Styling and crafting a home can sometimes feel intimidating. Where to start? What to do? If you start with something small, however, you can always pick up useful skills and knowledge that you can build on and that can help you begin putting your own unique stamp on your home. For me, seeing the amazing projects of other bloggers (and there are some incredibly talented individuals out there in the blogosphere) helps to inspire and challenge me further to acquire new skills and learn more about the possibilities in my home.
One of the best places to start is to learn to craft something small, like a piece of jewelry. A lot can be learned about home crafts through jewelry crafts. The woven necklace tutorial listed below, for example, teaches you the basics of weaving which can give you the foundational skills for home projects like wall weavings (see my intro to wall weavings here). The same goes for the macramé and rope bracelets in this list which can get you started with macramé wall hangings (see my tutorial here) and rope decor (such as my easy-peasy rope coasters). Even the chain and wire jewelry in this list can easily be used to create framed art or an embellishment for your furniture, such as a drawer pull or adornment of some kind. The possibilities are limitless 🙂
This list of 15 jewelry crafts, therefore, contains not only the makings of some uniquely beautiful accessories to wear, but new skills to apply to your home style and decor this season:
1. Woven Necklace
Source: A Beautiful Mess
2. Marble Necklace
Source: The Merry Thought
3. Double-Chain Necklace
Source: I Spy DIY
4. Beaded Necklace
Source: Jazzberry
5. Fishtail Bracelets
Source: I Spy DIY
6. Rope Bracelets
Source: Brit & Co.
7. Macramé Bracelets
Source: via Beads.Us
8. Chain Woven Bracelet
Source: DIY Ready
9. Studded Bracelets
Source: Martha Stewart
10. Wire Ring
Source: SwellMayde
11. Doily Ring
Source: Yellow Spool
12. Silk Stacking Ring
Source: the lovely dept
13. Peach Wrapped Ring
Source: Oh Everything Handmade
14. Fabric Button Earrings
Source: Brit + Co.
15. Tassel Earrings
Source: Hello Natural
Bonus: Yarn-Wrapped Chain Link Bracelet
And just in case you missed it, you can see my tutorial for a yarn-wrapped chain link bracelet here.
I hope this list of jewelry crafts inspire you to see that crafting in one area need not limit you. The applications of jewelry making alone – beyond creating something beautiful and unique to wear – can inspire a wide variety of home projects and DIY’s. We are only limited by what our imaginations can supply.
So, go ahead and let your imaginations run a little wilder this season 🙂
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