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If you have thought about attempting to make your own jewelry, it is not as difficult as you may think. Sure, it will require some patience and the right tools, but if you have the time and desire to make your own, it is possible. Here are four fun and relatively easy craft projects to get you started in making your own jewelry. Make A Beaded Necklace If you are going to make jewelry, you will probably want to start with a necklace. Since the beginning of time, necklaces have been somewhat of the feature jewelry piece in a collection. So, to get started making your own necklace, you will need to start with beads and stringing materials. Flexible beading wire is easy to find in almost any craft store and is very easy to use. It also looks good if any of it will be showing when your necklace is complete. The key to making a great beaded necklace is taking the time to create your bead design before putting it on the wire. Make A Matching Bracelet Once you put together your first necklace, you can move on to your next piece - a matching bracelet. You will be using the same beads stringing material and supplies that you used for the necklace. This time, though, you will have to measure a length of wire to fit the wrist. When measuring, add an extra inch or so to accommodate for the clasp and jump ring. Once again, lay out your bead design before you put it on the wire. Affix the clasp, and you have created two beautiful pieces of your own jewelry! Make A Pair Of Earrings You can use the same beads stringing materials and more to create your own earrings too. Of course, you can make the earrings to complete your matching set of other jewelry if you like. Earrings, as you know, are a little smaller and will take a little less time than a necklace or a bracelet, but they still require the same precision that you used to create the other pieces. Make sure you have the proper tools as you will most likely be using a crimp bead when making your earrings. Have a set of crimping pliers on hand to make your earring-making go smoothly. Make A Keychain To get started, you might want to try and make the keychain first. It’s fairly simple to make. Attaching the key ring will be the most difficult part of constructing this piece. A key ring, beads and stringing materials are about all you need. Beaded key chains are a lot of fun to make since you can choose from all sorts of designs. You can make these for all of your family members. Use letter beads to spell out each family member’s name. These are also great for school age kids. You can use school color beads and letter beads for the school nickname. Once you make a few of these, you can move on to the more difficult projects. For more information on bead stringing materials and other craft items visit PandaHall.com today!
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