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How To Make A Jewelry Kit
Jewelry kits are great gifts for people who love crafts and/or jewelry. Depending on the person, you can make a simple or more sophisticated kit.
How To Make A Really Simple Kit
Simple kits are could be interchangeable chains and pendants. These are for someone with very little crafting skills but likes variety and personalization. Basically you include a few chains of different lengths and some pendants or Pandora beads to put on them. You could include a leather, stainless steel and/or ribbon for hanging a pendant on. Include a few different pendants or charms that fit their style to add to each necklace. If needed, be sure to include jump rings for the pendants.
For children, elastic string, plastic beads and safe scissors can often be enough to create a kit.
The Best Time of Year to Buy Fine Jewelry
Summer may just be the best time to buy a diamond ring, but not for the reasons you would expect. Diamond prices tend to fluctuate with no regard for the weather or the seasons. What does change over the summer is demand.
Right before the winter shopping season, jewelers stealthily raise their prices and blame the market. Then, come the holidays, they offer a discount so that customers think they’re getting a deal, when they really are paying the same.
Bracelet Making Ideas
Sometimes one needs inspiration for jewelry making projects, so now that the holiday gifts are opened, I can share some of the crafts I have made. Here are some projects that were finished last minute – I took pictures of them yesterday.
un Bracelets
I enjoyed using a variety of clay, glass, cloisonne and gemstone beads in many bracelets. Often trying for different styles. Some beads from these came from jewelry shows, favorite bead stores and EBay. These make great gifts that are fun to make. You can really let your imagination run wild.
A Simple Set
This set took less than 20 minutes to make. You can make fancy gifts very economically. The materials used were high quality (Henn jasper, sterling silver beads, memory wire and sterling silver earwires) and look much better than pictured. If you are having a hard time finding great beads, try trading with a friend. Sometimes they have exactly what you are looking for.
