What is a Chokеr?
A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn around the neck. Chokers can be made of variety of materials, including velvet, leather, suede, satin as well as gold, silver, etc. Chokers can be decorated in various ways - beads, sequin..
How to make a Shambhala bracelet
According to ancient legends, behind the ice-covered walls of the Himalayas, where infinite deserts stretch, as well as unexplored mountain peaks that are even steeper than the Himalayas themselves, there is a mystic..
Required materials:
1. White and red yarn, 3 m each (1 g);
2. Two-colour cord (white and red) 50 cm;
3. Template (10 cm X 4 cm);
4. Scissors.
Cut a template similar to that in picture 2. The length of the tassel depends on what length you have c..
Required materials:
1. White and red yarn, 10 m each (3 g);
2. Two-colour cord (white and red) – 50 cm;
3. Template – 2 pieces;
4. Scissors.
Cut a template in a shape like that in picture 2. The size of pompons depends on what diameter of the c..
Making earrings – main principle of work
Example – step by step.
Required materials:
a pair of hooks
a pair of beads (2 pieces)
a pair of Jeweller’s nails (2 pieces)
It is good to add the additional metal ‘flakes’ and small metal balls. They give..
Making earrings from beads with a narrow opening
Beads with a narrow hole – thin-wall Murano beads or millefiori, shown in the example, freshwater pearls, some semi-precious stones and mother-of-pearl
Required tools and materials:
a pair of thin na..
Making earrings – adding decorative metal beads
Tools and materials required:
A pair of hooks
a pair of nails (2 pieces)
a pair of small spherical metal balls (2 pieces)
2 pair of metal flat castings which look like collet settings (2 pieces)
Jew..
Making long earrings and variations :
The example shows ready pendants, but instead of hanging them directly on the hooks, you can use a fine chain.
Required tools and materials :
a pair of pendants (2 pieces)
a pair of hooks
a chain according to t..
Making a pendant for earrings and medallion :
Larger beads are usually heavy for earrings, but not for necklaces.
Required tools and materials:
1 Jeweller’s nail
1 spherical ball
1 main bead
1 ‘flake’
1 metal holder
Jeweller’s pliers and chisels
T..
Making earrings from ready ornaments - 2 .
In this case, impressive mobile phone pendants are used, which are quite common but original.
It is possible to use loops whose thickness should not exceed the width of the hole of the ornament ring.
It i..
Making earrings from ready ornaments
In the example a pair of glass cherries has been used. Tools are not required.
Choose a suitable object on which you can hang pendants for the ears (hooks, loops, clips), on which different pendants can spin and..