Showing posts with label beads from china. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beads from china. Show all posts

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. 

Monday, November 12, 2012

Wholesale Beads to Create Different Jewelry Designs


Along with the development of jewelry making and the growing number of jewelry wearers, the jewelry makers need more and more jewelry beads to create different jewelry designs to meet people’s different requires. And I am sure almost all of us know that getting wholesale beads or beads wholesale is a wise method to get a wide range of selection for jewelry materials.
Fashion Glass Pearl Earrings
Fashion Glass Pearl Earrings

We all know that even if with the same design, different people may like different colors to suit their hair style, other jewelry, dresses, handbag, color of skin or just because they like this color. For example, I have an idea about fashion glass pear earrings. I want to use the same design with same jewelry materials, because I want to present them to my friends. But I will use the jewelry beads in different colors. However, how can I get the same jewelry beads in different colors? Get wholesale beads or beads wholesale is the method. You can easily get the same jewelry beads in mixed colors if you purchase them from a jewelry beads wholesaler. As a jewelry maker, I always wholesale beads to get a wide range of selection for my designs. For this present, I wholesaled 10mm glass pearl beads in different colors and Tibetan style beads.
Natural Howlite Beads
Natural Howlite Beads

I’d like to share this idea with you. The materials are including round glass pearl beads, silver bicone Tibetan style beads, silver Tibetan style beads in angle wing shaped, Tibetan style flower bead caps, jump rings, headpins, and earring hooks. All the jewelry materials are purchased from my regular beads wholesale (wholesale beads) online store. The steps are very simple. First, string a glass pearl bead, flower bead cap, Tibetan style angle wing and bicone Tibetan style bead on a headpin, and use your jewelry pliers to make a loop at the top of bicone bead. Second, use a jump ring to attach this earring pendant on earring hook. An earring is finished. Repeat the same steps to create several pairs by using glass pearl beads in different colors. I presented them to my friends. They love the gifts very much and said the colors are their favorites. Well, I would say that the same jewelry materials in different colors will give you different fabulous jewelry making ideas at most of time.

People always like to pursue difference, uniqueness and personality, so they would like to choose jewelry which is different from others. So get wholesale beads or beads wholesale is necessary for each jewelry maker and jewelry beads retail. 

Monday, September 24, 2012

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
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
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. 

Monday, August 13, 2012

Czech Glass Beads Can Help You Create Sparkling Jewelry


Want to create sparkling jewelry designs but do not want to cost much money? Like Swarovski crystal beads jewelry, but they are too expensive? Don’t worry. Czech glass beads and jewelry will be your good choice. These beads are beautiful as Swarovski but much cheaper.

Czech glass beads are known for their excellent quality and craftsmanship, dating all the way back to the 11th century. Made of quality glass, their colors are consistent and sizes are very precise. Pressed Czech glass beads are a wonderful and economical addition to any jewelry design. Czech glass beads are popular craft beads because they come in many sizes and shapes. One of the particular beauties of fire-polished Czech glass beads is the range of mixed and mottled colors that are available.
Czech Glass Beads
Czech Glass Beads

Why people like to use Czech glass beads to create jewelry? And why so many people like to wear Czech glass beads jewelry? Because these beads are superb as Swarovski crystal beads. Thought these beads are beautiful, sparkling as Swarovski crystal beads, they are much cheaper than crystal beads. The most visible difference between these two kinds of beads can be seen on the edges of the facets. The crystal beads have very clean sharp edge between facets, but Czech fired-polished beads have a slightly rounded edge.

Czech glass beads are beautiful additions to jewelry design, but some people may still believe these beads are made in Czech Republic. In fact, there are many other countries can produce these jewelry beads now, and sell them to the other places around the world. That is to say, the Czech glass beads you seen in today’s fashion jewelry market are not all produced in Czech Republic either.
Czech Glass Beads
Czech Glass Beads

Belinda, a jewelry maker from Australian said:” When I started jewelry making, I became fascinated with Czech glass beads. I started to make jewelry with these beads in 2006. I enjoy all sorts of glass beads, and purchased them from a China beads, findings and gems online wholesaler. It is named as PandaHall.com. If you check on that website, you will find there are a large range of selection for jewelry materials, and can easily enjoy one-stop shopping there. If you want to get more beads in different colors, you can search on its “Mixed Products”. You will discover some of the most unique and beautiful color combinations in these vibrant Czech glass bead strands.”

Are your attracted by the beautiful and sparkling appearance and cheap prices of Czech glass beads? Choose a large, reliable jewelry materials supplier, and take action soon. 

Monday, July 16, 2012

Top Reasons for Wholesale Beads Online


Today, along with the growing up and demand of fashion jewelry market, more and more jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen wholesale beads from online stores. When you search “beads” or “wholesale beads” on the internet, you will find tens of thousands of jewelry beads wholesale online stores all around the world.

Jewelry beads are the basic jewelry materials for most jewelry designs. They are used in a wide range of jewelry and clothes for enhanced decoration. Why more and more people prefer to wholesale beads online?
Transparent Glass Beads
Transparent Glass Beads

A major reason for buying wholesale beads is price. Online jewelry beads wholesalers or manufacturers can offer much lower wholesale prices to everyone around the whole world, no matter you live in the next city or at the other end of the earth. Everyone knows that retailers wholesale beads from wholesalers and retail the beads to others. In order to earn money, they are unable to offer you wholesale prices or cheap prices. So in order to save money, why not buy wholesale beads from wholesalers directly?

Convenience is the second advantage of wholesale beads. As we all know that there are countless jewelry materials wholesalers on the internet all over the world. So you can check all their websites as long as you have a laptop or computer. You just need to choose the items you need or desired into the shopping cart, then check out and pay for it. Your order is placed. And what you need to do next is waiting for your order. You also can keep the items in your shopping cart if you don’t want to place your order immediately. Your local retail stores won’t offer a special place or box to store these items and wait for your next time.  
Handmade Polymer Clay European Beads
Handmade Polymer Clay European Beads

When you choose items on the internet wholesale stores, you will find you can get a really huge selection for the jewelry beads. This is the third advantage of wholesale beads online. You will find all kind of jewelry beads, findings, gems, and even jewelry tools on the world. Some jewelry items may really beyond your expectation. Pursuing personality and uniqueness is a character of contemporary human. The widest selection will help you find the personalized and unique jewelry items easily.

It is not hard to find that there are thousands of online jewelry beads wholesale stores on the world. We all know that not all the wholesalers are reliable, so the most important thing for us to do is choosing a reliable wholesaler first. I have found my regular supplier PandaHall already. Hope you will find your reliable one, and enjoy your jewelry making. 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Why Glass Beads Are So Popular


Glass Beads Strands

Glass beads are one of the most commonly and widely used jewelry beads in jewelry making. There are various glass beads fashion jewelry pieces available on the fashion jewelry market all over the world. Why jewelry makers like to use glass beads to create jewelry designs? Why people like to wear glass beads jewelry?

First, there are many different types of glass beads available for selecting, for example, painted glass beads, normal glass, cat eye beads, crackle glass, Czech glass beads, drawbench glass beads, electroplate glass, imitation jade glass, glass pearl, glass rhinestone beads, specialty glass, frosted glass beads, piezo glass beads and etc. All these glass beads are produced in various shapes, including drop, oval, chip, rectangle, abacus, rondelle, round, flat round, heart, twist and etc.

Second, glass beads can be purchased easily. They are available worldwide. You will easily find these beads in different countries, both online stores and offline stores. Well, this kind of jewelry beads originate from more than half dozen areas in Africa, such as China, Czech Republic, Japan, Indonesia and so on.

Third, it is not hard to find that colorful is a big characters of glass beads. If you have been to jewelry beads wholesale stores or companies, or even looked for beads on the internet, you will find that glass beads are available in plenty of colors. Many jewelry beads stores or companies can offer you mixed colors.

Glass Beads Strands
Fourth, glass beads are versatile. As we all know that glass beads are available in a wide variety of styles, which means you can use that for anything. For example, the small sized glass beads can be used as spacer beads in jewelry making. You can also use them to stitch a bracelet, string a necklace, cover a surface, or sculpt just about anything.

Fifth, high quality glass beads are as beautiful as crystal beads but much cheaper. Every woman would like to a piece of elegant jewelry but without breaking their banks. Glass beads are the best choice. With the above four characters, every woman have a wide choice and possibility to create or get their one of a kind elegant jewelry.

From all above, it is easy to see why glass beads are so popular with people. Would you like to have your own one of a kind glass beads jewelry? Just purchase some glass beads to create. You can also present them to your friends or family as jewelry gifts. No doubt they will be the sweetest gift to them. 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Beads—Essential Materials for Jewelry Making


Beads are essential for jewelry making. Everyone is not strange to jewelry beads today, as they have become a part of our daily life as materials of fashion jewelry. We all know that beads are produced by different materials, and produced in various colors, sizes, shapes and designs. Therefore, there is a huge range of selection for these beads.
Transparent Acrylic Pendants, Frosted, Leaf, Mixed-Color
Transparent Acrylic Pendants

Although there are many different beads, there are several jewelry beads always very popular and widely used in jewelry making. There are acrylic beads, gemstone beads, glass beads, lampwork beads, European beads, wood beads, Tibetan style beads, metal beads.

Acrylic beads, made from acrylic resin, are a natural choice for the inspired creativity any bead jewelry design needs. If you are looking for a really exciting and versatile material for beading, try acrylic beads. Acrylic is a very tough, yet beautiful type of plastic that is used in all kinds of applications. One of the most stunning applications is beading. Acrylic beads are sparkling and dynamic, and you can create truly dazzling, fun jewelry items using them.
http://www.pandahall.com/wholesale/normal-glass/538057.html
Transparent Glass Beads Strands

Glass beads are loved deeply by many jewelry makers. One of the most popular glass beads is Murano glass beads. These beads are handmade on the Island of Murano in Italy. Murano glass beads are very distinctive, colorful and elegant beads. Once the bead shape has been formed it is left to cool naturally in ashes for 24 hours, and then dipped into acid to dissolve the copper wire. Murano glass beads are handmade which means that no two beads are the same.

The types of gems are various, for example, Agate, Amethyst, Ametrine, Coral, Crystal, Jade, Garnet, Hematite, Howlite, Lava, Opal, Quartz, Tiger Eye, Turquoise and etc. Gemstone beads jewelry are popular with many jewelry makers and wearer too, especially with the ones who like nature so much. All the gems beads are available in different sizes, colors and shapes. Of course, some of the gems are natural; some are synthetic in today’s fashion jewelry market. They are sold in different prices, and everyone can find what you need easily if you search them from jewelry beads online stores as there is a huge range of selection.
Natural Gemstone Strands, Oval, Grade "A" Black Agate
Natural Gemstone Strands

No matter what kind of beads you like, they are essential jewelry making materials for making jewelry. They can be purchase from both local jewelry shop and wholesale online stores. While, you’d better to purchase them from online stores as purchasing online is convenient and can save time and money for you. Of course, don’t forget to choose a reliable supplier. 

Monday, May 14, 2012

Silver European Beads and Flower European Beads Decorate Spring


Ride the latest wave of European beads jewelry with exquisite flower European beads and silver European beads for your modern-looking beaded bracelets. European beads are well-designed and handmade by experienced excellent craftsmen.
Alloy European Dangle Beads, Mother's Day Gifts Making
Alloy European Dangle Beads

Both men and women like European style beads jewelry. We can find flower European beads are widely used for making women’s Pandora style bracelet, necklaces and earrings. And silver European beads are widely used for both men and women’s jewelry designs. Why people like European beads jewelry so much? European beads jewelry (Pandora beads jewelry) is a symbol of human culture. It can show one’s status, culture, taste and attitude of living vividly. So if you would like to choose European beads jewelry pieces as jewelry gifts for your friends, you need to consider the styles, materials and colors which are suitable to them or not. Besides, you still need to think about the style of their clothes and styles. Apart from these things, you also need to consider the season and environment. In a word, wearing European beads jewelry is an art. They will let you look beautiful but not coquettish, elegant but not meretricious as long as you have chosen a suitable one.
Zinc Alloy European Beads, Flower, Silver Color
 Alloy European Beads

European beads jewelry is well known for its amazing designs and styles. Mother’s Day is coming. Why not get a European beads jewelry for your mom? If you are a jewelry maker, there is nothing better than giving such a sweet gift which is handmade by yourself to your mom on that day. Both silver European beads and flower European beads are available in a plenty of sizes and designs. Flower European beads are also offered in various colors. The two jewelry beads are sorted as three different beads according to their usages—normal jewelry beads, dangle beads and stopper beads. Stopper beads have whorls at inner side of holes, which can stop other jewelry beads fall off necklaces, bracelets and earrings. From above, you will find you have a wide range of selection with the two beads. These beads can be used singly, but also can be combined with other jewelry beads well.
Alloy Rhinestone European Beads, Lead Free and Cadmium Free
Rhinestone European Beads

Both beads can be purchased from both your local craft stones and jewelry beads wholesale online stores. While, the prices for these beads in the craft stores may be a little expensive. You can purchase them from online stores, for there are so many online stores all over the world and you can get a large selection with low wholesale prices. Even some online wholesale stores can offer discount on low wholesale prices, such as PandaHall.com. It is a China Beads, Findings & Gems Online Market. It also offers a promotion for half a month, and once a month. You can save a lot of money there. 

Monday, February 6, 2012

Jewelry Making Ideas with Metal Beads for Valentine’s Day

The annual romantic holiday for lovers—Valentine’s Day is around the corner. What kind of special gift can touch a woman’s heart? The key is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time. Make a special jewelry gift with metal beads on such a romantic day for such a special woman to you will be a perfect idea, I am sure.

Brass Pendants, Cross Sword

Brass Pendants, Cross Sword

Jewelry pieces are widely available in the market now, both costly jewelry and fashion jewelry. About the costly designed jewelry, they are the symbols of elegant (or beautiful), expensive and status, they are costly, but they are not the unique. Everyone who can afford it can own it. While, if you make a one kind of a jewelry piece for your girl, even if it is very cheap, I am sure she will love both you and your gift very much. Metal beads are a wonderful choice for creating such a special gift, for it is not expensive, but have wide range of selection to create different styles and effects singly or with other jewelry supplies. Here I would like to one of my jewelry ideas with metal beads for Valentine’s Day with you.

Aluminum Beads, Valentine Gift Beads

Aluminum Beads, Valentine Gift Beads

Handmade Flower Metal Beads Jewelry Set

Vintage style jewelry is loved deeply by some women. If your girl is one of them, making a set of vintage style flower metal beads jewelry for her will be the key to touch her heart. The materials you will need include 3pcs3cmdiameter black flower beads, 2pcs1.5cmdiameter flower beads, 8pcs gold seed beads, 4pcs silver spacer beads, 5pcs small rhinestones, black wire, silver necklace chain, silver earring hooks, glue, round-nose pliers and hole punch. Steps: 1. Drill a hole on two petals that are on a straight line. 2. Glue the small rhinestones one the middle hole of flower beads. 3. Use black wire to string a seed bead, a spacer bead, a seed bead, and make a loop on each end of the wire. Repeat the steps to make 3 more. 4. Use the black wire loops to link those beads with 21.5cmflower beads and 13cmflower beads together. The order is like this: beads link,1.5cmflower metal bead, beads link,3cmflower metal beads, beads link,1.5cmflower metal bead and beads link. 5. Attach this long link to the silver necklace chain. 6. Attach a heart shaped alloy clasp as ending. 7. Attach the rest 23cmflower metal beads on the silver earring hooks by round-nose plier. Till now, a set of handmade elegant metal beads jewelry has been finished. It is very special and enough to express your love to her, right? Of course, you also can make a bracelet with those beads and flowers to expand your set. You can also choose some other metal beads, such as aluminum rose beads.

Plated Box Clasps, Valentine Craft Findings

Plated Box Clasps, Valentine Craft Findings

This idea is just for your reference. I am sure you must have some other amazing ideas. If so, the other important thing to you is purchasing good jewelry materials. After shared a jewelry idea with you, I’d like to share a good supplier of jewelry materials with you. PandaHall.com, as a leadingChinabeads, jewelry and gems online wholesaler, can offer you more than 200,000 items at low wholesale prices. Hope you enjoy both your creation for your lover and such a romantic day.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Metal Beads Help You Create Superb Jewelry

Fashion jewelry with metal beads is increasingly popular with people now, especially for young people. Making handmade beaded jewelry is a great hobby, and it is time to show your strong appearance by metal beads jewelry pieces. No matter you like vintage style or fashionable style, metal beads can always meet your request.

Cloisonne Beads

Cloisonne Beads


Metal beads come in a lot of different shapes, colors and sizes. The most common shapes include round, square, rectangle, leaf, bones, flowers, animals etc. In regard of the sizes and colors, any imaginable one can be produced. Those beads also come in different materials, from oriental cloisonné beads to stainless steel beads, alloy pedants to coins.
Mixed Aluminum Beads, Flower

Mixed Aluminum Beads, Flower


Oriental cloisonné beads, one of the most famous metal beads in China, have high quality, specialized technology and mysterious legend from archaic China. They only can be owned by imperial household for their amazing beauty and rarity in archaic China. They also symbolize riches and honor. So why not make some metal beads jewelry pieces for yourself and your friends? And those jewelry pieces should be very popular if you make them for commercial selling.
Cloisonne Owl Beads

Cloisonne Owl Beads


Today, most jewelry makers would like to use metal beads as they are easily to be used and can create different superb effects. According to the trend of purchasing jewelry beads, more and more people purchase beads from China. Ada, a regular customer of PandaHall, said:” I very rarely wear bracelets, but wanted something that was simple, elegant and looked like silver. I found some desired silver metal beads and some other jewelry supplies from PandaHall. It is a large and reputable China beads wholesaler. I used those supplies to make a bracelet for myself. This one is truly perfect. I have not taken it off except to sleep since I finished it. The little metal charms add a nice touch, too. And the toggle makes it so easy to get on and off. I am very pleased with this purchase, and it will show up even better with a tan and bare arms in summer. I am also waiting for my new order which placed last weekend. I think it will be here soon.”
Aluminum Flower Beads, Turquoise

Aluminum Flower Beads, Turquoise


Metal beads not only can be used as main role in metallic and vintage style jewelry pieces, but also can be used to match other jewelry beads to create cute, elegant, fashion and simple style jewelry. No matter which style you prefer, metal beads can bring you surprise.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Making Personalized Jewelry with Loose Beads

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

Printed Acrylic Beads, MediumOrchid

Printed Acrylic Beads, MediumOrchid

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

Mixed Color Acrylic Beads

Mixed Color Acrylic Beads

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

Wood Beads, Lead Free

Wood Beads, Lead Free

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

Fancy Round Glass Beads Strands

Fancy Round Glass Beads Strands

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

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

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads

2, Your Local Beads Stores.

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

Glass Beads Strands, Bicone

Glass Beads Strands, Bicone

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

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Best Wood Beads Makes You Fancy Jewelry

Many species of wood have been used for beads because the grain of the wood is beautiful or because the wood is aromatic. These include olive, sandalwood, bamboo, ebony, ironwood, palm, apple, pear, and rose, etc.

Wood Beads, Barrel, Multicolor
Wood Beads, Barrel, Multicolor

The wide variety of wood workers and woods makes for an astonishing variety of forms, sizes, and types of wood beads, which are good components for craft projects like jewelry making. They can be used to make necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants, rings, anklets and other types of jewelry pieces.

Wood Beads, Round, Natural Color
Wood Beads, Round, Natural Color

Working with plain, bare wood beads has its artistic limitations. However, the beauty of these beads is that they are even more customizable than a standard jewelry. Making your own wood beads is not difficult and can be very rewarding, for this can save you a lot of money as opposed to paying for commercially manufactured beads.

Multicolor Wood Beads, Butterfly
Multicolor Wood Beads, Butterfly

Making wood beads yourself is not difficult. However, the process is involved and tedious. Painting the wood beads also make them colorful and suitable for all sorts of decorating projects, meanwhile, gives some protection from scuffing or scratching. Whether using small or large beads, painting will make them bright and suitable for any holiday or special project.

As mentioned before, the plain wood beads limit your wardrobe and decorating choices. Thus, select the proper wood beads for jewelry making turns to be vitally important, for there are tons of different wood beads for tons of different types of designs. Whatever, find a good supplier on wood beads will make you half done on the way of jewelry making.

Mixed Color Round Wood Beads
Mixed Color Round Wood Beads

A suitable wood beads supplier’s inventory should be impressive, which carry the latest wood beads accessories to choose from, and always have new patterns to offer as well, because the variety of choice is a guarantee that you will always have the newest, freshest styles.

Round Wood Beads, Coffee
Round Wood Beads, Coffee

On the other hand, once you have decided what type of beads are needed the next step is to examine the quality of the beads you are considering for purchase. Check for flaws, shine, color, and cut. Was the hole drilled in the bead properly? Are there cracks? Does the price match the bead?

Wood Beads Mix, about 4~45mm wide
Wood Beads Mix, about 4~45mm wide

The last but not the least, try to ask out the supplier for making sure that the price you are getting for beads is not higher than others. Now, it would be much easier for you to make a selection of different styles of wood beads.
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