Crafting Wires

2015年3月31日星期二

Easy Craft: DIY Charm Necklace

Here is a new tutorial on making a shiny charm necklace with jump rings and rainbow briolettes. You can make it in just 10 minutes at your home and what you will need to do is to follow the image steps above. Quick and easy to prepare what you will need below, such as acrylic beads, glass beads, jade beads.... and start your DIY project.

Main detail steps click here. Thank you for reading! Enjoy!

2015年3月30日星期一

Add Sequin Beads To Your Heels

Are you ready to DIY your own jeweled heels? These pair of sequin bead heels are super HOT right now! It seems like every celebrity owns a pair. The only problem is, the expensive price of these shoes. I am going to show you how to get the look for much less without breaking the bank! Now, I want to DIY these shoes. My version is WAY, WAY cheaper! So here are the beads and other supplies I used below. You will find such a HUGE savings!
- Suede pumps
- Lace
- Sequin beads
- Rhinestones
- Gem-Tac glue and paintbrush
- Needle/Thread/Scissors
Let's get crafty!
Step 1. Lay lace over the top of the pumps, then cut out two patterns in a Uish V shpe with extra room to spare.
Then get more details here. If you take the time to do the steps correctly, they will be so gorgeous! By the way, what color sequin beads would you use?

2015年3月25日星期三

Choosing Right Color for Seed Beads


Color is everything when it comes to jewelry. Whether its necklaces, bracelets or earrings, the ones you wear must come with a good color that you are comfortable with. The color you choose for your jewelry determines how attractive it will be to your eyes and those of other people. Seed beads are very common in jewelry and this article will discuss how to choose their ideal colors. It can be either bright or dull colors depending on your personal preference and taste.

To start with, you need to know about all the finishes available for your selection. They include:

  • Translucent- with this, you can easily see light through your beads but light is dim
  • Transparent- this is a material that allows one to see through with ease
  • Color-lined- this is where colors are applied inside the beads but it’s no long-lasting
  • Matte- the matte finish for seed beads is microscopic textured
  • Silver-lined- this is a finish where beads are coated using silver and is very attractive since it reflects light very well
  • Opaque- this has a very solid color and it does not allow light to penetrate at all
  • Copper-lined- this is applied on the inner side of the beads to reflect reddish light
That information should play a critical role in helping you determine the colors to choose for your seed beads. Every color has its own formula that is very critical to understand before making your selection. Sometimes, you can choose a mixture of colors and that brings about a very attractive pattern once the right colors are used. If you want plain colors or mixed colors for your beads, the choice will be all yours to make. In addition to color, there are several other correlated factors that should not be ignored when buying seed beads.


Weight is one such factor and is very critical in jewelry making. For one, jewelry materials should not be weighty but light. There is no person who will be okay having a bulky necklace hanging around the neck. That can be decided on the type of material chosen since some are naturally light while others are heavy. Therefore, this has to be a top consideration whenever buying seed beads. When you take a look at the construction technique for your beads, it will be very easy telling if they suit your needs satisfaction or not.

Two methods used

Since time immemorial, two methods have been in use and they are drawn and wound. For a traditional look, crafters use the wound method but it can take up a lot of your time. You will rarely get this method being used in the modern world of jewelry making. Most of the crafters these days use the drawn method and it’s very popular. It entails very precise procedures with a guarantee for high quality beads.


As you have learned, choosing the right color for your beads has something more into it. A lot of things have to be put into consideration regardless of where you are shopping from or how you are doing it. 

2015年3月24日星期二

How to Make Beaded Dangles

One of the best things about being able to diy your own jewelry is being able to easily make beaded dangles to go with a specific outfit. The fastest and easiest accessory making project you will ever attempt... and they turn out looking just like the one's in the store. That's exactly where these dangles came from! Use some of keys, beads, chains, and other jewelry findings to try these beaded dangles out for yourself if you are the creative type. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Tuesday DIY 4 Wire Jewelry Roundup

Happy Tuesday! In the need of wire jewelry, but don't have the funds or much time for it, like me? Don't worry, because today I will share 4 wire wrapping jewelry which are easy and affordable to make out of jewelry wire. And the fun thing about them, is that you can reuse them to create different jewerly. Now enjoy the roundup.

1. Headband with beads and jewelry wire Tutorial from mywhiteideadiy here.
2. Wire Felt Bead Necklace Tutorial from frkhansen here.
3. Wire Rings with Beads Tutorial from lebenslustiger here.
4. You Name Bracelet from dailywt here.

2015年3月17日星期二

Handmade Adorable Wire Cat Earrings

I am so excited to share these adorable wire cat earrings with you guys. Using wire to wrap a cat is a fun and cute way to make earrings.  These earrings are quite soft and perfect as gifts. No need high wire wrapped skills, quite simple to follow, now let's begin!

To make the earrings you will need:
2mm Golden Seed Beads
8mm Blue Cat Eye Beads
Silver Copper Wire EPS4.Ocm-0.8mm
Aluminum Wire AW10×1.5cm
0.3mm, 0.5mm Golden Copper Wire
Eye Pins EPS4.0cm
Flat Nose Plier
Side Cutting Plier
Round Nose Plier

2015年3月16日星期一

5 Minute Craft - Handmade Beaded Bracelet

This beaded bracelet is super simple and inexpensive to make. You can customize it with whatever beads you like, using different color or material. I used lampwork beads, rhinestone beads and seed beads with nylon thread.  Once you make this bracelet, you can't help making another one ...
Go ahead and add these materials (beads and supplies) to you must have list. Now let's get started on making this simple beaded bracelet! Do you need 5 minutes to finish this project? Have a nice making! :)