I absolutely love making jewelry with leather, whether it’s leather cord, hide, or scraps. Leather is often used for making bracelets and necklaces, but I’ve also been trying to incorporate more leather into earring designs lately. Leather in earrings is not as common, but it can certainly yield some really interesting results and it has the added…
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Howdy! And welcome to Jewelry Tutorial Headquarters, where you’ll find jewelry making tips, techniques and of course, tons of fun jewelry tutorials and projects to spark your inspiration! There are so many reasons for developing a skill like making jewelry – Maybe you want a creative way to relax after a hard day, to generate…
DIY Leather Wrap Crystal Necklace
Today’s tutorial is a quick and easy DIY Leather Wrap Crystal Necklace. This chic boho style necklace can be cute and colorful like mine or you can obviously tone it down a notch using more neutral traditional leather colors. This fun style requires only a few simple supplies and is extra simple if you…
Use an Old Purse to Make Leather for Jewelry
Use an Old Purse to Make Leather for Jewelry As you might already know, I’m a huge fan of recycled and upcycled jewelry and craft supplies, and I’ve made some jewelry out of some strange things, including old t-shirts and plastic sushi trays. I’m always looking for ways to turn something old, broken, or no longer…
How to Work Harden Jewelry Wire
Why do we need to work harden wire? Work hardening techniques allow us to deliberately change the temper of the wire that we want to work with and force it into a stronger state. In other words, we would work harden to give strength to soft metal to help it hold its shape. We can also…