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Do it yourself jewelry Can you imagine beach parties, BBQ meets and fun fiestas without those lovely pieces and bits of junk jewelry? Well nowadays jewelry is no more the monopoly of women. Men too love flaunting earrings, neck pieces and bracelets as a part of their style statement. How about making some extraordinary accessories all by yourself? It is even more interesting than it sounds. Do it yourself jewelry is fun to make and at the same time satiates your creative instinct to the fullest. Lovely do it yourself jewelry can occur in minutes. You have ample scopes to experiment with the materials and embellishments. Choose your favorite raw material from wire, clay, fiber, beads, cloths and anything else you think looks good on you! You can always pick up trifles or apparently useless materials and turn them into wonderful jewelry like bracelets or necklaces. For example, if you have worn out leather watch strap at home, fix some colorful rhinestones or suede flowers on it and watch the useless strap become a gorgeous bracelet! Beads are popularly used for do it yourself jewelry projects. Get colorful beads of various sizes and shapes and string them together to form a lovely set of earrings, bracelet and necklace. To make a funky bracelet, you will need assorted beads, wire to keep the beads attached, clasps and wire cutters. Cut the wire according to desired length and keep it at least two inches longer. Keep one end of the wire secured and then put the beads into it. Then secure the other end with a clasp and your beaded necklace or bracelet is ready to wear. Plenty of complex beading designs are available if you wish to take up more interesting do it yourself jewelry making ventures. To learn the secrets of making bead jewelry or other types of do it yourself jewelry, you can always count upon Internet as a viable resource. There are video tutorials and images of unique patterns for all types of jewelry and accessories. Simple tools are required to craft such ornaments. You can also get experimental with the shapes of beads. Square, cylindrical, princess cut and hexagonal cubes are some of the unique shapes to explore. Pearl beads and crystal beads are neutral and go well with any dress and ambience. Do you often get stuck when it comes to matching your earrings with your dresses? Well, take a copper, golden or silver colored wire, cut it in desired length, make a loop at one end and then insert a few matching colored beads into it through the other end and your earrings is ready to wear! You can put paper roses, quilled-paper shapes etc. in your earring to make it even more UNIQUE! Floral or beaded hairpins are other impressive accessories much sought after by girls. Crafting do it yourself jewelry could be extremely easy if you follow the correct instructions and watch the live video tutorials on the same. For comprehensive bead jewelry making video course, click here. |