Versatile Wooden Beads for Fashion Decorations

Among all kinds of jewelry beads, wooden beads are one of the most popular and widely used beads in jewelry making. They are not only loved by jewelry makers, but also popular with children. Apart from making fashion jewelry, wooden beads are also widely used to decorate other things, for example, lamp, chandelier, handbags, shoes, hair decoration and etc.

Wood Beads

Wooden beads are colorful like other jewelry beads. They come in various shapes and sizes. The most commonly used shapes including round, heart, flower, oval, tube, flat round, abacus, rice, cross, drop, leaf, square, animal and many others. Most of these beads are dyed that is why there are so colorful. And some of them are painted with vivid patterns.

Wooden beads are cherished for a variety of reasons beside beauty and aroma. Some woods are prized because they are considered sacred like that of the bodhi tree, where the Buddha found enlightenment. Most exotic wood beads originate in the Middle East or Southern Asia, like China, but Europe is also a source of wood beads. The Czech Republic produces inexpensive pine and bass wood beads for children’s toys and macramé crafters, as well as inexpensive wood beads you’d find in beads shops worldwide.

Wood beads provide an organic feel to your beading projects. These beads add natural warmth to sophisticated materials such as freshwater pearls, Swarovski Crystal or gemstone beads. They also look great with other earthy materials such as shell or bone and horn beads. Many wood beads have large holes, which makes them great for children’s project and for stringing on the thicker materials such as leather cord or hemp twine. They are also instrumental in macramé projects.

Wood Beads

As wooden beads are one of the favorite beads for children. Would you like to create a kid’s jewelry with your children together? Here is a simple design idea for sharing—DIY colorful wooden beads necklace. The materials you will need: wooden beads in different sizes; acrylic paint in a few different colors; mod podge gloss; paint brush and twine. The steps are very simple. First, paint the beads with different colors. Please paint them twice, which give you good coverage. After the paint is dry, give the beads a coat of Mod Podge gloss. Third, string the beads with different colors and sizes together as a colorful necklace. The last step is making a knot. A simple but colorful DIY painted wooden beads necklace is finished. It is very suitable for summer, right?

If you need more wooden beads for more jewelry project, getting wooden beads by DIY is not a good method. You need to purchase them from jewelry beads stores, even from wholesale stores if you need large quantities.