The master puts his soul into the jewelry created with his own hand. Hand-made earrings, chokers or rings will emphasize the individuality of the owner, and their cost is much lower than purchased ones.
Crafts are both fun and rewarding. A craftswoman who has put a part of herself in her product gets moral satisfaction and unleashes her creative potential.
What are the advantages of hand made jewelry
Original jewelry does not require huge costs. Experiments help to express both imagination and creativity. In addition, needlework is a good way to earn extra money.
The most common hand-made decorations are baubles. They are woven from multi-colored threads, beads, there are even leather copies. Each weaving technique has its own characteristics.
Spectacular long earrings are made from threads. They are appropriate both in everyday wear and as an addition to an evening look. To make a skein of thread, the floss is cut, forming a pair of brushes. Each piece is fixed with a beautiful bead or loop. The finished jewelry is put on an ear hook, a hook inserted into the ear.
With the help of imagination, it is easy to make a stylish choker. To do this, choose a fabric, cut off the desired length from a piece. With the help of glue, the future decoration is attached to the metal base-ring. The same actions are done with the other side. Both ends are connected with a clasp.
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If you have a metal base for the pendant, you can create a spectacular pendant. Glue is applied to the workpiece, glitters are laid on it in several layers in order to completely cover the entire surface of the base completely.
You can use in your work:
- unnecessary old jewelry;
- threads and ribbons;
- parts made of wood and metal;
- natural stones;
- polymer clay;
- rhinestones;
- various fabrics;
- skin.
The list can be supplemented with all the elements available to the craftswoman. To work with wire, use nippers or pliers, scissors. Beads, beads, buttons, even bolts and nuts are suitable for decoration.
It is recommended to take a thin wire with a thickness of 0.8 mm. So that the base is not conspicuous, select it by color. Since each product is unique, the choice of materials depends entirely on the imagination of the master. Esoteric natural stones are advised to choose according to the horoscope. And stylists recommend choosing them by color type:
- For owners of blue eyes and fair skin, greenish or yellowish crystals of jasper, amber or turquoise are suitable.
- For brown-haired women, turquoise, rose quartz, green agate and aquamarine are suitable.
- Pomegranate, tiger topaz and translucent amber are ideal for pale skin and red hair.
- Rhinestone, lapis lazuli and zircon will add charm to dark-eyed brunettes.
How to make an original accessory
Image makers assure that there are no age restrictions for wearing unique accessories. Thin rings, bracelets and small earrings are more suitable for adolescents, and those who have taken place can wear massive jewelry with a large stone.
Earrings with natural stones, rather than plastic imitation, are more spectacular with your own hands. For decoration, you need to prepare a pair of beads and hooks, decorative clasps, wire.
- The decorative element is put on the wire.
- The tip of the wire, 8 mm, is bent to form a loop.
- The second end is attached to the hook.
- The second earring is made in the same way.
To transform an everyday accessory into an evening one, the decorative part of the lock is attached to the hook, and its tongue is attached to the tassel. Removing and attaching brushes to earrings is now possible without tools.
An elongated necklace worn on an open back is called a sautoir. Pearls or beads are strung on a strong thread, firmly fixing the ends.
Decorations made using pins, pieces of wire with a decorative ending in the form of a hat, droplet, ball or eyelet are very effective. For a sautoir you need: wire, chain, beads with crimpers of the appropriate size, pins.
- Beads are threaded into the pins, fixing on each side with crimpers.
- The resulting tips are rounded off, biting off the excess with pliers.
- Chain links are connected to the pins.
- The ends of the accessory are interlocked when they reach a length of 60 cm.
For a brooch, prepare stones, a metal base, glue.
No modern look is unthinkable without additional accessories. Often, decoration plays the main role in it. Hand-made ones make the owner unique.
