Jewelry Making

Jewelry-making can be a pretty open-ended process. Make something personal to you! If you need ideas, here are a few links to guide you:

• This website gives you examples of beaded bracelets, as well as materials, tips & tricks, and things to take into consideration.

• Make a Flower Bead Bracelet using this specific pattern.

You can find some materials to make jewelry in the Imagination PLAYce (colorful beads, letter beads, charms, string, and bells).

Here is a short list of some recommended materials to make something uniquely your own:

• Beads - you can get colorful ones, big ones, small ones, ones with letters, and lots more.

• String - you can use cord, string, chains, floss, yarn, pipe cleaners, or anything else to string your pattern on.

• Bells - to make your jewelry musical, you can add small jingle bells.

• Charms - you can use charms that represent the things you love and bring you joy, so you can carry them with you.

Remember you can always rearrange! Don't be afraid to try out different things until you love your creation.

This Craft in America Lesson Plan lays out an entire lesson on jewelry, involving its importance and meaning, as well as a project where students make a piece that represents what is important to them and reflect upon their creations. It connects to environmental science, social studies, and language arts.

'5 Jewelry Techniques to Use in the Art Room,' which focuses specifically on art classrooms, talks about why jewelry fits in the art curriculum, and examples of what kinds of lessons to implement.