Necklaces
Transform an outfit with the right necklace. Make it dressy, casual, elegant or playful with beads, metal, wire and fiber!
Browse through these necklace projects and inspirations to create your own statement.
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Spotlight: Valerie Ostenak, Artist and Designer
What do metalsmithing and painting have in common? Valerie Ostenak, an artist who releases the physical into her metal work and the emotional into her painting. Inspired by the natural…
Spotlight: Adia Mei Jun Bobo, Jewelry Metalsmith
Adia Bobo's distinctive hand-forged jewelry echoes the shapes and textures of nature with clean, modern lines. Her work is a triple threat: bringing beautiful wearable art to her customers, a…
Spotlight: Laura Lee Ullrich, Bead Artist
Who knew that a self-taught bead artist could create such intricate work? With no beading classes nearby, Laura Lee Ullrich picked a project she loved from a magazine and has…
How to Make Tubular Herringbone Beaded Jewelry
Tubular Herringbone (sometimes called Ndebele) stitch creates sinuous beaded ropes that await your creativity to design bracelets, necklaces and more. It can be a fussy stitch to get started, but…
How to Make a Wire Wrapped Pendant
A simple spool of wire has so much potential! Pair it with a beautiful stone or five, and you can create a one-of-a-kind pendant. That's a good thing for me.…
Peyote Stitch Cellini Spiral Basics
Peyote-Stitched Cellini Spiral looks really complicated, but it’s just a glorified peyote rope. The stitch is even count tubular peyote with a step up. It’s the change in bead sizes…
Bead Embroidery – Chardel Blaine Paints with Beads
I like to create just about anything if it involves a needle and thread. For me, bead embroidery is about painting, but I use beads as my palette. Mostly, I…