Luxurious Luxe Shell Necklace Kit

If you didn’t know already, and I have to confess that I didn’t until I took another look at their website, Luxe Jewels sells jewelry making kits, and you don’t have to necessarily be a Luxe Jewels consultant to buy one. I got a chance to make the “Washed Ashore Necklace” kit, which is considered an advanced skill level 3 kit. If you want to make this necklace yourself, the kit costs $49, and for those non-jewelry makers, they can purchase the finished necklace, ready-to-wear for $79.

Now, since this is an advanced kit, it did take some wire wrapping experience, so obviously, someone very new to jewelry making who hasn’t worked with wire much might find it a little involved. However, if you are a wire lover like myself, then you’ll have no trouble putting this together, and the final necklace is nice and long, about 22 inches, and very light weight.

I found the supplies included in the kit – shell beads; gold-filled chain; vermeil “S” clasp; logo tag and jump ring; and gold-filled wire – to be of excellent quality. In fact, when you consider the cost of gold-filled chain (have you priced it lately?) the cost for this kit is reasonable.

The kit does not come with tools (no big surprise as most kits don’t), so you’ll need some wire cutters, round-nosed pliers, and needle-nosed (flat-nosed) pliers to complete the kit. Along with all the materials, it includes step-by-step instructions and techniques sheet that explains and illustrates the wire wrapping technique needed for this necklace.

For more about Luxe Jewels, read Home Parties Go Big Time and Luxe Jewels CEO interview Jessica Herrin.