How to Make Jewellery - DIY Earrings

Make these gorgeous ocean-inspired cluster earrings, dripping with dagger beads in luscious greens and blues.  Can you believe they are made using JUST ONE TECHNIQUE? And it's a basic jewellery technique... All you need to know is how to Open and Close Jump Rings!   Need a refresher on how to open and close jump rings so that your handmade jewellery doesn't fall apart? See how to do that here . To make them, you’ll need: • 10x3mm Czech glass dagger beads: 22 frosted aqua; 16 milky green Picasso; 16 transparent green Picasso (or choose your own colour combination) • 52 4mm silver jump rings (fine enough to pass through the dagger beads) • 2 6mm silver jump rings • 2 silver earring wires - use these easy-to-open earring wires to make them easy to assemble You'll also need 2 pairs of chain-nose pliers. Because you'll be opening and closing a lot of jump rings for this project, you'll need some quality pliers. I use these slimline chain-nose pliers . Their slim......

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How to Separate Chain Links

Sometimes, jewellery instructions call for you to cut a length of chain. It's a simple thing to do: all you need is a pair of wire/side/flush cutters to cut through the link. If you're working with a soldered chain like this one, cutting them is the only way you can separate the chain links. But if it's not a soldered chain, then you don't have to CUT the chain.  You can often separate the chain by opening and closing the links, much in the same way you would a jump ring. This is especially useful when your design includes a fancy chain like this crystal channel chain. Crystal channel chain with oval jump rings connecting the crystals Or if you have a fancy chain with a repeating pattern like this one, and you need to keep every link so the pattern is preserved. Fancy chain with repeating pattern Although the links in the pattern set of this fancy chain are soldered, the sets are connected together with oval jump rings that can be   opened , so whole......

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DIY Wedding Jewellery - Lustrous Pearl and Crystal Earrings

A sparkly necklace can make your special occasion outfit look stunning. But when you add some coordinating earrings, it can bring your whole look together! These elegant pearl and crystal earrings go perfectly with the sophisticated and sparkly  Mother of the Bride Necklace . The lustre of both the real and the faux pearls plays beautifully against the sparkle of the crystal. These are truly elegant earrings, perfect for any Mother of the Bride or Groom. And with their neutral tones, they could easily be worn at less formal occasions. But not all is as it seems to be: there's something a little bit unusual about these earrings. The flower component with the inset crystal is actually a box clasp! With one loop at the top and one loop at the bottom of the clasp, it is ready-made to be connected to the other components. I just love it when components can be used in different ways! But back to the jewellery. This is the coordinating set: sparkly, elegant and perfect for Mot......

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Sapphire Chandelier Drop Earrings

Tradition dictates that a bride should carry or wear "Something old, something new.... something borrowed and something blue" . For your big day why not make your "something blue" a pair of DIY crystal earrings that will have all eyes on the bride. These stunning crystal earrings will make you look and feel like a million dollars without breaking the bank. With a sprinkling of Swarovski crystals and a fancy silver stamping, you can create that million dollar look using a combination of  flatback and chaton crystals. You just glue and set them in position. It can't get easier than that! Tools and Supplies Here's a shopping list to get you started: 2 Chatons 4mm, Sapphire 16 Chatons PP18, Crystal 48 Flatback SS6 crystals, Sapphire 4 Teardrop drop crystals 9mm (top drilled), Lt Sapphire or Denim Blue or Sapphire 16 links of silver cup chain PP24, Crystal 2 silver stampings: flower setting joiner 2 cubic zirconia set silver earring wires 10 ......

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