How to Create Lovely Polymer Clay Beads Jewelry

Are you attracted by colorful, charming polymer clay beads? Do you want to have a piece of polymer clay beads jewelry? You can easily purchase one piece from today’s jewelry market. Of course, you can purchase some polymer clay beads and other jewelry materials to create your one of a kind polymer clay jewelry if you are interested in jewelry making.

Polymer clay is a pliable, bendable polymer compound for artists and crafters. It is not true clay. Clay is find particles of silicate suspended in water, whereas polymer clay is fine particles of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) suspended in plasticizer—but it can be used much like clay. And here is a jewelry making idea about creating polymer clay beads jewelry sets.

Polymer Clay Jewelry Sets

The first jewelry set includes a necklace and earrings. You need to prepare the following items: 9pcs pink round handmade polymer clay beads with flowers on surface (about 16mm in diameter), 14pcs red bicone glass beads (about 6mm in diameter), 10pcs white bicone glass beads (about 4mm in diameter), several silver crimp beads, jewelry wire, a lobster clasp, 2pcs earring hooks, 2pcs headpins and 16pcs Tibetan style beads caps. Let’s make the earrings first. String a bead cap, a polymer bead and a red bead on a headpin, and use your jewelry plier to make a loop at the top. Attach the bead pendant on the ring of earring hook. A lovely earring is finished. Repeat the same steps to create the other one. About the necklace, use a crimp bead and jewelry plier to fix one end of wire on a jump ring first. Then string 7pcs pink polymer clay beads, 8pcs red bicone glass beads, 2pcs white bicone glass beads and 14pcs Tibetan style bead caps on the wire. Make sure that there are one red and one white glass bead at two ends of necklace, and string other beads like one bead cap, one polymer bead, one bead cap and a red glass bead. Add the rest red and white bicone glass beads and crimp beads on the wire in different distances, and use crimp beads to fix the places of glass beads. The last step is attaching the lobster clasp on the other end of necklace. A lovely polymer clay beads necklace is finished. Don’t you think this set of jewelry is cute and beautiful?

This jewelry making idea about polymer clay beads is very easy, and very suitable for beginners. You can purchase some other round polymer beads to create your own jewelry set. Of course, you can also purchase these beads in other shapes, such as flower, flat round and so on, to create your special jewelry. 

How to Choose and Clean Pandora Beads on Pandora Jewelry

Pandora beads and Pandora jewelry are very famous around the world. And many women like to own several Pandora style jewelry pieces in their jewelry box. Pandora jewelry is famous with its beautiful Pandora style beads, Pandora charms, and of course, its mysterious story.

On today’s fashion jewelry market, we can easily find that Pandora beads are available in different materials, for example, glass, gemstone, acrylic, wood, rhinestone, metal, shell and some others. All the Pandora style beads are produced in a variety of colors, so that you can create Pandora jewelry in any style you like.

Swarovski Crystal European Beads

When people choose Pandora beads to create Pandora jewelry, they will choose Pandora necklaces and bracelets which are special for creating Pandora style jewelry. Most of these necklaces and bracelets are produced in gold and silver colors. But do you think that these Pandora beads only can be stringed on these metal necklaces and bracelets? I will tell you that it is not absolute. Pandora leather cord is very suitable for creating Pandora style jewelry too. But I would like to remind the jewelry making beginners that it is not easy to add your Pandora beads on these Pandora leather necklaces or bracelets as you think. Make sure that you have purchased the correct sized Pandora beads for your leather cord, or else you can’t add them on your cord.

European Beads

How to clean these lovely Pandora style beads and jewelry is a problem to many people, I think. I am sure many jewelry lovers have Pandora jewelry pieces. But do you know how to clean these amazing pieces correctly? Many Pandora beads and Pandora jewelry pieces are in silver color, so some people may think they should clean these pieces with silver polish. But I must say that it is absolutely not true. Do not use liquid silver polish on the Pandora style jewelry. It will remove the oxidation treatment to the chains and on some of the beads. Remove all the Pandora beads and Pandora charms from your Pandora jewelry and sit them off to the side. Rub them gently.  Wearing your Pandora style necklaces and bracelets frequently, it will keep these jewelry pieces clean. And it will naturally continue to wear as it is meant to.

Pandora jewelry is very easy to be created by yourself, even if you are just a beginner of jewelry making. Purchase some Pandora beads and Pandora jewelry makings you need to create your own personalized and unique Pandora style jewelry designs. And these jewelry pieces are very suitable for presenting to your family members and friends as jewelry gifts. 

Use Information about Coral Beads

Coralbeads have been used in jewelry making and home decoration for a long time. But many people are unaware that these beautiful jewelry beads or decorations are made by living creatures. Fewer still realize that corals are dying off at alarming rates around the world. In order to protect corals, many jewelry suppliers don’t offer only real coral beads. So that you will find many synthetic coral beads in today’s fashion jewelry market. You can also find that these jewelry beads are available in various colors. Most coral beads used in jewelry are color enhanced. They are generally white, pink, red and blue. But they are always dyed in various colors.

Natural Coral Beads

Coral beads are very popular in jewelry making. You can easily find all kinds of coral jewelry in jewelry stores from both online jewelry stores and offline jewelry stores. They are fashionable to wear, but not expensive. Different from gold, platinum or silver jewelry, coral beads jewelry are popular for distinct look and features. Each type of corals has its own distinct features.

Many people like to wear coral beads jewelry but do not know how to take care of them. Here is some useful information about that. Coral gemstone jewelry is easily chipped and requires special care if it is to last. You need to clean your coral jewelry if they are dirt. Saturate a soft cloth with warm water, and wring it out completely. Wipe the coral beads very gently with the cloth, one small section at a time. Use delicate pressure to prevent damage. Dry the beads carefully with a soft cloth. Don’t use jewelry cleaner on coral beads, and don’t store them in direct sunlight or areas with extreme humidity.

Synthetic Coral Beads

As we said above that there are many synthetic coral beads are available on today’s fashion jewelry market, you must to know how to distinguish if they are genuine if you willing to pay much money for them. How to distinguish them? Apart from soaking it in water and rubbing it with paper towels, one way to know is to soak in vinegar as well. Corals are composed of calcium carbonate which will effervesce or fizz, bubble and spark when touched with acid.

Coral beads have special meaning, so that jewelry designed with these jewelry beads are very suitable for presenting as gifts. In many countries, people regard corals as mascot and love to wear them to avoid evil spirits. If you have someone who you want to protect or say love, why not create or purchase coral beads jewelry for her or him?

How to Use Crimp Beads and Crimp Tool

When you create jewelry designs with jewelry wire, the jewelry findings you must to use are crimp beads and crimp covers. Of course, you also need to use a jewelry plier—crimp tool. How to use crimp beads, crimp covers and crimp tools? It is a problem for almost all the beginners of jewelry making.

Iron Crimp Beads

Crimp beads and covers can give jewelry a professional finish to a designed necklace, bracelets or anklet. Crimp beads hide the knot, and crimp covers hide the crimp bead that connects the clasp and beads. Let’s us talk about the crimp beads first. Most crimp beads are made of brass and iron, but they are available in different colors, for example, golden, silver, black, antique bronze, platinum, red copper, rose gold and so on. So that they are suitable for creating any style jewelry you like. The common shape of these jewelry findings are tube and round. About the crimp covers, they are mainly produced by brass and iron too. They are available in different colors as crimp beads.

Brass Crimp Beads

How to attach crimp beads and crimp covers on your design by crimp tool? When you are ready to attach a clasp or other connect, first thread end of your wire through a crimp bead. Loop the wire through the clasp and then feed back through the crimp bead, forming a loop. Slide the crimp bead up close to the end of the clasp but make sure that it is not too close to the clasp. Now you are ready to squeeze the crimp bead shut. Place the bead at the back of part of the crimp tool close to the handle. Gently squeeze the crimp bead closed. Tug lightly to make sure that the crimp bead does not pull out easily. Now you can place the crimp cover over the crimp bead. Place it toward the front part of the tool and gently close the crimp cover over the crimp bead. Thread the wire from the finished jewelry design through a crimp bead. Thread it through next to the figure eight ring and back through the crimp bead. The last step is trimming the wire.

Finished jewelry projects are great gifts for family members, friends and co-workers. Have you learned how to use crimp beads, crimp covers and crimp tool (crimp pliers) now? Do you have some fabulous jewelry making ideas with them now? If yes, it is time to purchase and use them to create your unique jewelry gifts for anyone who you want to express love or friendship.

Jewelry Design Ideas with Silver Rhinestone Beads

Rhinestonebeads are shining, colorful and beautiful. What is more, they are not expensive as you think. So they are widely used in jewelry making. Here are some jewelry design ideas about how to use silver rhinestone beads to create shining earrings, even though they are not bright colored as other colorful rhinestone beads. These designs are very simple and suitable for beginner to learn.

Earrings

The first earring design is made with silver round rhinestone beads (4pcs, 12 facets, 8mm in diameter), headpins, jump rings and brass earring hooks. The steps are very simple. First, string 4 silver rhinestone beads on headpins, one bead for each pin, and use your jewelry pliers to make a loop at the top. Second, use your jewelry pliers to bend the headpin a little. You can also do this with your fingers as they are soft. Add two of them rhinestone pendants on one jump ring, and attach the ring on earring hook. Repeat this step to finish the other earring. So, a pair of simple but shining silver rhinestone beads earrings is finished.

Earrings

The second earring design is about silver rhinestone beads and shell beads. The materials you need to prepare are 2pcs silver round rhinestone beads (12 facets, 8mm in diameter), 20pcs fuchsia shell beads (about 8mm long, 8mm wide), 20pcs headpins, 6pcs jump rings, 2pcs eyepins and 2pcs brass earring hooks. First, use your jewelry plier and headpins to make all the shell beads as bead pendants. Second, use your jewelry pliers and eyepins to make the silver rhinestone beads as links. Third, link the jump rings as two new links with 3pcs for each. Fourth, attach four pieces of shell bead pendants and silver rhinestone bead link on the top jump ring, and 6pcs at the button jump ring. Fifth, attach the other end of rhinestone bead link on the ring of earring hook. A rhinestone bead and shell beads earring is finished. Repeat the fourth and fifth steps to finish the other one.

Pearl Earrings

The third earrings are designed with flat round silver rhinestone beads and glass pearls. Prepare 2 glass pearl beads in 12mm, 8pcs glass pearl beads in 6mm, 8pcs headpins, 4pcs jump rings, 2pcs 8mm flat round rhinestone beads and 2pcs earring hooks. The first step is using your jewelry pliers and headpins to make 4pcs 6mm glass pearl beads as bead pendants, and attaching them on a jump ring too. Second, put the silver rhinestone bead and 12mm glass pearl bead on eyepin and make a loop at the top of glass pearl. Third, attach jump ring of pearl beads pendants to the loop at the button of rhinestone bead. Fourth, attach the whole earring pendant on the earring hook by a jump ring. Repeat all the steps to create the other earring. A pair of elegant earrings is finished.

These designs with silver rhinestone beads are very easy to create, aren’t they? Do you have your own jewelry ideas now? If yes, purchase the materials you need to start now. 

Jewelry Making Ideas with Cat Eye Beads

Cat eye beads are one of the most popular glass beads in jewelry making. We can easily find all kinds of jewelry designs with cat’s eye beads. These glass beads are available in various colors, shapes and sizes. People are always attracted by their charming colors and luster.

Cat Eye Beads

Today, more and more people realize to protect women’s health. Here is a jewelry making idea about making a prostate cancer awareness crystal and cat eye beads bracelet. This bracelet has eight pink cat eye beads, small sterling silver ball beads, small bicone white Swarovski crystals, a dangling sterling silver Prostate Cancer awareness ribbon charm and a pair of toggle clasp. It is a very simple design so that the beginner of jewelry making can do it too. Cut off a length of wire first, and use crimp beads and jewelry plier to fix the wire on the clasp. String sterling silver beads and Swarovski crystal beads one by one, three pieces for each. Then string a pink cat eye bead, a sterling silver beads, a crystal bead and a sterling silver bead. String all the rest beads on the wire by the same order. Don’t forget to add the Dangle Prostate Cancer Awareness ribbon charm at the middle place. After you stringed all the pink cat eye beads on you will find there are more three pieces for both crystal and sterling silver beads. String them on wire one by one. The last step is fixing the wire on the ring of T-bar with crimp bead and jewelry plier. Till now, a lovely bracelet is finished. It is a wonderful jewelry gift to express your love to your wife or girl friend.  

13" Cat Eye Beads

It is time for students to go back to school. Why not create some jewelry gifts for them to encourage them? You can use cat eye beads, Tibetan style flower beads, flat round alphabet beads and small silver round beads to create a bracelet, for example. Here are the steps about how to create it. You can use a pair of toggle clasp for this design. Use a crimp bead and jewelry plier to fix your wire on the ring of T-bar first. Then string a silver bead, a Tibetan style flower bead, a light yellow cat eye bead, a silver bead and one more yellow cat eye bead. Repeat the second step, and add some alphabet beads separated with small silver beads. About the alphabet beads, you can choose any words you like, for example, happy, verity, lucky and many others. String the rest beads like the beads on the other end of alphabet beads. The last step is fixing the wire on the ring of toggle clasp by a crimp bead and your jewelry plier. A sweet and lovely school bracelet is finished. Well, you can also add a silver heart shaped pendant on the clasp.

Do you have someone you want to present jewelry gifts to express your love to her or him? Cat eye beads jewelry will be a good choice. It is time to purchase the materials you need to start. 

Time to Purchase Polymer Clay Beads to Create Jewelry Gifts

As a popular jewelry beads, polymer clay beads are used to create jewelry for both kids and adults. Handmade polymer clay beads are available everywhere. They are produced in various shapes, colors and sizes. The most widely used shapes including round, flat round, flower, oval, human, heart, butterfly and etc.

About polymer clay, it is not an earthen material. It is made from a combination of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), color pigments, and a product that gives it a plastic-like characteristic. It doesn’t dry out like regular clay, so an artisan can take as much time as necessary to create a piece. Polymer clay is affordable. It is nontoxic and its items can be baked to completion in a regular oven. A kiln is not necessary.

Polymer Clay Beads

Many people are preparing for Halloween now. How about you? You will find many jewelry beads with theme of Halloween on fashion jewelry market now, including polymer clay beads. It is the time to get some jewelry beads with such a theme to create some holiday jewelry for Halloween. You can wear them yourself, and can also present some for your family members and friends. No doubt that the handmade holiday jewelry can touch their heart.

Polymer Clay Beads

Polymer clay beads are very suitable for create kid’s jewelry as we said above, because they are very light and colorful. If you create polymer clay beads necklaces for your kids, I am sure they will love your handmade jewelry pieces very much. If so, why not have a try? You can start from the simplest stringing jewelry if you are just a beginner of jewelry making. Prepare some round polymer clay beads in round shape, different sizes and colors. A length of Nylon cord is needed. About the colors, I think you can choose your kids’ favorite colors. You can sting several oversized round clay beads in different colors on cord to create a simplest necklace, but also can string many of these beads in different colors and sizes on the same cord to create a vicissitudinous necklace. 

Polymer clay beads are very affordable, which is a reason why so many people like to use them to create fashion jewelry or other fashion crafts. If you are attracted by polymer clay beads and want to use them to create Halloween jewelry, it is time to purchase to prepare now. Remember to purchase them from reliable wholesale online stores, and you will find that jewelry making is not a costly hobby and can last forever as long as you like it.