Jewelry making can be a fun and exciting activity to do, especially if you have little girls just learning how to dress up and accessorize like mommy. And DIY necklaces are one of the easiest accessories to make. It will be a perfect bonding activity for you and the girls.

The good thing about handmade jewelry is that materials abound. There are so many craft stores and online shops offering a wide array of art materials and what-nots. You can purchase chains, cords, and ribbons for your necklace and lovely charms and accents to make as pendants.

A lot of stores sell interesting accent pieces and beautiful ornaments to hang on your necklaces, such as this heart pendant:

A lot of stores also offer different kinds of beads – from colored glass beads to the cheaper ones made of wood or polymer clay. You can string these beads together and come up with a fun and fabulous design to wear with your daughter’s favorite summer dress.

You also don’t need to worry about clasps and other tools like tweezers, cutters, and pliers. You can get them from these art and craft supply stores at affordable prices.

Little girls love anything colorful and they love necklaces with cute and fancy trinkets or pendants. Mismatched accents or charms hanging on bright-colored ribbons or chains would look pretty on young girls’ necks. And the best thing about it? You don’t have to go for something expensive. This is mainly because girls nine years old and below are generally active and still love to play and run around, so losing pendants and even the entire necklace is a common incident.

Little girls love colorful accents and pendants like this:

Older girls, especially the ones who are in their early teens, prefer the more feminine and elegant designs. At this age, they start to appreciate cute but more classic and more subtle pieces. They start to appreciate jewelry with more lady-like materials, like diamond, pearl, crystals, and simple silver or gold chains.

Older girls prefer necklaces with more elegant and lady-like pendants such as those with diamonds or pearl, like these:

Creating handmade necklaces is easy. You just need some practice on how to do the clasps or how to connect the two ends together, because this is the tricky part. It is just great that people these days are into the more avant-garde designs so you can be as creative as you can get. Knowing how to make your own necklaces makes it easier for you to spice up any particular outfit.