Thursday, June 28, 2012

How to Choose Correct Place to Get Beads Wholesale


You need to buy beads if you want to create jewelry designs--it is a meaningless sentence. Yes, it is if you just adjudge it literally. However, it hides a problem that many people are meeting---where to buy beads. Today, along with the growing of both the market and demand of fashion jewelry, the demand of jewelry beads is also growing larger and larger. And more and more jewelry beads online wholesale stores or companies appear. So get beads wholesale is becoming the main purchase method for both jewelry businessmen and jewelry designers.
Glass Pearl Beads Strands, Round
Glass Pearl Beads Strands

Where to buy beads is still a big problem to many people, even though there are tens of thousands of jewelry beads stores, both online and offline. Well, just because there are too many choices, many people don’t know where is the best place to buy beads or get beads wholesale. No one wants to pay much money to get inferior-quality products and problems cannot be solved well in time. So you need to do more homework or research before you place your order. For example, you’d better to surf the internet to know where their production bases are first if you want to purchase some Jade beads. And how people estimate these beads? China is one of the most famous production bases of Jade beads, and there are so many jewelry beads companies can offer these beads to you. The next important thing you must to do is finding a reliable supplier for you. But how to find that supplier is not so easy. You can search their website address or company name to check on the internet and you may find what you need. You can also ask some of your jewelry making friends for advice or recommendation. Keep in mind that you’d better to choose a jewelry beads wholesaler so that you can get beads wholesale at much cheap prices. Reduce cost is a very effective method to earn more money.
Alloy Rhinestone European Style Beads
Alloy Rhinestone European Style Beads

No matter what kind of jewelry beads, jewelry findings, and other jewelry materials you need, the more you buy, the more you save if you get them by wholesaling. Today, more and more people get beads wholesale from China, as China has many natural materials, countless experienced artists and workers, long history of producing beads and other fashion decorations. People can get cheap prices and huge range of selections here. Want to earn more money and avoid problems? May you get beads wholesale from a reliable wholesaler, like PandaHall.com. 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Different Cultures of Stone Beads as Fashion Decorations


Jewelry beads are produced in various materials, such as gemstone, glass, wood, metal and so on. And stone beads, glass beads, metal beads, acrylic beads etc are the most popular beads for jewelry making. Well, if you are a beginner of jewelry making, avoid the seed beads as they are very small. You’d better to choose a litter larger beads, for example, gemstone beads, glass beads, European style beads (large hole jewelry beads) and etc for your precious jewelry projects.
Gemstone Beads Strands
Gemstone Beads Strands

Among these popular jewelry beads, stone beads have a long history in fashion decoration. Semi precious stone beads were first used in France about 38,000 years ago as currency and in ornaments. Gemstones have been an important part of many cultures for centuries. In African, beads form part of personal decoration in almost all societies, though their origin and use depends on the social group, on the political and economic structure and on their role in the trading system. The widely used beads include born beads and stone beads. These beads are used in Africa to create objects which represent a spiritual value for the survival of the community. These objects play an essential role in rituals to ensure the continuity of the group, birth, circumcision, marriage, warrior rites, dignity and death.
Gemstone Beads, Natural Sinkiang Turquoise
Gemstone Beads

If you try to trace the history of the gemstone beads, you can find many proofs or sketches of historical peoples or tribes wearing them, of course, not only in Africa. Not only in the past time, the gemstone beads but also play a very important role in today’s fashion jewelry or other decorations. Today, stone beads are widely used to make creative or designer jewelry and adorn accessories. These beads can be used to create beautiful, cute or elegant bracelets, necklaces, earrings and rings. Gemstone beads jewelry can be used to assert one’s personality for self-expression. And they, both gemstone beads and gemstone beads jewelry, are very popular now.
16" Round Gemstone Strands
16" Round Gemstone Strands

In many countries or cultures, a gemstone is considered as a very precious gift to be given, like Amber, Jet and/or Jade and etc. Different stones have different effects or morals, and should be presented with correct effects to correct people. For example, different birthday stone is suitable for people who are born in different month for the special meaning of each birthday stone.

If you want to get stone beads on today’s jewelry market, you will find you have a huge range of selection. And you will get wider selections and cheaper prices if you purchase them from online stores. Keep in mind, the most important thing you need to do is finding a reliable supplier if you decide to buy beads online. 

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Jewelry Beads for London Olympic Games


Still have one month that the 2012 London Olympic Games will open. Many people are looking forward to it, especially the British. Have you prepared some special things to join this excited event? What have you prepared to decorate you for this event or for your national athletes? Creating unique jewelry pieces with jewelry beads with theme of Olympic Games will be fabulous idea.
Colorful Shell Beads, Flat Round, Printed with UK Flag
Colorful Shell Beads

Along with the popularity of fashion jewelry, more and more people like to create or wear handmade jewelry designs. London Olympic Games is coming soon. Countless people are waiting for these excited days and games, no matter they are athletes or sports enthusiast. If you are one of sports enthusiasts, why not choose jewelry beads for Olympic Games to create your personalized fashion jewelry? You also can create many pieces and present them to your family and friends, and cheer for your national athletes. These jewelry pieces must be the unique decoration for this Olympic Games. And they will be a part of your precious memories of this important event.
Alloy Pendants, Lead Free and Cadmium Free
Alloy Pendants

About these jewelry beads with Olympic theme, they come in various materials, shapes, sizes, designs and colors. For example, this Summer Olympic Games will hold in London, there are many jewelry beads are created with the design of the Union Jack. Some jewelry beads are created with all kinds of sports or something connected with this game, for instant, gun (not weapon), sport T-shirt, Tennis Racquet Charms, hours, bowling pins beads, sailboat, bicycle and many others. There are also some jewelry pendants with the designs of all kinds of sport, such as diving, equestrian, tennis and so on. All these jewelry beads and jewelry pendants are available in different colors and sizes, and you have a wide range of selection for them. You can only use a jewelry pendant with Olympic Games to make a simple necklace, but also can use these pendants and jewelry beads with other jewelry materials to create your unique decoration for this important and memorable event.
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads

If you are a businessman for jewelry beads or fashion jewelry, I would like to say you cannot miss this chance to improve your sales and earn more money. Wholesale these jewelry bead and other hot jewelry beads from a reliable online jewelry beads wholesaler is the wise method to capture this opportunity---a reliable wholesaler can offer you much low prices, quality items, cheap shipping fee and professional customer services, just like Panda Hall. 

Friday, June 15, 2012

Mysterious Jewelry Bead—Tibetan Beads


Jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen all know it that Tibetan beads are elegant name of zinc alloy or so-called pewter. Traditional Tibetan beads contain thirty percent of silver and seventy percent of copper. While today, the content of silver is too low, and almost all the Tibetan silver beads on the fashion jewelry market are replaced by copper alloy completely.

Tibetan beads are widely used in jewelry making. They are very popular, and Pandora style Tibetan beads and pendant charms are the most popular styles. When we talk about Tibetan beads or Tibetan beads jewelry, many people will think they are from Tibet which is caused by its name. Although this statement is not correct, China is one of the largest countries who can offer Tibetan beads to anywhere of this world. To some extent, Tibetan beads convey a traditional cultural tint of Tibet. There are many mysterious legends about those beads. That is why Tibetan jewelry pieces look more mysterious and exotic, and so many people fall in love with them.

If you like those beads very much, you must care them very much. As there are some silver in Tibetan beads, you need to how to clean and care for them. Wipe the beads or jewelry pieces with a piece of wet cotton cloth. Do not clean them with silver police or any other kind of chemical, because many Tibetan jewelry pieces are created with soft stones such as turquoise and coral that may become discolored. You can polish the gemstones with baby oil, and then wipe off the extra oil with a tissue or soft cotton cloth.

Dzi bead, a kind of Tibetan beads, is very popular among all ages for both men and women. Dzi bead is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn as part of a necklace and sometimes as a bracelet. In several Asian cultures, including Tibet, the bead is considered to provide spiritual benefit. In fact, Dzi stones are made from agate, and may have decorated symbols composed of circles, ovals, square, waves, stripes, lines, diamonds, dots and various other natural archetypal symbolic patterns. Colors will mainly range from browns to blacks with the pattern usually being in ivory white. Dzi beads can be produced in different colors, shapes and sizes. There are some “eyes” on those stones, and different numbers represent different things or meanings, which let the Tibetan beads become more mysterious.

Attracted by their mysterious morals and delicate appearances, many people cannot help falling in love with them. Therefore, the demands of Tibetan beads, pendants and charms are growing larger and larger. And many jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen purchase them from China wholesalers, such as PandaHall.com. If you are a jewelry maker or a jewelry businessman, don’t miss this trend to earn more money. 

How to Buy Beads in Bulk


You will need more beads when you have received to a high point of jewelry making or jewelry business. You need to buy beads in bulk now. Some people may say:” Yes, I need more beads, but have no idea where to buy beads in bulk.” In fact, the answer is very simple—buying beads from online stores.
Handmade Lampwork European Beads
Handmade Lampwork European Beads

The vast resources of the internet provide you an amazing selection of quality beads at much low prices which local bead stores usually cannot beat. If you are willing to do some research, you will find exactly the bulk beads you want and desired. There is an advantage to buy locally, as you can see the beads before you make the purchase. But it is hard for local merchants to beat the prices you will get buying beads in bulk from online wholesalers. Well, someone will say:” it is not easy to judge the quality of beads from online photos.” Yes, that is a question indeed. But it is not a problem at all. If you are in doubt, ask for samples. That will add some time to the total process, but knowing what you are getting is the only way to be sure you make a wise purchase when buying beads in bulk.
Transparent Acrylic Beads, Faceted Round
Transparent Acrylic Beads

As buy beads is no longer just as simple as walking into your local bead stores and choosing a strand of gemstones. With more and more people than ever selling and buying on the internet, there are an incredible number of places where you can buy beads from the comfort of your own home. As you cannot actually see or touch the beads before you buy them from online, here are some useful ideas about buying online for you. First, read the description. Second, check the seller’s feedback and transaction history. Third, make sure you understand the terms of the sale. Fourth, find out how much you will pay for shipping and handling. Fifth, don’t be afraid to share your experience.
Handmade Lampwork European Beads
Handmade Lampwork European Beads

Once you have found your reliable online supplier, the next thing you need to consider is how to buy beads. This question is short, but it is not easy to answer. Of course, if you are following a pattern or trying to copy a piece of jewelry, it is probably advisable to buy the exact beads that have been suggested or used. For the first-time beaders, it is often easier to copy than to use your own creativity and color combinations, but with more experience and confidence you will start choosing your own bead mixes.

No matter what kind of jewelry projects you want to create, a certain work to do is buying beads. No matter what kind of beads you like to use, finding a reliable supplier before you purchasing is much important than anything. 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Create Cool Summer Jewelry with Pandora Glass Beads


The story about Pandora’s Box is very famous around the world. And today, jewelry pieces created with Pandora style beads (European beads) are very famous around the world too. Pandora style beads are sorted as Pandora glass beads, Pandora lampwork beads, Pandora metal beads, Pandora Gemstone beads and etc according to their materials.
European Style Bracelets
European Style Bracelets

Hot summer is coming. Would you like to create some cool jewelry designs for the funny summer time? Here I would like to share some ideas about how to create cool summer jewelry with Pandora glass beads. Let us make a lovely Pandora style bracelet first. The materials you need to prepare including silver Pandora bracelet, heart shaped lobster clasp, three pieces silver alloy beads, two pieces silver Pandora style dangling beads with a key as pendant, two pieces alloy rhinestone beads and three pieces faceted pearl pink Pandora glass beads (about 14mm in diameter, 9mm thick). The steps of making this lovely bracelet are very easy. Screw one stop end from the bracelet first, and string all the beads according to the following order: one silver alloy bead, one pearl pink Pandora glass bead, one alloy rhinestone bead and one Pandora style dangling bead. Attach the stop end on the bracelet after all the jewelry beads have been stringed on the bracelet. The last step is attaching the heart shaped lobster clasp on the bracelet. A fresh, lovely and cool Pandora glass beads bracelet for summer is finished.
European Style Jewelry Sets, European Beads and Alloy Beads with Iron Chain
European Style Jewelry Sets

Next, let us create a jewelry set with Pandora glass beads. Blue always can bring people a cool and fresh feeling. So it is a good color for creating cool summer jewelry. This jewelry set includes a necklace and a bracelet. The materials for this jewelry set are very simple: iron chain, 2pcs lobster clasps, 10pcs faceted blue Pandora glass beads (about 14mm wide, 9mm thick, hole: 5mm) and 20pcs silver alloy beads (about 11-15mm wide, 3-4mm thick, hole: 7-8mm). First, cut the silver iron chain as two short lengths: necklace about 510mm long, bracelet about 180mm long. All the beads are used averaged on both necklace and bracelet—first blue glass beads and 10pcs silver alloy beads for each. Let’s us string the beads on necklace first. String them like one blue, two silver, one blue, three silver and one more blue, and then string the rest beads to make sure they are symmetric with the beads on other side of blue bead. Now, attach the lobster clasp on the necklace. The last step is attaching a short length of extended chain on a jump ring, which can make the necklace become longer. Follow the same steps to create the bracelet. A cool blue and shiny Pandora glass beads jewelry set is finished.

Are you falling in love with them? If yes, why not purchase some jewelry materials to create your cool summer jewelry designs. Enjoy your jewelry making. 

Thursday, June 7, 2012

How to Choose a Reliable Supplier to Wholesale Beads


No doubt that you will need more jewelry beads if want to create more jewelry or your jewelry business grows larger and larger. While, how to get more jewelry beads. In fact, it is not a problem today, as there is a huge jewelry materials market on the world, and there are countless jewelry stores and/or companies offer wholesale beads on the internet. Therefore, you can easily purchase what you need at anywhere as long as you can surf the internet.
Transparent Glass Beads Strands
Transparent Glass Beads Strands

Wholesaling beads from online stores is very convenient, and it is more and more popular now. But there are some people still worry about the quality of beads, safety of paying on the internet and etc. In fact, they are not problems any more once you know and observe the following methods.

First, do more works before you wholesale beads from a supplier. Search “wholesale beads” or “beads wholesale” as keywords on Google, and you will find a lot of jewelry beads stores or companies are listed. Which one will be your supplier? Visit their websites to compare their prices, products, shipping cost and etc. You also can ask for advices or recommendations from your friends. If they have dabbled in jewelry making or jewelry business for several years, they should have their reliable jewelry supplier. Asking recommendation from your friends is a fast and trustworthy method. And I would like to recommend PandaHall.com—a leading China beads, findings and gems online wholesaler to you.
Polished Shell Pearl Round Beads
Polished Shell Pearl Round Beads

When you have a preliminary confirmation to a supplier, the next step you need to do is asking for some free samples to check the quality. Please note not all the online stores will offer you free samples. But some suppliers will list the free samples at a prominent place on their websites. Panda Hall (PH) is one of such suppliers. What is more, you can also get free catalog there.
Transparent Acrylic Beads
Transparent Acrylic Beads

Third, after you have checked the quality, please don’t forget to ask if they have discount policy and return policy. Let’s talk about discount policy first. Some wholesalers may tell you that they can’t offer you anymore discount as they have given you low wholesale prices. That is real because they have no their own manufacturer. The big wholesalers who have their own manufacturers can not only offer you much low wholesale prices but also can offer you discount on the wholesale prices, even more have monthly promotion for lots of items. About the return policy, it will solve your problems like some items are broken in transit, or you buy items wrongly and want to return them or exchange them. Please read both discount policy and return policy carefully.

Fourth, payment is one of the most worried problems by purchasing online. Normally, most of these suppliers can offer you several choices—PayPal, Western Union, Bank Transfer and etc. These methods are very safety.

If you have know all above things clearly, you will find wholesale beads online is a very convenient and easy thing. Hope you enjoy your jewelry making and jewelry business. 

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Seed Beads—A Fancy Jewelry Beads


Seed beads, a type of tiny glass beads, are widely used in jewelry making and decorating garments. This sentence is not wrong, but not correct absolutely. Glass is the most common material used to fabricate seed beads, but they are also made from metal, porcelain or tile. Some people may not know this. And of course, the most widely used one are the glass ones. Seed beads have been found that are centuries old and used to be currency.
6/0 Glass Seed Beads, Trans.Colours Rainbow
6/0 Glass Seed Beads, Trans.Colours Rainbow

The world of seed beads is wonderful. Let’s take glass tiny seed beads for example. They have a hole in the center that enables you to run a needle and thread through and create all sorts of wonderful projects. The size for describing is not like other jewelry beads. Larger numbers mean smaller sizes. The most common smaller sizes are 11/0 and 15/0, and the most common larger sizes are 6/0 and 8/0. This is pronounced “eight-aught”, and means that about 8 beads strung together will measure 1”. Larger seed beads are also called pony beads.
11/0 Glass seed beads, 2cut, Trans.Inside Colours Rainbow Round
11/0 Glass seed beads

Seed beads are extremely versatile. They can be used as spacers between other jewelry beads as the basis for intricate multi-strand necklaces. Loom or off-loom bead weaving is also quite popular among those who wish to make seed bead jewelry designs with a Native American feel. When working with these tiny beads, patience is the key. Since these beads are so tiny, they can be rather difficult for the novice to string. The very first thing that you have to arrange is a string that has a high tensile strength. You can use a thin wire or a strong thread. Next, you should have a beading mat with you. A beading mat can help prevent your beads from rolling around on your work area, while a small triangle scoop makes it easier to clean up when you are finished working.
Glass Bugle Beads, AB Color, GreenYellow
Glass Bugle Beads, AB Color, GreenYellow

Seed beads are available in many colors, from opaque to transparent. Some beads are lined with a different color, or metallic material for a unique variation. And they are also available in many countries, but not only in Czech Republic and Japan. Searching them on the internet, you will find they are available in tens of thousands of jewelry beads online stores. Some are jewelry beads retailers, and some are wholesalers. I would suggest you to purchase from wholesalers as they can offer you much lower prices than retailers. And you can use the rest money to purchase more other jewelry materials for your designs.