Tutorial - Child Friendly Pendant Necklace

Easy beaded character pendants, simple enough for kids to make

Tutorial at Maker*land Blog

"This was actually an easy and over-with-very-quickly project, which is always great when you are crafting with three year olds.  Sophie's involvement actually was just pushing the ribbon ends through the big hole in the head bead (no needle for her!), which took her a good five minutes for both pendants, but as she will tell you, it was the most important part of the whole project. Of course it was!  We made a clown and a bumblebee and following, I've included the materials and methods we used for each of our pendants.  But, depending on what you have in your own box of stuff, all sorts of beads and bobbles and bits could be stringed together differently to make all sorts of characters".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Glass Tile Pendants

So pretty and fun to make!

Glass Tile Pendants Tutorial at SugarBee Craft Edition
"Remember when I gave a pendant to a random follower? Sad you didn't win? Well don't fret because I'm going to do a quick run-down on how to make a glass tile pendant..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Resin Pendants and Magnets

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. SB Design made this awesome pendant and fun magnets using collage sheets from PetitePaperie.

Resin 3 Ways Tutorial at SB Jewelry Design
"I started working with resin about two years ago, after realizing that a lot of the jewelry I was drawn to used one resin technique or another. I am now officially hooked. I love the versatility resin presents, and how easy it is to make personal, meaningful items..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Domed Copper Pendant Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Alteredbeauty made this beautiful necklace using a dapping block from EviesToolEmporium.

Domed Copper Pendant Necklace Tutorial on Altered Beauty
"I received a cool Wooden Dapping Block With Punches from Evies Tool Emporium on Etsy. I decided to use it along with a copper disc and some cool ribbon to create a necklace..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Acorn Pendant with Natural Acorn Hat

What a fabulous way to look for inspiration, huh? So cute!

Acorn Pendant Tutorial at Simplicity
"during a walk in the forest with my dogs i was thinking really hard to get some new craft ideas. as you know, i love acorns and found some acorn hats laying on the ground in the forest, took them home and there i made some natural/wooden acorns that i am going to use as necklaces..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Microscope Slide Pendant

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Altered Beauty made this beautiful pendant using a collage sheet from paperstreet.

Microscope Slide Pendant Tutorial from Altered Beauty
"I received some beautiful collage sheets from Etsy shop Paper Street. The selection there is awesome! It was really hard to pick which sheets I wanted!!! I decided to use the Dancer's Digital Collage Sheet to create this microscope slide pendant. I call this easy because instead of soldering it, I used a premade frame..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Wire Wrapped Sea Glass Pendant

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. AlteredBeauty made these beautiful pendants using sea glass from 808sunshine.

Wire Wrapped Sea Glass Pendants Tutorial from Altered Beauty
"I received a bunch of absolutely beautiful sea glass from 808Sunshine on Etsy. I decided to create a wire wrapped pendant. (Actually, since it was so fun I made lots of them.) Please visit her shop and look at her beautiful supplies. Who doesn't want sea glass from the shores of Oahu?..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Sealed Bottle Cap

Here's another sealing tutorial - it doesn't use resin though. It's nice to have choices, huh?

Sealed Bottle Cap Tutorial at Bottle Caps Galore
"So you want to make your own sealed bottle caps for your DIY projects, but you aren't sure how? Well, here is your chance to learn..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Create a Resin Finish on Tile Pendants

The finish on these is just beautiful! Great tips from an expert.

Resin Finish on Tile Pendant Tutorial at Allover Art
"Resin is actually quite simple to work with, but it can be troublesome and messy if you don't know what you are doing..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Pendant with a Floral Trumpet Bead

Put these simple components together and you come up with an amazing pendant!

Floral Pendant Tutorial at Forbes Farm Gifts
"Today's item is a pictorial walk through of how I made one of my floral pendants..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Polish Resin

A follow up to SmileMonster's other resin tutorials. Finish them up right!

Resin Polishing Tutorial at SmileMonsters
"This is how I polish resin. I have no idea how other people polish their resin pieces. I came up with this all on my own after searching the net and coming up with basically nothing..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Smash a Bottle Cap for a Pendant

That pendant doesn't even look like it was made from a simple bottle cap. You thought you wouldn't need a tutorial for this, huh? Oh but you do. Great tips in this one!

Smoosh Bottlecap Tutorial at Smilemonsters
"So you wanna smoosh a bottle cap so you can make pendants..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Drill Holes in Composite Plastic Flowers

Those flowers are gorgeous! This tutorial teaches us how to drill through anything plastic. The possibilities are endless!

Drilling Holes in Plastic Tutorial at My Indie Jewelry
"How to drill those lovely Hong Kong composite plastic flowers (or anything else plastic that doesn't want to be drilled)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Collage Charm

A fabulous alternative to toxic resins!

Collage Charm Tutorial at Living Good at Liv'nGood Jewelry
"I thought I'd share how I make the collage charms and pendants that are the basis of my Steampunk Lite collection..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Turn an Antique Brooch into a Pendant

A whole new world of pendant making is revealed with this one.

Turn an Antique Brooch into a Pendant Tutorial at BuenoStyle
"I will show you one method of turning an antique or vintage brooch into a pendant that you can then turn into a necklace. If you raid your mother's or grandmother's jewelry box, no doubt it yield up some lovely vintage or even antique brooches..." Read more