Personalized gifts are the best for any occasion. They hold a beautiful story connecting you to your loved ones for a lifetime.

Here’s all you need to know for your jewelry making and beading project.

Things you will need

• Glass beads that are systematically arranged in a bead organizer.
• Beading needle (preferably big eye for ease of use)
• Bead cord or thread
• Ruler or tape measure
• Earwires
• Headpins or eyepins
• Memory wire
• Wire cutters
• Pliers (crimp, round-nose, and flat-nose)
• Crimp beads or soft metal beads (in case you don’t prefer knotting the wire)

The standard jewelry length

Necklace:

Necklaces have been around since ancient times. Humans discovered the first necklace 25,000 years ago in a cave in Monaco made of fish bones. With time, people began to integrate feathers, shells, and colored gems into them.

Various names specify the length of the necklace: 14-16” for Choker, 12-13” for Collar, 17-19” for Princess, 20-24” for Matinee, 28-34” for Opera, and 35+ for Rope.

Nevertheless, these lengths vary based on who you’re making the necklace for. For men, women, plus-sized men and women, kids and babies, we recommend opting for 20”, 17-35”, 18-36”, 12-14” and 10-12”, respectively.

Choker:

Chokers have been the talk of the town these past few years. A choker is worn in a manner that touches the skin around the neck. You shouldn’t over-tighten it, or else it may hinder your breathing pattern.

For this reason, chokers aren’t recommended for babies. For women, men, the plus-sized, and kids, the recommended lengths are 14-16”, 18”, 17-19”, and 8-10”.

Bracelet:

The word originates from the Greek ‘brachile’ that translates to ‘of the arm.’ Anyone and everyone can wear bracelets.

For men, women, kids, and babies, we recommend cutting lengths of 8-11”, 7-7½”, 5½-6½” and 3½-5” respectively.

Anklet:

Anklets are oh-so-elegant. There are gold, silver, beaded, and charm anklets. To DIY an anklet, make use of the following size guide for men, women, kids, and babies: 11-14”, 9-9½”, 7-8”, and 4-4½”.

Birthstones to personalize your gift

If you want to personalize the gift for your loved one even more, integrate a birthstone into the jewelry.

Here are the birthstones with their corresponding months:

We understand that they’re a little pricey; that’s why you can search for semiprecious stones or their crystal alternatives online.

Art Cove is a one-stop-shop for all your beading and jewelry making supplies. Buy different types of beads: faceted, spaghetti, tri, star-flake, plastic pearl, and pony beads from our stocks online. Also, we feature a collection of cords, threads, and wires. You can also choose casting resin and epoxy.

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