Beautiful pendants self made- a task that everyone can cope with. We will talk about unique jewelry that you can make yourself from practically available materials. They can easily be found at home or in the nearest store.

Pendant made of beads and beads

For beginners, it is better to practice on plastic or wooden beads. The latter can be painted in any color if desired. suitable color, if they have not yet been varnished. In the future - artificial or ornamental stones (for example, pearls, agate), solid wood.

It depends on the manufacturer how even each bead in the bag will be. Cheap Chinese ones often come across beads that are crooked, beveled or too narrow for a needle.

It is suitable for training and single-color “filling”, creating a “casual” effect in the boho style, etc., but a multi-colored pattern may go astray. Therefore, patterns of two or more shades are best made from high-quality Czech, Japanese or similar beads.

Wire pendant

The most common in three variations: steel, golden and aged bronze. More expensive and difficult to process - copper and semi- and precious metals. It is found in different thicknesses, ranging from approximately 0.02-0.04 mm.

For a multi-layer decoration with a large number of elements, it is better to have several wires of the same color of different thicknesses.

To work with the material, you will need tools that can be borrowed from men: pliers and round nose pliers, wire cutters. And also a ruler along with a sketch of the pendant.

Polymer clay pendant

It will appeal to everyone who once loved to sculpt and has not lost their skills. Those who have already forgotten or want to improve their skills will be saved and delighted by the huge number of instructions on how to make a pendant with your own hands on the Internet - on video or with photos. You can achieve very beautiful multi-layered or gradient transitions by correctly folding or crushing pieces of clay.

The uniqueness of the material lies in the fact that it can be used to mold incredibly realistic fruits, berries, desserts, flowers, any figures and even landmark buildings that will look great as beads for earrings, pendants, bracelets and brooches. To do this, a fastener is carefully stuck into the finished products, and then everything is baked in the oven according to the instructions.

You should carefully monitor the expiration date and observe the storage conditions; if the polymer clay is overused, it will become difficult to wrinkle and will crumble after heating.

Cold porcelain pendant

It is easy to prepare at home, so it is one of the cheapest materials for creativity. Unlike polymer clay, it is more plastic and homogeneous, hardens at room temperature within several days.

Cold porcelain is easily colored when cooked with food coloring or after hardening - acrylic paints. It produces very tender and realistic flowers, especially if you use forms taken from real plants.

Epoxy resin pendant

It is often sold as two components: a resin and a hardener. They are mixed in strict proportions and poured into silicone and plastic molds or bases for pendants. After about 1-2 days, the coating finally hardens and becomes transparent.

Pin pendant

Ideal for brutal military-style accessories, but can look bright and unusual if decorated (with beads, bright yarn, etc.).

Pendant made of chains, braid, lace

They are useful for hanging a pendant around your neck by adjusting the desired length, and for decorating the pendant itself.

In addition to the listed materials, options and ideas for making a pendant can be very different; even old forks, shells, keys or pieces of glass ground by waves will do, if you put in the effort and imagination.

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Master class on how to make a beautiful pendant

• Place the glass balls on a baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 260 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Pour the balls into cold water with ice, they will crack beautifully inside. The beads are ready.
• Insert the pin into the hug, cut off the excess end with wire cutters, leaving 3-5 mm from the edge.
• Bend the tip from the inside of the hugger with thin-nose pliers. Apply clear super glue thickly.
• Press the ball firmly onto the glue. Wait until the materials set and leave to dry.
• Thread a ring into the loop of the pin and pass a lace or chain through it.

The photo of how to make a pendant shows the steps of a simple manufacturing process that will be fun to do with younger students. When everything works out, move on to more complex and interesting products. Good luck!

DIY photo of pendants

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The new review brings to the attention of readers 12 stylish jewelry, each of which can be done with due diligence and attention to the issue with your own hands. Definitely, any of these crafts will help make a positive impression on others, so take a look and remember.

1. Thread earrings

Original long earrings that will be a wonderful addition to both everyday look, and for the evening, and the process of creating them will take no more than half an hour. To create such earrings, you need a skein of floss thread of the color you like, which you need to carefully cut, form two tassels, attach loops to them, secure with a thread of a contrasting color and put on base hooks purchased in a specialized store.

2. Necklace made of pins

Using safety pins of the same color and size, beads, and two strong cords, you can create an unusual and very impressive necklace that will become an elegant addition to any look.

3. Resin pendants

You can create incredibly beautiful pendants from epoxy resin without much skill or effort. To do this, you need to put dried flowers, shells, beads or sparkles in special silicone molds, fill them with epoxy resin, pre-mixed with a hardener, and wait for it to harden.

4. Glitter pendant

A simple and at the same time very attractive shimmering pendant that you can make yourself from a metal base, decoupage glue and glitter. The glitter should be carefully laid out in layers on a base coated with glue. Each new layer must be smeared with glue and filled with glitter until they fill the entire pendant.

5. Bright necklace

A stunning large necklace made of dyed beans will be a wonderful addition to the spring and summer look. The painted beans along with the fittings must be glued onto thin plastic according to a specially prepared template. When the layout is finished and the glue has dried, the necklace needs to be carefully cut out, holes made on the sides and secured to the chain.

6. Asymmetrical necklace

An original asymmetrical necklace in the Christian Dior style, which can be made from a hoop by sewing strings of beads onto it different lengths.

7. Choker

An ultra-fashionable choker with a ring in the middle, which is not at all difficult to make with your own hands. To do this, using glue and a small ring, you need to fasten two identical pieces of thin velvet ribbon and equip the product with a clasp or ties.

8. Statement necklace

An original massive necklace made of rope and knots, which, despite the simplicity of its creation, will become a universal decoration and addition to any outfit.

9. Necklace-harness

An ordinary clothesline can be braided with threads of beads and you can create a unique and very beautiful neck decoration that will undoubtedly attract attention to its owner.

10. Wooden earrings

From small wooden blocks, special fittings, glue and varnish, you can make unique long earrings that will surely appeal to all lovers natural materials and connoisseurs of creative things.

11. Dream catchers

Simple to make, but at the same time beautiful and airy talisman earrings, which you can make yourself from special fittings, small rings, wire, threads and feathers.

12. Voluminous necklace

Leather accessories always look expensive and elegant, and if the product is also made with your own hands, it automatically becomes exclusive. Getting a unique necklace is not difficult at all. You just need to cut out several identical petals from leather, give them the desired shape, fasten them together with glue and connect them with a chain.

Handmade jewelry always looks original, stylish and attracts the attention of others. Many people do not take on such creativity due to a lack of imagination and certain skills, however, guided by the master classes presented below, you can do it yourself beautiful decoration It will be very easy at home.

Stylish lace

Materials:

• leather or suede lace;
• accessories;
• pliers.

Cut the cord to the desired length and attach fittings to its edges.

Bottle pendant

Materials:

• wire or pin with a ring at the end;
• small bottle with stopper;
• beads, sparkles, keys;
• chain or cord;
• pliers, round nose pliers;
• Super glue.

At the initial stage, you need to secure the pin to the cork so that the bottle can be conveniently hung on the cord. To do this, coat the pin well with glue and stick it into the cork, as shown in the photo.

Then twist the free part of the pin into a ring using pliers, and you need to pay attention to the diameter of this ring - the chain on which the pendant will hang should easily pass through it. If the size of the pin does not allow making a ring with a sufficient diameter, then an additional ring of the required diameter can be made from wire and attached to the pin.

Next comes the fun part - choosing the contents for the bottle. Here your imagination can run wild to its heart's content, but we suggest putting something small or something memorable in there. An original key, dried flowers, beads, beads, sparkles and sequins will look good.

Glitter pendant

Materials:

• glitter;
• metal base for necklace;
• matte glue for decoupage;
• brush;
• pliers;
• chain with accessories.

Apply glue to the workpiece using a brush. Then sprinkle glitter on the glue. After drying, remove loose glitter from the workpiece and apply glue and glitter to it again. Repeat these steps until the workpiece is completely filled. Measure the desired length of the chain, attach a lock to it and put the pendant on it.

Broken glass pendant

Instead of glitter from the master class described above, you can use broken glass to fill the blank. This glass must first be crushed and then carefully glued to the base, as in the previous version. After drying, the glass can be painted in any desired color using nail polish.

Braided choker

Materials:

• elastomeric beading thread or wire from old headphones;
• scissors;
• scotch.

Secure the thread on the table with tape and weave the choker according to the pattern as shown in the photo.

Ribbon choker

Materials:

• tape of the desired width;
• accessories for processing the edges of the tape;
• scissors;
• pliers.

Cut the required length of tape. Attach the fittings to its ends. A similar ribbon can be tied around the neck as shown in the photo.

Choker with ring

Materials:

• ribbon;
• metal ring;
• glue;
• scissors.

Cut the ribbon into 2 halves. Glue the edges of the tape to the ring. Tie the choker around the neck in a knot. A similar decoration, but smaller in size, would make an excellent wrist bracelet.

Chanel style choker

Materials:

• wire;
• large beads;
• fittings for fastening;
• Super glue;
• pliers.

Measure the length of the wire according to your neck size and bite off its edges so that it is convenient to put the choker on your neck. Place beads on the edges. Drop glue into the holes of the beads and insert fittings there for fastening.

By analogy with a choker, you can make the same original bracelet or ring.

Chain with braided pendant

Materials:

• 6 laces of different textures and shades;
• chain;
• meter or tape measure;
• scissors;
• pliers;
• chain clasp;
• masking tape.

At the initial stage, you should decide on the length of the product, and based on this, cut the desired size of the chain.

Then this piece must be folded in half on the table, and 6 different laces placed on top of it.

Tighten the chain around the laces as shown in the photo, then secure it with tape to the table and begin weaving.

After the pendant is ready, you should trim the ends of the laces.

And fasten the clasp on the chain.

Bean necklace

Materials:

• product template printed on a printer;
• beans;
• beads;
• transparent plastic 2-3 millimeters thick;
• nail polish of the desired color;
• chain with clasp;
• cutting board;
• stationery knife;
• tweezers;
• hole puncher;
• Super glue.

First, the beans must be painted with nail polish and wait for them to dry completely.

Attach the paper template with reverse side to a sheet of transparent plastic.

In accordance with the diagram, glue the beans onto the plastic, spreading it well with glue.

It's better to collect first large patterns from beans, and fill the gaps between them and small patterns with beads.

After the workpiece is completely glued, it needs to be given time to dry, and then using stationery knife cut the plastic strictly along the edge of the product. Using a hole punch, you need to make holes in the plastic at the extreme points of the necklace and insert the chain links into them.

Bead necklace

Materials:

• beads, beads or beads;
• hairband covered with fabric;
• needle and thread;
• a piece of fabric to match the beads;
• scissors;
• glue.

To quickly create such jewelry, it is better to take ready-made beads, which are usually sold by the meter, and cut them into pieces of different lengths. Or assemble beads or beads yourself on a strong fishing line.

Fold the pieces of beads so that one end is shorter than the other and carefully sew them to the fabric of the hoop.

The maximum length of beads should be located at the edges of the hoop, and the shortest in the middle. In this case, the transition from the edges to the center should be made very smoothly.

When all the pieces of beads are secured, you need to sew or glue a piece of fabric to the inside of the choker, which will hide all the seams.

Jewelry made from inexpensive materials was originally just cheap copies jewelry, but now jewelry is no longer considered a sign of bad taste.

Since the mid-twentieth century, famous designers began to create beautiful and high-quality jewelry from inexpensive materials. Then costume jewelry became more valued by fashionistas, but even today many believe that it is better not to wear anything than “glass beads glued to a plastic base.” A possible DIY neck decoration scheme is shown in the photo below.

In fact, costume jewelry can be very stylish, and the budget cost of jewelry allows you to create even more fashionable images. In addition, it has become popular to make bracelets, rings, and neck jewelry with your own hands.

Textile beads

Textile beads can be made from any beads (wooden, plastic, polymer clay) or a fabric “tube” can be filled with any filler, tied at regular intervals. A bracelet will go with this DIY fabric neck decoration.

For one of the options for an original decoration, you need to prepare an oblong piece of bright fabric (not only plain fabric looks great, but also with a pattern), a needle and strong thread that matches the color (embroidery thread is suitable, use at least two folds), a clasp for beads , beads of different sizes. These beads will look better if you use large beads.

If you don’t find beads of a suitable size, you can make them yourself - for example, by tearing the foil into small pieces and crushing them to make a ball.

You need to cut a strip of fabric seventy centimeters long and two times the width of a bead. Next, the fabric must be folded crosswise and stitched (stitch the needle back) so that you get a “tube” with one open end. The fabric should be turned inside out so that the seam is on the inside.

You can then begin to “stuff” the fabric “tube” with beads, securing them in place. Can be fixed ordinary threads, thin ribbons, tying neat bows between beads, small beads, passing the material through them, knots on the fabric. When the work is finished, the end of the “tunnel” needs to be sewn up and a clasp attached. The DIY decoration (jewelry) for the neck is ready.

Such textile beads can be decorated with fabric flowers or bows or lace. Matching Decoration for a delicate look for every day, for example, skinny jeans + sandals + a lace T-shirt, if you make beads from denim and decorate them with a lace flower.

Bead jewelery

A beaded necklace can be elegant and delicate, in an ethnic style or massive - there are many options, one of which will definitely suit your favorite look. For a neat beaded necklace decoration with your own hands, you will need jewelry wire (for the base) and thinner wire (for stringing beads), large beads in three pastel shades (for example, white, beige and mint), a clasp, a chain, pliers and wire cutters.

First you need to make the basis for the future wire decoration. For example, like the one in the picture.

Next, you can begin to attach the beads to the base, stringing them on a thin wire. When finishing braiding each section of the base, it is advisable to additionally secure the beads. Once the base is decorated, you can attach a chain and clasp to its edges.

You can also make a necklace with your own hands from several beaded “chains”. It is enough to take twelve pieces of thread of two colors (for example, six turquoise and six gray), lay them out in four groups of three threads of the same color and start weaving a braid.

Then you need to secure the threads well and secure them to the ends of the fastener.

Paper necklace

Paper elements can be used to make many decorative items. In addition to the fact that you can simply twist strips of paper into stars, hearts, or simply “tunnels,” the papier-mâché technique is also used. Such DIY neck decorations are often made for carnivals, photo shoots, masquerades, parties and similar entertainment events, but for every day it is better to choose something made from beads, seed beads, or fabric.

For the most ordinary decoration, you can use sheets from glossy magazines. It is enough to cut the paper into strips and twist it into tight “tunnels”. You should get about twenty-four beads or more. The number of such decorative elements depends on the length of the beads needed. They can be worn on yarn or a thin chain for jewelry. Such beads would suit, for example, a grotesque costume of a film star.

“African” beads can be made if white paper beads are painted in the manner of animal skins: apply black and white zebra stripes, spots like a giraffe or leopard, and paint completely. The beads can be of different sizes (you can vary the width and length of the paper strips) - this will be even more interesting. Ready-made paper beads can be put on “shaggy” yarn.

Crochet jewelry

Original DIY neck decorations are made from ordinary crochet yarn. Such jewelry from melange yarn recently presented at the Chanel fashion house.

The easiest way to make a “warm” decoration is to prepare a thick chain of white or yellow metal for the base of the decoration, a skein of yarn with decorative “grass”, which gives the products volume and lightness. The chain should be tied with a regular double crochet; from the second row, the necklace should be gradually narrowed towards the edges.

The decoration can be safely made wide - this is exactly the option that Chanel designers proposed.

Polymer clay beads

A lot of different beads, which then just need to be put on a thread, can be made from polymer clay. These are “marble” beads, and fantasy, and abstract, and “stone-like”, and seemingly wooden, and many others. For Halloween you can make pumpkin beads, for the summer - beads from “candy canes”, and for New Year- Christmas trees and boots.

Gradient beads made from polymer clay look beautiful. To work, you will need baked polymer clay in two shades (green and blue, beige and orange, blue and yellow), a clay knife, glue, and cord. You need to cut one or two bars from each piece of polymer clay, cut them diagonally and combine different colors with each other. Then you need to cut the bars crosswise to make even rectangles.

The resulting rectangles must be thoroughly mixed until a uniform shade is achieved. The blanks can be dipped in table salt coarsely ground (texture will appear). Afterwards, use a toothpick to make neat holes so that you can then put the beads on the cord.

Then the blanks need to be baked in the oven according to the instructions for the polymer clay. The cooled elements need to be collected on a thread (a thin one can be folded twice or thrice) in the order of color transition.

Additionally, you can decorate the beads with other decorative elements.

Scotch decorations

You can even make stylish DIY decorations from tape. You will need adhesive tape of several colors, any chain for the base, a needle and scissors. One option is to connect two pieces of tape of different colors (for example, adhesive tape with a “lace” pattern and a plain turquoise, pink, light green) at a slight angle. The workpiece can be shaped, for example, into a feather, and the tape can be cut along the edge to create a fringe. Next, you need to make a hole in the top of the feather and secure the pendant to the chain. All other versions of pendants from ordinary colored tape are made according to a similar principle.

Wire jewelry

A DIY neck decoration - an original pendant that no other fashionista will definitely have - is made from wire and several beads in just one evening. It is better to take a flexible enough wire, a chain to wear a pendant, several beads of any color and size, wire cutters and pliers.

The beads will be arranged like birds' eggs in a nest, so color, size and transparency do not really matter. Even beads that look different in appearance will look beautiful. You need to connect three beads (you can place just one in a “nest”) with wire, and then wrap it around several times. What is more important here is not accuracy, but the accuracy of the turns.

After completion, you need to secure the base of the nest, make a ring so that you can thread a chain into it.

Lightning heart pendant

DIY bead jewelry for the neck is not the only option to make stylish jewelry. Even the most ordinary things can be made very beautiful and given a second life. An interesting pendant can be made even from a piece of an ordinary zipper.

The zipper needs to be unzipped so that the dog is almost at the very bottom. Next, the fastener sections must be folded in half towards the pawl. If the base of the zipper is wide, the fabric edges can be trimmed, so the pendant will look neater. The zipper must be secured in the shape of a heart with color-matched threads. Rings for the chain can be attached to the upper edges of the heart.

There are other options for a lightning heart.

Jewelry made from natural materials

Natural materials are a treasure trove for creating original jewelry. You can use shells, pasta, and “petals” of cones. You can make a very beautiful pendant if you place one or two dandelion parachutes (umbrellas) in a small transparent jar with a wooden stopper. Similar containers for pendants are sold in souvenir or handicraft stores.

Creating on your own is always pleasant and useful. After all, a person not only enjoys the process, but also becomes the owner of a unique thing. This is especially nice for women who make beautiful necklaces from scrap materials. This also saves money and emphasizes a unique image.

Variety of neck jewelry

Perhaps it will seem to someone difficult question on how to do In fact, there is nothing unusual about this. You just need to first decide what exactly needs to be done.

There are neck decorations different types and styles. The most famous are beads and necklaces, which are not difficult for any woman to string if she knows how to hold a needle in her hands.

Pendants on chains look interesting, especially if both are made by hand according to an individual plan.

Of course, the pinnacle of perfection is a necklace made of stones and beads. This is the most festive accessory, and not every craftswoman can assemble it. But anyone can try to do something simpler. Such jewelry will easily fit into the jewelry box of any woman who is not afraid to experiment with shape and texture.

Manufacturing methods

Making a beautiful neck decoration with your own hands is not at all difficult. The main thing is to choose suitable technique. And there are several of them.

Stringing beads and seed beads is the simplest and most ancient of them. All you have to do is choose the appropriate color and size of the working material and start creating. If you master more complex weaving techniques, you will get truly exquisite and unique products.

By using crochet hook can be created knitted jewelry on the neck. They should not be confused with a scarf. These are exquisite subtle accents that complement the lady’s image if her outfit allows the use of relatively coarse knitting.

Textile dyeing has become very popular in the last couple of years. They are created on the basis of small flaps, which act as independent decorative elements or decorate large beads, changing their appearance.

For those who know the basics of Irish lace

You can make a knitted neck decoration with your own hands using the Irish lace technique. It is rich in various forms of flowers and leaves, which are then collected into single canvas. It makes sense to use these same elements independently.

For example, let’s take a simple leaf. It is knitted on the basis of a chain of air loops. First, a row of double crochets is knitted on one side. IN last stitch It’s better to make 3-4 of them. Then we do the same procedure on the other side. At the bottom we will have a tail that can be easily attached to the base of the decoration.

By tying several of these motifs, you can combine them into one decoration or add any flowers.

It's also worth experimenting with. Knit several options that you like best and join them using chain stitch yarn. You will get unusually light and original summer knitted neck jewelry. No one else will have something like this.

And again about beads

This is one of the oldest decorative materials, which has not lost its popularity today. Making it into a neck decoration with your own hands is as easy as shelling pears. Even if you string 5-7 strands of beads, you will already get a magnificent necklace. Let's play with it a little further. Before putting it on and fastening it, let's try to twist it into a tight rope. This is a completely different decoration than it was a minute ago.

There is a beautiful brooch in the house. Great! We attach it to a beaded necklace and get a completely unique decoration.

Beaded collars and snoods have been very popular in the last couple of seasons. They are made very simply: the same threads with stringed beads should be of such length that they can be wrapped around the head a couple of times without a fastener. But let’s not forget about quantity. The more magnificent such fashion jewelry, the more impressive they look.

Little tricks

To make an ordinary beaded thread unusual, you can get a little creative. This can be an exquisite base for an unusual pendant. The main thing is to catch that fine line when these two elements fit perfectly together.

You can make the pendant yourself from acrylic sew-on rhinestones. They combine perfectly into both a flower and a branch of several leaves. Next, we select harmonious and some beads and create the basis on which we will present our product.

Tricks include various knots. These are the simplest weaving elements. A long beaded bundle can be tied into a knot exactly in the middle and then fastened. This will be a massive accent. It is quite appropriate for a dress made of heavy fabric such as velor.

A not very thick bunch of bead threads can be tied in the middle, instead of throwing them over your head several times. This decoration visually slims any figure.

It is not necessary to use beads on their own. You can use it to create more interesting jewelry that will definitely be unique. Let's consider a beaded necklace, the master class for creating which involves using a jewelry chain as the base of the decoration.

On their own, both of these materials look a little sparse. But their combination gives an unsurpassed effect.

We take a chain and attach a thread or fishing line to the end link. Next, we sew the chain back and forth, but each time we do not forget to string one bead that does not fit through the hole in the link. A chain braided in this way can be complemented with two or three pendants with small crystals of the same color.

This elegant combination of different materials gives the effect of light elegance and unusualness with all the simplicity of its implementation. Small earrings made according to the same principle are also perfect for this decoration.

Each bead separately

Beads come in different sizes. Especially large beads can be strung in a slightly different way than with a simple thread. The result will be a very original and elegant beaded necklace. We will analyze this master class now.

You need to start with the fittings. We will need special jewelry pins and long connectors with 5-7 loops. We string each bead onto a pin, twist the free end into a loop and bite off the excess part. We make the next bead in the same way, but before completely closing the ring, we thread the previous element into it. 5-7 threads are woven in this way. Each of them should be slightly longer than the previous one, so that finished product create a tiered effect.

We attach the finished threads in ascending order to the connector. It all ends with a castle.

That's all. Unusual and simple is ready. Making earrings for it is also not a problem. Using the same method, you can weave short threads that are attached to the base of the earring.

Tandem of beads and crochet

A couple of years ago, a technique for working with beads using a regular crochet hook appeared. To do this, you no longer need to study complex bead stringing patterns. Now you can knit with beads around the neck. The designs for such products are extremely simple, and the result is simply charming.

The easiest way is elongated air loops. In normal knitting, these loops are pulled tightly to produce a neat, uniform product. But in the beaded version we need a slight chaos effect. We take a fishing line and string it on it a large number of beads After this, we begin to knit a chain of air loops. There are two things to consider in this process. We pass several beads into each loop. We try to pull out all the loops and not let them tighten tightly.

We fold this blank like an accordion in accordance with the length of the future necklace. We fix the ends and attach fasteners. The necklace is ready!

Who can make jewelry?

Coco Chanel also said that costume jewelry was created for women who have taste. You have to know how to wear such products. Therefore, if you don’t have a suitable accessory in your jewelry box, you urgently need to make a necklace with your own hands. There are a lot of advantages to this method of replenishing your collection: costume jewelry will definitely match a certain outfit, it will be unique and inimitable, the creative process will bring pleasure, and the jewelry will have its own soul.

Every woman is created to create beauty around herself. Therefore, she can create any masterpiece if there are all the reasons and appropriate conditions.