Hot Jewelry How-Tos


How To: make Macrame Owl
Macrame Owl - Decoration for keys / key ring or necklace / How to / DIY Video: .

How To: Join metal jewelry pieces together without using solder
You can fuse metal together without having to solder it. By using a butane torch, you can heat your pieces of metal until they are almost but not quite melted. Once they reach this flashpoint, you can easily fuse the pieces together.

How To: Make HEMP LEAF (DIY)
How to make Macrame leaf. Looks like a hemp leafs.

How To: Make a Friendship Bracelet with Hearts
Learn another way how to make a friendship bracelet with hearts. Great gift for Valentine's Day! You need: 8 strands of embroidery floss, 40 inches long..

How To: Make a friendship bracelet with letters
Friendship bracelets are a simple gift that can really show someone how much they mean to you. What better way to tell someone you made something especially for them than personalizing it?

How To: Make elastic beaded rings
Watch this video to learn how to make elastic beaded rings.

How To: Tie four basic knots in jewelry design
To tie the overhand knot, make a loop and pass one end of the string through the loop and tighten by pulling both ends. To tie a double overhand knot, make a loop and pass one end of the string through the loop twice before pulling both ends to tighten the knot. To tie a surgeon's knot, take the left string and bring it over and around the right string twice. Then take the right string over and around the left string and pull both ends to tighten, leaving a complete loop of string below the k...

How To: Macrame Petal Chain Necklace
How to Make a Macrame Petal Chain Necklace with Beads.

How To: DIY Easy Square Knot Flower Bracelet
To make this bracelet you only need to know how to make a square knot. This is a great bracelet for beginners in macrame.

How To: Make Watermelon Bracelet
How to make Watermelon Friendship Bracelet. It reminds us of something delicious and juicy, like watermelon. Show your love of summer with this cute watermelon friendship bracelet!

How To: Make a simple daisy necklace
To make a daisy chain beaded necklace you must get three different bead colors, two that are size eleven and one that is size four. The size eleven beads are for the stems and the outer part of the flower, while the size four beads are for the inside of the flowers. You will also need nylon thread and a clasp, such as a magnetic clasp. First slide the clasp on first and connect it to the thread. Next follow the following pattern for the beads, 8 for the stem (size 11), 6 for the outer petals ...

How To: Recycle a plastic bag into a plastic bag bracelet
You don't have to own a Cricut, several volumes of themed scrapbooking paper, pinking shears, and ribbons in each color of the rainbow to call yourself a crafter. More complicated crafts do call for this kind of deep and expensive preparation, but the craft presented in this video practically requires nothing.

How To: Snaky Macrame Necklace Tutorial
How to make a wavy macrame snake necklace with beads. This necklace looks very interesting and not hard to make, perfect to wear everyday and for any occasion :) This video tutorial is intended for people who know a little bit about macrame.

How To: Make a SNAKE or a WAVE Macrame Bracelet with Beads
You can call this bracelet a snake or a wave bracelet with beads. Good accessory for the summer season! All information is displayed in the video..

How To: Wrap a Stone - Easy Tutorial
This tutorial shows how to wrap a Stone easily (Make Cabochon using Macrame knots). With this style you can make your own amulets, pendants or necklaces, also you can wrap a coins or anything else. It's easy to make and suitable for kids and beginners. I hope you will find this helpful!

How To: Amazing Heart Bracelet Tutorial
Macrame bracelet tutorial for a lovely and elegant heart-shaped chain. It's a romantic gift and a nice accessory what you can wear every day.

How To: Make a Roach Feather Hair Clip
To make a hippie-style, roach feather hair clip, you will need to gather the following supplies. Craft feathers

How To: The Blue Lagoon - Bracelet Tutorial
How to make a Macrame Lagoon Bracelet. A good accessory for the beach and for everyday occasions.

How To: Use a clay extruder and make beads with it
This video covers the basics on using and cleaning a Makin's Ultimate Clay Extruder plus a tutorial on how to make coiled extruder beads from polymer clay.

How To: Macrame Double Wave Bracelet - Tutorial
How to make a Macrame Double Wave Bracelet with beads.

How To: Make Perfect Scrabble Tile Pendants
Gather Supplies Ready to make the best Scrabble tile pendant possible? This easy tutorial will show you how to make your own custom necklace out of a Scrabble® tile.

How To: Attach a charm on a chain
In this tutorial, we learn how to attach a charm on a chain with Anna. To begin, grab a pair of pliers in each of your hands. Now, pick up the chain with them and gently lift up one side of the flap. After this, pick up your charm and attach it onto the chain. When finished, attach the chain onto the larger chain (bracelet or necklace), then gently close the chain link back up. You will want to gently press the opening back down leaving no gaps in it, or the chain will come loose and you will...

How To: Pierce & saw a shape out of a metal sheet for jewelry
Jewelry making tips from Addie Kidd. This video gives a step by step detailed guide on how to pierce a piece of metal for jewelry making, using a saw and lubricant. This video shows Addie putting a piece of metal that she has a design drawn on, onto a saw blade and cutting it out, using a synthetic lubricant to keep the saw flowing (you can use bee's wax instead). In this video Addie threads the metal onto a saw blade and uses this to cut out a design she has designed and sawing around to mak...

How To: Replace a watch battery
Have you ever wondered how to replace a watch battery? Watch this video and learn how to do just that.

How To: Make an illusion necklace
Watch this video to learn how to make an illusion necklace with beading wire, beads and crimps. Part 1 of 2 - How to Make an illusion necklace.

How To: Easy Square Knot Bracelet Tutorial
To make this bracelet you only need to know a square knot. This Bracelet looks nice from both sides. Good bracelet for beginners.

How To: Striped Macrame Bracelet with Beads
How to Make a Diagonal Striped Macrame Bracelet with Beads. This is easy to make and looks good, great bracelet for beginners.

How To: Make a Macrame Daisy
This macrame daisy can be used as a necklace and would be adorable in a little girl's hair, or as an accessory on a bag. Can be used as a Pendant, Necklace, brooch, Earrings, hairclip, on a bracelet or bag etc.

How To: Turn Wooden Ear Plugs on a Lathe
I turned my first ear plug purely as a challenge when the question was asked on a turning forum and nobody could provide an answer. I didn't know much about them, only a general concept of the shape I was going after.

How To: Tie a pretzel knot for hemp jewelry
In this video we learn how to tie a pretzel knot for hemp jewelry. First, making a loop with the chords in your right hand and place them over the left chords. Hold the loose ends on the right side and take the chords from the left hand. Go over the right chords and then up through the top. Then go over the loop under the left side of the loop pulling the chords up. What you get here will look kind of like a mouse, so you will need to get the first color on the outside. Then, slide this up an...

How To: Make a twisted necklace
In this video, we learn how to make a twisted necklace. First, you will need to grab the cord you want for your bracelet and cut it double to the length you would normally use. Now, measure the cord in half, then start twisting the two together until you reach the end. You can do this with several cords if you would like a more unique necklace. After this, tie the ends and then loosen them up. Next, start to twist the necklace together again, then you can add your jumper bead into the necklac...

How To: Attach a lobster claw clasp for jewelry
This lobster claw isn't the same one you'd be cracking during dinner. This lobster claw is a clasp for jewelry making. Great for necklaces or bracelets. If you've perfected the meticulous and dexterous art of jewelry making, than this should be simple. This demonstration video will help walk you through the process of attaching a lobster claw clasp to your work of art.

How To: Make a Rasta friendship bracelet
Friends are people who play an important part of many people's lives. They are there for you when you feel sad or lonely. Share secrets that nobody else would know except both of you. Having friends is also a great way to build healthy lasting relationships. So why not thank them for everything they've done by making a cool friendship bracelet. And not just any friendship bracelet, but a rasta bracelet. They'll sure to love it. Enjoy!

How To: Tie a string and knot onto a nylon wire
Learn how to string and knot onto a nylon wire and also how to make a macrame slide knot.

How To: Make a Macrame Turtle
How to make a knotted Turtle, Tortoise, Tortue, Tortuga, Tartaruga.. You can use this turtle as a keychain, pendant in necklace, earrings etc..

How To: Tie a leather knot end for jewelry
One of the hardest parts about jewelry making is the knot-tying. It's an intricate process, much like jewelry making in general, which is meticulous and dexterous. Working with leather is also more difficult because of it's thickness and un-malleable contour. This demonstration video will help walk you through the process of tying a knot end with leather.

How To: Make a fake lip or nose ring out of a spiral notebook
In this video from ChickerOutItsSARA25 we learn how to make a fake lip or nose ring using a spiral notebook. At the end of the spiral notebook, pull out the spiral so one loop is out and take your scissors and cut it. Bend it until it breaks off. Now you have a small ring. Bend it into a circular shape to it looks like a nose ring or lip ring. Now before you go and get an actual piercing, you can see what you would look like with a nose or lip ring by making your very own face lip or nose ring.

How To: Make a Chevron Friendship Bracelet
How to make a macrame arrow design Friendship bracelet, called Chevron (V-Pattern). This is a great Friendship bracelet for beginners! It's very simple and cute. In this bracelet have a rainbow colors and this craft is fun to do at birthday parties, camp, sleepovers etc..

How To: Colorful Rainbow Bracelet Tutorial
How to make a Striped Macrame Rainbow bracelet. This bracelet looks good from both sides and its easy to make.

How To: Make a Cross Friendship Bracelet
How to Make a Cross Friendship Bracelets (Criss Cross or Diamond Pattern). Beginner DIY Tutorial. For this bracelet you need 8 strings, 2 of each color (about 39 inches - 100cm). Eight Stranded Embroidery Floss.