What if You Could Learn Any Kind of
Jewelry Making?

 

What Would You Make?

 

Would you make earrings like this?

how to make jewelry

 

Or like this:

Disc Earrings

 

Or a necklace like this?

Hemp Necklace

 

Or pendants like this?

Altered Art Pendant

 

If you want to learn new jewelry making techniques, make rings and bracelets and necklaces and earrings, experiment with metals and cording and beads, and learn, grow, become absorbed in creating, you've come to the right place.

My name is Christine Gierer, and I am the self-proclaimed Queen of Handmade Adornment.  I love making jewelry.  And I want you to love it too.

What You'll Find Here:

  • Jewelry making ideas, articles, and pictures
  • Free jewelry tutorials, patterns and projects
  • Free tutorials for learning basic techniques
  • Articles and How-to's for lot of different materials
  • All about jewelry tools, beads, supplies, what to buy and where to buy it
  • Resource information for handmade jewelry artisans

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How To Make Jewelry SiteSearch
How to Make Jewelry.com is chock full of great info about making jewelry, free jewelry making tutorials, and articles related to jewelry making. Search those tutorials and articles here.

Earring Making
Free earring making instructions? Who wouldn't want them. These unique designs are not found anywhere else on the net. Lots of clear pictures and diagrams.

Bracelet Making
Bracelet making is loads of fun. Here are some great bracelet projects and articles to get you started creating your own arm art.

Jewelry Making Technique - The Complete Site List
This jewelry making technique page has a complete listing of all basic techniques explained on this site. Knotting, stringing, metalwork, wire - they're all here

Making Wire Jewelry - Everything You Need To Know to Make Wire Jewelry
Making wire jewelry that will turn heads is easy with these how-to's - everyone will be saying YOU MADE THAT? Free online tutorials, tips, supplier resources and more.

Hemp Jewelry Making
Looking for hemp jewelry making techniques? Lots of clear pictures and diagrams for the basic macrame knots, including square and spiral knotting.

Polymer Clay Bead Making - How to Make Your Own Polymer Clay Bead Mold
This easy polymer clay bead tutorial shows you how to make your own handcrafted copies of vintage beads and buttons. You can use it to make copies of charms and other tiny objects too. 

Jewelry Making Instructions - The Complete Site List
All jewelry making instructions can be found here. If you feel lost in an immense sea of links and are looking for a life raft, swim on over and grab hold here.

Jewelry Making Tips
Here's an evergrowing collection of jewelry making tips and shortcuts to help you get better results and have more fun.

Ask and Answer Your Jewelry Making Questions Here
Ask your jewelry making related questions here at Ask and Answer Central. You can answer questions here too- this is a great place to share your knowledge and give opinions.

Jewelry Making Questions and Answers
Got jewelry making questions? Ask your jewelry making questions here, and answer some too!

Jewelry Soldering Video
Watch this jewelry soldering video to learn how to make a 3 wire pendant using a propane torch.

Swarovski Crystal Beads - Birthstone Color Chart
Swarovski Crystal beads in birthstone colors are a gorgeous and cost-effective alternative to gemstone beads. This birthstone color chart will help you pick out the proper birthstone colors for your next personalized beading project.

Bead and Jewelry Making Supply Resources
These bead and jewelry making supply resources are my short list of favorite suppliers for beads, findings, tools, wire, and sheet.

Your Wish List - Send in Your Jewelry Making Project, Technique, Tutorial, or Information Requests Here
What's on your wish list? If you've looked high and low for a jewelry related pattern, project, technique, or tutorial, this is the place to put in a request.

What's New at How-to-Make-Jewelry
Here's What's New on the ever changing and always fabulous How to Make Jewelry website

Jewelry Making Supply and Business Resources
Looking for a good jewelry making supply source? Maybe you're looking to buy jewelry making tools, beads, or precious metal wire. Or, maybe you're looking for good jewelry business resources. Here's my list of favourite resources.

How to Make Friendship Bracelets
Learn how to make friendship bracelets. Here are some instructions for making this fun and easy craft.

Jewelry Making Videos - Hold on Tight! Live Action Jewelry Making
Lots of jewelry making videos, grouped by category for non-stop crafty learnin' fun.

Resin Jewelry Making Video - How to Cast a Resin Pendant
Watch this resin jewelry making video to see how you can cast your own resin pendant.

Ring Making Video
Watch a ring making video to see some hand-forging hammer whacking action

Surgeons Knot
The surgeons knot is a great jewelry making knot to use with a really slippery cord like Stretch Magic or fishing line, or if you just want to make triple sure that your knot won't come undone.

Jewelry Making Kits
Jewelry making kits are a great way to get started making jewelry. They're great for those of us who've been making jewelry for awhile too. Here's why I love kits and why I think they're an awesome buy for anyone, no matter what your level of experience.

How to Straighten Wire using Nylon Jaw Pliers
Learn to Straighten Wire with this Quick Instructional Video

Craft Show Guide Resource List
This craft show guide and resource page is all about compiling resources for crafty businesspeople. Some of these resources cost money, but many are free. All resources listed here are awesome ones. I don't put up with time wasters and neither should you!

Privacy Policy
A rundown of How-to-Make-Jewery.com's privacy policy

Beginner Jewelry Making Tools
Jewelry making tools are a necessary expense even for a beginner. This guide will help you decide what to buy now, what can wait, and how much to spend

Jewelry Pliers
Jewelry Pliers - the basic, better, and bestest of all. This page shows an assortment of jewelry pliers, their uses, and recommendations for beginners.

Gimp Friendship Bracelet
The gimp friendship bracelet is one of those unchanging friendship bracelet styles that will always be in fashion. Learn how to make one with these instructions.

How to Make Jewelry - How-To's, Projects, and Techniques
Learn how to make jewelry, no doubt about it! Each link on this page will bring you to a hub page filled with articles and tutorials

How do I Price my Handmade Jewelry?
How do I price my handmade jewelry? Learn how to price your handmade jewelry and how to use the power of the internet to help you decide your price point.

Sell More Jewelry by Blogging
Your blog is an excellent tool for selling your jewelry online. In fact, many jewelry artists sell their work exclusively from their blogs. Read how you can sell more jewelry by blogging too.

Instructions for Stringing Beads - A Basic Stringing Tutorial
These instructions for stringing beads will show you how to make a one-strand bracelet, but you can easily adapt this tutorial for stringing a multi-strand project or a necklace or anklet as well.

How to String Beads - Learn How to Do it the Right Way
Learning how to string beads is pretty easy. Just get some string and put some beads on it right? Well... you could do it that way, (and I have, I must admit,) but to get a really professional finished look, you have to have a little more technique and know-how.

Bead Stringing Materials - What the Heck is Stranded Stringing Cable and TigertTail?
Bead stringing materials - What the heck is tigertail, and stranded stringing cable? Learn the basic definitions, what you need to string beads properly, and learn how to do the stringing too.

Bead Stringing on Memory Wire
Bead stringing on memory wire is the easiest, quickest way to make jewelry that I know of. So easy a monkey could do it. Make your own in minutes, no joke.

Bead Stringing Shopping Guide for Beginners
This bead stringing shopping guide will help you out immensely if you're a beginner jewelry maker. Learn what you need, what you don't need, and the bare bones essentials so you don't break the bank.

Your Own Etsy Jewelry Shop
Your Etsy jewelry shop setup guide. Learn how to become a handmade jewelry businessperson instantly with this step by step guide. Don't know Etsy? Why it's the every-person's place to buy, sell, and live handmade....

How to Size a Bracelet - Free Bracelet Sizer Template and Video
The story of the stubborn bracelet maker and how she overcame her bracelet sizing handicap. All the land cheered. And downloaded her template and watched her video.

 

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