you'll have fun watching the video. Watch here!

FREE download for a Multi-row Bracelet Tutorial

There were some changes on purchasing and downloading free tutorials so I created this tutorial how to download FREE tutorials from DIY Lessons.org. Read more...

DIY Beading Club Third Monthly Lesson Plan

We plan our monthly lessons carefully so you'll get to experience creating jewelries with all techniques. On our Third Month Lesson Plan, here's what you can enjoy. Read more...

DIY Lessons.org. recommended video tutorial for jewelry making ideas

Peyote Stitch Square Ring
Watch here...

How to do a Multiple Drop Brick Stitch in Bead Weaving
Watch here...

How to make the Wheel Earrings with seed beads
Watch here...

DIY Lessons.org. recommended tutorial from diybeadingkit

Elven Chain Maille Bracelet DIY Jewelry Kit

Here's a Wire Series DIY Jewelry Kit designed and published by XQDesigns and DIY Lessons respectively. The bracelet would fit women of all of ages and can be worn on any occasion. The design of this bracelet is based on elvenchain and thus we called it the Elven Chain Maille Bracelet. With DIY Kit, not only you'll be creating a beautiful bracelet but also, you'll be learning and master the proper way of opening, closing and linking jump rings. Chain Maille as we all know is a technique that once mastered, you'll lead to many different designs for a chain maille jewelry. Visit store here...

Happy weekend and thank you for reading!

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

DIY Beading Club Third Monthly Lesson Plan

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:07 PST

Here's our update on our DIY Beading Club Membership Package.

We create our tutorials and review them to ensure all details and steps are correct. In our membership package tutorials include beading, chain maille, wire work and crochet jewelries. We plan our monthly lessons carefully so you'll get to experience creating jewelries will all techniques. On our Third Monthly Lesson Plan, here's what you can enjoy.

WIRE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

1. Loop De Loop Ring
This is a tutorial authored by Grace Zarfati and compiled by XQDesigns. The design is what Maryam called Loop de Loop Ring. Different from other Rosetta ring, she made loops to make a band before making the rosette. She thought it wasn't easy but with more practice she managed to do it. Follow the tutorial to make this ring for yourself too. The tutorial is suitable for students from beginner to intermediate level. The tutorial comes with detailed and clear step by step guides and pictures. Though it is designed for intermediate student, a beginner should be able to pick it up as well.

2. Jewel In A Basket (Caged Earrings)
Ever wonder how to get the bead inside a little wire basket? Seem impossible? Well, this lesson shows the tricks to place a bead within the cage. But mastering the skill, you can use it to form a earring, necklace or bracelet. This tutorial requires simple materials such as soft wire, ear wires and round beads. The tutorial contains 9 pages with 18 step by step guides. It is very easy to follow. It is suitable for beginners to intermediate level of students.

BEADING JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

3. Beaded Bag Beading Tutorial
This is a not a bracelet, necklace but a simple and glamorous accessories. It requires only basic supplies such as jump rings and beads. You can use other colors beads as wished. It can be used as an accessory to hang on to your handbag to make it a unique piece. The tutorial comes with pictorial step by step guides. The tutorial is written by Hooi Meng and reviewed and edited by XQDesigns.

4. Elegant Pearl White Bridal Necklace
This is a tutorial based on the Elegant Pearl White Bridal Bracelet. XQDesigns has created a necklace to go with the bracelet and has now published the tutorial. Created by bead weaving Swarovski pearls and Japanese seed beads, anyone can now wear this set and look elegant at parties, events and it can be even worn on weddings. With easy to follow pictorial step by step guide, surely any girl would love to wear one on her wedding day.

CHAIN MAILLE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

5. Peacock Chain Earrings
Here’s a very simple and beginner tutorial for earrings. With colorful flat beads, dangling from little jump rings, we’ve named it Peacock Chain Earrings. In this tutorial by XQ Designs, you will learn the proper way how to open and close jump rings, and also learn how to attach or connect jump rings. Once you’ve learned the basics of opening and closing jump rings, you can use this technique in creating numerous chain or Chainmaille and different designs of jewelries.

We hope you're excited on having these tutorials. There'll be more fun, NEW and exciting jewelry making tutorials to come so visit DIY Beading Club Membership Package how to join the club. If you want to check out what's included on our Monthly Lesson Plans you can check them here - First Monthly Lesson Plan and Second Monthly Lesson Plan.

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FREE download for a Multi-row Bracelet Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Hello everyone! Yesterday we have received comments about problems on downloading tutorials over at DIY Lessons.org. Well, I’m happy to let everyone know that the problem is fixed. Say thank you to our IT Developer for fixing the problem last night and so now, DIY Lessons.org. is back on track! There were some changes on purchasing and downloading free tutorials so I created this tutorial how to download FREE tutorials from DIY Lessons.org.

For the first step there are 2 options; 1 is for single download and 2 is for multiple downloads.

For single download, you can click the BUY OUT button next to the ad shown here in red arrow. For multiple downloads, click on the ad title shown here in blue arrow to bring you to the next page.

This will be the next page after clicking the blue arrow. As you can see there's the ADD CART button where you can all the tutorial you want to make in single download or purchase.

After clicking BUY OUT the page will bring you to your SHOPPING CART. In your shopping cart, click on the CHECK OUT shown here in red arrow as if you're actually making a purchase.

A pop-up box will appear, asking, "Are you sure you want to check out?" Click OK.

Clicking OK button will bring you to the next page. To finish the process, look for the blue button "CLICK HERE TO PROCEED." shown here in red arrow.

Now, you're done with the Check Out process.

From this point on, if you did not receive email with the download link for your tutorial follow these steps to in order to download the PDF copy.

To download the tutorial, go to the MEMBERS AREA. Look for BUYING and then click PURCHASED STORE ITEMS.

You will then be brought again to your SHOPPING CART. On the SHOPPING CART, look for FILTER TRANSACTIONS shown here in red arrow. Click the dropdown arrow and choose PAID. Choosing PAID the page will refresh and then a list of your transactions will be shown by the blue arrow. Choose which invoice/tutorial you have purchased. Click it and the tutorial/ad title will appear shown in violet arrow. Then by the green arrow, you will see that the DOWNLOAD MEDIA button has been activated and you'll be able to download the tutorial. From the MEMBERS AREA-BUYING-PURCHASED STORE ITEMS all your transactions will be available, which includes paid tutorials you have purchased and all free tutorials you've availed. You can download them anytime you want.

Now, why don't you try it and download the FREE tutorial for the Multi-row Bracelet we have featured the other day.

Let me know by leaving a feedback on this article or at DIY Lessons.org. how you like the new procedures.

FREE Video Tutorial for a Red-dotted Ring Band

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:12:06 PST

We would like to apologize if DIY Lessons.org members are not able to receive the download links for the FREE tutorials. Our IT Developer migrated some features last Friday but it was not done successfully and this caused buyers and visitors not to receive email notifications. We are fixing the problem and hopefully, by tomorrow the problem will be fixed. For now, I won't be posting tutorial articles with links leading back to DIY Lessons.org for FREE downloads; however, you can still watch the videos.

So, here's the edited version for the Red-dotted Ring Band Jewelry Making Video Tutorial

Some friends over at About.com forum said the video is too fast - thorough but fast. Well, I figured out how to make it slower. This time you'll have fun watching the video. Watch here!

FREE Multi-row Bracelet Jewelry Making Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:25:33 PST

Hey there Handmade Jewelry Club readers! Here is something that you can add to your lists of jewelry making ideas, how to make multi-row bracelets using chains. We’ve previously introduced you the basics about chains and barrel claps in this article, and this time, we’re going to use another useful jewelry finding; the multi-row clasp and lobster clasp.

Jewelry Supply.com Lobster Clasp

A lobster claps is kind of lock. Sometimes it’s called trigger catch or trigger clasp. You could find them in silver and gold plated, and they are also available in different sizes. Personally, I find this type of clasp easy to use as I can easily wear a bracelet and hook up the clasp on my own, using one hand.

Burnhouse Beads Multi-row clasp

Now, this is the star on today’s jewelry making tutorial. I’ve used a multi-row claps on many of my jewelry making projects and I like it very much, especially that when I created a necklace for my pet Chihuahua it turned out like a chocker. Some multi-row clasp with only three holes and there could be many as five holes. And because there are several holes on the clasp, it gives you a way to string multi-rows of beads like how Reem, one of our team designers did this funky looking bracelet.

Prepare the following materials:

50 x 0.6cm dia black beads 2 sizes of chains (small and large) 4 small pendants of your choice 1 big pendant of your choice for your focal piece 2 multi-row clasps/multi-slot clips 2 x 50cm (20 inches) Silk thread Jump rings Lobster clasp

Step 1:
Cut 2 x 15 cm (6 inches) thick chains and 1 x 15 cm (6 inches) thin/small chain.

Step 2:
Now, bring up the multi-row clasp. With a jump ring attach the chains into the holes like shown in this picture. Do the same for the other end.

Step 3:
Attach a jump ring on each of your pendants.

Step 4:
Lay your pendants on one of the thick chains and adjust to your liking to have even spaces then attach the pendants to the chain.

Now, how do you think Reem attached the beads? Find out how on our next post.

FREE Puffy Heart Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:15:49 PST

Wohoo!!! It’s Monday again and time for learning handcraft jewelry making from our affiliate partner, Jewelry Making Professor. Since it’s going to be Valentine’s Day soon let’s make another beaded heart.

So far, we have learned 2 kinds of beaded heart; Open Crystal Heart and Flower Heart Necklace. For this week, we’re going to learn how to make a Puffy Heart.

Similar to how we’ve created the Open Crystal Heart we’re going to use the RAW or right angle weaving technique, but this time we’re going to create a whole heart that’s why it’s called a puffy heart. You can use the puffy heart as a necklace like shown on this video. You can also use it as a charm, create a keychain and give it to a special friend this Valentine’s Day. So, prepare 73 5mm or 6mm Swarovski Bicone Crystals and 55 inches beading thread.

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Hurry up guys and watch the video because this will only be available for a week. Don’t forget that every week a new Jewelry Making Professor video will be uploaded so do visit Handmade Jewelry Club often. Sign up for our newsletter so you’ll be informed everyday of what’s going on at Handmade Jewelry Club and DIY Lessons.org.

If you want to watch our previous Jewelry Making Professor online jewelry lessons, sign up here and join Jewelry Making Professor.

Round-Up Tutorials and Jewelry Making News

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:03 PST

Hello Handmade Jewelry Club members,
Have you missed a post? Here's a compilation of articles for you...

Cheers!
Jane

FREE Flower Heart Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial

This is jewelry making idea is a called flower heart because it is compose of three flowers. This type of beadweaving is also called motif wherein you weave flower shape pieces and link them through continuous beadweaving technique. Read more...

FREE Tutorial: How to make such Unique Necklace Part 2

We have started learning the pendant in Part 1 and now we’re going to continue and learn how to construct the chain necklace here in Part 2. Read more...

Wire Jewelry - Beginner: How to make a dangle with eye pins

This jewelry making idea for a dangling earring is created by XQDesigns. Creating the earrings involves making more loops, linking and embellishing the bead with bead caps. The smaller beads attached at the bottom of the bead looks like a cluster and see how the bead cap adds beauty to the focal bead? That’s what’s nice about using bead caps - it can add design and texture to a simple bead. With bead caps, you don’t have to buy expensive textured beads. Read more...

Featured Design: Gem A Tree

Chinese New Year is coming!!! On January 23 it's going to be the Year of the Water Dragon. I have been a Feng Shui follower and I just bought a Money Tree with crystals and a dragon. They say it helps bring luck and attracts things that are good to bring success and wealth. Read more...

How to make wired flower rings tutorials

This is a ring created by XQDesigns last year. The wire has been shaped into flower-like petals, overlapping each other embellished with a flower bead. When finished the petals measures around 12.5cm in circumference. You could make it smaller if want to. The tutorial gives you that option to change the measurements to fit one’s finger and liking. Read more...

DIY Lessons recommended video tutorial for jewelry making ideas

How to Make a Sliding Square Knot Closure - A Jewelry-making Technique
Watch here...

A Quick How To Wire Wrap a Glass Bead
Watch here...

Silver and Gold Pearl Necklace
Watch here...

DIY Lessons recommended tutorial

Tutorial Blue Square Bracelet

This is a tutorial for the bracelet, but you can increase a number of squares and make a necklace, or you can use one square and make earrings, or using a smallest square you can make a ring. Suitable for beginners. Visit store here...

How to make wired flower rings tutorials

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:05 PST

I saw some friends from Facebook talking about a wired flower design. Since statement rings are in fashion I thought of sharing this for everyone to see.

Woven Flower Ring

This is a ring created by XQDesigns last year. The wire has been shaped into flower-like petals, overlapping each other embellished with a flower bead. When finished the petals measures around 12.5cm in circumference. You could make it smaller if want to. The tutorial gives you that option to change the measurements to fit one’s finger and liking.

I remember after a month we decided to create a variation for the Woven Flower Ring and this time, we made the flower look sparkly by covering the petals with beads.

Wire Beaded Rose Ring

Now, this ring can surely complement every outfit. You can change the color of seed beads and create a ring following every season. If it’s summer, maybe, you could cover the petals with yellow seed beads to mimic a sunflower. This Valentine’s Day I think this ring would be great to create it red, just like a rose and wear it on your Valentine date with your special someone.

These sweet looking handcrafted rings are surely nice to learn how to make it. Definitely, we will include these two, together with a variety of tutorials in our DIY Beading Club Membership Package in upcoming months.

We just launched DIY Beading Club Membership Package and for our Monthly Lesson Plans you check them on here for the First Month and here for the Second Month. But if you can’t wait to have them now you can always grab them on here for the Woven Flower Ring and here for the Wire Beaded Rose Ring.

Ciao for now and have a happy weekend!

Featured Design: Gem A Tree

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:01 PST

Chinese New Year is coming!!! On January 23 it's going to be the Year of the Water Dragon. I have been a Feng Shui follower and I just bought a Money Tree with crystals and a dragon. They say it helps bring luck and attracts things that are good to bring success and wealth.

Feng Shui Shop

As I was browsing through my favorite jewelry making blog sites I wonder if there's a tutorial or maybe a similar piece like that of a Feng Shui's Money Tree. Several talented artisans have come up with different versions of the Tree of Life Pendant.

Best American Arts

Variations have also come up for dream catchers.

LDC Designs blog

Now, for a Feng Shui Money Tree, I think this design by Perfectly Twisted would be a great match!

Want to try it? Check the how-to here.

Wire Jewelry - Beginner: How to make a dangle with eye pins

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:02:06 PST

In the past 2 weeks we’ve been giving away free online jewelry lessons for beadweaving through Jewelry Making Professor but now, we’re back again for some online jewelry lessons on how to make wire jewelry with our Wire Jewelry Beginner Lessons Series.

In our past wire jewelry lessons we’ve learned how to use eye pins and even learned how to make our own eye pins by making loops. We’ve also learned how to use eye pins and constructed simple earrings. We did learned making jump rings and combined the use of jump rings and eye pins, and created a bracelet by linking. Today, we’ll start to add embellishment and introduce to you a finding called bead caps.

We did feature before a Bead Cap Basis Jewelry Making Tutorial and you could always go back to this article and learn more about bead caps, but here’s a quick tutorial of one way to use bead caps with this video.

Now, that you’ve got an idea how to use bead caps we’ll now share to you another jewelry making idea on how use it in creating earrings.

This jewelry making idea for a dangling earring is created by XQDesigns. Creating the earrings involves making more loops, linking and embellishing the bead with bead caps. The smaller beads attached at the bottom of the bead looks like a cluster and see how the bead cap adds beauty to the focal bead? That’s what’s nice about using bead caps - it can add design and texture to a simple bead. With bead caps, you don’t have to buy expensive textured beads.

I’m sure you can’t wait and add this jewelry making idea to your box of crafts so let’s head over to the FREE tutorial and learn how to construct this cute dangling earrings.

FREE Tutorial: How to make such Unique Necklace Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:15:03 PST

Remember this necklace? We shared the process of making for part 1 here!

We have started learning the pendant in Part 1 and now we’re going to continue and learn how to construct the chain necklace. First, let’s review what we did in Part 1.

We have attached the beads onto the chains and gathered them into one jump ring that’s attached to the semi-precious stone. Inside the semi-precious stone is a copper wire with a loop at both ends, serving as the bail and the loop to where the beads and chains are strung.

Step 5: Now we’re going to create the first part of the chain necklace.
Cut 8cm small chain and divide the chains into 2 equal parts. Cut 4 inches of wire and create a loop on one end and link it to the end of the chain. Slide in a crystal into the wire and create a loop on the other end and link it again on the other half of the chain.

Repeat these steps and create 5 chains with crystals.

Step 6: Gather the chains and group the ends into a jump ring. This is the first part of your chain necklace with a length of about 10cm. Repeat the steps and create another set.

Step 7: Attach the chains onto the pendant's bail.

Now, for the second part and final steps of this tutorial you can download a PDF copy for FREE by clicking this link.

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

FREE Flower Heart Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:22:24 PST

Hi guys! How are you today? I hope you had a good weekend and a family bonding time. We’re looking forward to a great week of learning jewelry making ideas and making jewelries with you and we will start off with today’s Jewelry Making Professor video tutorial, making a Flower Heart Necklace.

This is jewelry making idea is a called flower heart because it is compose of three flowers. This type of beadweaving is also called motif wherein you weave flower shape pieces and link them through continuous beadweaving technique.

Basically, this Jewelry Making Professor video tutorial will teach you how to weave basic flower shapes that you can use as motifs and then link them together to form a heart shape. So, you’re hitting two birds with one stone in one video tutorial - learning how to weave a flower and a heart shape. Exploring the weaving technique a little bit you can also create a bracelet with the same flower shape weaving technique.

Let’s start and prepare 43 x 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals, 100 x size 11 seed beads, crimp ends, 15 inches chain, extender with spring ring from Rio Grande and 40 inches beading string. For the tools you need chain nose pliers and flush cutter. For the video, IN THIS ARTICLE, SCROLL DOWN A BIT PASS THE COMMENTS AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE VIDEO. REMEMBER, THIS VIDEO WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR 7 DAYS SO HURRY UP, WATCH AND LEARN NOW HOW TO MAKE THE FLOWER HEART SHAPE NECKLACE BY JEWELRY MAKING PROFESSOR.

Ciao for now and happy learning! Don't forget to share with us how you did your Flower Heart Necklace ♥

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

Round-Up FREE Tutorials and Jewelry Making News

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:12 PST

Hello Handmade Jewelry Making Club,

Have you missed a post? Here's a compilation of articles for you...

Cheers!
Jane

FREE Red-dotted Ring Band Video Tutorial

I tried using Microsoft's Windows Live Movie Maker because I wanted to explore other means or channels to share jewelry making tutorials. I tried creating a video and chose my Red-dotted Ring Band as my first trial and see how it would come up. I think it did came out good :) Read more...

FREE Heart jewelry tutorials in time for Valentine's

This beaded jewelry is called the Crystal Open Heart. The Open Heart is created using right angle weaving technique or what we fondly call "RAW." Aside from Peyote, right angle weave is one of the most used beadweaving technique and personally, my favorite because it's so easy to understand. Read more...

DIY Beading Club Second Month Lesson Plan

Here is what we have in store for you on your DIY Beading Club Second Month Lesson Plan. Read more...

FREE Pattern for a Beaded Open Heart

This beaded heart by mylovelybeads.com still used the RAW or right angle weaving technique. The only difference are the materials used. The Crystal Open Heart uses bicones while this beaded heart are created with beads. Read more...

DIY Lessons recommended video tutorial for jewelry making ideas

Tear Drop Burst Ring
Watch here...

How To Bead Weave a Cuff Bracelet Using Tila Beads
Watch here...

How to bezel a Swarovski square crystal with beads - How to make a beaded ring | Beading tutorial
Watch here...

DIY Lessons recommended tutorial

Heart Adjustable Ring Tutorial

Grace Zarfati has come up with another wire jewelry design in the shape of a heart, the Heart Adjustable Ring. In this joint project of Grace Zarfati and XQDesigns you’ll learn 2 variations of the heart design using simple wire manipulation techniques that’s easy, even for beginners, especially, those who are just starting and learning how to make wire jewelry with wire wrapping, wire manipulation and making loops. Expert jewelry makers will also love to make this ring because it’s too cute and irresistible, not to try it out. You’ll be amazed with what you can do with wire manipulation. Visit store here...

FREE Pattern for a Beaded Open Heart

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:58:26 PST

Hi everyone!Just a quick update :) Many are asking through the blog and DIY Lessons.org for the Crystal Open Heart pattern by Jewelry Making Professor. Sorry guys, but currently we don't have a pattern, yet. What's available right now is the video tutorial that you can watch and you only have 3 days to go to learn it. By next week, a new video will be uploaded again and that I'm sure it will be another exciting video tutorial for you to learn.

But don't be sad, yet. We did featured a here similar design for a beaded open heart.

This beaded heart by mylovelybeads.com still used the RAW or right angle weaving technique. The only difference are the materials used. The Crystal Open Heart uses bicones while this beaded heart are created with beads.

Well, what are you waiting for? Soon it will be Valentine's Day so go ahead and DOWNLOAD THE FREE PATTERN HERE for your Beaded Open Heart jewelry. Good luck and I invite you to show me how you did yours. ♥

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

DIY Beading Club Second Month Lesson Plan

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:31:30 PST

We're bringing you news again on our DIY Beading Club Membership Package.

Just to tell you a bit about the package, every month members will exclusively receive NEW, original and exciting jewelry making tutorials from its design team and affiliate partners, like XQDesigns, Grace Zarfati, Sky Aldovino, Naz Garces, Hooi Meng and Laura Raymond. New members will exclusively receive 10 JEWELRY LESSONS for making wire jewelry, beading tutorials, chain maille and crocheted jewelry and from thereon you will receive 5 TUTORIALS every month. You can visit and check out the 10 tutorials included in our DIY Beading Club Membership Package here.

Now, here is what we have in store for you on your DIY Beading Club Second Month Lesson Plan.

WIRE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

1. Glit Spiral Earrings
This is a jewelry making kit on how to make a Gilt Spiral Earrings. With the tutorial you'll learn how to do basic spiraling technique that you can use and add on other several wire working techniques in creating your handmade jewelries. Not only you'll learn but you'll also have earrings in just minutes.

2. The Eyes Necklace Jewelry
This elegant necklace is made using Turquoise gemstones. The design is adapted from the herringbone wirework technique. You will also learn to twist wires through this tutorial. You can apply this technique using any gemstone or beads. I hope you will enjoy making this!
Level: It is suitable for intermediate students. However, with the detailed step by step guides, a beginner should also be able to follow through. This step-by-step guide was compiled using high-resolution pictures.

BEADING JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

3. Beaded Bead Ring
Here’s a fun and easy bead weaving technique on how to create a beaded bead ring. The Beaded Bead Ring can be worn by ladies of all ages and all occasions. You can even choose the color that you want your beaded bead ring to reflect by choosing a different color of round bead or crystal that can complement your attire, surely, wearing it will look both funky and elegant. Creating the Beaded Bead Ring uses right angle weaving technique suited for beginners. The tutorial comes with detailed and clear step by step guides and pictures. Though it is designed for intermediate student, a beginner should be able to pick it up as well.

4. Elegant Party Beaded Bracelet and Ring
This is a fun to make beading project. The tutorial shows you how to turn the beading pattern into bracelet and ring. It comes with pictorial step by step guides.After learning from the tutorial, you can mix and match with different colors to come up with many beautiful creations yourself.
Level: It is suitable for intermediate students. However, with the detailed step by step guides, a beginner is also able to follow through. This step-by-step guide was compiled using high-resolution pictures. In this document, it also listed out the tools and materials used to achieve this creation.

CHAIN MAILLE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

5. Chain Maille Flower Bracelet
This is an interesting wire jewelry project. The design is based on chain maile or small metal rings that are linked together to form flower motifs. All motifs are then chained up together to form the bracelet. This tutorial shows you how to make jump rings using copper wire. With pictorial step by step guides it is easy to follow even for a beginner.

To find out more, you can click on here to subscribe to our DIY Beading Club Monthly Lesson Plan Package.

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FREE Heart jewelry tutorials in time for Valentine's

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:53:55 PST

Hi everyone! First, I'd like to apologize to those who weren't able to watch the Picot Earrings tutorial by Jewelry Making Professor. Every week we can only post or upload 1 video for the whole week and then post a new video the next week. Once the video has been posted for the week we cannot repost it again. You still have the opportunity though to watch the FREE videos at Jewelry Making Professor. Join HERE and get access to hundreds of FREE jewelry making videos from Jewelry Making Professor.

But we again have a new video for this week, another jewelry making idea just in time for Valentine's Day!!!

This beaded jewelry is called the Crystal Open Heart. The Open Heart is created using right angle weaving technique or what we fondly call "RAW." Aside from Peyote, right angle weave is one of the most used beadweaving technique and personally, my favorite because it's so easy to understand.

To learn more about right angle weave, this is a type of weaving technique consisting of set of beads with four sides. Each set is connected by a bead and weaved going upward and/or to the sides, using two needles or one needle. With two needles, the threads go crisscross as you create your beadwork.

Beading Daily

With the Crystal Open Heart, you will not only learn RAW, but what's interesting is you will also learn how to connect the RAW and make it like a tube to be able to shape it into a heart. Creating the Open Crystal Heart is a great jewelry making idea you can use as pendant, charms and even key chains. Let's prepare 121 x 4mm bicone crystals, about 60 inches long beading thread and a flush cutter then get ready to watch the video tutorial. The video is in this page and article. To find it just scroll down further below the comments and you'll be able to see it.

So, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and watch the video now for making the Crystal Open Heart. You've only got 6 days to go to learn how to make the piece!!!

If you didn't got the chance to watch the Crystal Open Heart by Jewelry Making Professor, you can still create a beaded heart in time for Valentines with this FREE tutorial for a Beaded Heart from XQDesigns!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Ciao for now and I hope you had fun with our beaded heart jewelries simple jewelry making idea.

FREE Red-dotted Ring Band Video Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:03 PST

Hi you all!!! Remember my Red-dotted Ring Band?

Well, I tried using Microsoft's Windows Live Movie Maker because I wanted to explore other means or channels to share jewelry making tutorials. I tried creating a video and chose my Red-dotted Ring Band as my first trial and see how it would come up. I think it did came out good :)

And now I'm ready to share it to everyone! Watch it here

Of course, there's still a PDF version of the ring and you can download it here.

We will also include this in our DIY Bead Club Membership Package along with numerous and new jewelry making tutorials every month.

Check out here the tutorials included in our DIY Bead Club Membership Package for newly registered members.

Weekly Summary

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:04 PST

Hello Handmade Jewelry Club readers,

Have you missed a post? Here's a compilation of articles for you...

Cheers!
Jane

Wire Jewelry - Beginner: How to make jewelries using eye pins and jump rings

Let’s try it and follow the steps on how to make a bracelet using eye pins and jump rings from XQDesigns. Read more...

FREE Tutorial: How to make Picot Earrings

Hi everyone! Today is another learning experience and opportunity for handcraft jewelry enthusiasts out there. We have uploaded a new video by Jewelry Making Professor for making Picot Earrings! Read more...

DIY Bead Club Membership Package

Wohoo!!! DIY Lessons has recently launched DIY Bead Club Monthly Lesson Plan where every month members will exclusively receive NEW, original and exciting jewelry making tutorials from its design team and affiliate partners, like XQDesigns, Grace Zarfati, Sky Aldovino, Naz Garces, Hooi Meng and Laura Raymond. Read more...

FREE Tutorial: How to make such Unique Necklace

Hey, hey, hey! We have again another jewelry making idea that you can add to your box of crafts!!! Now, let’s begin making our Unique Necklace and start with the pendant. Read more...

Too cute and irresistible Heart Adjustable Ring Jewelry

First week of the year and our first new tutorial have been published! This unique heart ring design is the bright idea of Grace Zarfati from our team designers. What’s fun about the design is that you could create 2 variations of the ring. Read more...

DIY Lessons recommended video tutorial for jewelry making ideas

Wire Wrapped Winter Berry Ring
Watch here...

Spinning Top Bead
Watch here...

How to make earrings: turquoise chips earrings
Watch here...

DIY Lessons recommended tutorial
Celtic Knot Butterfly Connector

Here’s another jewelry connector that can be used in any of your jewelry project ideas; make it bigger for pendants or bracelet connectors and smaller for earrings. This joint project from Grace Zarfati and XQDesigns will teach you how to create a butterfly using a simple wire looping technique. You can also play with colors and use different colors of wire and use the butterflies as charms for your bracelet. Even kids will get attracted and would like their moms to make on for them. In this tutorial, an example of simple long earring can be created using the connector. Visit store here...

Membership Package Lesson Plan for 1st Month

noreply@blogger.com (Jane) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:24:19 PST

We are excited to release the lesson plans which you will receive by subscribing to DIY beading club membership package. What is listed below are all tutorials you get to download in the first month. For those who are interested to order directly, you can click on DIY beading club membership package to do so.
WIRE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

1. Daisy Flower Spacer Wire Jewelry Tutorial
A spacer bead is very important in every project, whether making a necklace or an earring. Jewelry Designer, Grace Zarfati created a wire spacer by simple techniques of coiling and formed it into a daisy like flower, thus, where the name Daisy Flower Spacer came from. And with a little embellishment of beads you can use the Daisy Flower Spacer and create a whole new jewelry piece, such as earrings or pendants.

2. Butterfly Wire Jewelry Tutorial
This beautiful butterfly can be used as a pendant, a charm or a brooch. Its wings are shaped; spreading out while showing a netlike wire, patiently and intricately weaved to cover the wings. The wings are embellished with a bead, as if ready to hover around your neck attached on a chain or beads of necklace. Creating this piece uses wire work techniques and is suited for intermediate and advanced level.

3. Wired Flower Tutorial
This tutorial shows how to make a flower using wire and beads. It covers basic skills such as shaping flower frame using wire, wire wrapping the flower, attaching beads onto the flower, attaching the flower onto a leather necklace.

BEADING JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

4. Swarovski Beaded Earrings Tutorial
Have difficulty understanding diagram? This lesson shows how to make a pair of beaded earrings using pictorial step by step guides, this tutorial is easy to follow and suitable for beginners to intermediate students. There are total of 7 pages in this tutorial.

5.Sparkling Bracelet Beading/Jewelry Making Tutorial
This is a wonderful beading pattern to guide you how to make this bracelet! Using only the 2-needle RAW beadweaving technique, you’ll be able to create a beautiful bicone crystal bracelet. You can also choose any kinds of beads to create the bracelet, but learning the basic RAW technique, you’ll be able to create numerous designs and even turn this bracelet into a necklace.

6. Elegant Beaded Necklace
Learn how to make this classy looking beaded necklace using swaroskvi crystals and japanese seed beads through this pictorial step by step tutorial. It is suitable to be worn for dinner function that makes you look elegant!

CHAIN MAILLE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

7. Persian Star Chain Bracelet
Making chain maille can be a lot of fun, and with some practice and patience it is a skill that can be added to any jewelry-making arsenal. Chain maille is a jewelry making technique of linking metal rings or jump rings and creating a pattern.There are only 2 important techniques a jewelry maker should be familiar with when it comes to chain maile and that is opening and closing jump rings/metal rings. In this tutorial by XQDesigns, we will teach you how to open, close and link jump rings through a simple chain maille pattern called Persian Star.

8. Whirlybird Cabochon Chain Maille Jewelry Making Tutorial
This is a chain maille jewelry making project that uses combination of European 1 in 4 and Whirlybird techniques. It requires only basic supplies such as jump rings and beads. You can mix and match using different materials and colors of jump rings as well as beads to come up with many beautiful variations. The tutorial comes with pictorial step by step guides. You can turn the Cabochon to a pair of earrings or pendant.

9. Easter Basket Chain Maille Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial
Here’s another simple and beautiful chain maille design created by XQDesigns. The piece is a double purpose piece because it can be used as a pendant/necklace or earrings. In this tutorial, we have added a bonus on how to use it as earrings. Chain maille is a technique that if you only use your imagination you can create wonders with it. Like with the Easter Basket Necklace, you can add more jump rings and make the piece wider or bigger and add more seed beads all around. Thanks Miss Susan Puckett of Port Orchard, Washington for suggesting the name Easter Basket for the tutorial!

CROCHETED JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

10. Pretty Tangled Necklace
Another tutorial for a wire crocheted jewelry designed by Naz Garces and XQDesigns. Naz Garces used white round glass beads which gave the necklace a formal look, with the white color really standing out. You too can create this beautiful necklace and choosing the right colors of beads, you can create a different mood for your necklace. Just with knowledge of basic crochet chain stitch, though at first it may seem the wires are tangled, but wearing it on your neck it will look “Pretty Tangled”. The tutorial comes with detailed and clear step by step guides and pictures. Though it is designed for intermediate student, a beginner should be able to pick it up as well.

Click here to find out more about the membership package: http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/2011/12/join-diy-beading-club-and-get-access-to.html.

Or you can order it directly from the button below:

Too cute and irresistible Heart Adjustable Ring Jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:11:28 PST

First week of the year and our first new tutorial have been published!

Heart Adjustable Ring Jewelry Making Tutorial

This unique heart ring design is the bright idea of Grace Zarfati from our team designers. What’s fun about the design is that you could create 2 variations of the ring.

See? With only a single manipulation of the wire you could come up with a second variation.

This is such an easy project, even for beginners, especially, those who are just starting and learning how to make wire jewelry with wire wrapping, wire manipulation and making loops. Expert jewelry makers will also love to make this ring because it’s too cute and irresistible, not to try it out.

What's even more irresistible is that you could have this ring project and lots of other jewelry making tutorials from our DIY Bead Club Membership Package!

We have launched the DIY Bead Club Membership Package just recently and you could learn more about it in this article. I promise, the Heart Adjustable Ring Jewelry Making Tutorial will be included in the membership package.

But if you just can't resist and want to have it now, you can visit Heart Adjustable Ring Jewelry Making Tutorial at DIY Lessons.org

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

FREE Tutorial: How to make such Unique Necklace

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:16:18 PST

Hey, hey, hey! We have again another jewelry making idea that you can add to your box of crafts!!! Since we have started learning how to make wire jewelry, might as well get the hang of it and practice, practice, practice for us to be familiar with some basic terms and techniques. In line with our Wire Jewelry Beginner Lessons Series, we will be using jewelry findings head pins and jump rings. In addition, we’ll have you introduced to materials like chain and barrel clasp. If head pins and jump rings are still unfamiliar to those who have just visited us, Handmade Jewelry Club website you can learn the basics about head pins here and the jump rings on this page.

Now, we’re going to introduce to you the “chain” and the “barrel clasp”

Jewelry Aluminum Chain

There’s a variety of chains available in the market. You can find them in different colors and different styles. There are some chains that are with big circle or small circle linked together and you can buy them by meters while some stores offer them in pre-cut lengths. That’s one good thing about chains. Since you can buy them by meters you can cut them to your preferred length. To cut a chain, just pick one circle or link and then use a wire cutter to cut the link.

Barrel Clasp

Barrel claps on the other hand is a type of lock with a screw thread. It has loops at both ends to attach your necklace or bracelet. Mostly, barrel claps are available in gold and silver. However, you can also find barrel clasps without loops at the end but have wholes instead. These type of barrel clasps is ideal only using threads were you can insert the thread, tie a knot inside the barrel to attach it.

Now, let’s begin making our Unique Necklace and start with the pendant.

0.8cm dia. Beads and Crystals, 2 x 2cm Oval shape semi-precious stone or plain oval shaped beads and 1 square shaped semi-precious stone

Chains of 2 sizes, big and small, 0.8cm dia jump rings, wire, Barrel clasp, Wire cutter, Nose pliers

STEP 1:

Start assembling the beads and crystals. With the head pins slide in 1 bead and 1 crystal and make a loop with the excess wire. Create 7 sets of beads and crystals.

STEP 2:

Cut different lengths of chain, according to your preferred length like shown in the picture and group the chain in one jump ring.

STEP 3:

With your nose pliers, wrap your wire neatly and tightly onto the jump ring.

STEP 4:

Slide in the square shaped semi-precious stone, and on the other create a loop. Loop the wire twice to make the pendant sturdy enough. Then cut excess wire.

Now you have your pendant! For now, let's stop here and continue creating the chain necklace on my next post. See you then. Ciao!

Update: you can check part 2 here!
Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

DIY Bead Club Membership Package

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:51:16 PST

Wohoo!!! DIY Lessons has recently launched DIY Bead Club Monthly Lesson Plan where every month members will exclusively receive NEW, original and exciting jewelry making tutorials from its design team and affiliate partners, like XQDesigns, Grace Zarfati, Sky Aldovino, Naz Garces, Hooi Meng and Laura Raymond.

For newly registered members you will receive 10 JEWELRY LESSONS for making wire jewelry, beading tutorials, chain maille and crocheted jewelry and from thereon you will receive 5 TUTORIALS every month.

Here is the lesson plan for the first month:

WIRE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

1. Daisy Flower Spacer Wire Jewelry Tutorial
A spacer bead is very important in every project, whether making a necklace or an earring. Jewelry Designer, Grace Zarfati created a wire spacer by simple techniques of coiling and formed it into a daisy like flower, thus, where the name Daisy Flower Spacer came from. And with a little embellishment of beads you can use the Daisy Flower Spacer and create a whole new jewelry piece, such as earrings or pendants.

2. Butterfly Wire Jewelry Tutorial
This beautiful butterfly can be used as a pendant, a charm or a brooch. Its wings are shaped; spreading out while showing a netlike wire, patiently and intricately weaved to cover the wings. The wings are embellished with a bead, as if ready to hover around your neck attached on a chain or beads of necklace. Creating this piece uses wire work techniques and is suited for intermediate and advanced level.

3. Wired Flower Tutorial
This tutorial shows how to make a flower using wire and beads. It covers basic skills such as shaping flower frame using wire, wire wrapping the flower, attaching beads onto the flower, attaching the flower onto a leather necklace.

BEADING JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

4. Swarovski Beaded Earrings Tutorial
Have difficulty understanding diagram? This lesson shows how to make a pair of beaded earrings using pictorial step by step guides, this tutorial is easy to follow and suitable for beginners to intermediate students. There are total of 7 pages in this tutorial.

5.Sparkling Bracelet Beading/Jewelry Making Tutorial
This is a wonderful beading pattern to guide you how to make this bracelet! Using only the 2-needle RAW beadweaving technique, you’ll be able to create a beautiful bicone crystal bracelet. You can also choose any kinds of beads to create the bracelet, but learning the basic RAW technique, you’ll be able to create numerous designs and even turn this bracelet into a necklace.

6. Elegant Beaded Necklace
Learn how to make this classy looking beaded necklace using swaroskvi crystals and japanese seed beads through this pictorial step by step tutorial. It is suitable to be worn for dinner function that makes you look elegant!

CHAIN MAILLE JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIAL

7. Persian Star Chain Bracelet
Making chain maille can be a lot of fun, and with some practice and patience it is a skill that can be added to any jewelry-making arsenal. Chain maille is a jewelry making technique of linking metal rings or jump rings and creating a pattern.There are only 2 important techniques a jewelry maker should be familiar with when it comes to chain maile and that is opening and closing jump rings/metal rings. In this tutorial by XQDesigns, we will teach you how to open, close and link jump rings through a simple chain maille pattern called Persian Star.

8. Whirlybird Cabochon Chain Maille Jewelry Making Tutorial
This is a chain maille jewelry making project that uses combination of European 1 in 4 and Whirlybird techniques. It requires only basic supplies such as jump rings and beads. You can mix and match using different materials and colors of jump rings as well as beads to come up with many beautiful variations. The tutorial comes with pictorial step by step guides. You can turn the Cabochon to a pair of earrings or pendant.

9. Easter Basket Chain Maille Necklace Jewelry Making Tutorial
Here’s another simple and beautiful chain maille design created by XQDesigns. The piece is a double purpose piece because it can be used as a pendant/necklace or earrings. In this tutorial, we have added a bonus on how to use it as earrings. Chain maille is a technique that if you only use your imagination you can create wonders with it. Like with the Easter Basket Necklace, you can add more jump rings and make the piece wider or bigger and add more seed beads all around. Thanks Miss Susan Puckett of Port Orchard, Washington for suggesting the name Easter Basket for the tutorial!

CROCHETED JEWELRY MAKING TUTORIALS

10. Pretty Tangled Necklace
Another tutorial for a wire crocheted jewelry designed by Naz Garces and XQDesigns. Naz Garces used white round glass beads which gave the necklace a formal look, with the white color really standing out. You too can create this beautiful necklace and choosing the right colors of beads, you can create a different mood for your necklace. Just with knowledge of basic crochet chain stitch, though at first it may seem the wires are tangled, but wearing it on your neck it will look “Pretty Tangled”. The tutorial comes with detailed and clear step by step guides and pictures. Though it is designed for intermediate student, a beginner should be able to pick it up as well.

If you are interested to follow throught with monthly and structured lesson plans, click here to subscribe DIY Bead Club Monthly Lesson Plan.

Or order here:

Delivery and recurring payment
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By ordering this listing, you will be paying the first time fee of $12.90. We will send you an email with link to download the first lesson plan within 24 hours once we receive full payment from you.

By 10th of each month from second month onwards, email will be sent to you as a reminder for the subsequent monthly fee. You will receive the monthly lesson plan by the 20th of each month.

Click here to find out more on the lesson plan here: http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/2012/01/diy-bead-club-membership-package.html.

FREE Tutorial: How to make Picot Earrings

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:11 PST

Hi everyone! Today is another learning experience and opportunity for handcraft jewelry enthusiasts out there. We have uploaded a new video by Jewelry Making Professor for making Picot Earrings!

Some of you may have heard of the word “Picot” for the first time and some are already familiar with it, but just a little trivia, Picot is a French word pronounced as peko; meaning, to prick. In needlework, Picot is mostly used in tatting, crocheting, knitting and making bobbin lace. Picot is actually a loop of thread along the edges of a lace, crocheted, knitted or tatted materials that’s created for ornamental purposes.

by Angela Lynn

As for jewelry making, Picot earrings are earrings shaped like a diamond with loops of small beads at the edges.

See how the loops of seed beads at the edges look like a lace's edges?

These types of jewelry making projects are so easy and fun to make that you could immediately finish several sets in just an hour. It’s a great jewelry making idea as a beginner project for those who are just starting to learn jewelry making. With not much materials needed, it’s also an inexpensive piece to finish.

Let’s get ready to start and prepare 10 x 5mm Swarvoski Pearls. You could also use regular beads, size 11 seed beads, 4 x 4mm jump rings, 2 x 2.5mm jump rings, 2 head pins, 2 x 4 inches nylon threads and 2 ear wires. And for you tools prepare 2 chain nose pliers, 1 flat nose pliers and wire cutter and get ready to watch this online jewelry lesson by Jewelry Making Professor. You could watch the video just below the comments page on this article.

By the way, Jewelry Making Professor is a members-only resource for beading and jewelry making where you could get comprehensive information about jewelry making, which comprises of full-length videos, patterns and tutorials from talented jewelry makers. Be a member now and you could get access to hundreds of FREE jewelry making tutorials. Join here and learn more about Jewelry Making Professor on this article.

You could also visit Handmade Jewelry Club because we will be featuring new jewelry making videos by Jewelry Making Professor every week.

Wire Jewelry - Beginner: How to make jewelries using eye pins and jump rings.

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:46:12 PST

We’re back again for some online jewelry lessons and for our Wire Jewelry - Beginner Lessons Series for the first week of January 2012, we’re going to combine what we’ve learned about using eye pins and jump rings and get tips for jewelry making ideas with the use of these two findings.

In our previous online jewelry lessons we’ve learned how to make a loop to create an eye pin and with your eye pins we’ve also learned how to link and make a Blue Moon Bracelet, and learned making drop earrings like the Coin Pearl Drop Earrings that DIY Lessons.org site has compiled. While on another post we’ve talked about jump rings, learned how to handcraft them and the proper way of opening and closing jump rings. The use of these two findings, for me, I would consider it the easiest way to learn how to make wire jewelry. For this particular Wire Jewelry - Beginner Lessons Series we are going to construct jewelries and instead of linking eye pins we will link the eye pins using the jump rings.

To help you recall how to link eye pins, let’s again watch the Blue Moon Bracelet video tutorial

Now, we’ll try and create a bracelet using the looping technique and connecting each set of beads with the jump rings. Some of you might ask, why do we still need to connect or link using the jump rings when you have the option to use only the eye pins. One reason for this, though this way of constructing jewelry is not necessary and generally, it depends on your design or your preferred way to create wire jewelry is that adding a jump ring adds more length and it gives the beads or unit of beads enough space to freely move. With enough space it could freely move on your wrist or neck as you wear them. The same way goes for earring that uses jump rings. It gives enough space especially if it’s dangling earrings.

Let’s try it and follow the steps on how to make a bracelet using eye pins and jump rings from XQDesigns.

If you want to try the technique and create earrings you could make the Chunky Pearl Drop Earrings video tutorial

See how the jump ring already gives added length. The jump ring itself is already an additional design to earring.
Since you can customize the size of your jump ring and they are generally bigger than a loop, you could create multiple or double drop earrings with this tutorial

That’s our Wire Jewelry - Beginner Lesson Series for this week. I hope you learned a lot. You could drop in some comments and share a few more tips and tricks with the uses of eye pins and jump rings. See you again next time for our next online jewelry lessons.

Download lots of free jewelry making tutorials at DiyLessons! Are you a jewelry (jewellery) making teacher/ tutor? You can also list your tutorials here too. Join as our subscriber and redeem a free copy of the tutorials!

Weekly Summary

noreply@blogger.com (HJC Editor) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:35:33 PST

Hello Handmade Jewelry Club reader,
Have you missed a post? Here's a compilation of articles for you...
Cheers!
Jane
Join DIY Beading Club And Get Access To Lots Of Jewelry Making Lessons!
Do you just love making jewellery? Then you've come to the right place! DIY Beads Club is a club with lots of NEW and exciting, original and inspiring ideas for making your own jewellery. Read more...
News and updates for our subscribers

I would like to share to you a feedback from one of our clients that was sent through DIY Lessons.org Here is what she has to say regarding XQDesigns' Zodiac Pendant Wire Jewelry Making Tutorial. Read more...
Chain Maille Jewelry - Beginner: How to make Choo Choo Train Earrings

This is a simple chain maille based on variation from the European 1 in 4 technique. You can create bracelets and earrings from learning this technique. You can mix and match using different materials and colors of jump rings, as well as beads to come up with many beautiful variations. Read more...
Featured tutorials for safety pins jewelries

Here are some safety pin jewelry making ideas. Read more...
FREE tutorial for a Golden Snitch Necklace

The body of the snitch is a 20mm gold filigree hollow bead. If I'm going to create my own golden snitch pendant maybe I'd use a bead smaller than 20mm as I'd like it to be really cute and tiny. An 18ga copper wire for the wings would be fine but for the necklace, maybe I'd create a simple chain maille necklace. Read more...
DIYLessons Recommended video tutorials for beadwork cabochons
How to Backstitch in Bead Embroidery
Watch here...

How to Create a Bezel Row in Bead Embroidery
Watch here...

How to Trim the Foundation and Attach the Backing
Watch here...

How to Bead Embroider a Picot Edge
Watch here...

DIYLessons Recommended Tutorial from XQDesigs
Wire Beaded Rose Ring

This beautiful ring mimics the shape of a rose or flower, with woven beads that adds texture and glitter covering the petals. Using different colors of seed beads, you can create an array of wired beaded rose that can be worn to complement every outfit and every season. Visit store here...