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Personalized jewelry and accessories such as name necklaces and ID bracelets are fun gifts and can be made easily at home with a few tools and jewelry making supplies. Here are some tips to make personalized jewelry. Tools Round-nose pliers, flat-nose pliers, wire cutters and crimping pliers are very helpful tools for making name necklaces, earrings and other accessories such as a personalized keychain and decorative zipper pulls. These pliers can be easily found at hardware stores in sets. These sets of pliers are versatile and can be used to make different kinds of accessories. Choose other tools based on the kind of jewelry you wish to make such as crimping beads, beading needles and beading dishes for beaded jewelry. For name necklaces and ID bracelets, you will need wire. Choose silver-plated wire to add a stylish and trendy touch to your personalized jewelry. A metal stamping kit is a great choice for making monogrammed pendants and charms for necklaces and bracelets. Resources The tools, supplies and materials needed for jewelry making can be easily found in craft and supplies stores. You can also look for beautiful beads and pendants online on handicraft stores. Many stores specialize in essential jewelry making supplies like earring loops, necklace clasps and setting covers. Browse online to search for tutorials and how-to videos on jewelry making. Start with easy techniques such as stringing beads to make bracelets. Techniques such as bending wire to spell names for name necklaces and ID bracelets are also easy to learn through video tutorials. Personalized Keychain Tutorial To make a personalized keychain, you will need a key ring and jump rings. Many craft stores also offer sets with key rings and jump rings for making keychains so these supplies are easy to find. Making jewelry at home can be both fun and easy as you can re-purpose everyday things into beautiful jewelry. For this project you will need metal washers. If you don't have any at home, you can easily find some at the hardware store in different sizes. With a stamping kit, stamp monograms, names or messages on the washer. Using jump rings attach the stamped washer to the key ring and your personalized keychain is ready. Use these pointers to make stylish accessories and gifts for family and friends. Authors Profile: Robin Lyndon is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Robin especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. Robin loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here Robin writes about personalized keychain and name necklaces.
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