Friday, April 23, 2010



Learn How to Make Jewelry by

Getting Started With Bead Stringing


As a jewelry making teacher, I often talk to ladies who want to learn how to make jewelry, but they aren't sure how to get started. I can understand this because it isn't always obvious from looking at jewelry pieces to know what would be easy to make, and what would be difficult to make.

Like most things, if you jump in to soon and work on something you're not ready for, you will probably end up being frustrated, start to think you can't do it, and quit. My suggestion is always to crawl before you walk before you run. That way you can quickly build confidence in your abilities and you will enjoy seeing yourself improve as you start to take on more challenging jewelry making projects.


How to Make Fashion Jewelry Rings


From my experience with new students the best way to learn to crawl when it comes to jewelry making is to learn simple bead stringing techniques first. Doing so will get you comfortable with simple jewelry making techniques, materials, and tools before you move on to try something more difficult. And the nice thing is that you can still make a lot of very beautiful jewelry pieces even with simple bead weaving techniques.

For the most part, bead stringing simply involves running a thin wire or a nylon filament string (that's where the word "stringing" comes from) through the holes in an assortment of beads to create beautiful necklaces, bracelets, or anklets. With all the colors and types of beads available these days the number of different jewelry pieces you can make is virtually limitless.


Tips on Storing Beads and Beading Accessories


To complete your jewelry stringing pieces you just need to learn a few simple finishing techiques like how to add a jump ring and a clasp so that you can wear the jewelry piece. You can master those finishing techniques in a short period of time. Once you've done that you will be equipped to create some very nice handcrafted jewelry pieces in no time at all.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Jewelery Fashion Bead

Since ancient times, jewelery has been a subject of lust and lured by all the women from all corners of the world and from all walks of life. From diamond studded crowns of Queen of England to the bones worn by African tribal womenfolk, jewelery has injected into the very roots of a woman's heart. It is not sooth that ornaments have not changed as per the needs and style of the era.

We have witnessed constantly changing trends in the style of jewelery too. The transformation from the heavy ornaments to the trendy light weight jewelery is witnessed everywhere. Not only these, we now see a shift from the orthodox diamond and gold to the latest works in platinum, silver and beads.


These are the latest trend in fashion, and are far cheaper than the precious metals used earlier. Especially beadwork is the most recent phenomenon in the world of fashionable jewels. The history of beadworks dated back to age of civilizations, and the first bead jewelery was discovered in the Indus Valley, in the form of a stone bead necklace.

Also women of many tribes in India and Africa are wearing stone bead jeweleries since ages. Stone bead jewelery can be found in nearly all parts of the world. Beads differ in styles and materials.

Stone, wood, plastics and Kashmiri beadwork are the major types of beads used. Beads can be easily crafted into fashionable products as bracelets, necklaces and armbands.

Also the variety of colors provided is another ace up their sleeves. They can be easily purchased so as to match with a particular attire, and hence have became the right choice for teenagers who love to experiment with there looks.


Also they are far cheaper as compared to the traditional metal jewelery, hence can easily be brought in large numbers. They also require less maintenance, and are hence preferred by the office going professional womenfolk.


Among all the popular beadworks, Kashmiri beadwork is considered to be the best because of the unique color patterns, designs and cheap cost. The most popular Kashmiri beadwork can be brought from any market, and it provides the customer to select from a wide array of styles and colors, without putting much pressure on its pocket.


The traditional stone beads also held a steady position in the market, and are a choice of many because of the colorful designs provided by it in bracelets, necklaces and other accessories. These are trendy, and can be easily matched with any dress, whether a jeans or a skirt.

They are easy to wear items, and do not require any polishing or any such maintenance. These are also much hardy than the traditional jewelery, and are a choice of working women all over the world.


The market of jewelery beads is constantly growing, and a large share of this is held by the unorganized vendors. Stone beads, Kashmiri beads, plastic beads are attracting women from all corners of the world. Beadwork is the latest trend in the jewelery market, and has a great growth potential.