How to--Makayla

 

I have always gotten a lot of creative inspiration from my mom. From a very young age, I have

always watched her participate in crafts at any event we attend, do crafts at home, including

scrapbooking, making hair accessories, making jewelry, etc. I remember sitting down with her

one night while she was making me hair clips and we were just watching a movie and I was

helping her to choose what kind of styles and patterns to choose for the hair clips, it is one of my

favorite memories that I have of her and I. Now, personally I am not exactly the most crafty

person, but I do love making my own jewelry and making jewelry for others. My style of jewelry

making has definitely grown and improved over the years. I don't remember when exactly I

started making my own jewelry, but I always remember watching my mom make hers and just

sitting there in awe wondering how she has the creativity to make something so incredible. She

has taught me everything I need to know when making my jewelry, from the right tools to the

color palette of beads to use. So through many many trials, here I am, sharing my knowledge of

how to make a necklace and I just want to thank my mother for teaching me something I will

carry on for the rest of my life. And I hope that you will also learn something new and try to

make your own jewelry as well!

Tools Needed:

-Wire (it does not matter what size, choose what makes you most comfortable)

*for this necklace I will be using 0.30mm

-Jewelry Pliers (round needle and nose pliers - doesn´t matter which you use for this)

-Wire cutter

-Bead crimping plier

-Crimp beads

-Regular beads

-Clasp and jump ring

Step 1:

Select which beads you want and start placing them in the pattern desired. (This step might take

a while and that is okay! Do what makes you happy, so get comfortable, play some music and

just have fun!)

Step 2:

Measure the wire around your neck to the desired length. Then add on a few extra inches to the

wire (this is crucial for later). Now cut the wire (with your wire cutters)

*note- only use your wire cutters for wire, otherwise they will get damaged and it will be a

struggle trying to cut wire.

Step 3:

Start placing the beads on your cut wire.

*Tip: get a clamp to place on the end of one side of the wire so your beads don´t fall off by

accident.

(I made this mistake and lost half of my work and had to restart -but mistakes like that are okay!)

Step 4:

Once you have all of your beads placed on the wire now you grab your crimp beads and crimp

plier. This step is the trickiest, so I will try my absolute best to explain thoroughly. You will also

need an ending clasp and jump ring.

Here is what they look like:

Place one of the crimp beads on one end of the wire, along with either the clasp or the jump

ring. (This is why you needed to add on a few inches to the wire when measuring)

Step 5:

Now take the end of the wire and wrap around the ring and place it back through the crimp

bead. Another tip: put the wire through some beads as well to secure the ending more.

Here is what that should look like:

Now, pull the wire tight, but not too tight. Make the ending snug. Once you do that you are ready

for the next step.

Step 6:

For this step, you will need your crimping pliers. To make sure you have the right pliers, check

the tip. There should be two holes. Once you have this, take the pliers and lift up the end of the

necklace. Remember the crimp bead you placed on the end? Now take the pliers and grab it

with the lower hole.

Squeeze the pliers tight, flatten out the crimp bead.

Now once flattened, place the bead through the first hole of the crimp pliers. Grab the folded

ends of the bead, and squeeze tight again. This will create another fold. Once that is completed,

just go around squeezing the bead to secure it more.

Repeat this step on the other side of the necklace. Now, you can cut off the excess wire sticking

out.

Congratulations! You have now made your necklace! I hope that you try this out and let me

know how it goes!