DIY | Earrings with glass charms
Smyks has acquired a new selection of mounted charms and connectors in glass. The glass is faceted, available in various beautiful colors and can be combined in a plethora of ways. Here, we have shown some...
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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Everything you should know before buying a DIY jewellery starter kit
Created onDIY jewellery kits: how to get started What is a DIY jewellery kit? A jewellery kit consists of a collection of loose and semi-finished jewellery parts, beads, ear hooks, wire, clasps, etc. used to make jewellery, all packaged in a nice...
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DIY | Earrings with Zirconia
Created onSmyks has acquired an exclusive line of earwires and connectors. The earwires consists of oxidised sterling, with 4 small zirconia in each. The earwires can be bought in 3 distinct versions, and you can easily...
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DIY | Necklaces with rough semi-precious stones
Created onSmyks has acquired an exquisite new selection of rough semi-precious stones . The stones are without holes and are therefore suitable for necklaces, where you wrap wire around the stone and in doing so, create your own...
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DIY | Bracelets with wavy leather cord
Created onFall is in full motion, and with it, the new wave-shaped leather cords, which we have just acquired. What’s more, they can be yours in 5 different fall-inspired colors. Here, we show you how these wave-shaped leather cords can...
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DIY| Ethnic bracelets
Created onThe native / ethnic look has been a really big hit this summer, and it continues into the fall- and winter season. Make your own fast and easy bracelets with the colourful round-stitched cotton cord. The examples shown above are...
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DIY | Colour trends
Created onIn this special blog post, Smyks wants to inspire you to make great colour combinations for your DIY jewelry. We will keep giving you new colour combinations which you can use, and we hope to inspire you to mix and match your...
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DIY| Delica with Memory Wire
Created onDelica beads are still a big hit, even in the autumn season. In this blog post, we give you more ideas for Delica jewellery and new colour combinations to inspire you. For this bracelet we have used memory wire, which is a...
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DIY | Long necklaces with pendants
Created onMake your own necklaces with symbols of the east. Smyks has several fine Buddha pendants, tassels in different colours and plenty of hand of Fatima pendants to protect you from evil. The hand can be found painted on walls, or...
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DIY | Do it yourself pearl pendant
Created onThe famous “eye” on a pearl Below, we will walk you through how to create classical earrings, finishing with the famous “eye”. Other techniques probably do exist, but I think this method is working properly. Arm...
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Ankle chain | DIY
Created onSummer time means perfectly tanned feet, and now it’s time to decorate your ankles. You can choose a simple chain, or make a colourful ankle bracelet with Delica beads and add a little tassel. DIY Ankle chains...
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DIY | Stud earrings with hanging beads
Created onSimple stud earrings with hanging beads Here we present a simple idea for beautiful earrings with genuine semi-precious stone beads. The earrings, which consist of a pair of stud earrings with a long eye-pin with an attached bead or pearl,...
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DIY | Crystal wrap bracelet
Created onLearn how to make your own stylish bracelet with rhinesstone chain and soutache. The quantity amounts are for a standard bracelet made to wrap around the wrist two times. You will need: approx. 40cm gilded ...
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DIY| Delica jewellery
Created onDelica beads are still a big hit and are available in a wide array of different colours. We have made a small collection, which we hope inspires you to make your own jewelry using Delica beads. ...
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DIY | Beautiful rings
Created onMake these elegant and super easy finger rings. You can mix them, and wear several on one hand, or choose to only wear one of them for a more simple look. Rings with smoky Quartz For these...
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DIY | Silk cord bracelets
Created onTry out the new, soft silk cords from Smyks next time you want to make a bracelet. The cord has a soft cotton core lined with real silk. See our whole selection of silk cords here . This...
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DIY | Cool keyhangers with watch
Created onYou can check out our large assortment of watchfaces on Smyks.com . Here are a few examples on how you can use watches in combination with the popular key hangers. We have used the...
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DIY Bracelet with patterned leather
Created onSmyks has just recieved fine flat leather with pattern. Use it to make beautiful and simple bracelets – or maybe a narrow belt. It is entirely up to you. Here we have chosen to show how to make fine bracelets...
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DIY Leather bracelets with chain
Created onSmyks now offer new and stylish leather with silverplated chains in the webshop . You can get flat leather with different prints , framed by a narrow silverplated chain, or you can get narrow leather...
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DIY | Minimalistic earrings
Created onSmyks has just received beautiful new earstuds and silhouettes, all in a hot new design. Available in Sterling silver, gilded Sterling silver and oxidised Sterling silver. Here’s a little inspiration, showing you how you...
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DIY rose gold earrings
Created onRose gold is the hottest new spring trend. It gives you a feminine look, and works exceptionally well in combination with other metals. Smyks.com has earstuds and earwires in rose gold. Here is a little...
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DIY Elegant party earrings with lots of bling
Created onIn this jewelry guide, we’ll show you how to easily make your own elegant earrings to wear at parties and special occasions, all with Swarovski crystal encrusted pendants and beads from Smyks.com . The earrings displayed here are with...
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DIY Necklace with tiger-tail beading wire
Created onAt this blog post from Smyks.com we show you how you can make a beautiful necklace or bracelet with tiger-tail beading wire and genuine semi-precious stones. Beading wire or Tiger-tail wire, as it is also known, is the best choice when...
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DIY pearl necklace with silk thread
Created onDIY Pearl necklace with genuine freshwater pearls on silk cord. There are several different ways to make pearl necklaces, this guide shows you step by step how you make a pearl necklace with silk beading thread and one of...
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DIY Jewellery with brushed pendants
Created onJewelry parts with a slightly brushed and rustic surface are very modern, and are a good match for timeless jewelry design. In this entry we present a series of new and simple designs for necklaces as well as earrings, which you can create with...
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DIY Jewellery with circle shapes
Created onElegant and simple jewelry made of different ring shapes with rustic surfaces is one of the big current jewelry trends. at Smyks, these jewelry parts are now available in round, oblong and teardrop shapes and are found in silver coated,...
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DIY earrings with triangular decorations
Created onMake your own line of exciting designs with beautiful triangular jewelry pieces. Below we show you five examples on how to use the triangle jewelry pieces to make beautiful earrings, simple and easy. Note, the triangles are...
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DIY bracelet with thin leather cord and charms
Created onMake your own elegant bracelets of skin cords with a curved surface and flat backs from Smyks.com. Choose between untreated snakeskin or calf skin in black or brown. Especially the snakeskin cord, which is made from sustainable...
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DIY Square Locking beads for macramé knotting.
Created onDecorative square beads for Macramé Bracelets. Smyks presents a series of square flat beads, typically known from the clasps of many Shamballa-style bracelets. The square beads, featuring a side groove and a wide hole, come in...
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DIY – Pearl earrings with floating pearl
Created onOriginal design earrings with two white pearls, where the lower pearl seems to be floating underneath the earlobe. Follow the guide underneath and make them yourself, simple, cheap and easy. In the example, we have used...
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DIY – Make your own “Mise en Dior-like” pearl earrings
Created onTrendy earrings with a big pearl behind the earlobe and a little pearl in front, this is how you make them. Do like the Hollywood stars on the red carpet and wear a pair of “Dior pearl earrings”....
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DIY – Leather bracelet with charms
Created onMake your own charms with jewelry parts from Smyks.com, here’s how. A “charm” is usually a good-luck charm, and refers to an object with a symbolic meaning to the bearer. In our time, the name is...
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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