Handicraft

Posted by arrah_chatellie

Need accessories? Sometimes, it's not necessary to buy expensive glittering jewelries to wear, we have what we call fashion jewelries which are cheaper and it looks beautiful at its cost. This kind of jewelries are product of handicrafts. Handicraft, also known as craft work or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. It is usually applied to traditional means of making goods. There are various things that could be made just by hands like stuffed toys, cards, pots, decors, jewelries and many more. The photos above shows a sample pictures of a jewelry made by hand.

How to make Fashion Jewelry ?

Materials:

*beading wire- 30 - 32 gauge is quite soft and not stiff enough for forming loops in wire to attach jump rings to, so wire in gauges of 22 - 24 is much better for making bracelet links.
*fastening clasp
*wire cutters
*round nosed pliers
*selected beads
*jump rings-jump rings are small metal hoops with one cut placed in them so that they can be attached to another metal link and then closed carefully with pliers.

To create the bracelet, cut the beading wire into equal lengths. The exact length you’ll need will depend on whether you'll be using one or several beads on each wire piece, plus the sizes of the beads you chose. Make a little loop on one end of each piece of wire before adding one or more beads to the wire. Finish the beaded link by forming another loop on the other end of the wire piece. To complete the bracelet, connect the beaded links with jump rings and then attach the metal fastening clasp.

You can use any beads that you love when you make bead bracelets. Glass and crystal beads usually look more tasteful than plastic ones. You can decide whether you prefer to make bracelets with gold or silver colored beading wire and findings. Beading wire is also available in colors such as pink, orange, purple, green and blue.

It's good to start making simple things first before going on to complicated ones. You can also start by making necklace or earrings.