How to Make Your Own Jewelry

How to Make Your Own Jewelry3 How to Make Your Own Jewelry Designing and making jewelry on your own is not that difficult a task. All you would need is a bit of patience and lots of time on your hand. Those who are artistically inclined can surely make beautiful jewelry designs. But even if you are not that skilled in art, you can still give yourselves a chance at making punk jewelry. Punk jewelry is the easiest of all and is also very stylish. Those who are fond of metal jewelry can surely benefit from this article. Try out the points that are given in the step by step guide below to make beautiful and lovely punk jewelry designs on your own:

Visit your nearby hardware store and buy yourself several lengths of chains. You can get many types and kinds of chains in the store. Some of them are small links, ball chains, large links etc. You can either buy some of the many available or you can also buy a particular kind of chain from the store. However keep in mind that whatever chains you buy are several lengths long. After having bought them, you have to open their end links for making a hook or adding a clasp to them which acts as a hook. Try using short bits while doing so or you can also use the longer ones which can be wrapped many a times over.
Try visiting the local craft store or any fabric store. Search for ribbons and lace remnants from there. After you have found yourself the piece of ribbon or lace of your choice, ask the salesman to cut out a piece that is about 1 ½ inches longer than the diameter of your neck and wrist. After having got that length of ribbon or lace, you have to fold over ¾ inch of either side of it and use safety pins/clasps/glue/stitching to secure the fold in place.
Take a solid item that is near about the size of your finger and then coil around it a larger wire to form a ring. You can always use beads for an enhanced effect of the ring. Be careful not to slit your finger with the sharp ends of the wire and make sure that you bend its edges with pliers.
You can also double up the use of small padlocks as necklaces around your neck. However just make sure that you do not lose the key! These padlocks can also be used as bracelets. Use up old items of leather like purses or wallets to cut them up into strips. You can then use them as belts or chokers. If needed, you can use up clasps or latches also in the process.
If you really want to be adorned with unique earrings you can always use watch gears, hang charms, surgical steel ear wires or even odd computer parts. For those girls who love piercing their body with jewelry can use ball and loop body jewelry. All you have to do is to take the ball out and then slip in the loop over the lip, nose or ear as piercing.
Use odd parts from old watches and other mechanical items and then attach them with ribbons or chains. These can make very trendy metal jewelry that matches your personality.