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Tableofcontent:

Introduction

Chapter1-JewelryMakingTools

Chapter2-SuperUsefulTipsforJewelryMaking

Chapter3-JewelryMakingMistakestoAvoid

Chapter4-JewelryMakingTechniques

Chapter5-JewelryDesigns

Conclusion

Introduction

LEARNTOMAKEJEWELRYWITHBEAUTIFULJEWELRYDESIGNS.

Thereisnothingmoresatisfying,pridefulorpleasingthanmakingyourownjewelry.It
givesyoutherighttochoosethedesignyouwantandalsothechoiceofbeads,whichyou
feeldescribesyourstylemore.

Beadstringingisabasictechniquethatmostjewelrymakersknow.Itisbettertokeep

thingssimplewhenstartingjewelrymakingandthenasyoubuildyourconfidenceyou

cangointothemorecomplexstageofjewelrymaking.LikeIsaidearlier,thedesignyou

chooseistheoneyoufeeldescribesyourpersonality.

Jewelrymakingmightbealittletoughforsomepeople.Ifyouhappentobeoneof

them,donotworryyouarenotthefirsttobeinthatsituation.Maybeyouarehavinga

designblock.Iguaranteeyouthatafterreadingthechapteron“gettinginspirationfor

jewelrydesign”youwillbecomerefreshed.Youwillsucceedifyouputyourhearttoit.

Alwaysremembertobeyourself,donottrytocopyothersbecausewhatworksforthem

mightnotworkforyou.Besidesyouwillgetagreatersenseofaccomplishmentwhenyou

dosomethingyourselfanditturnsoutgreat.

Inthisbook,wearegoingtocover:

-Tipsonjewelrymaking,

-Sometechniquesforjewelrydesign,sometoolsusedforjewelrydesignand

-Gettinginspirationforjewelrydesignandlotsmore.

Chapter1-JewelryMakingTools

Thesearetoolsusedtoassistyouinmakingjewelrywithjewelrywireandbeads.There

aredifferenttoolsusedinjewelrymaking,butsincewearedealingwithbeginnersweare

onlygoingtotalkaboutfewbasictools.

1.Thechainnosepliers:

Thisisatoolthatisusedmostlyinjewelrymaking.Itislikeasecondsetofhands.

Thechainnosepliersareusedforgripingwiresorcompressingacrimpbeadinthe

beginningofajewelrymaking.

2.WireCutters:

Likethenamethepurposeofthistoolistocutthestringsusedinjewelrymaking.

Wirecutterscomeindifferentsizesandstrengths.Thetypesyouusedependonthe

thicknessofthewire/stringyouwanttouse.Wirecuttersareusedtocutheadpins,

eyepinsandjewelrystringingwire.

3.Roundnosepliers:

Thistoolissimilartothechainnosepliersbuttheyareverydifferent.Theround

noseplierisusedtobendwires,makeloops,circles,curves,coils,spiralsetc.when

sculptingwire.Itisatoolthatiscompletelyroundandusedmostlyforeverything.

Also,youwillneedameasuringrulertomeasurethelengthofthewireyouwant.

4.Anvil:

Isahardmetaltoolusedasabasewhenhammeringwire.Itcanbeusedtoflatten

jewelrywire.

5.Flushcutter:

Thisisatoolforcuttingwire.Whenused,onesideofthewireisflatandtheother

sidepointed.

6.NylonJawpliers:

Thishasasoftjawusedforgrippingandholdingjewelrycomponents.Anylonjaw

plierisusedtostraightenjewelrywireortosqueezewirecomponentstoflattenand

hardenthem.

7.Bentchainnosepliers:

Thistoolisusedforgriping,bendingandholdingwire.Itleaveslittlemarksonthe

wire.

8.Chasinghammer:

Itisusedtohardenjewelrywire.

WIRES

Therearedifferenttypesofwiresusedinjewelrymakingforexamplegold,silver,brass

etc.Wiresaresoldindifferentsizes.Whenchoosingjewelrywires,itisadvisableto

chooseonethatcomplimentsthedesignyouwant.Also,afinishedpieceofjewelrymust

beabletostandonitsownwhenworn.

-Copperandbrasswireareinexpensive,easilyfound,soft.Itagoodwirefor

beginnerstopracticewith.

-Sliverwireisanothereasywiretoobtain;itischeapandeasytouse.

-Goldwireisreallyexpensiveandhardtoobtain

-Memorywireisastrongwirethatkeepsitsshapeevenafterbendingandtwisting.

Itiseasiertocutwhenitisfirstheatedincandleflame.Itcanbeboughtin

necklace,braceletorringsize.Itdoesnotrequiretheuseofclasp.

Shapesofwires

Yesyoucangetdifferentshapesofwiresfromroundshapestosquareshapes.

-Roundwireisacommonwireshape,anditisthestandardshapeusedinmost

wireworking

-Squarewireismostlyusedforaestheticreasonsbecausethecornersgivea

differentlooktoafinishedpieceofjewelry.Itispreferablewhendoingbanding

designs

-Halfroundwireisusedtoconnectpiecesofsquarewire.

-Twistedwireisformedfromeitherroundwireorsquarewire.Itisusedtoprovide

texturalandaestheticqualitiestowirework.

Wirethicknessismeasuredbygauge.Thelowerthegaugethethickerthewireis

confusingright.

Hereisalittleguideinchoosingwireforjewelrymaking:

-Itisadvisabletouse20Gwireforearrings,18Gwiresforbraceletand18or16G

fornecklace.

-16Ghalfhardwireisalittlestiffsoitisbettertobuythesoftwire.

-Lastly,dyedwiresorartisticwiresisnotrecommendedbecausethedyesmayhave

harmfulchemicalsthatdoesnotgowellinthehumanbody.

Softwiresaremostlyusedtomakespiralorroundshapesanditcanbeusedforany

applicationlikewirewrapping.Althoughsoftwireiseasytouseithasitsown

disadvantagetoo.Itcannotmakesharpbendseasilyunlikehalfhardwirewhichmakes

sharpangles.Halfhardwireisgoodformakingcomponentsthatneedtoholdtheirshapes

(clasp,jumprings,earwires,necklacefoundations,braceletforms,etc.)

JEWELRYMAKINGFINDINGS

Findingscanbeclassifiedintothreeparts

-FunctionalJewelryfindings

:

Thisisthecomponentpartsormaterialsusedinmakingapieceofjewelrythat

serveamechanicalfunctionsuchasattaching,joining,likingexampleinclude

screwback,post,pinback,catchesandomegaclips.

-DecorativeJewelryfindings

:

Thecomponentpartsormaterialsusedinmakingjewelrythatprovidesthebeauty

ofthepiece.Inhandmadejewelrythesearethepartsthatarenormallyproduced

bythegoldsmithorsilversmith.Therearemanydecorativefindingscommercially

producedsuchascharms,festoons,filigrees.

-Hybridjewelryfindings:

Thecomponentpartsormaterialsusedinmakingapieceofjewelrythatservea

mechanicalfunctionsuchasattaching,joining,linking,butduetotheirnaturelend

themselvestobecomingdecorativefindingsaswell.Sotheycanbeeitherboth

decorativeorfunctionalfindingsexamplesarebeadcaps,braceletlinksandlocket

bails.

Injewelrymaking,findingsarealsoimportant.Therearethebackbonesofjewelry

making.Thisarepartsthatareusedtojoinjewelrycomponents(beads,wires,and

chains)togethertomakeitcomplete.Exampleheadpins,eyepins,chains,jumprings,

earwires,claspsetc.

-

Headpins

areflatatoneendwhichisusedtoholdbeadsinplace,andthe

otherendisfor“looping”.Forstartersitisrecommendedtogetthelongerones.

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Eyepins

areusedtoattachthingslikechains,wiresorevenmoreeyepins.

Liketheheadpins,itisbettertobuythelongones.

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Jumprings

aremultipurpose.Youcanusethemtoattachanythingto

everythingrangingfromeyepinstoheadpintochainsandsoon.Itcanbegotten

indifferentsizes.Inaddition,theendsofthewiresarebenttogethernotsoldered.

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Earwires

aremadefromwires.Itisusedtoattachapieceofearringtothe

ear.

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Clasps

arejewelryfastenersthatareusedtoconnectorendbraceletsor

necklaces.

Chapter2-SuperUsefulTipsforJewelry
Making

Herearesometipsthatwillhelpyougetstartedonjewelrymaking.

ChoosethetypeofJewelrythatyouareinterestedin

.

Therearemanysourcestochoosefromrangingfrombeadstometaltoclayandso

on.Itisimportantthatyouchoosetheoneyoufeelsuityouoryourpersonality

becauseifyoujustchooseacertainareayoudonotfeelstronglyaboutthen

jewelrymakingmightbecomefrustratingforyou.

Makesuretohavesomebasicskills

Justlikewhenyouareworkingonaprojectorlearningtorideabike,youhaveto

havesomeknowledgeaboutit.Itisthesameforjewelrymaking.Somebasicskills

abeginnerwillhavearehowtocloseajumpringorputwireintheholeofbeads.

Makesureyoureadaboutit,dosomeresearch,attendaclassandrememberalways

bepatience.Evenifyoudonotgetitthefirsttime,keeptryingwhatisthatsaying

aboutpracticemakesperfect.Okayyougetthepoint.

Havetherighttools

Youcannotfixacarwithouthavingtherighttoolsforit.Injewelrymaking,there

arecertaintoolsyoumusthave(basictoolsforbeginnersistalkedaboutinchapter

1).

Investingoodstoragecontainers

Makesuretogetgoodcontainersthatcanstoreyourbeads,pins,wiresinagood

way.

Knowwhatyouneed

Whenpurchasingsuppliesforjewelrymaking,youhavetoknowexactlywhatyou

needandthedifferentbetweentwoitemsthatmightlooksimilarbutaredifferent

forexampleheadpinandeyepinorroundnosepliersandchainnosepliers.

Donotbeafraid

Alwaystryoutnewthings,newdesignsevenifyoudonotgetitthefirsttime.You

cantakeclassesandthereareonlychancesforimprovement.Makesuretobe

PATIENCEatalltimes,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.

Chapter3-

JewelryMakingMistakesto

Avoid

Nooneisperfectinthisworld.Inthischapter,wearegoingtotouchonsomemistakes

beginnerjewelrymakersmake.Wealsotalkedaboutwhatyoucandotocorrectthese

mistakesinthetablebelow:

MISTAKES

CORRECTION

Wireloopsarenotuniform

Youcanmarkyourround

nosepliers.Markwhere

youwanttheloopstobe

made.Thiscanbedone

withamarker.

Pickingaprojectthatis

hardforyou

Makesuretoalwaysstart

fromthebasics.Startby

doingsimpleprojects

andmakesuretohave

hadenoughpractice

Cuttingwireincorrectly

Learnhowtouseawire

cuttercorrectly

Notusingapracticewire

firsttopracticecutting

Practiceonapractice

wirefirstbeforecutting.

Youcanpracticeon

copperorbrasswires.

Notfollowingthebasic

steps

Measureandcutthewire

tothelengthyouwant

thenmakealoopatone

endandthenstraighten.

Thebasicstepisasimple

step

Jumpringisopenedby

pullingthemapart

Usetwosetofpliersto

holdtheringsothatthe

openingisinthemiddle.

Thenpulloneofthe

plierstowardsyouand

theotherawayfromyou

Notreleasingyourgripon

thewireafterbendingit

againstapeg

Whenyoureleaseyour

grip,thewirerelaxes

backtoitsnormal

position.Sobyreleasing

yourgripafterbending

thewireagainstapegit

enablethewire

componentnottospring

outofshape.

Chapter4-

JewelryMakingTechniques

Therearedifferenttechniquesusedinjewelrymaking.Thisisthechaptersomereaders

havebeenlookingforwardtoo.Inthischapterwearegoingtotellyouhowtomakesome

basicjewelry.Asabeginner,youmightgetconfusedwithwhattostartwithnottoworry

thestepshereareeasyandself-explanatory.

MAKINGA“P’LOOPWITHWIRE

1.Youneedawireandroundnoseplier

2.Usethepliertoholdasegmentofthewire(veryclosetooneendofthewire).

3.Holdthewirefilmywiththeplier.Thenpushthewirearoundthejawofthe

pliersasfaraspossibleuntilitcannotbepushedfurther.

4.Youwillnoticethattheloophasaverysmallopeningwheretheroundedwire

doesnottouchthestraightwirepiece.Toclosethesmallgap,repositionthewirein

thepliersjawsothatyoucanandfirmlygraspthewire.

5.Pushthewiresothatthegapisclosed.The“P”shapedloopshouldhavestraight

wiresegmentthatconnectstotherounded“P”.

CUTTINGJEWELRYWIRE

1.Makesuretoalwaysholdbothendsofthewirewhencuttingit.Itisadvisableto

wearsafetyglasseswhencuttingawireincasethewiregoesflyingtoyourface.

2.Agoodtechniquetouseespeciallywhencuttingjewelrywirefromacoilorspool

istocutitinawaythattheflatsideofthecutremainsonthespoolorcoil.Ifitis

cutthisway,thewireyoucuttoworkwithwillhaveaflatendandalsoasharp

end.Alsorememberthatcuttingtoolsaresharpsoalwaysbecarefulwithit

especiallywhenlittlekidsorbabiesarearound.

BEADSTRINGING

1.Gatherthebeadsyouwanttouseandalsothepanofyourdesign.

2.Gatherthetoolsyouwillneedroundnosepliers,wirecutters,chainnose

pliers(flatnoseandchainnosepliers),endfindingsandaclasps.

3.Measurethelengthofthewireyouwantusingaruler.Thentrimitusingthe

wirecutter.

4.Startstringingonthefirstcrimp.Passoneendofthebeadingwireupthrough

oneofthecrimps,positioningthecrimpaboutthreeinchesfromtheendof

the

wire.

Makesuretopassitbackdownthroughthecrimp,pullingtheshortwire

untilasmallloopforms.Makesuretheloopislargeenoughtotakethejump

ringyouwillattachlater.

5.Usethepliercrimpthathastheround/notchedindentationtograspthecrimp

butdonotsqueezedown.

6.Useyourfingerstoseparatethewirestrandssothatthetwowiresareparallel

tooneanother.Holdthewiresaparttokeepthemfromcrossing.

7.Squeezedownthecrimpingplierstomakethefirstindentationinthecrimp.

8.Repositionthecrimpinthejawsofthepliers.Usingtheothercrimppliers

(thedouble-roundindentations).Turnthecrimpfromitsoriginalangle.

9.Squeezedownthecrimpingpliersagain.Makesurethecrimpissecured.

10.Trimtheexcessbeadingwirefromthewiretailusingwirecutters.

WIREWRAPPINGTECHNIQUE

Forthisyouneedbeadsandwire(about24G)ofyourchoosing.

1.Thetoolsneededarewirecutters,roundnosepliers,curvednosepliers,needle

nosepliers.

2.Startbythreadingthebeads,andthenmakealoopusingtheroundnosepliers

thensethecurvenoseplierstowrapthemainwirethattheroundnoseisholding

twice.

3.Makesuretotrimtheremainingpieceofthewireend.Whentrimming,trim

closetothemainwireusingthewirecutter.Thenusethesmallneedlenosepliers

topressthecutend.

4.Afterdoingthefirstloop,slidethenextbeadthreadedonthewireagainstthe

firstloop.

5.Tomakethesecondloop,holdthemainwirefirmlywiththeroundnosepliers

useyourfreehandtowrapthewireoverthetopjawoftheroundnosepliersand

aroundtheportionofthemainwirethatisbetweenthepliersandthebead.Wrap

thewiretwice.

6.Afterthesecondwrapping,trimthewireclosetothemainwire.

7.Threadthenextbeadandrepeatthestepsonloopingtillyoureachthelengthof

beadyouwant.

8.Thenattachtheclasp.Youcanattachitbyformingthenumber8withtheround

nosepliers.Placeitinoneoftheloops,andaloopformthestringofbeadsis

placedintheother.

9.Lastly,wrapthewirethreetimesaroundthefigure8andpressusingthepliers

andthentrimoutexcesswire.

MAKINGNECKLACEWITHPOLYMERCLAY

Youwillneedclay,apastamachineorroller,cuttingtool(knife),waxpaper,jump

ring,chain

1.Puttheclayintothemachineandrollittillyougetthedesiredsoftnessyou

want

2.Cuttheedgesoftheclaytogiveitasmoothlooking(thisisoptional)

3.Usinganobjectofyourchoosing,(youcanuseaclaymoldormaybeastick

anythingyouwanttheclaytotaketheformof).

4.Wraptheobjectwithawaxpaperoranythingthatisokaytobeputinthe

oven.

5.Thenwraptheclayaroundtheobject.Useatoothpicktosmooththeends

6.Whenyoufeelyouhavegottentheshapeordesignyouwantremovethe

paperandstick

7.Thenpainttheclaywithanycolorofyourchoosing

8.Usingaplier,openthejumpringandlooponeendofthechainthroughit.

9.Thenattachtheclasptothejumpringandplacethechainthroughthe

openingofthecoloredclay

10.Closethejumpringandyourchainisreadytobeworn.

MAKINGABRACELETWITHCHARMS(CHARMBRACELET)

Youneedaroundnoseplier,headpin,clasp,jumprings,beads,chain,anycharm

ofyourchoice

-Startbyopeningajumpring(rememberthecorrectwaytoopenajump

ringwastalkedabout)

-Addacharmtoitthenaddthechainandclosethejumpring.

-Takeaheadpinandinsertitthroughthebead

-Usethepliertocutouttheexcesspinafterinsertion

-Makealoopusingtheroundnoseplier

-Addthechainviatheloopandclosetheloop

-Takeanotherjumpringandaddacharm

-Attachthejumpringandcharmtothechain

-Theninsertaheadpinthroughthepinandmakealoop

-Attachthebeadtothechain.

-Keepdoingthisuntilyoufeelyouhaveenoughcharmsandbeadsonthe

chain

-Toaddtheclasp,placebothonesideoftheclaspandtheendofthechain

onajumpring

-Dothesamethingwiththeotherendoftheclasp

-Makesureyouclosethejumpring

-Youcharmbraceletisreadytowear.

MAKINGBANGLESWITHWIRE

Youwillneedwirecutter,glue,needlenosepliersandjumprings,anybeadsofyour

choice

-Takeawireandmeasureoutthesizeofyourwrist.Remembertoleaveexcess

becauseofthejumpringyouwillattachlater

-Aftercuttingthewirewiththewirecutter,straightenthewireoutwithyourhand

-Loopthewirethroughtheholeofthebeadofyourchoice.

-Makesuretokeepthewirestraightallthetime.

-Ifyouloopedmorethanonebead,putadropofglueinbetweenthetwobeadsand

allowittodry.

-Toattachthecirclehook,usetheneedlenosepliertocurveuponesideofthewire

attheend(justalittlecurve).

-Thenattachthehookandusingtheplieragain,pressdownonitsothehookdoes

notcomeoff.

-Towearthebangle,looptheothersideofthewirethroughthecirclehookand

voila!Youarereadytogo.

MAKINGWIREWRAPPEDPENDANT

Forthisyouwillneedwirecutter,roundnosepliers,wire(20-22G),chainnoseplierand

anypendantofyourchoice

-Pulloutabout12inchesofwirefromthespool.Usingwirecuttertocutit.

-Thenrunthewirethroughyourfingers,thismakesthewireeasiertoworkit.

-Runthewirethroughtheholeofyourpendant,bringitupandusetheroundnose

pliertotwistit.

-Trimtheexcesstail.Thenusingtheroundnoseplier,placeitontopofthewireto

formaloop.

-Usethechainnosepliertograsptheloop,useyourotherfreehandtowrapthe

wirearoundthestem.

-Trimtheexcesswire.Thenyouhaveyourwrappedpendantwithaloop.Youcan

attachachaintothelooptowear.

SIMPLEWIRERING

Tomakeasimplewirering,youwillneed;wirecutters,hammer,eitherwoodoriron.

-Firststartbymeasuringandcutting17cmofwire.*ifyouwantabiggerringcuta

longerwire.

-Thenyoucurluponeendofthewiretoformaswirlandcurltheotherendalittle

bit.

-Thenusethehammertomakethewireflatfromtheswirltotheotherend.Getout

theitemyouwanttousetoformtheringlikeanailpolishorabottleneckand

wrapthewirearoundit.

-Finally,aftergettingtheringofftheformglueittoanybaseofyourchoiceand

yourringisreadytowear.

BEADNECKLACEWITHCHAIN

Todothisyouneedroundnosepliers,achainofyourchoice(gold,brass,sliveretc.),

beads,wirecutter,eyepinandclasp.

-Thisdesigncanbedonebybeginnersitissimpleandquick.

-Firstplacetheeyepinthroughthebeadsthenbendit.

-Usingthewirecutter,createaloop.

-Thenloopthechainsontobothsidesoftheeyepinonbothsidescutthetopofthe

chainandattachtheclasp.Yournecklaceisreadytowear.

Chapter5-

JewelryDesigns

Jewelrydesignsideascancomefromeverywhere.Youcangetanideawhen

lookingatamagazine,differentcolorcombination,differentlogos,whenwatchingTV

etc.Youcanmergetodifferentdesignsfromthingsaroundyou(rugpatternsetc.)tocreate

yourowndesigns.Wearecreativeinourownway.Itiseasierforsomepeopletheycan

justgetvariousdesignsbylookingattheground.Whileothersneedtimetothinkgo

places,lookatdifferentpatterns,color,readdifferentmagazines,togetsomesortof

inspiration

.

Todiscoveryourcreativityinjewelrydesigndependsonyou.Howyouviewfashion,

whatinterestyou?Theredifferentpatternswhenitcomestojewelrymakingandtheseare:

1.Repeat

Thisisarepetitiveorrepetitionofapattern;black,white,black,white,

blacketc.

2.Symmetrical

:

Apatternthatisidenticalonbothsides.Itisusuallystaredfromthemiddle.

Itisamirroredtypepatternequaledinbalanceandproportion.

3.Asymmetric

Apatternthatisdifferentononesideandalsodifferentontheotherside.

4.Random

Isanunpredictablepattern,itisaimlessandirregular.

AJewelrystyleiswhatapersonthinksoffashionandsincefashionisuniquesois

aperson’sJewelrystyle.Itisusedtoexpressoneself.Itcanbeclassic,simple,big,sassy,

fun,chic,festive,brass,current,boldorretro.Manythingsinfluenceyourchoiceofstyle

varieties;options,choicesandinterestplayarole.

Wecannottalkaboutstyleswithouttalkingabouttrends.Trendscomeandgobut

styleremainsthesame.Trendandstylegoestogether.Whencreatingajewelrydesign

thinkaboutthetrendsyouseetoday,trendsyoustillrememberfromthepastandalsothe

trendsthatyouliketofollowitwillhelpwhencreatingajewelrydesign.

Anotherthingtoconsideriscolor.Coloriseverywhere.Inthesky,land,changeof

season,footballclubsarerepresentedbydifferentcolors.Soitisanimportantfactorin

jewelrydesign.Alsothetypeofjewelryyoudesigndependsontheoccasionyouwantto

useitforchurch,work,movies,dinner,partiesetc.Addingbeadstojewelrydesigncango

alongway.Youmayhaveseenabeadsomewherethatyouthoughtwasniceandcan

decidetoincorporateitintothedesignyouareworkingon.

Remembertospendwithinthebudgetyouhave.Thatiswhyitisalwaysgoodto

knowwhatyouwantinothertoavoidoverspendingorthetroubleofhavingtoreturn

thingsbacktothestore.Donotgoandgetstuffsfromthestoreifthedesignyouwantis

stillinthinkingprocess.Themoreyoucreatejewelrydesignsthemoreideaswillflow

intoyourmind.

GETTINGINSPIRATIONFORJEWELRYDESIGN

Inspirationisallaroundus.Ifyoulookandobservecloselyyouwillnoticeit.Itcanbea

bithardtonoticeifyouareoverwhelmed.Sothebestthingforyoutodoistotakea

break,clearyourheadandtryandrelaxyourmind.Thereareseveralplaces,thingsetc.

youcanbeinspiredfrom

Nature

:Ifyouaresomeonewhoenjoysthegreatoutdoors.

Youenjoylayingonthegrass,listeningtobirdsmakebeautifulmusic,youlovewatching

thenightstars,flowers,rocks,wateroreventheclearbluesky.Youcanfindajewelry

designfromanyofthis.Inspirationforadesigncancometoyoufromthethingsthat

surroundyou.Itmightcomefromthewayabutterflyflew,howarockisformed,the

shapeofacloud,thecolorofaflower.

Color

Asdiscussedbefore,ifyoulookeverywhereyouwillfindcolor.Noticethateach

colorhasdifferentshadeyoucanfindthisbylookingatdifferentshadesofflowers

orgoingtoacolorstoreandbrowsingaround.

Magazines

readlotsofmagazinethattalkaboutdecorationrangingfromfashionmagazine,

crafts,andwomen’s,tohomedécormagazines.Itwillspeaktoyouandgiveyouan

ideaorideasinajewelrydesign.

Substitute

likethenamesuggestsubstituteapartofadesignwithsomethingelselikefor

examplethinkwhatwillitlooklikewithwood,brass,gold,stone,concrete,plastic

insteadofjustplainsilver.Substitutionalsoworkswithcolorinsteadofusingthe

samecolorforeverything,tryusingadifferentcolorormixturesofcolors.

Combine

Trycombiningideasthatdoesnotnormallygotogether.Trydifferentmaterials

witheachothertillyoufeelyouhavefoundtheonethatresonateswithyou.

Adapt

Somethingyounoticedinnatureorsomewhere.Likeforexampleyouareina

festivalandthelanternusedareredandgoldChineselanternswhichsymbolizes

boldandwealth.Ifthatresonateswithyou,youcancreateajewelrydesignsimilar

tothat.

Eliminate

Tryremovingpartsofadesignforanotherdesign.Insteadofaddingmorestone

howaboutyouremovetheexcessunnecessaryparts.

Modify

Trymodifyingsomepartsofyourdesign.Likesmallportionsthatcontributetothe

designtrymakingitthebigportioninstead.

Rearrange

Trysomethingdifferentbyswitchingthedesign,ideas,ormaterialsaround.Maybe

thewaythebeadsarearrangedorthestonestrydoingitinatotallydifferentway.

Whengoingoutforinspirationeitherviabus,walksoranythingremembertoalwayscarry

anotebookandapentosketchorwritedowntheideasasitcomestoyousothatyoudo

notforgetormakemistakeswhenyouarefinallyreadytostartyourdesign.Thereare

quitealotoftechniquesavailabletousouttherethatcangenerategoodideasforadesign.

Itcancomewhenyoudonotevenexpectit.Also,rememberthatallthisthingstake

patiencewhilesomemightbeveryluckyintheinspirationdepartmentasitcomesquickly

tothemothersmightnotsoremembernottogetfrustratedordownbecauseeventuallyit

willcometoyouandwhoknowsthatmightbethebestdesignyouhaveevermade.

Conclusion

So,inthisbookwehavetalkedaboutalotofthingstohelpyougetstartedwithjewelry

making.Thekeytoeverythingisdetermination,soifyouputyourheartintoityouwill

definitelysucceed.

Asabeginnerinjewelrymaking,itisimportantthatyoustartatthefirstlevelbecauseyou

willlearnalotofthingsdoyourresearch,readbooks,watchvideo,attendbeginner’s

classesandgetsome

j

ewelrymakingsupplies.Thesearethingsyouneedtostartthe

jewelrymakingprocess.Justlikeanyotherhandworkjob,youhavetogetsomesupplies

first.Alwayshaveanideaofwhatyouthinkyouneedwhengoingshoppingforjewelry

making.Makesureyouhavetherightnameofthetools,sothatyoudonotoverspendor

buythewrongthings.Thatiswhyitisadvisabletodosomeresearchfirstandalso,

knowingthemeasuringofwhatyouwant.Likeeithera20Gwireor40G.Doingallthis

thingwillhelpyoudevelopagoodfoundationinjewelrymaking.Learnhowtocutwires

correctly,learnthepropertoolstousefortheoccasionforexampleyoucannotuseawire

cuttertomakealoopyouhavetousearoundnoseplier.

Also,asyouprogressremembertoalwaysexperimentandtryoutnewthingsbecausein

doingso,youwillgainexperience.RememberthekeytoeverythingisPATIENCE.So

evenifyoutryoutanewideaoranewdesignforthefirsttimeanditdoesnotturnoutto

bewhatyouwantdonotgiveup.Keeptryingtillyougetit.Jewelrymakingisalotoffun

onceyouunderstanditandyoualsogettocreateandwearsomethingthatdefinesyour

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