Gallery of Jewelry Making Ideas, Page 28

Mix and Match Reversible Beaded Necklace

I had a few larger beads and I did not know what to use them for (my necklaces are usually more delicate). One day the inspiration came in a store catalog–the idea of combining one strand of large beads and six strands of small beads. It is wearable top side down or up. It can […]

Lemon Quartz Dangle Necklace

I have used sterling silver chain and wire to make this necklace, along with fine quality lemon quartz and amythest nuggets. This necklace also feature faceted carneliun, iolite and freshwater pearls.

Ice Princess Quartz Necklace

I’m usually an avid fan of mixing contrasting colours and creating funky creations; however, when I was working on this choker I decided to experiment with one uniform colour with a dash of soberness and chic. I blending together white cracked crystals with rose quartz stones and coordinated chips. The choker has four strands and […]

Black And Red Sixties Choker

This choker is made of red coral rondelle beads and big black square onyx donut beads. All from China. I made this choker on just one metal thread and finished it off with a Tibetan silver toggle clasp. This necklace reminds me of the sixties and I really like the bright red of the coral […]

Jade Gemstone And Crystal Drop Necklace

For the drop there is a large oval gemstone with small bicone Swarovski crystals on a long headpin. Attached by a small jump ring is a 4mm round gemstone and attached at the bottom is a large Swarovski crystal. The necklace has a pattern of small bicone crystal, 4mm round gemstone, Bali tube spacer, gemstone […]

Scorpion Necklace

For this necklace I used a cabochon with a real scorpion within. I made the combination with shell pieces, bone beads, miyuki seed beads and beautiful filigree beads. The combination of the different materials and the copper and cream colors give this necklace a friendly instead of a scary look.

Simple Pink O-Ring Earrings

These earrings are a snap to make using several shades and diameters of pink and purple o-rings. Start with a large jump ring and thread the O-rings on and then attach a small silver O-ring to attach the earwire. The result has a messy charm and adds a pop of color to your outfit.

Earthy Blossom Tiger-Eye Necklace

This is one of my signature pieces. The pendant in this necklace is handwoven with agate stones and petal beads strung together with three strands of Czech tiger-eye beads on each side.

Key Lime Bracelet

This bracelet was my second project. It is made with enamelware starfish focal beads, Czech rounds, Swarovski rounds, bicones, cubes, squaredelles, geometric shaped beads, all separated by gold filled spacers and clasp. I used beading wire, gold filled crimps, and jump rings for the dangles. The color kiwi is my favorite and that is what […]

All Reddy To Go

Beautiful and bold necklace with chunks of red coral beads spaced with faux pearl and silver toned accents. Gorgeous with a turtleneck! 32″ long and finished with a barrel clasp. The inspiration for this piece was the need to make a long coral necklace to go with a simple black shirt.

Autumn Spirit Necklace

This was made with recycled vintage materials including vintage glass beads, vintage brass beads, and a focal bead made from a vintage earring. I played with the rhythm on this piece, varying the bead positions. My inspiration was the fall season and all its glory. Recycling vintage materials is a wonderful way to be kind […]

Leafy Green Necklace Featuring Aventurine

This necklace is a 17 inch choker made with aventurine beads, faux green pearls, and 13 mother of pearl tear drop shaped pendants in green and white. I wanted to create a leafy look with the pendants (which hang about 1 inch long with the faux pearls at the end of them). The piece fastens […]

Purple Donut Lariat Necklace

This necklace is made with Beadalon stringing wire, seed beads, wood pieces, glass and cat’s eye. It features a medium size purple glass donut as the centerpiece and the end. I was inspired to make this piece because of a beautiful purple flower I saw at Butterfly World. I wanted to make the two sides […]

Pearls On A Silver Lily Pad

This pendant combines three of my favorite jewelry making mediums: wire wrapping, beading and Precious Metal Clay (PMC). It all started with a lovely peach colored pearl. I then designed the lily pad of PMC to nestle around the pearl. I wire wrapped the lily pad to transform it into a pendant. It is finished […]

Sunny Skies Earrings

I made these earrings with 2 large, genuine citrine faceted ovals and 2 smaller larimar blue lace agate ovals. Silver plated findings were used. I just love the golden,sunny color of the citrine stones. The inspiration for this piece was simply my love of citrine.

Graphic Feldspar And Smokey Quartz Necklace

I found this beautiful triangular piece of graphic feldspar and thought I would make a great showpiece. I wrapped the parameter of the stone in sterling silver wire to showcase the interesting detail of the stone. To enhance its unique range of brown tones, I paired it with high quality faceted smokey quartz and lustrous […]

Coloured Soul Tagua Necklace

This is a simple necklace to construct but fashionably effective. I paired tagua and acai berry with faux brown leather which I hand-knotted to allow the natural “vegetable ivory” tagua to show. The necklace is adjustable. I added cherry red acai berry beads to the ends for a finished look.

Dance With Beads Bib Necklace

I embroidered on canvas with seed beads, bugle beads, and various sizes of glass beads in complementary earth tones. I then lined the canvas with leather.

Flowering Green Pagoda Pendant

In my exploration with the application of the needle lace technique to wire work, I created this lovely pendant. It reminded me of the Japanese Pagodas, hence the name. Created with 20 gauge wire as the base element and 26 gauge sterling wire for the netting. Swarovski crystals were used on the ends of the […]

Aqua Circles Necklace

I used silver tigertail and crimp beads to connect the circles to each other. The exposed tigertail is covered in long bugle beads, faux pearls & silver spacers. A lobster clasp is attached to the back. The middle piece is made up of a beaded hairpin. The one side is threaded onto the main piece […]