DIY | Ceramic Jewellery
Necklace with Pink Ceramic Conches We used the following DIY components to make this necklace: 16 ceramic conch shells approx. 80cm satin cord, 1.5mm, dark golden 2 cord ends, 5/4 mm, gold-plated...
DIY jewelry blog with guides and creative ideas
Make your own jewellery with Smyks.com
Here you can learn how to make your own beautiful, trendy, and modern jewelry with beads, charms and other materials. You can find guides for earrings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and much more!
At Smyks.com, we constantly keep an eye on the latest fashion trends so we can create current designs that harmonize with the trends of the time. You will also find classic designs that never go out of style - we want to share the joy of DIY beading and jewelry making with you, no matter what your personal style and taste are.
Our guides have all in common that they are thoroughly described and easy to follow, even if you are completely new to the world of jewelry making. Therefore, you will find ideas and guides for many easy and creative accessories you can make at home on this page.
Most designs are both inexpensive and quick to make, but turn into the finest jewelry that you can look forward to showing off. With our large selection of beads, pearls, jewelry parts, charms, chains, wire, and tools, you can also put your own personal touch on your next jewelry.
Open the Pandoras Box of creativity and have fun in Smyks' creative DIY universe!
You will find the step-by-step guides here and our more detailed blog about different design further down the page.
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DIY | Macramé Motifs
Created onIn this blog post, we show you how you can make variations of the traditional macramé bracelet yourself. We used polyester cord to knot our examples of different motifs. The bracelets can be made with cord in any thickness, and the...
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DIY | Ankle chains with Charms
Created onSummer is here! Now the time has come to decorate your ankles with glittering chains. All ankle chains are equipped with a chain extender. They can be placed high up on the ankle so that they are visible together with sneakers ... or they...
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DIY | Earrings with Summer Flowers
Created onSummer is finally here - and with it comes an endless variety of beautiful flowers in all shades and colours! 😍🌸🌻🌼🌹😍 This year's fashion and jewellery trends dictate FLOWERS, so in this blog...
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DIY | Daisy Wreath earrings with Delica Beads
Created onHere we're going to take a look at a true classic in beadwork; the daisy chain stitch. The flower vine motif can be made with many different types of beads, whether it's zircons, seed beads or freshwater pearls, and can become your...
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DIY | Double Daisy Chain
Created onDouble Daisy Chain Bracelet See our related blog post: DIY Daisy chain stitch - jewellery with seed bead flowers . We have used the following materials to make this bracelet: ...
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DIY | Keychains and Bag Charms
Created onMake your own fashionable bag charms In this blog post by Smyks, we show you how to make cute, personalised and funny bag charms and keychain pendants with beads. These trendy and eye-catching little pendants can be incredibly expressive...
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Beaded Bags with Crystals
Created onDIY Bags and Accessories with Crystals One of the hottest trends at the moment are bags and accessories covered with sparkling crystal beads. There are handbags, mobile phone cases, mug holders, key rings and much more. The...
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DIY | Jewellery for Confirmation and party
Created onConfirmation jewellery - tradition, symbolism and personal style There are many things that need to be taken care of for the confirmation and it's not just the dress and hair, but especially the jewellery that needs to be found and...
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DIY | Confirmation jewelry with Delicas
Created onFind inspiration for your confirmation party Here you find some examples of festive jewellery inspired by traditional Danish confirmations. On this occasion the girls are dressed elegantly in white. Consequently, this little confirmation...
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DIY | Necklaces with Semi-Precious Stones
Created on | 3 comment(s)Dear reader In this blog post, we will show you how you can make your own statement necklaces with beautiful semi-precious stone beads. You decide which stones you want in your necklace. Maybe beads in a beautiful colour or gemstones...
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DIY Peyote Folded Leaf
Created onFolded leaf earrings are an elegant jewellery style which combines a traditional beading technique with modern design. We used the classic Peyote stich to make these earrings - a beading technique we have presented in a number of Smyks blog posts...
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DIY Peyote stitch jewelry
Created onIn this blog entry, we’ll show you a line of jewelry and pendants based on the simple beading tecniquie Peyote stitch. The different tube shapes are all made in the same way, only varying in length and width. We have created a...
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DIY | Mala meditation chains
Created onMake your own DIY Mala necklace for meditation Malas are traditional Indian meditation chains with 108 beads. According to the ancient Vedic scriptures, the human body consists of 72,000 energy channels called nadis. There...
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DIY | Wire Wrapping
Created onDear guest In this DIY blog post from Smyks.com, we take a closer look at the many options silver wire can offer you if you want to make your own beautiful and unique jewellery pendants and links. You can work with beads...
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DIY | Beaded Bowknots
Created onDear reader: In this blog post by Smyks.com, our designer Charlotte shows you how to make cute bowknot jewellery. The bowknot as an elegant symbol of love and faithfulness is experiencing a revival and we predict that it will become the...
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DIY | Seed Bead Fruits
Created onDear visitor In this blog post, our jewellery designer Charlotte presents some sewing techniques that you can use to make little fruits out of seed beads . With these designs, you can assemble jewellery with a beautiful, fresh and playful...
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DIY | Sun, Moon, Stars
Created onHoops with Sun, Moon and Stars We used the following components to assemble these earrings: Hoops, 18mm, gold-plated sterling siver 2 star pendants, 6mm, gold-plated steel...
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DIY | Stars with Delica beads
Created onGreen star made of Delica beads We used the following DIY components for this star: Delica beads, size #11 Beading thread, FireLine, 6LB, 1.5m 1 closed ring, 4mm, gilded sterling silver...
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DIY | Bracelets with Mini Fruits
Created onBracelet with Bunches of Grapes We used the following components to make this bracelet: Miyuki seed beads, size #11, luster salmon Miyuki seed beads, size #11, light green Miyuki...
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DIY | Crystal Balls
Created onIn this blog post by Smyks , we present an old acquaintance in beautiful new clothes. We are talking about the so-called berry beads and flower balls. Both can be used as pendants but each of them is made in its own special...
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DIY | Crystal Earrings
Created onFloral Earrings with Genuine Crystal Beads by Preciosa In this blog post, our designer Charlotte demontrates that a few beads and thread are enough to create a beautiful and exclusive look that will attract everybody's attention....
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DIY | Necklaces with mini pendants
Created onIn this blog post, our jewellery designer Charlotte provides design inspiration for different necklaces with sterling silver or gold-plated sterling silver jewellery parts. The different jewellery designs follow current trends with organic and...
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DIY | Earstuds with Semi-Precious Stones
Created on | 1 comment(s)Make Your Own Earstuds with Semi-Precious Stones Summer is coming ... and we are in our best beading mood. In this blog post - written by Smyks´ designer Charlotte - we play with exciting combinations of some of...
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DIY | Mini-Duo Daisies
Created onMini-Duo Daisy Earrings We love the Danish spring! This is why in this DIY blog post we have focused on flowers - the eternal jewellery theme. The Japanese manufacturer Matubo produces the slightly overlooked, but beautiful ...
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DIY | Paracord Bracelets
Created onDIY Army Bracelets / Survival Bracelets, Brecelets with Paracord In this blog post by Smyks, we go through a few techniques you can use to make the popular knotted macramee bracelets with parachute cord which are also...
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Gemstone Teardrops
Created onIn this inspiring blog post, Smyks presents a new range of handmade drop pendants in semi-precious stones and sterling silver and gold-plated sterling silver. The pendants are small and finely faceted into adorable drops and...
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DIY | Friendship Bracelets
Created onDear guest In this jewellery blog by Smyks, we teach you a knotting technique that is particularly up-to-date. It is used to make the popular friendship bracelets, among other things. This technique is a bit time-consuming but not...
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DIY | Behind the Ear
Created onHere you can find a lot of inspiration to make your own "behind the ear" earrings. All these earrings have in common that one of their elements ends behind the ear. The chain or beads are fastened to the ear nut. In...
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DIY | Brick Stitch Earrings
Created onIn this blog post, you can learn how to use the brick stitch technique to make colorful earrings with delicate patterns using delica beads . The Brick Stitch jewelry technique has a fascinating origin with roots in Native American...
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DIY | Ear Cuffs
Created onIn this blog post, we show you different designs you can make yourself with the popular jewelry "Earcuffs". A piece of jewelry that doesn't even require pierced ears. Earcuffs are smart pieces of jewelry that can...
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DIY Chistmas decorations in cobber and gold
Created onSmyks.com is proud to present a collection of Christmas decorations for window display, hanging on the christmas tree and more. The colour palette is inspired by current interior design trends where cobber and other golden metals...
Be inspired by our many DIY guides
You can see our blog as an online jewelry school. Just like in our in-house courses, we try to guide you thoroughly and understandably, in our online DIY guides, so you can create the most beautiful jewelry in your own home.
The detailed explanations are always accompanied by either pictures or videos that show the procedure, and we also write which materials and which jewelry tools you will need.
You can freely choose whether you want to use our creative ideas to create jewelry exactly like ours, or if you want to be inspired to create your own designs. If you are not quite comfortable with venturing into your own designs yet, you can start by playing with the colors and choosing your own favorite beads, pearls and materials instead of our suggestions.
You can also start with one of our many jewellery kits for both adults and children, as well as advanced and novice jewellery artists.
From Hollywood to your hobby workshop
We love creating current designs that fit perfectly into the fashion scene with the leading trends. Therefore, you will find plenty of DIY instructions for jewelry that do not look homemade but could easily be used on the red carpet or in the next fashion week if necessary.
That's actually where we get a lot of our inspiration from - and you might be surprised at how easy it is to create your own earrings, necklaces, and bracelets that look like the stars' on the dot.
Overall, we hope to show that there are plenty of creative things you can do at home without a lot of equipment or experience and that will look like a million with our DIY blog.
Jewelry guides for both adults, children, and the young-at-heart
We don't believe that being creative is something you grow out of. That's why it's important for us to make guides that benefit different ages, skill levels, tastes, and needs.
It should be cozy and fun to do something creative, such as making homemade jewelry. We hope that our guides can provide an opportunity for a cozy afternoon in the world of beads and pearls where both children, parents, friends, and colleagues can slow down and gather around our jewelry universe.
We love to design and create DIY guides
As one of the only bead webshops in Denmark, we at Smyks are dedicated to developing new jewelry designs and DIY instructions for DIY jewelry. When you shop with us, you are directly supporting our work and ensuring that we can continue to deliver exciting content, guides, and inspiration to the delight of all jewelry enthusiasts such as yourself.
How our DIY guides and videos are made
We have our own creative designer who gathers inspiration from everything from fashion to interior design when she puts together new collections and makes DIY guides. You can read more about Charlotte and her work here.
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