Thursday, March 17, 2011

Making Personalized Jewelry with Loose Beads

Nowadays, along with the pursuit of personality, people pay more attention to the unique when they choose fashion jewelry pieces. While, how to create unique and/or personalized jewelry pieces? Loose beads will be the best choice.

Printed Acrylic Beads, MediumOrchid

Printed Acrylic Beads, MediumOrchid

First, let us talk about it from the place of holes on beads. Beads made of any materials, such as glass, stone, wood, metal, resin and so on, can be divided as strand beads and loose beads. As to strand beads, they are thread on a line with holes on the same place of beads. About loose beads, they can have holes on different places with each other. Jewelry pieces made by them separately will have different effect. That is to say, the place of holes can make different effect for jewelry making.

Mixed Color Acrylic Beads

Mixed Color Acrylic Beads

From purchasing, you can easily get many different styles and/or materials for your jewelry making if you choose loose beads. However, you have to buy one bead with a large quantity and have to buy many different styles and/or materials if you choose strand beads. If so, the cost will be increased.

Wood Beads, Lead Free

Wood Beads, Lead Free

Third, jewelry pieces made by loose beads will be more unique or personalized than made by strand beads. Because you can choose different beads as many as possible with a few quantity. Loose beads are easy to be mix and match with each other as long as you can image. But strand beads will limit your imagination by their large quantity.

Fancy Round Glass Beads Strands

Fancy Round Glass Beads Strands

Jewelry making is an addictive and fun hobby for some, and a business for others. Whether or not you make jewelry for sale, you may still want to find a few places to buy inexpensive loose beads for your jewelry making needs. Here are the top three:

1, PandaHall.com
PandaHall is a federation of Chinese factories and also the Chinese Small Merchandise online market. It retails and wholesales Beads & Findings including jade, silver, pearl, gemstone, lampwork glass and crystal items etc. All of the beads can be offered as loose beads. The prices are very reasonable.

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads

2, Your Local Beads Stores.

If you need those loose beads to finish your designs urgently, you can purchase them from your local beads stores. While, your local beads stores will most likely have higher prices than online wholesalers. This is because they purchased those beads from online wholesalers.

Glass Beads Strands, Bicone

Glass Beads Strands, Bicone

3, Jewelry Beads Shows
You can take part in some jewelry beads show around you. It is a good way to get different loose beads for your designs. As to the price, please make sure the quality matches it.

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