Making Jewelry from Recycled Parts

Summary: Do you have an idea for a beautiful necklace design? From earrings and bracelets to single stranded and elaborate multi-stranded necklaces, creating your own jewelry is fun, easy to learn, and can even be done at home. All it takes is the desire to create, the willingness to learn, and finally practicing your newly acquired craft. Making your own jewelry is a fun way to express your creative fashion talents. Whether you want to work with beads, stones, gems, metals, hemp or any other material, the basic construction methods are fairly simple. Custom handmade jewelry also makes a fine gift for birthdays or holidays.

In this free video series, our expert Joe Maughan will show you how to make alternative jewelry from recycled parts. He will show you how to pick and trim necklace wire, beads, and charms. He will show you how to pick, use, and sand the Dremel tool. Joe will then teach you how to thread the wire, attach the clasp, tie the center knot, and measure, connect, and assemble the recycled jewelry.