Tutorials and Mini-Makes

Read through our Jewellery & Beading Tutorials brimming with invaluable, illustrated information on basic jewellery making techniques, as well as material/tool guides and glossaries.

♥ ♡ Make A Jewellery Set for Valentines! ♡ ♥

29/01/2016 1

Hello beaders! I hope you had an amazing Christmas and New Year :D Well, Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so us crafty types here at Beads Jar thought we'd create some romantic jewellery designs for you guys to have a go at making. We recently received stock of some gorgeous new semi-precious faceted rose quartz beads and we thought, what better stone to use?! This beautiful necklace, bracelet and earring set pictured below was designed by one of our lovely jewellery designers Billie ...

♡ Working With Knitted Wire ♡

25/09/2015 1

Hi! This week I've been working with knitted copper wire mesh. Has anyone ever had a go? I'm hooked! It's such a cool material...you can stretch it, scrunch it, pull it apart, put things inside it....there are so many creative possibilities. It's supplied on a 1 metre reel and comes in a great range of colours. It's actually a flattened tube, so you can fill it with beads, crystals or any other material you can think of. You can also mould it into different shapes like petals and leaves for exam...

★ Friday Make! ★

11/09/2015 0

Happy Friday Everyone! You know when you get the urge to make something but you're not quite sure what you're going to make or how you're going to do it? You just get out a random selection of materials you like and see what happens? I did this yesterday and after a few trials and errors, I ended up with this rather nice Liberty covered wire wrapped bracelet/bangle. I've gotten quite into wire wrapping again over the past few months and we got a lovely new collection of Liberty cords in stock, s...

How To Make Ear Wires With Craft Wire

28/08/2015 0

Afternoon Everyone! I just wanted to let you guys know I made a new wire working guide this week complete with illustrations to make things clearer. This weeks guide shows you how to create your very own hoop earrings using craft wire and a tiny selection of jewellery pliers. I was so excited the first time i made these and really surprised at how quick and easy it is. All you'll need to get started is some craft wire with a minimum diameter of 0.6mm, some round nose pliers, chain nose pliers...