46 Ideas For DIY Jewelry You’ll Actually Want To Wear

The world of do-it-yourself jewelry has really stepped up its game.

1. The Tiny Tassel Bracelet

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2. Painted Bobby Pin Earrings

An awesome way to put that leftover nail polish to good use.

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3. The Chevron Bracelet

Using string and hexagonal nuts from the hardware store. Get the full directions here.

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4. The Braided Bead Necklace

Get the full instructions here.

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5. The Leather Collar Necklace

via Refinery 29.

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6. The Fork Ring

Get the full directions here.

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7. The Beaded Fringe Necklace

Get the directions and pattern here.

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8. Easy Wire Hairpins

Click here for more directions.

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9. The Washer Necklace

Get the full directions here.

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10. Glitter Rings

Here’s the tutorial.

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11. Polymer Clay Bead Necklaces

Polymer clay, also called Sculpey, comes in a variety of colors and can be molded and baked. Get the tutorial here.

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Here’s another stylish necklace tutorial using polymer clay.

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12. Celine-Inspired Knot Bracelet

Here’s another tutorial using Sculpey.

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13. The Dainty Knot Ring

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14. Neon Rope Cuff Bracelets

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15. The Wire Motif Pendant

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16. The Wire-Wrapped Rock Ring

Get the full directions here.

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17. The Spike Rope Bracelet

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18. The Geometric Shrinky-Dink Necklace

Learn how to make shrinky-dink jewelry here.

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Also check out this Shrinky Dinks ring.

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19. The Knot Chain Bracelet

More info at I Spy DIY.

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20. Pretzel Knot Hemp Jewelry

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Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=o6nGKJd51IE.

Watch an instructional video.

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21. Painted Leather Triangle Earrings

Get the tutorial here.

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22. Beaded Safety Pin Bracelets

The directions are in Spanish so you might want to run it through Google translate.

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Here’s another variation plus directions in English.

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23. The Ponytail Cuff

This easy hair accessory is made from plumbing rings.

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24. The Wrapped Cord Friendship Bracelet

This bracelet is made from embroidery floss and polycord found in a hardware store.

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25. The Leather and Chain Arrow Bracelet

Reuse an old belt for this DIY.

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26. Fringe Earrings

Here are the complete directions and supply list.

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27. The Cable Knit Bracelet

Download the pattern (.pdf) here.

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If you’re not a knitter, you could just wrap cuffs using the material from an old sweater.

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28. DIY Silver Bugle Geometric Necklace

Get the full tutorial here.

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29. The Braided Cord Bracelet

Learn this knot to make a simple bracelet out of cord.

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30. Studded Bracelets

Martha Stewart shows you how to make leather studded jewelry.

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31. Rope and Pearl Bracelet

Get the full tutorial here.

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32. The Three Strand Bracelet

This dainty bracelet idea comes from Make It and Fake It.

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33. Woven Chain Bracelets

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See the tutorial here.

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34. The Criss Cross Bead Bracelet

DIY brought to you by I Spy DIY.

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35. Disco Earrings

Here is the tutorial for these Chanel copycat earrings.

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36. Nautical Rope Bracelets

Get more directions here.

Source: ablissfuldream.blogspot.co.nz

37. Sculptural Folded Paper Bracelets

Download the PDF directions here.

Source: allthingspaper.net

38. An Ombre Wrapped Cuff

Get the insanely easy no-tools-required DIY.

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39. The Gold Lace Slave Bracelet

See the tutorial here.

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40. Painted Leather Bracelets

Get the full tutorial here.

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41. T-Shirt Bracelets

Cut strips, braid, and wrap together for chunky bracelets.

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Here’s a tutorial on how to turn t-shirts into a nautical bracelet.

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42. Tassel Earrings

Get the tutorial here.

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43. Metallic Twig Bangles

This DIY uses real twigs and spraypaint.

Source: apair-andaspare.blogspot.com

44. The Metallic Hardware Necklace

More jewelry made from pipes, by PS I Made This.

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45. The Spike Ring

Get the DIY for this edgy ring here.

Source: studs-and-pearls.com

46. Spraypainted Rhinestone Necklace

Take any old piece of jewelry (one that’s tarnished, perhaps?) and spraypaint a crazy color.

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