Showing posts with label jewelry beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewelry beads. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Play Acrylic Combined Beads with Your Kids


Combined beads are a kind of funny acrylic beads. They are good choice for playing with kids—making jewelry, fashion decorations or just dismantle and combine them. These beads are produced in different colors, shapes and sizes so that you and your kids have a wide range of selection.
Use combined beads to create jewelry is the first method of playing them with your kids. What kind of jewelry can be created with these acrylic beads? The answer is any kind of jewelry you would like to create. Kids like colorful things as well as fashion jewelry, and neon jewelry is one of the hot trend of fashion jewelry this year, so why not choose some acrylic combined beads with bright colors to create some neon jewelries? Give several different colors and shapes for your kids to choose. They have rights to choose what they like to create their own jewelry. You can also suggest some other jewelry beads for them to use together for their designs. You know they are not experienced like you. If you have no these beads in different colors, shapes or sizes in hand, you can take them to the jewelry beads or craft stores to check, or search on the internet to choose what they like. Well, we think you will need more as kids will like them very much and like to create countless kids jewelry or fashion decoration. If you really need big quantity, we suggest you to purchase them from wholesale online store to save money and time. Don’t ignore the time of searching and purchasing these acrylic combined beads and other jewelry materials from online store, as it is a blessed time to enjoy the parentage.


When you have got many different combined beads, it is time to create jewelry and fashion decoration with them. The simplest way to create jewelry is string the jewelry beads and findings on thread, cord or chain. Let your kids to design their jewelry themselves. And of course, you can give some advices if you like. Don’t begrudge encouraging and praising them during the process. Apart from making jewelry, you can also teach them to use these combined beads for other fashion decoration, such as card, storage bags and so on. Attention: don’t let your little baby to play with these beads. It is too dangerous.
Playing combined beads with your kids is not just playing these beads simply. It is not only a good method to stimulate their potential of creativity, but also a good time to improve relationship between you and your kids. Take action now. 

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Useful Information about Tibetan Beads You Can’t Miss Out


Tibetan beads have mysterious meaning to many people and can be found in many different places and countries all over the world. What are Tibetan beads indeed? In Wikipedia, you will find this—Tibetan beads (Dzi beads), pronounced “zee”’ alternative spelling “gzi”, are bead stones of mysterious origin worn as part of a necklace and sometimes as a bracelet. This kind of jewelry beads are mainly produced in Chinese Tibet and Nepal. 


Tibetan beads are very popular in jewelry making. Why jewelry makers like to choose these beads for their designs? Why so many people like to wear Tibetan style jewelry? Tibetan beads (Dzi beads) have special, mysterious meanings in Fengshui. These beads are precious jewelry from Tibetan culture. “Dzi” is translated to “shine, clearness, brightness, splendor” in Tibetan culture. People living there believe these beads can bring good fortune to the owners. These beads are full of exotic feeling, and can be used to create different styles with various jewelry beads and findings. What is more, they are inexpensive, and affordable by anyone. As Tibetan style jewelry can bring good luck and protect wearers, many people like to wear it or choose it as jewelry gift for others.


Well, Tibetan beads (Dzi beads) are said to do different things according to the numbers of eyes on the beads. For example, the beads with one eye are said to promote brilliance, the beads with 2 eyes can enable harmony between husband and wire, the beads with 3 eyes are favored as a wealth enhancer, the beads have 4 eyes help to overcome negative forces. Therefore, no matter you choose Tibetan beads jewelry for yourself or for others as jewelry gift, choose it with correct numbers of eyes.
When you search for fashion jewelry with Tibetan Dzi Beads, you will find that there is few jewelry pieces are created with only Dzi beads which is caused by their size and shapes. On the fashion jewelry market, we will found these Tibetan beads are widely used with other jewelry beads, like glass beads, metal beads, gemstone beads, acrylic beads and etc, to create jewelry designs in various styles, such as vintage, elegant, fashion, cool and many others. So, you can easily find a Tibetan style beads no matter what style you like.
If you are a jewelry maker, you can purchase various Tibetan beads to create your own Tibetan style jewelry. If you are a jewelry beads retailer, you cannot miss these beads out. Choose a reliable Chinese beads wholesale online store to get quality Tibetan beads at cheap prices to improve your business.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

What Kind of Jewelry Can Be Created with Alphabet Beads


Alphabet beads and number beads are used together to create fashion jewelry and other fashion crafts in many times. Most of times, they are used to create kids jewelry and crafts. Are they only can be used for that? What kind of jewelry can be created with both jewelry beads? Read the following text, and you will find the answer.
1, For Kids Jewelry
As we said above that both alphabet beads and number beads are widely used in kids’ jewelry making, let’s talk about this aspect first. Children’s skin is very tender so that we need to choose harmless materials. Satin ribbon and some other harmless, soft materials (like cloth) are good choice. For example, sewing a heart shaped pendant with cloth, and padding it with cottons. On the surface of this heart shaped pendant, we can glue some acrylic flower beads, alphabet beads, number beads, acrylic cabochons, wood pendants, cloth flowers and many other little charms or cabochons. Just like the picture as below. You can glue or sew these beads, pendants and charms in any place as you like. If you want to create a special necklace for your kids, you can glue both your name and kids’ name on pendant, and use a heart shaped cabochon to “link” them together, which means you love her or him. You can also add any other her or his favorite things or words on necklace pendants. The last step is sewing satin ribbon on pendant for a necklace.
2, For Friendship Bracelets
Shamballa jewelry is still very hot this year. So, why not use alphabet beads and number beads to create some Shamballa style friendship bracelets for your friends? You can use the alphabet beads to “spell” your friends’ name or birthday on the bracelets.

3, For Beading Crafts
Apart from making kids jewelry and adult, both alphabet beads and number beads can be used to create beading crafts which can be used for both kids and adult, just like beaded key chains. Today, key chain is not only a tool for collecting keys, but also a decorating craft to show your personality. You can use these two kinds of beads to create special name, date or event on the key chain with other jewelry materials. No matter what kind of things you would like to show or share with others, this kind of key chains will be unique, just like you.


Of course, both alphabet beads and number beads can be used on many other things, for example, shoes, handbags, gloves, bookmarks, schoolbags and etc. Just fly your imagination, you can use them to create stunning handmade jewelry. 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Why You Should Wholesale Jewelry Beads Online


As a hot hobby or career, more and more people take part in jewelry making. Along with the development of fashion jewelry business, the demand of jewelry beads is growing larger and larger, so that no matter as jewelry maker or a jewelry businessman, we need more and more beads. Then, the problem is coming—where to purchase cheap jewelry beads?
No doubt that the answer for the above question is getting beads wholesale online. Some people, especially the beginners of jewelry making, may ask why we should get beads wholesale online. The reasons are followed.

1, Get wide range of selection of beads
As a jewelry maker, when we are good at jewelry making, we will have more jewelry inspirations and want to create more jewelry designs. And we even can grow this hobby (if you take jewelry making as a hobby at the beginning) as a small business at home. In that case, we will need more jewelry beads for our designs. And we all know that we only get limited selections when we walk around in beads retail shops or beads craft stores. When you search “beads wholesale” on the internet, you will find there are tens of thousands of jewelry beads wholesalers are available around the world. If you are jewelry beads retailers, we are sure that is no need to explain why you should wholesale beads online.
2, Get cheap wholesale prices
Beads wholesale stores and companies can offer wholesale prices which are much cheaper than the retail prices. That is to say, if you purchase jewelry beads from beads wholesale stores or companies, you can use the same amount to get more beads from wholesalers than from retailers. So, jewelry making can become a cost-efficient hobby but no need to break your bank, or improve your profits if you resale beads to others.

3, Purchase jewelry beads conveniently
If you purchase beads online, you can purchase them at anytime anywhere as long as you can surf the internet. You never need to spend much time to drive from one store to another store to check items and compare their prices. On the internet, you can easily purchase beads from anywhere on the earth.
From above, it is not hard to find that we need to wholesale jewelry beads from beads wholesale online stores, no matter you are a jewelry maker or jewelry beads retailer. Well, as there are so many beads wholesale online stores, find a reputable wholesaler is quite important before you place your order. 

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Combined Beads for Kids Jewelry Making


Kid’s jewelry is very popular as well as adult’s fashion jewelry. We can easily find all kinds of fashion jewelry for kids on today’s fashion jewelry market. Many adults like jewelry making and take it as a job or hobby. But some of them have not realized that making kids jewelry with their kids is a good way to improve their emotion. So, why not choose some combined beads which are colorful and funny to create kids jewelry with your children?
 
Colorful Acrylic Flowers
Colorful Acrylic Flowers
What are combined beads? They are the beads which are combined with two or more parts. Today’s fashion jewelry market, they are mainly produced by acrylic. Even though combined beads are produced in limited materials, they are available in various shapes (flower, oval, round, butterfly and so on), colors and sizes. As they are colorful and light weight, they are very suitable for creating kids jewelry, and loved deeply by kids.

Acrylic combined beads can be used to create kids necklaces and bracelet with cord only, but also can be used to max and match other jewelry beads together. For example, you can choose some round, colorful acrylic combined beads and a length of satin ribbon or rubber cord to make a necklace. The simplest method to make a necklace is stringing, so that teach your kids to string colorful combined beads on the cord by any order they like to create their own first handmade jewelry. If they like, they can create several more pieces as jewelry gifts for their friends. They can call these necklaces as friend necklaces.
Sometimes, each combined bead comes to you with its own single color, but you can teach your kids to take apart them as several parts, and combined them with parts in different colors to create new combined beads. The processing of creating new beads is very funny and helpful for your kids’ intelligence. And I am sure your kids will like it very much. Apart from combined different colors together, you can also use resin beads, glass beads or woven beads together. These beads are light weight and cheap, and not harmful to kids’ skin.

On current fashion jewelry market, most of the combined beads come from China. So, if you want to purchase cheap, quality combined beads, you can purchase them from China jewelry beads online wholesaler to get a wide range of selection, and save both time and money. 

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Jewelry Making Ideas with Faceted Glass Beads


We all know that glass beads are one of the most popular jewelry beads, and faceted glass beads are one shape of the most popular beads. Faceted glass beads are available in many different colors and sizes as the same as other glass beads. And here, I would like to share two jewelry making ideas with this kind jewelry beads.
The first jewelry making idea is about a pair of earrings with faceted glass beads and Tibetan style pendants. We need 12pcs red faceted glass beads (about 6mm in diameter), 2pcs alloy Tibetan style chandelier components (about 31mm long, 21mm wide), eyepins, headpins and earring hooks. First, string a red glass bead on a headpin, and use your jewelry plier to make a loop at the top of bead. Beading 9pcs more beads like this. Second, attach 5pcs beaded faceted glass beads on rings of alloy chandelier component one by one. Third, string a glass bead on an eyepin, and use jewelry plier to make a loop at the other end. Attach the alloy chandelier component on a loop of eyepin. Fourth, use your jewelry plier to attach the other loop of eyepin on the ring of earring hook. Fifth, repeat the four steps to create the other piece of earring for a pair. Till now, a pair of beautiful Tibetan style glass beads earrings is finished.
The second jewelry making idea I want to share is a necklace. The materials you need to prepare are handmade lampwork pendant (about 45.5X20mm), 2pcs oval shaped lampwork beads, some faceted glass beads in different colors and sizes (light blue and AB purple, 4~8X4~6mm), jewelry wire, 2 strands f black nylon thread, 2pcs cord ends, lobster claw clasp. First, string purple glass beads on ball headpins (one bead on one pin), and use jewelry plier to make loop at top. Second, cut off a length of jewelry wire, and string all the faceted glass beads, lampwork beads and lampwork pendant on wire like the layout on picture. Third, use crimp beads and crimp plier to attach the two ends of wire on two strands of black nylon cords separately. Fourth, use cord ends to combine nylon cords, and attach lobster clasp and jump ring on two cord ends separately. Now, a beautiful handmade necklace is finished. The color is very suitable for both spring and summer.

Mother’s Day is coming soon. If you still have no idea about what kind of gift you should prepare for your mom, why not purchase some faceted glass beads and some other jewelry materials to create one of a kind jewelry to express your love to her? 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Plastic Beads—Cheap But Versatile in Jewelry Making


Jewelry making can be expressive and cheap, which depends on your projects. If you want to create sparkling, high-end jewelry pieces, the Swarovski crystal, silver, gold etc are your choices. If you just want to create inexpensive but fashion, beautiful jewelry designs, jewelry beads like plastic beads (acrylic beads), glass beads and others are what you need.
Crapy Exterior Acrylic Beads
Crapy Exterior Acrylic Beads

If you are a new young jewelry maker, plastic beads (acrylic beads) are a great choice for you to start, as they inexpensive, colorful and virtually indestructible. Plastic beads are available in various types, such as transparent, imitation, CCB (metalized), spray painted, drawbench, plating, antique, printed, crackle and others. Even thought the material is acrylic, these plastic beads can show you different effects. Let’s take imitation plastic beads as example. They can be produced like shell & pearl, jelly, gemstone, foil glass, clay, animal skins, wood, coco, amber and many others. That is to say, plastic beads (acrylic beads) are versatile and can help you to create jewelry pieces in different styles.

Apart from their various effects and styles, plastic beads (acrylic beads) are a great way to add fun shapes, for example, the commonly used shapes are round, oval, flower, flat round, cube, drop, square, bicone, and other popular shapes are start, heart, butterfly, twist, leaf, rice and some others. One of the most popular plastic beads is pony beads. They are used by both kids and adults for a large variety of beading projects and craft projects. They are a great multi-purpose bead. Kids will back to school soon. Why not use some pony beads, number beads or alphabet beads as school spirit bracelets for them as gift for their new term? I am sure they will love this gift very much. If possible, you can also ask your kids to create this kind of bracelet with you together. They can present the bracelets their made to their friends as friendship bracelets.
Solid Acrylic Beads
Solid Acrylic Beads


Even though the plastic beads (acrylic beads) are very cheap and not the choice for creating high-end jewelry pieces, they are produced very well with endlessly improved techniques, and widely used in fashion jewelry, including necklace making, bracelet making, earring making, anklet making, ring making and many other fashion decoration making. No matter what kind of fashion and style you like and want to create, plastic beads (acrylic beads) can help you much. What is more, they are easily to be purchased, and you can get a wide range of selection if you purchase them from jewelry beads online wholesale stores. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Methods of Getting Handmade Lampwork Beads


Lampwork beads are one of the most popular handmade jewelry beads in fashion jewelry making. I think most jewelry makers and jewelry lovers know it that lampworking is a type of glasswork where a torch or lamp is primarily used to melt the glass.
Handmade Lampwork Beads
Handmade Lampwork Beads


Some jewelry makers like to make lampwork beads in person and have good technique about it. How to make lampwork beads? It is not an easy work and you need to prepare some tools and machines. About the detailed information and techniques, we can find some on the internet. But I think you’d better to learn it from some face to face, which will help you much and necessary for improving your techniques. Why people like to make their own handmade lampwork beads? As it is a good way to get the one of a kind lampwork beads on the world. One of a kind jewelry beads play a quite important role in making one of a kind jewelry in modern time.

But I also want to say that it is not the only way to get one of a kind handmade lampwork beads. Search handmade lampwork beads on fashion jewelry market, both online and offline stores and companies, we will find that many of them can offer handmade ones yet they offer a large quantity to the whole world. However, I also want to say that there is no two pieces of handmade lampwork beads are the same, even if they look like really the same. That is to say, you are unable to get one lampwork beads exactly to another, and then each jewelry piece you designed are one of a kind in the world.
Silver Foil Lampwork Beads
Silver Foil Lampwork Beads

If you are a jewelry maker and don’t want to or unable to make lampwork beads in person, you can purchase them from jewelry stores or companies. When we search the beads on online and offline stores, we will find we can get a huge wide range of selection. Well, if you need a large quantity of these handmade lampwork beads and other jewelry making materials, I would like to suggest you to purchase them online wholesale stores. I think almost all the jewelry makers know the advantages of purchasing wholesale jewelry beads from online stores. I just want to say, the most important thing you need to do before purchasing from online is finding a large, reliable wholesaler. PandaHall.com is such an online wholesaler. Of course, you can also exchange jewelry beads with others on jewelry show if you just need a little handmade lampwork beads for your design. 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Design with Sterling Silver Beads to Express Your Personality


Sterling silver beads have been used to decorate in ancient times, and played a quite important role in people’s lives. Sterling silver is a symbol of rich in ancient times. And today, they are one of the most favorite jewelry beads for jewelry makers as well as the jewelry lovers.

Sterling silver beads come in different shapes and sizes, and look good when crafted in any jewelry piece. Sterling silver beads are always used to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and so on. Besides that, they are added on shoes, hand bags and hairpins. Some people also would like to buy some silver articles to decorate home.
Sterling Silver Beads
Sterling Silver Beads

Why people like sterling silver beads so much? Sterling silver is one kind of precious metal and a good material to create beautiful jewelry pieces which make people look beautiful. Jewelry pieces created with sterling silver beads are neutral so that can be worn by both men and women. These beads are the best choice for making fashion, decent but unique jewelry, for they are made of precious metal, and come in different sizes, shapes and designs. But some people may say that the sterling silver jewelry is expensive. Of course, jewelry designed created with sterling silver beads can be very cheap, but also can be very expensive too. That is depending on the design and workmanship. There is no need to worry that everyone can find the suitable sterling silver jewelry.

Many people like to wear metal beads jewelry pieces, but some of them have sensitive skins and unable to wear normal metals. To these people, jewelry created with sterling silver beads is much safer than other metal beads jewelry designs. Apart from that, sterling silver beads have a lot of health benefits too. That is why many people like to wear sterling silver jewelry, even many children wear it.
Sterling Silver Stardust Beads
Sterling Silver Stardust Beads

Fashion is a forever topic for modern people, for pursuing fashion and uniqueness is their endless aim. Well, fashion is an attitude of life, and jewelry designs created with sterling silver beads are one of such a powerful support to that attitude. As there are various styles for choosing, I’d like to remind that you need to find out what is your style and must follow the fashion trend tightly if you want to control that kind of fashion jewelry well.

In this age of pursuing personality, creating your own fashion jewelry with sterling silver beads is the best way to express your uniqueness and personality to others, and tell them how different you are. Purchasing these jewelry beads and other materials from wholesale online stores can save both time and money for you, and you can get wide range of selection there. 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

How to Make Elegant Jewelry Set with Glass Beads


You are unable to created beaded jewelry without jewelry beads, even if you are an experienced jewelry designer. And glass beads are one of the most popular jewelry materials to both jewelry designers and jewelry wearers.

Glass beads have functioned as currency, gifts, work of art and symbols of high status, and are recorded as being created, traded and worn as jewelry by the earliest civilized societies. But in modern times, glass beads are widely used in jewelry making and many other fashion decoration makings. These jewelry beads are available in various types, from crackle glass to millefiori glass, from cat eye beads to glass pearls, from drawbench glass to electroplate glass, from normal glass to frosted glass and some others.
Crystal Glass Beads
Crystal Glass Beads

Glass beads can be used to create jewelry in different styles, such as cute style, elegant style and so on. And elegant style is such a style that no woman can ignore it. So why not use glass beads to create an elegant jewelry set? Here is an idea for sharing. This jewelry set includes a bracelet and a pair of earrings. Materials we need are clear and brown faceted abacus glass beads (clear beads: about 6mm in diameter, brown beads: about 12mm in diameter), 4pcs rhinestone links, 2pcs brass earring hooks, brass magnetic clasp, iron chains, 1pcs rhinestone bead, 2pcs headpins, 2pcs end caps and clear thread. Followed are the detailed instructions.

Earrings: first, string 1pcs 12mm clear glass bead, 2pcs 6mm glass beads in clear and brown on a headpin, and use round nose jewelry plier to make a loop at top of brown bead. Second, attach this beaded pendant on a length of iron chain. Then, attach the other end of chain onto the ring of earring hook. Repeat the two steps to create the other one for a pair.
Glass Jewelry Sets
Glass Jewelry Sets

Necklace: first, use a long clear thread to string several clear glass beads and rhinestone bead as a round flower shaped pendant. Second, put 7pcs more clear beads and 1pcs 12mm brown glass through the two strands together. Third, put 2pcs clear glass and 1pcs brown glass on one strand,  and repeat this for three more times. String the same beads on the other strand. Fourth, keep on stringing rhinestone links and clear glass beads on two strands. Make sure to use the 4pcs links to separate these beads as 4 average parts. Fifth, string all the rest clear glass beads on the third strand, and use links to combine two strands together link the design on picture. Sixth, attach magnetic clasp on two ends of this necklace.

Till now, an elegant jewelry set with glass beads is finished. It is very elegant but very simple to be created, even if you are a beginner of jewelry making. If you want to make your own, it’s time to purchase the materials you need to start. 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Useful Information about Opal Beads


Natural gemstone beads are loved deeply by jewelry makers, and widely used in jewelry making. Opal beads are one of such a popular natural stone beads. This kind of stone bead is available in different colors (like black, red, yellow, blue, pink and white), shapes and sizes as well as other gemstone beads.
Gemstone Beads
Gemstone Beads

Opal is birthday stone of October. It will make the people who were born in October loving and affectionate in personal and family life and will ensure them good opportunities and they will be able to magnetize others for good causes. They come in three natural varieties—the opalescent precious opal, the fire opal (yellow to red-orange), and the generally opaque common opal. Fire opal was born in fire in the ancient volcanoes of Mexico. They are treasures which appeal most of all to active people with a positive approach to life. Their warm, fiery color gives us vigor, fills us with the joys of life and opens our senses to the beauty of Nature. They are good mean of helping to make feelings flow and resolve blockages.
Opal Beads Strands
Opal Beads Strands

This gemstone was formed many millions of years ago, when a combination of silica and water flowed into cracks and spaces in the ground. Then gradually hardened and solidified to become opal. Opal beads in different colors have different meanings. The blue opal will soothe erratic emotions and enhance personal courage, and the pink opal is a stone of peace and tranquility for the aura. This kind of stone is also said to be a stone for love, but only to faithful lovers. It will bring misfortune to an unfaithful lover.

How to store opal beads for long periods of time? Generally it is safe to store them away, as long as the area is not overheated. You can also put them in a sealed plastic bag with a little water in case of drying out. Don’t expose them under hot lights, as this could crack these beads if the heat builds up and is magnified in a showcase. They also must be protected from detergents which will dry the gem. And remember, opal beads can be fairly brittle because they contain water.

On today’s fashion jewelry market, we can easily find opal beads. But they have different qualities and prices. If you want to collect some opals or use some opal beads to create jewelry, you’d better to find a reliable supplier who can offer you quality ones. 

Monday, January 14, 2013

Get Jewelry Beads Wholesale for Kids Jewelry Making


Today, both the adults and kids like fashion jewelry very much. They are not only like wearing colorful jewelry, but also interested in making their own fashion jewelry. So, if you are a jewelry maker, don’t forget to purchase some jewelry beads for your kids to let them create their own jewelry designs. And once you need more and more jewelry beads for both your designs and your kids’ designs, getting beads wholesale is a wise method to get what you need.
When you teach your kids how to create jewelry or create kids jewelry with them together, you will find they have endless fabulous inspirations. Kids always like colorful jewelry beads, and the lightweight ones are very suitable for them to create kids jewelry, so that jewelry beads like acrylic beads (plastic beads), resin beads, wood beads and etc are their best choices. All these jewelry beads are available in a really wide range of selection for shapes, colors, sizes and designs. However, you will find there is no more selection of these beads as you thought when you walk around in your local jewelry beads or crafts retail stores. That is because retail stores have limited space and money to store many different jewelry materials together. So, you’d better to search beads wholesale from the internet to get cheap wholesale prices and large range of selection for all kinds of jewelry materials.
When we talk about beads wholesale, we will think of there are tens of thousands of jewelry beads wholesale online stores over the world. But just because there are so many options, where should we purchase from? More and more people like to get beads wholesale from China in recent years. So, you can have a look at Chinese jewelry market. Mamie, one of my friends, is a jewelry maker. She purchased her jewelry beads from a Chinese jewelry beads wholesaler which is named as PandaHall.com. She said:” I like the beads I purchase there as they could be reused. I always make jewelry with my kids—two little girls (3 & 5 years old). They love its colorful acrylic beads, glass beads, resin beads, polymer clay beads and wood beads very much. The jewelry beads I bought for them are big enough for their little hands which make it easy to create their own necklaces and bracelets. And I am sure you will be shocked by their jewelry designs.”

If you are a jewelry maker and have kids who are interested in jewelry making like you, getting beads wholesale to teach and make their own jewelry is a good method to enhance the emotion between you. You can also choose the jewelry beads with them together on the internet to let them choose what they desire. 

Friday, January 11, 2013

Acrylic & Plastic Beads—Supplies for Kids Jewelry Making


Plastic beads or acrylic beads are one of the most popular jewelry supplies for kid’s jewelry making. Fashion jewelry for kids created with plastic beads are available in various styles, colors and designs, as these jewelry beads are produced in different types and styles, and they can be easily found in a plenty of different colors, sizes, shapes and designs.
Frosted Transparent Acrylic Bracelets for Kids
Frosted Transparent Acrylic Bracelets for Kids

If you are a beginner of jewelry making, start your jewelry making by creating jewelry for kids is a good choice, and colorful acrylic & plastic beads are your best choice. Plastic beads (acrylic beads) can be produced in various different effects, for example gemstone style, glass style, metal style, shell & pearl style, clay style, wood style, foil glass style and many others. So, this kind of jewelry beads can help you to create jewelry like glass, gemstone, metal and etc, and you can easily create a fabulous jewelry for your kids, no matter which style they like. Apart from that, they are much cheaper than other jewelry beads.

If your kids like glass beads jewelry, you can choose plastic beads (acrylic beads) in fashion frosted transparent glass beads effects for them. You can string all the plastic beads in a single color on your clear elastic cord, and string a silver hanger on cord too. Then cut off the extra elastic cord and make a knot to stop the beads fall off. The last step is using a jump ring to attach a flower metal pendant on the silver hanger. A lovely glass beads effects bracelet is finished. You can also use these plastic beads (acrylic beads) in different colors on a bracelet. Kids will like them very much as they love colorful things.
Acrylic Beaded Bracelets for Kid
Acrylic Beaded Bracelets for Kid

We also usually use satin ribbons to make kids jewelry, so you can choose some satin ribbons and colorful plastic beads (acrylic beads) to make some bracelets and necklaces. For example, you can prepare about 15pcs (depend on the size of kids’ wrists) round blue plastic beads (acrylic beads, about 14mm in diameter), and use blue satin ribbon to string them together. Make a beautiful butterfly knot for this bracelet to make it look more beautiful.

Kids want to get more different styles? It is not a problem. Plastic beads (acrylic beads) are produced so many different effects that you can easily find what your kids like. And what you need to do is searching a reliable beading suppliers and purchase items there. Finding a reliable jewelry beads online wholesale can help you get wide range of selection of jewelry materials, and save both time and money.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Versatile Glass Beads in Jewelry Making Designs


We all know that glass beads are one of the most popular and widely used jewelry beads for today’s fashion jewelry designs, so that many people like to create glass beads jewelry to start their jewelry making. Here are two jewelry making designs with these beads for sharing.
Glass Bracelet
Glass Bracelet

The first glass beads jewelry is a bracelet. I used flat faceted round electronic glass beads in AB color, (about 8mm in diameter), about eight pieces silver metal rings, antique silver Tibetan style link pendant and clear elastic thread. Stringing bracelet or necklace is the simplest jewelry design. First, let’s use some electronic glass beads and elastic thread to make a flower ball shaped beaded pendant. Second, string four pieces silver metal rings on thread first, and then string antique silver Tibetan style link pendant and the rest four pieces on thread too. Third, string the rest electronic glass beads on clear thread, and cut off the extra to make a knot with two strands of threads. Fourth, kind the knot into a hole of bead to make it looks clearly. Fifth, use a jump ring to attach the flower ball shaped beaded pendant onto the ring of Tibetan style link pendant. Now, a simple but classic glass beads bracelet is finished.
Fashion Glass Jewelry Sets
Fashion Glass Jewelry Sets

Glass beads are versatile and can be used with many other jewelry beads to create jewelry pieces too. So the second idea is a jewelry set which created with yellow glass beads, yellow resin rhinestone beads and antique gold rhinestone beads. I also need some jewelry findings. They are ball chains, crimp beads, bead tips, and earring hooks. And of course, all of them are antique gold. Let’s make the bracelet first. 1, String 3pcs yellow glass beads on elastic cord, and add an antique gold rhinestone beads as bead spacers between each two glass beads. Then, string a yellow resin rhinestone bead on cord. Second, repeat the first step for another four times. Third, cut off the extra elastic cord and make a knot. Hide the knot into a hole of a bead to make this bracelet looks clear too. About the earrings, string a crimp bead on ball chain at one end and use a crimp plier to press it as a stopper. Second, string a rhinestone bead and a glass bead on the ball chain. Third, use a bead tip to hold the ball chain on the other end and attach the earring pendant on the ring of earring hook. Create the other piece with the same steps. Till now, a lovely glass beads jewelry set is created.

Would you be happy to get started on make your own jewelry designs with glass beads? If yes, why not purchase some jewelry materials to create some jewelry gifts for the coming Christmas?

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Jewelry Designs with Handmade Lampwork Beads


Lampwork beads are always loved deeply by jewelry makers, and widely used in jewelry making as they are handmade, colorful and beautiful. These special glass beads are art works even if they are just as jewelry beads. One of the most reason why people will fall in love with lampwork beads is they are handmade so that each piece is one of a kind in the world.
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads Strands
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads Strands

On the fashion jewelry market, we can easily find lampwork beads in all different colors, sizes and designs. Of course, there are many various types of lampwork jewelry pieces. Each piece is so attractive and unique, no matter it is a bead or a jewelry design. I have created two pair of earrings with lampwork beads last week. The first pair is very simple. I only used two round foil glass beads (old rose, about 12mm in diameter), four clear faceted round glass beads, several black faceted round, some jump rings, chains and earring hooks. String a clear glass bead, a foil glass bead and one more clear glass bead on an eyepin, and use round nose jewelry plier to make a loop at the top of clear glass bead. Use three jump rings to attach three strands of chains on the bottom ring of beaded pendant, and then use headpins to attach several black glass beads on these chains in different places. The last step is using a jump ring to attach the wholesale earring pendant on an earring hook. Repeat the same method to make the other one for a pair. This design is very simple and suitable for beginners.
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads
Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads


The second earrings are created with flat round lampwork beads and small bicone glass beads in different colors. About the jewelry findings, I used gold jewelry wire and earring hooks. First, I strung a small gold round metal bead on gold jewelry wire, and use round nose jewelry plier to make a loop with the short end to stop the bead fall off. Second, I strung a flat round lampwork bead, a small gold metal bead and a bicone purple glass bead in AB color from the long wire, and make a loop at the top of glass bead. Third, I beat the jewelry wire and put the two strands of wires through the holes of small bicone glass beads, and twist one wire on the other wire. And then, use jewelry plier to make a loop at the top of twist wire. Repeat the third step for more several times. Please create these bead pendants in different length. Fourth, use jump rings to attach these bead pendants on the bottom ring of lampwork bead pendant. The last step is attaching the whole earring pendant on earring hook by using a jump ring. Create the other one with the same steps.

When you start to use lampwork beads to create jewelry designs, you will find you cannot extricate yourself from them. So, you will need more handmade lampwork beads for your amazing designs. By then purchase them from reputable online wholesaler is your wise choice. 

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Ideas about Sterling Silver Beads and Swarovski Beads for Christmas


Sterling silver and Swarovski jewelry is always popular with people, both jewelry makers and jewelry wearers. Both sterling silver beads and Swarovski beads are widely used in jewelry making, such as bracelet making, necklace making and earring making. Apart from that, the two beads are also widely used in many other fashion decorations, such as handbags, shoes and so on.
Sterling Silver Beads
Sterling Silver Beads

Sterling silver beads and Swarovski crystal beads are available in different sizes and shapes so that you can easily find what you need or like for your designs. Christmas is coming, so why not use the two beads and some other jewelry materials to create some jewelry pieces for this big holiday? For example, you can use some AB color Swarovski crystal beads (green flower shaped in different sizes), red Swarovski crystal cube beads, red bicone Swarovski crystal beads and small round sterling silver beads to create a pair of earring for Christmas. It is very easy to make, even if you are just a beginner of jewelry making. String a red cube Swarovski crystal bead, three pieces green flower Swarovski bead (from large to small), a red bicone Swarovski and a sterling silver bead on a headpin, and use your round nose plier to make a loop at top of sterling bead. The last step is using a jump ring to attach this beaded pendant on sterling silver earring hook. Repeat the same steps to create the other one for a pair of lovely Christmas earrings. You can wear them yourself or present them as Christmas jewelry gift to others.
Swarovski Crystal Beads
Swarovski Crystal Beads

Using some round sterling silver beads, bicone Swarovski crystal beads in clear, red and green colors and clear Swarovski crystal pendant in star shaped to make a key chain is a fabulous jewelry idea too. The other jewelry materials you may need include a toggle ring, a Tibetan style pendant link and silver jewelry wire. String a star pendant on wire, and use jewelry plier to make a loop at its top to hold it at bottom. Second, string 2 round sterling silver beads and 3 bicone Swarovski crystal bead on the long wire strand. Repeat this step for two more times. Third, add a small silver round bead spacer on wire, and use jewelry plier to make a loop on its top. Fourth, use a jump ring to attach this long pendant on one ring of Tibetan style pendant link. Repeat the same steps to make the other strand long beaded pendant. But in order to make sure the two strands have different length, use only one sterling silver bead to separate each three Swarovski beads. Fifth, use a use a jump ring to attach the whole two strands dangling pendant on the toggle ring. Till now, a lovely and unique Christmas key chain is finished.

Do you have some more fabulous jewelry ideas with Sterling silver beads and Swarovski crystal beads for Christmas? I am sure you have. So, just take action, as Christmas is coming soon. 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Wholesale Beads Bulk Is Necessary


When your technology of jewelry making is growing, and you want to create more jewelry designs, you will need more jewelry beads. Or if you are a jewelry beads retailer and you need more materials once your business is growing larger and larger. How to get a lot of beads in cheap prices? It is the question of the hour to many jewelry makers like you. Wholesale beads bulk is the wise method to solve this problem.
Acrylic Beads
Acrylic Beads

We all know that there are countless jewelry beads and other jewelry materials available on the whole world’s market. But the selection of retailed jewelry beads is too limited to satisfy our demands. We have to travel to several jewelry beads retail stores to collect all the materials we need and pay expensive prices for them, which is not we want. In that case, we need to search our materials from internet. Wholesale beads from online wholesale stores are very popular with many jewelry makers in the world. And there are many wholesale stores can offer beads bulk. We can get a wide range of selection for both jewelry beads and suppliers.
Acrylic Beads Mix
Acrylic Beads Mix

Some people may say that I am jewelry maker and don’t need all kinds of jewelry beads materials because I just like to use glass beads, gemstone beads or acrylic beads to create jewelry designs, for example. It looks like an absurdity example, but wholesale beads bulk can solve this problem, no matter you consider this problem from getting a large of selection or saving time and money. Let’s take acrylic beads for instance. Acrylic beads come in a variety of colors, shapes, types, and sizes. Different beads can help you create different style designs. When you want to create acrylic jewelry in different styles, you need different acrylic beads, so that you need to collect the more different acrylic beads as you can. Traveling around your city to collect these beads is not the thing you should do obviously because it is all just wasted time. What is worse, you may unable to collect all the beads you need, even if you have traveled all the jewelry beads retail stores there.

In fact, there is no one will only use one or two different jewelry beads to create fashion jewelry. The more beads you need, the beads bulk wholesale is more necessary. If you have realized it, the next step is searching a reputable bulk sale supplier who can offer you quality items at much low prices. Enjoy your jewelry making. 

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Base Metal Beads are Cheap but Versatile


What is your favorite hobby? If you like to working with jewelry beads and jewelry findings, jewelry making will be your favorite. Jewelry beads are essential for this hobby, but some beads like silver beads and gold beads are very expensive. So what kind of beads can make you keep this hobby? Base metal beads are the one of these beads.

Metal beads are inexpensive and could help you to create elegant jewelry. In fact, what we used in and found in today’s fashion jewelry market, the metal beads are base metal beads. Base metal beads are beautiful, less expensive alternative to the precious metals of gold and silver. Well, what are they? Well, first of all, what are base metals? Base metals are iron, nickel, copper, zinc or lead that oxidize or corrode easily. They are also loosely referred to as non-precious metals that also include aluminum or alloys.
Metal Alloy Beads
Metal Alloy Beads

Metal beads jewelry is a big trend in today’s fashion jewelry. Metal beads making is a highly valued art. All the metal beads like sterling silver beads, pewter beads, brass beads, copper beads, aluminum and etc are handmade. These beads come in some great shapes and textures, such as smooth, round, filigree, tubes, flower, cloisonne, faceted, flat discs that can be used as spacer beads and many more.
Metal Alloy Bead Spacers
Metal Alloy Bead Spacers

When we walk around in jewelry stores or search on internet, we will find that metal beads are produced in many different colors, such as antique gold, antique silver, red copper and some others, but not just their original color. In fact, they are plated with other metals. Therefore, when we speak of antique gold or antique silver, we are referring to, in the case of antique gold a metal finish of a golden yellow color that has been applied to the bead. Antique silver is a metal finish that is a medium to dark gray color applied to the bead to make it look old or antique. And when we looking for finished jewelry pieces, we will find metal beads could be mixed and matched with all kinds of other jewelry beads. They are really versatile in jewelry making.

Metal beads can be purchase from both your local jewelry beads stores, craft stores and jewelry beads wholesale online stores. Well, if you choose these beads from jewelry beads wholesale online stores, you can get a wide range of selection and discount prices for these beads. There are tens of thousands of online wholesale stores, but not all of them can offer quality items at cheap prices. So choosing a reputable supplier is quite important for you, or else, you will meet many problems after you received your order. As a leading China beads, finding and gems online market, PandaHall.com is a good option.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Start to Make Unique Jewelry with Lampwork Beads


There are so many different jewelry beads are available, but lampwork beads are one of the specials. Why? Because each bead is handmade. No two pieces are the same totally, even if they are made by the same artist. Handmade lampwork beads are produced in various shapes, colors, sizes and designs, so that you can have an array of selection.
Fashion Jewelry Bracelets
Fashion Jewelry Bracelets

When you walk around in your local jewelry beads stores, you will be attracted by these beautiful and special lampwork beads, and want to create some your own jewelry designs with them. Do you have any idea about your designs? If you are just a beginner of jewelry making and have no good idea for the moment, here I’d like to share two ideas with you—one is a stringed bracelet and the other is a jewelry set. Let’s start to make the stringed bracelet first. Please prepare the following items: 11pcs blue European style lampwork beads (about 13mm long, 10mm wide), 11pcs white glass pearl beads (about 10mm in diameter) and elastic cord. This bracelet is very simple to make even if this is your first time to make jewelry. Just string all the jewelry beads by one European style lampwork bead and one glass pearl bead. Then make a knot after all the beads are stringed. Last, hide the knot into a hole to make this bracelet clear. It is very simple to create but very lovely, isn’t it?
Handmade Lampwork Jewelry Sets
Handmade Lampwork Jewelry Sets

Now let’s start the second design. This lampwork beads jewelry set include a bracelet and a pair of earrings. The maters you need are 7pcs yellow flat round lampwork beads (about 16mm in diameter), 27pcs faceted glass beads (about 6mm in diameter), 28pcs headpins, 2pcs silver round, rhinestone beads, 12pcs tiny silver spacer beads and 2pcs earring hooks. Let’s make the bracelet first. First, string 25pcs glass beads on 25pcs headpins, one bead on one pin, and use your round nose jewelry pliers to make a loop at the top of each bead. Second, String 5pcs dangling glass beads on and lay them as a flower, then string a tiny spacer bead and a lampwork bead. Third, repeat second step four times. Make sure there is a spacer bead between each glass beads flower and lampwork bead. Fourth, make a knot and hide it into a hole. About the earrings, string a tiny spacer bead, a lampwork bead, a rhinestone bead and a glass bead on headpin and use jewelry plier to make a loop at the top of glass bead to make the whole as an earring pendant. Then attach the pendant on the ring of earring hook. Make the other earring with the same steps. Now, a beautiful handmade lampwork jewelry set is finished.

Can’t wait to create your own lampwork beads jewelry now? You must purchase some jewelry materials first. In order to save money and get a large range of selection, I’d like to suggest you to purchase them from jewelry beads wholesale online stores, like PandaHall.com.