Simple but stylish..!

Hello Friends..........

Have you enjoyed making necklaces? Hope you have. It is a good idea to pass your spare time, especially for housewives. 

Tomorrow I will be leaving to my native to celebrate ONAM with my family. Before that, I want to wish you all a happy Onam!

Onam?  What’s it.....??? Don’t scratch your head; mallu guys will be familiar with this festival. It is one of the most significant harvest festivals of Kerala.

 

Before going, I would like to show you how to make a bracelet.

I have already introduced you- the tools required for making a bracelet. Here we need the tools, which we have already used for making an earring or necklace. Only the new material we required is elastic. Here I am showing you two easy methods to make a bracelet.

 Materials required are:

 

·         Beads and elastic

OR

·         Beads, eye pins, clasp, plier and cutter (if you are a continued reader of my blog, you will be familiar with these tools. Otherwise please read the oldest post to get an idea about the tools to be used).

First one is using elastic. String your beads on elastic and make a knot at the ends to finish off the bracelet. It is very simple. Thing to note is - don’t put your beads too close, because it may cause breakage.

Second method is by using eye pins. Select the beads of your choice and string it on the eye pin. Cut the extra length of the eye pin using a cutter and bend the edge of eye pin with your pliers; rotate it clockwise and make a loop and connect it with the next eye pin having beads. Continue the same steps until you reach the required length. Attach a clasp at the end. 

Your bracelet is ready! It’s my Onam gift for u all.. ! 

Nowadays bracelets are there for men, women and kids. Men normally wear beaded bracelets (wooden beads, letter beads) and metal ones. 

While making bracelets for kids, use some hangings like flowers, butterflies or animals for attraction. Kids usually like letter beads. These can be used as friendship band, Rakhi etc...

A lot of varieties are there for women. Like glass beads, wooden beads, plastic beads, paper beads, metals...etc. If you are going for a party and don’t like to wear any neckpiece, wear a single bracelet having attractive stones or wear four to five beaded bracelets on  your arm, this will certainly going to give you the intended cool look......

 

 Try it..! Simple but stylish!

An intro to cords and beads...

Hey,today I am here with you to give an insight for making a beaded necklace. It is very easy, as a note, extra care is required at the finishing part, to make your design neat and professinal.

Before starting, you should know about the threads and cords available in the market.There are many varities of  threads with different colours and sizes; like- nylon thread, silk thread, cotton cord, nylon cord, satin cord,rubber cord, elastic cord,beading wire, ribbon etc.

               

I usually prefer beading wire, nylon thread, silk thread or cotton cord for making necklaces, because these are the most common material available in almost all craft stores.While using cords, select the colour which matches with the colour of  your beads.

Materials Required:

• Beads(select your beads as per the design pattern)
• Thread or cord(it must pass through your bead holes) 
• Needle(if you are using thin threads,then it will help you to string your beads. Make sure to buy a needle with a small eye end, as it must pass through the bead holes) 
•  2 Crimp beads(Crimp beads are used to finish off beaded jewellery. This will  attach the bead string to a clasp and give your jewellery a neat look) 
•  1 Clasp(you can use a clasp such as a hook-and-eye, spring-ring,’S’hook, lobster clasp, bolt ring, a jump ring, barrel or a toggle to finish your piece.) 
•  Pliers.(to squeeze the crimp)

Before cutting the thread, decide the length of your necklace and take a bit extra; so that you can connect the clasp to your string.Take the beading thread or wire in a single,double or multi layered.If  you are a beginner, I recommand to make a single layered neck piece first.

• At the beginning you have to attach a clasp.So take your beading thread; string your crimping bead first,then the clasp and pass the bead wire back through the crimp in the reverse direction. Take your pliers and squeeze your crimping bead. You can apply glue on the thread and also make knots; so that your thread or beads won’t come out. Usually knotting is done after putting the second or third bead on the thread.  

• Start stringing your beads one by one. Don’t put the beads too close, it won’t give your necklace a round shape and may cause breakage too.

• If you want, you can put a pendant at the centre or side portion and string the remaining beads after that.
• To end the beading, follow same crimping step I have mentioned above. (Use a crimping bead first and then the clasp).

Your Beaded Necklace is ready..!

TIPS

• If you have some beads left after making the necklace, don’t worry!  make a pair of earrings or bracelet with that.
• Crimp covers can be used to cover the crimping bead and give the necklace more neat and attractive look.
• In threading, we simply put the beads on a string, with no extra work involved. If you are using a cord, it is better to do knotting. After stringing each bead, you can make a knot and make your creation more stylish.
• When buying crimp beads, get the size whose inside measurement is slightly larger than your thread or wire, as your thread must go through the crimp twice.

 Some of my experiments with cords and beads!