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Created by: Veronica Greenwood Designer TipsCut a piece of wire and make a wrapped loop on one end. Attach your loop to your ear thread. Add one purple (amethyst) bead to the wire and finish your loop.New to jewelry-making? See Basic Jewelry-Making Technique Sheet (PDF) for step-by-step instructions on making wire-wrapped loops.Repeat linking 5 more times with colors dark blue, light blue, green, yellow and orange.For the end, use a red bead and head pin, and do a wrapped loop to attach to the l …

Whether you run a jewelry-making business, or you're making a special gift for yourself or a loved one, here you can find the perfect combination of shapes, sizes and stones to help you create specialty chakra pendants, bracelets and necklaces.Although each chakra is associated with a specific color and concept, the gemstones or crystals themselves can vary. Qualities to consider when choosing chakra stones or healing crystals are the color, any energetic qualities you want to focus on, and the …

Created by: Michelle HorningDesigner TipsCut a length of stretchy cord about 6" longer than you'll need for the finished bracelet, to make it easy to tie the finishing knot. Double the cord if doubled cord will fit through all your beads. Add beads in desired pattern starting with a few of the black beads:The bracelet pictured is made with twenty 8mm gemstone beads, and perfectly fits a 6" wrist.To make the same length bracelet with 6mm beads, use 26 or 27 gemstone beads.To make the same length …

Created by: Kim Crosby, in the murky mists of Rings & Things' past... approximately 1979. Designer TipsWe were so excited when we discovered this VERY old project tutorial hiding in the archives brought over from our old website! We used to make these by the dozen and sold them to gift shops all over the Northwestern United States.For step-by-step (printable!) instructions, see the original project page.Although some links in the old project may be broken, we still have all the parts ne …

Created by: Michelle HorningDesigner TipsFor step-by-step instructions on how to macramé a bracelet (or choker), see our blog article: How to Macrame a Hemp Bracelet.A choker will usually fit as a double wrap bracelet on most people. Double the amount of working and anchor cord in the tutorial for this project.When using a centerpiece link, fold each anchor cord in half, and attach each to the link with a lark's head knot (see illustration below). The link replaces the shortest cord in the origi …

This bracelet has a classic ROYGBIV* rainbow of Czech glass star beads, perfect for Chakra jewelry, Pride jewelry, or a reminder that after the rain, comes the rainbow.Created by: Michelle HorningDesigner TipsFor step by step knotting instructions, see our blog article: DIY Shamballa-Style Macrame Bracelet TutorialAll beads can be strung onto the bottom of the anchor cords before anchoring to the board, and slid into place as you knot.Tight knots make it difficult to sew the tails back in, and y …

Created by: Summer Melaas   Designer TipsCut 3" of 26g sterling silver wire. Add 5 Indicolite (dark turquoise) 3mm crystals to the middle of the wire. Use chain nose pliers and bend wire to a 90° angle on each side of the crystals. Wrap one side of the wire 3x tightly to the center bottom right of the hoop. Wrap the other wire 3x to the center bottom left of the hoop. Cut excess wire on both sides and crimp the end with your chain nose pliers.Cut about 4" of 26g sterling wire. Add 6 Light t …