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.
In this blog post you will find inspiration and instructions on how to make your own earrings with various semi-precious stones and pendants. The article wants to inspire especially those of you who already are familiar with the basic...
Super-duo beads og Mini-duo beads are quality glass pearls by the Japanese company Matubo. The beads are very uniform in size and shape and feature a soft oval shape and two parallel holes. This special shape and the...
You can easily make your own ornamental links and earwires with this wire links board. First you place the studs on the board in the pattern you want to create, then you wind the wire around the studs. See more...
In this guide, we show you how to create your very own statement ring using the wrap method. The design gives you plenty of creative freedom: you decide how the ring sits on your finger, which gemstone, crystal or natural pearl you...
The history behind the iconic Russian Leaf design The Russian Leaf beading technique has a fascinating background and has become a valued part of contemporary beadwork and jewellery making. Originally developed in Russia,...
In this blog post, we show you how to make elegant chandelier-style earrings with a sparkling garland of small beads around a large center bead. The technique is simple and can be used in a multitude of combinations and color schemes. In...
This cable chain with small enamel beads is available in various colour combinations . In our new blog post, we show you how easy it is to make these earrings yourself - you just wind the chain around a pair...
Show who you are through the pendants of your jewellery The key to designing unique pieces of jewellery is expressing your own personality, for example through your choice of pendants and beads . It’s as if you’re...
Triple necklace with tourmaline beads and two chains We used the following DIY materials to assemble this nacklace: Tourmaline beads, faceted, 3mm (38cm) Figaro chain with facets, 0.40mm,...
Small ring with Delica fringes We used the following materials to make these earrings: Delica beads, turquoise-blue flecked DB2264V Delica beads, bordeaux DB0654 Delica beads,...
Hoops with Red Pattern We used the following materials to make these earrings: 2 rings 20mm, gilded brass Delica beads, apple red, DB0791V Delica beads, yellow-brown DB2262 Delica beads,...
Hoops with small gemstone beads We used the following DIY materials to make these earrings: 1 pair of hoops, 20mm, gilded sterling silver 8 crimp beads, gold-plated sterling silver 18 various...
In this blog post you can find instructions on how to make the popular earrings with long chains made of bead links. You will learn how to make the links, i.e. how to link the beads together with wire forming eyelets and windings. You...
Here you find inspiration and instructions on how to make your own beautiful earrings with bead clusters. This type of earrings with small and colourful gemstone beads is wonderful as weekday jewelry, while the more exclusive version...
How to make a bracelet with small semi-precious stone beads Smyks.com has a large selection of small semi-precious stone beads , which are perfect for many kinds of jewellery. Here we show you how you can make beautiful bracelets with...
Above we’re showing super simple hoop earrings with Delica beads. You can choose to fill in the hoop completely, or do as we did and only do a small part of the ring, so you still can see the gilded silver earring. Super simple...
Make your own jewellery with cowrie shells or other seashells and conch shell horns. Cowrie shells is the name of the pretty seashells we used for the macramé bracelets. In this blog post we want to inspire you to make...
DIY woven beaded bracelets with Delica seed beads Read on to discover how to weave a bead bracelet with Delica beads. Seed bead bracelets are among today’s most popular accessories and are enjoying a real revival—not just in...
Jewellery with tassels, step by step tutorial Jewellery with tassels are becoming popular again. The little decorative pendants come in many different colors and lengths. A wide collection of tassels can be found at Smyks.com. In...
Tila bead bracelet, easily made You can make these beautiful weaved bracelets with leather edge and Tila beads yourself. Here we show you some examples of bracelets for which we combined Tila beads, seed beads and Delica beads....
Earrings with tassels are currently on-trend and this trend will continue throughout this year’s spring and summer season. These earrings are statements – you are free to wear them as long as you want … or as short as...
Make your own seed bead earrings inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s gorgeous tassel earrings. The instructions are detailed and it takes time to sew all the tiny beads together, but you will be rewarded with a fantastic result –...
Beautiful DIY macramé bracelets In this blog post, we show a range of beautiful, feminine bracelets made using the well‑known macramé knotting technique. These bracelets, which you can easily make yourself, are created...
Smyks has recently acquired a range of new, delicate half‑drilled beads, and this collection is designed to inspire you with ideas for using them in earrings and necklaces. A half‑drilled bead has a hole that does not go all...
Are you looking for inspiration for beautiful jewellery this December? Then you’re in luck — there’s plenty of ideas waiting for you below. This time, I’ve created a few elegant examples featuring matching...
In this special blog post, Smyks aims to inspire you with fresh and exciting colour combinations for your DIY jewellery. We’ll keep sharing new palettes you can use, and we hope they encourage you to mix and match your own...
Delica beads remain a firm favourite, even as we move into the autumn season. In this blog post, we share fresh ideas for Delica jewellery along with new colour combinations to spark your creativity. For this bracelet, we’ve...
The classic loop on a pearl or bead Below, we’ll show you how to create traditional earrings finished with the classic loop on a pearl or bead. There are certainly other techniques, but this method works reliably. Do arm yourself...
Create these simple summer necklaces and bracelets using large, colourful bubble beads. Mix and match the colours any way you like — they always add a cheerful pop of colour to any outfit. ...
Summer is on its way, which means it’s time for summer bracelets. They’re quick and easy to make, so everyone can join in. Start by choosing your decoration, then pick the cord colour you’d like to use....
Rose gold is the hottest new spring trend It gives a beautifully feminine look and pairs exceptionally well with other metals. Smyks.com offers both earstuds and earwires in rose gold. Here is a...
A new year has begun, and we are back with lots of new ideas and designs for your DIY jewelry. We start out with a small jewelry collection, which is simple and easy to make yourself. The earrings are inspired by Bille Brahe , who has...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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