Beaded jewelry designs for beginners and professionals

Learn all you need to know with fun projects to jump-start your jewelry making.

Find here simple projects for newbie’s and more complex metalsmithing techniques for intermediate and advanced levels.

There are lots of beading projects with detailed instructions and photographs showing you every step of the way. Make your life easier with extra learning tools and tips to stretch your imagination and to refine your practice.

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Go to this page to see the basic jewelry tool kit you’ll need to start making these projects now.

Projects here will let you:

• Make clean and simple designs to kick-start your silversmithing,
• Learn how to design and make clasps and other components and findings,
• Start bead stringing and using basic beading techniques,
• Make necklaces in lots of styles and using different kinds of stones,
• Design earrings to make whole sets or individual gifts for friends and family,
• Make rings with simple stone setting techniques,
• Design and make pendants and brooches with silver sheet and wire.

List of Projects

Easy to follow illustrations of every process, including things to avoid, solutions to possible problems and ideas for follow-up projects.

Find free patterns, design ideas, jewelry designs and more.

Get inspired with lots of beaded jewelry designs filled with techniques, styles, colour combinations and design iterations to encourage your creativity.

Now, let’s start hitting the metal!

METALSMITHING PROJECTS

Make silver flower earrings from sheet metal. See the project here.

Make this great amethyst bead necklace with silver flowers adornments for Mother’s Day, she’ll love it!

For simple metalsmithing techniques, to the Beginners Section to start-off with.

NEW! BEADING PROJECTS

A chunky and ethnic necklace with turquoise nuggets, amber pebbles and citrine beads, easy to follow instructions here.

Easy-peasy long necklace with no clasp, easy as 1-2-3. Have a look at this project in this page.

Going to the beach this summer? This is the perfect choker for those hot summer nights. How to make it now.