VIDEO: Make pearl jewelry yourself
Do you already have a rough idea of what your dream piece of jewelry should look like later? - No? - Then take some time and leaf through a jewelry or handicraft catalog. You can also get some ideas on the Internet. Just enter the keyword "pearl jewelry" in the image search engine. Now that you have a direction in mind, start planning.
Plan creative pearl jewelry
- Think about which colors you want to use. It is advisable to limit yourself to only two or three colors on the first try. For example, just take warm tones: pink, red and beige.
- Buy or order the items. Often less is more here.
- The basic equipment: jewelry wire, pearls and crimp pearls. (Crimp pearls are small gold- or silver-colored pearls that are threaded onto the wire and then pressed into place with pliers. So they stay in place and act as spacers.)
Make jewelry from pearls yourself
- Pinch off a piece of the jewelry wire. Be sure to leave the wire long enough as some of the length will be lost when you attach the clasp.
- Start on one side. Release two inches, then attach the first crimp bead. It should be pressed with the flat side of the pliers so that it is centered on the jewelry wire. Now thread the first bead (use small beads on the sides and the larger ones in the middle).
- Push the bead directly onto the first crimp bead and secure its position with another crimp bead. Now nothing can slip and you can leave some space as you wish and continue with the next crimp bead.
- If you want to design a chain with three wires tucked together, slide all three at one end Wire ends into a crimp bead (better two crimp beads!) And fix them and then thread them from the other side Pearls on. Small felt balls are also nice as a playful variant.
- You should only attach the fasteners at the very end. Shape the wire into a small loop, fix it with crimp beads and thread the closure parts.
Make necklaces yourself
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