How to Make a Delicate Wooden Bead Necklace

Hello everyone! Jewelry making time again! Today I’d like to show you how to make a fabulous wooden bead necklace. Hope you guys like it!

Jewelry making supplies needed for the wooden bead necklace:

8mm dark blue wooden beads

6mm black wooden beads

1.5mm nylon thread

Tibetanstyle pendant

Brass cord tips

Eye pins

Plier

Scissor

How to make the beaded pendant necklace:

Step 1: Weave the wooden beaded component.

1^st, cut off 3 pieces of nylon threads which are about 70cm in length. Tie an overhand knot at top and fix the ends for convenient weaving.

2^nd, thread a 6mm wooden bead onto the middle thread and tie a square knot as the picture shows below.

3^rd, add another three 6mm wooden beads on the middle thread in the same way.

4^th, thread an 8mm wooden bead onto the middle thread and tie a square knot.

5^th, add another forty 8mm wooden beads onto the middle thread in the same way. Of course, in this step the number of the beads is depending on the size of your neck.

6^th, add three 6mm wooden beads in the same way.

Step 2: Finish the beaded component by add the cord tips.

Slide a 6mm wooden bead onto the middle thread and insert all the threads into one cord tip. Pinch both sides of the cord tip with flat nose plier. And do it to the other end in the same way.

Step 3: Finish the wooden bead necklace by adding the pendant.

1^st, make three 6mm wooden bead links and connect them together, then attach the beaded link to the cord tips of each end.

2^nd, attach the Tibetan style pendant to the necklace.

Done! Here goes the final look of this lovely wooden bead necklace:

Pretty cool right? It could also be a nice gift for your male friends. So if you like it, just go get the materials and do it by yourself!

Tips To Buy Cabochons Of Good Quality

Cabochons stones are actually gemstones made in a concave shape. Such type of gemstone cabochons may be worn in a necklace or a ring, but work better on directly placing over the ailing areas. Thus, it is important to choose quality cabochons by examining the cut, stone, value and color of the stone.

Valuable points of Consideration

·         Prior information: Prior information or knowledge helps in buying gemstone cabochons. Today, the technology is helping in making precious imitation stones that it is tough to differentiate from the original stone. So having prior information means you can know what to look for and how to avoid buying fake cabochons.

·         Cut Version: The cabochon stone type is easier to buy, if you have bought earlier a topaz or an original ruby, you can identify the cut version of cabochon. A valuable point is that other gemstones such as turquoise cannot be faceted from its natural dense color and so cabochon can be in beautiful and varied patterns as per the cut of the stone. 

·         Opal: Opal is used as gemstone cabochons owing to the color. These stones are very soft and so faceting makes them prone to scratches. In fact, stones in perfect colors can be cut into cabochons. However, in one stone avoid two different shades as it may spoil the stones luster.

Typical Cabochons

 

Typically cabochons come in oval shape on the top and are flat at the bottom. They are unpolished usually and are flat at the back. They are not faceted and are only polished, as they are opaque. Gemstones lacking clarity are denser and are highly usually used for cabochon cut. The cabochon cut elevates the inclusion of natural stone. The cabochon cut makes the inclusions interesting to the extent that the stone sparkle. If cabochon cut fails to reflect light, it is a proper gemstone cabochon.

The gemstone in lightest color is pale, dull and transparent, besides is relatively less valuable. The ones with deeper hue are beautiful are valuable. The gemstone cabochons price is based on various factors such as size, shape, color, clarity and cut. Rarity in size and the stone type also is a crucial factor in value of the stone. Gemstones in large sizes actually cost less, but rare stones found in large sizes are expensive. Hence, check all the aspects in gemstone cabochons and get the best quality that is valuable.

DIY Wire Wrapped Bracelet with Turquoise Beads

Hello there! Happy Friday! Today I will show you how to make a fabulous wire wrapped bracelet with turquoise beads. This is a video tutorial which comes from my favorite PandaHall Learning Center. If you are a fun of wire wrapped jewelry or turquoise beaded jewelry, then you should never miss this video. Before watching the video, let’s have a look of the finished turquoise beaded bracelet.

It’s really pretty right? Wanna know how to make it? Let’s enjoy the video together!

And here are the hot comments for this wonderful DIY wire bracelet:

*Young lady, that bracelet is gorgeous. You are extremely creative. Your tutorial is well constructed. Thank you so much, for selflessly sharing your work. I will be making this wonderful piece very soon.

*Lovely tutorial beautiful bracelet...thank you for sharing. I will give it a try. I am not good with wire work so these tutorials are a really big help. I am more of a bead weaver. Will definitely try this it's lovely. Thank you once again.

*Love this bracelet. I saw a pic of something similar to this, and could not figure out how to make it. So happy you have a tutorial on this. By the way, people are asking what gauge the wire is? It's 20 gauge. 

Then, what do you think of this beaded wire wrapped bracelet? Do you like it? Will you try it? If you are going to make one for yourself, following are the materials you may need:

0.8mm copper jewelry wire

8mm turquoise beads

6mm turquoise beads

Round nose pliers

Flat nose pliers

Side cutter pliers

Or if you don’t like turquoise beads, you can change them for any other beads you like. Just go get your ideal materials and enjoy your crafting!

Magnetic Clasps Offer the Ease of Using Jewelry

Clasps are important for any jewelry so that the user can open and close using the clasps easily. The magnetic clasps are of great use to jewelry designers as they fit it to the jewelry pieces so that the users operate the clasps with ease. The ease of using is essential so that customers get the jewelry and come back for more.

 Beauty of Magnetic clasps

·         Ease of use: The actual beauty of the magnetic clasps is that these clasps offer the ease of using and thus the jewelry pieces appear stunning. Today the market is filled with different types of clasps featuring pros and cons. Yet, the highest popularity for jewelry is bagged by the magnetic clasps.

·         Preferred Choice: Magnetic clasps are the preferred choices as they are easy to fasten and unfasten in the quickest possible way. They are ideal for people who have a tough time in handling tiny clasps. The beauty of these magnetic clasps is that they are easy to use and also are very secure.  The best part is that these clasps stay secure until you pull it apart and unfasten them, thus losing the piece of jewelry is a very rare chance. This has made it the most preferred choice.

Magnetic clasps in Jewelry

 Magnetic clasps are of great use. You need not fiddle around screwing a clasp. It may be frustrating when clasps in a jewelry are very small and people have to request others to fasten their bracelets or necklaces. The problem is more when you cannot find someone readily available to get your jewelry fastened.  Doing it by you is not less frustrating and may consume a big time. The best is with magnetic clasps that eliminates completely the system of fastening and unfastening. The simplest is that you have to hold together the two ends and apply force to pull it apart.

Using Tips

Careful handling of jewelry featuring magnetic clasp is a must so that people do not pull break the jewelry while pulling apart the clasps in the process of unfastening. Magnets are strong and if you add force, the jewelry will fall apart. Thus people using the magnetic clasps must understand the trick behind the unfastening of clasps. They stick together and so pulling them apart in different directions makes them break.  Magnetic clasps are easy and ideal even for people with eyesight problem, but must be used with light hands as they are easy to pull apart.

Wooden Beads Are The Latest Staple In Fashion

Bringing a new meaning to the wooden beads is now possible without changing its natural look. Wooden beads look chic and are the latest trend in fashion. Looking glamorous without paying in lots is possible. These beads offer an earthy tone and suit all the outfits that it looks fabulous and has fun effects.

Different Shapes and colors of wooden beads

·         Shapes and colors: Wooden beads are available in different shapes and colors. these are in natural earthy colors and present their simplicity. There are patterned beads available in different tones. All the colors and shapes blend well and make a fascinating jewelry piece. Wooden beads fit in any imagination and are available in varying sizes.

·         Versatile: These wooden beads make a great choice as chunky jewelry. it gives a regular look and yet makes you look special. You are not weighed down and moreover these beads in wood are light in weight that they make ideal gifts. They can be necklaces, anklets or bracelets; they are highly versatile and can be carved as you wish. They range as animals, letters and patterns. Above all is their smooth soft exterior that it can be used as jewelry or to add beauty to any other object, it may be your purse, bag or some decorative object.

Various forms of wooden beads

Jewelries using wooden beads come in various forms such as wooden necklace, wooden ankle chains, wooden rings and wooden bracelets. You can choose anything that wins your attraction. You may never realize how great it looks until the jewelries in wood are adorned. There are many fashion-sensible individuals out there today and you can join them and bring more fashion into these beads. Jewelries in wooden beads are easily bought online. You just have to search for the outlets and place the order.

Normally, jewelries of wooden beads are not very expensive and so save your bank from breaking. However, these inexpensive beads look beautiful and now with many sites selling jewelries, you can receive a discount on that you buy. This can be determined on your needs before placing an order. You can also patronize any site; understand their turnaround time and customer service.  This will give you a clear idea of the beads and believe it you will have a wonderful experience about the impact these beads have in the fashion world. This is because the wooden beads are natural in all senses.