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

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Flower European Beads for Mother’s Day Jewelry Gifts


As one of women’s favorites, European beads (Pandora style beads) are widely used in jewelry making. Flower European beads are one of the most popular shape, and very suitable for creating jewelry gifts for Mother’s Day.
About flower European beads, they are available in different sizes, shapes, colors and materials. Even though they have some many differences, they have the same characters—beautiful and charming, so that people are easily fall in love with them at their first sight, especially the women. I used 6pcs handmade lampwork flower European beads, 6pcs European style bead spacers and a Pandora style chain to make a bracelet for my mom, and want to present it to her on Mother’s Day. This jewelry gift is very easy to be created, even if you are just a beginner of jewelry making. Just open the clasp of chain bracelet, and string handmade lampwork European beads and alloy European style alloy spacer beads one by one. When you finished it, you will find this bracelet is simple but very beautiful and suitable for any occasion and clothes. I am sure my mom will love it very much.
My friend Amy created a jewelry set, includes a bracelet and a pair of earrings, in a hot style. The materials she used are silver alloy flower European beads, silver iron wire mesh beads, black cowhide leather cord, cord ends, lobster clasp, earring hooks, Tibetan style cap, jewelry wire, and silver chains. About the earrings: first, cut off a length of jewelry wire, cut chain in several short strands. Second, string the chains on jewelry wire and make a loop at bottom to hold these chains. Third, string a Tibetan style cap, a wire mesh bead and ring of earring hook on the wire, and use jewelry plier to make a loop at top. An earring is finished. Repeat these steps to create the other one of a pair. About the bracelet: add a cord end on one end of black cord, and string a wire mesh bead with one flower European beads at each end on the cord. Then, attach the other cord end on the other end of black cord. The last step is attaching jump ring and lobster clasp on each end of bracelet. Now, a hot jewelry set is completed. Amy’s mom is very fashion and cool, and this jewelry gift is very suitable for her. I am sure she will love this gift very much.

No matter what style and color your mom like, there is a suitable one for your mom if you choose flower European beads to create jewelry as gift on Mother’s Day. 

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. 

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Metal Beads—Perfect to Enhance Visual Impact to Jewelry Design


What is your favorite hobby? If you love working with your hands, jewelry making is a good choice. When making jewelry, you will use an array of different jewelry materials, which is depending on your designs. Metal beads will bring visual impact to your inspiration, so you can have a try to start your jewelry making with metal beads.
Iron Round Filigree Beads
Iron Round Filigree Beads

Metal beads are assorted as different types according to their materials, shapes and usages, including cloisonne beads, aluminum beads, coin beads, stardust beads, crimp beads, filigree beads, alloy beads, iron beads, wire beads, tube beads, brass beads, corrugated beads, spring beads and some others. All these metal beads are available in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes and designs. They are widely used necklace making, bracelet making, earring making, ankle making and many other fashion decoration making. The glamorous metal beads are showcased by fashion icons since antiquated and vintage beaded jewelry items produce a high-end appearance. It would be an exciting and worthwhile exercise by the fashion conscious and the trend setters to check out these jewelry items and keep abreast of the latest fashion developments.
Brass Stardust Beads
Brass Stardust Beads

Metal beads are an absolutely necessity in any jewelry maker’s collection. In recent years, the advancements in plating have made these inexpensive metal beads absolutely flawless. If you prefer muted tones, try antique silver pewter, antique copper or antique brass beads. For an economical alternative to sterling silver or gold filled, try silver plated or gold plated ones. Today, many people are pursuing personality and uniqueness, and metal beads will help you to show your strong appearance. This kind of jewelry beads is versatile. You can only use this kind of beads to create jewelry designs but no need to worry they will be quite similar as these beads are available in a really huge range of selection and combination with different types of them will create different styles and effects. These beads can also be mixed and matched with other jewelry materials well, and what needed are your inspirations and creations.

Jewelry accessories are important for creating the perfect wardrobe. If you don’t have a ton of cash to invest, it may feel impossible to get everything you want in the past. But today, you can easily purchase what you need as long as you can find a large and reputable jewelry beads wholesaler who can offer you quality items at cheap prices. And I’d like to suggest you to purchase metal beads and other jewelry materials together to save time and money. 

Friday, November 30, 2012

Use Flower European Beads to Create Christmas Jewelry


Christmas, the grandest festival in many Western countries, is coming. And it is very popular in many Asian countries in recent years. In order to celebrate this grand festival, many people are preparing gifts for that important day. How about you? Do you have an idea about that? If not yet, why not try to use flower European beads (flower Pandora style beads) to create some Christmas jewelries as gifts?

As we all know that European beads (Pandora style beads) are very charming and popular. They are widely used in jewelry making. They are one of women’s favorites. So if you present flower European beads jewelry to your mom, wife or girlfriend, I am sure it will be their favorite Christmas gift. Well, there is no need to worry if you are just a beginner of jewelry making and have no idea about the designs because here is a Christmas design for sharing.
Fashion Jewelry Sets
Fashion Jewelry Sets

This design is a jewelry set including a bracelet and a pair of earrings. Materials we will use are 3pcs green handmade lampwork flower European beads (about 14-15mm in diameter), 8pcs green faceted round glass beads (about 8mm in diameter), 4pcs tubes, several Tibetan style bead caps, steel bracelet memory wire, headpins, jump rings, clasp and earring hooks. Earrings: string a flower European bead, a glass bead and three Tibetan style bead caps on a headpin like them on picture, and use your round nose jewelry plier to make a loop at top of bead cap. Then attach this beaded earring pendant on the ring of earring hook. An earring is finished. Repeat the same steps to create the other one for a pair. The bracelet is very easy to make too. First, string a crimp bead and jump ring on memory wire; turn the wire back through crimp bead and use crimp plier to make a loop to hold the jump ring. Then string all the rest jewelry beads and findings on wire by the order like simple. The last step is making a loop to hold the clasp and avoid these beads fall off. Till now, a European jewelry set for Christmas is finished. You can also add an extended chain on this bracelet if you worry about its diameter.
Zinc Alloy European Beads
Zinc Alloy European Beads

Green and red are the main and symbolistic colors for Christmas. So I used green flower European beads for this design. You can change the color as red, or use other jewelry beads to create your own Christmas jewelry gifts. Just 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.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

How to Make Necklace with Metal Beads and Gemstones


Metalbeads have been used to create fashion necklaces for women for a long time. They are made of different metals in different colors, sizes, shapes and designs. They are always used to mix and match with other jewelry beads to create jewelry. How to use metal beads and gemstone beads to create necklaces? Followed are two ideas of jewelry making for reference.
Gemstone Pendants
Gemstone Pendants


Wire wrapping jewelry has been popular for a long time. Many people like to use jewelry wire to wrap several circles around the top of beads or pendants to decorate. Do you have some other good ideas to decorate your beads or pendants specially? If no, why not try to use metal beads and other beads to decorate? For example, maybe you have a natural rectangle gemstone pendant without hole and want to use it as necklace pendant. Wire wrapping is a good method for this design, but don’t use wire to wrap several circles on the top of pendant. You can use two clear glass luster beads in different sizes and one metal bead. About the color of metal bead, use the same color as jewelry wire is perfect. Use jewelry wire to wrap your rectangle gemstone as usual first. When you start to make a special on the top of gemstone, you can string the larger glass luster bead, metal bead and smaller glass luster bead on the two straight wires. And now, you can wrap several small circles on the top small glass bead and make a loop with the rest jewelry wire by your jewelry pliers. Attach the wire wrapped gemstone pendant on a leather cord and add clasps. A special wire wrapped metal beads gemstone necklace is finished.
Iron Filigree Beads
Iron Filigree Beads

The second necklace is made with bicone and small round metal bead spacers, delicate round and tube metal beads, blue rectangle and oval topaz beads, iolite oval beads and oval sunstone beads. About the quantity of each kind of beads, it depends on the length of your necklace. Choose a jewelry wire with the same color as metal beads, and use crimp bead and crimp cover to fix one end of the wire. String 8pcs blue topaz bead in order of 2pcs rectangle followed by 2pcs oval, and separated two different shapes by round small bead spacers. Then string gemstone beads and metal beads one by one. The colors of gemstone can be randomly, but make sure that the delicate metal round beads are placed on the middle places of this necklace. After you have stringed all the metal round beads on, string the rest gemstone beads and metal beads as the first part of necklace. And then, fix the wire and attach a clasp. A beautiful necklace is finished, and you will find that the different gemstones in this necklace really highlight all the different metal beads used.  

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Metal Beads in Women’s Fashion Jewelry


Metal beads are widely used in jewelry making. When you walk around in jewelry stores or search on internet, we can easily find countless jewelry pieces created with metal beads. And today, more and more women like to wear metal beads jewelry which not only can be powerful, but also can be very elegant.

About the metal beads, they are made in different original materials, such as alloy, aluminum, silver and so on. They are available in a variety of colors, shapes, designs and sizes. Metal beads, for example, silver beads and gold beads, have been used for creating jewelry for the rich and nobles in the past. But today, fashionable but affordable jewelry is more and more popular than costly jewelry. And more and more people prefer to wear handmade jewelry now, even more and more women like to wear metal beads jewelry. Well, no doubt that is one reason why so many jewelry makers like to create affordable, fashionable, powerful and elegant metal beads jewelry.
Aluminum Beads
Aluminum Beads

Women have higher social statues than before, and they would like to be looked powerful and elegant in society. Women that work within positions of power seek every way to show that power to other people and wearing metal jewelry is one way to effectively communicate power with elegance. Well, it is very important to balance the powerful and elegant; after all, you are a woman.

More and more people like to pursue uniqueness or personality. If you are one of this kind person, jewelry created with metal beads will be a good choice. There are many different types of beads that can be used in making handcrafted jewelry. Your finished piece of jewelry will vary significantly, depending on the bead medium you select in your jewelry making. Using metal beads creates distinctive jewelry. This style of jewelry tends to be somewhat bolder than some of the other beads that could be used. Well, if you don’t want to so powerful with metal jewelry, you can use some other jewelry beads, such as glass beads, crystal beads and so on, to soft the effect of metal beads. Metal beads can be mixed and matched with many other jewelry beads together very well, so there is no need to worry about the combination.

Purchasing jewelry beads online is not a new thing any longer. You can easily find countless metal beads on online market. If you have a lot of inspirations and like to create jewelry with metal beads, purchase them from jewelry beads online wholesale stores is a wise choice. It is really a convenient and economic way to use less money to get more jewelry beads. 

Thursday, September 20, 2012

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
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
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.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Information You Must Know When Purchase Pewter Beads


As a kind of Tibetan style beads, pewter beads are widely used in making vintage style and exotic style jewelry. They are produced in various colors, sizes, shapes and designs. They are not easy tarnished, and can be cleaned easily. What is more, they are much cheaper than some other metal jewelry beads. Therefore, pewter beads are loved deeply by most jewelry makers.
Tibetan Silver Beads
Tibetan Silver Beads

Many people may do not know that pewter beads are “created” by what. Pewter is a metal alloy. There are many formulations used to make pewter beads, but all have a high tin content of between 85 and 96 per cent. Pewter beads are made from this tin alloy, using added metals like copper for strength and durability.

Pewter beads are available in a verity of shapes and designs. Why? Tin has a low melting point, so these beads are cast and manipulated into interesting shapes for jewelry making with great ease. These beads are produced in different colors too. On today’s fashion jewelry market, you can find quality pewter beads that have a high polish silver finish or nice antique finish, both colors are the most widely produced colors.
Tibetan Style Beads
Tibetan Style Beads


Some people like sterling silver jewelry very much, but the costs of sterling silver beads, charms and jewelry are very expensive. Therefore, the cost of sterling silver is becoming very pricey to use especially for the hobby beaders. Though adding a silver spacer or bead cap can really make your design pop and shiny, you will find that these sterling beads are easily be tarnished. Fortunately, the pewter beads can be polished in silver color but the cost is much cheaper than sterling silver beads. Most pewter beads are non-tarnishing unlike silver beads. Rhodium is a silvery-white metal in the platinum family. It is commonly used to plate silver and base metals in the jewelry making. It has a bright silver color that is akin to platinum. Because it does not tarnish, it is often used as plating on silver to create a tarnish-resistant piece of jewelry. And rhodium is also harder and more difficult to scratch or scuff than silver.

Tibetan Style Beads
Tibetan Style Beads

Some people are hesitating if they should buy pewter beads because they have heard that one of the alloys in pewter is lead. But on today’s fashion jewelry market, most pewter beads made in China are lead free and there are very dependable companies like PandaHall.com that have advanced testing equipment and high standard products. If you want to create jewelry with beads which are shiny as sterling silver beads, pewter beads are your best choice. And I would like to suggest you to purchase them from large, reliable online wholesale stores to save money.  

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Metal Beads Primp You like a Celebrity


Are you still having no idea about what kind of jewelry you should choose for your dress? Are you always thinking that there is no enough jewelry in your wardrobe? Are you searching some jewelry beads which can create a striking visual accent to most beaded jewelry designs? What you should choose and add into your wardrobe is metal beads jewelry, and the correct jewelry beads you should use are metal beads.
Handmade Cloisonne Beads

If you always walk in your local jewelry stores or search on internet, you can easily find metal beads have a large range of choice. Because they are produced in a variety of colors, sizes, shapes and designs. Metal beads jewelry designs are always play a center role in fashion shows. Have you ever taken part in a FASHION SHOW? If yes, you will find there are many metal beads jewelry designs—necklaces, bracelets and earrings are displayed on displays or models. Do you like to read fashion magazine? If yes, you will find a celebrity wearing a metal beads necklace or bracelet without a doubt. And you can see it on many major fashion magazines. Why celebrities love to wear metal beads jewelry? Chances are they love these jewelry for the same reasons as many other women---they are affordable, perfect for any occasion and have an expensive look to them that is great.
Aluminum Beads
Aluminum Beads

Bohemian style dresses and shoes are very popular these two years. Many women like would like to have one or more bohemian dresses in wardrobe, no matter they are ladies or young girls. If there are so many beautiful women wear that fashion dresses, how can you stand out at them? Matching a metal beads necklace with your dress is the wise choice. Try combining Bali style metal beads with bone beads and hemp twine for an eclectic bohemian look. And you will become the spotlight at crowd without a doubt.
Alloy Coin Pendant
Alloy Coin Pendant

Many metal beads also look great when paired with big hold handmade glass beads such as Czech glass beads. Oversized earrings are one of the hottest fashion jewelry this year, just like basketball wives earrings. Wearing a pair of oversized metal earrings, you will be a fashionista. And all the fashionable women should do it. Not all the bling bling jewelries are the fashion. If you like vintage style jewelry and are aiming for an antique or Victorian look for your jewelry, but feel the metal beads you like is too shiny, simply spray the plated bead with windex or other ammonia based cleaner to dull the shine of the plating.

Are you attracted by the striking visual accent of metal beads jewelry? If yes, purchase some metal beads right now to create your own metal jewelry, and primp yourself like a celebrity. 

Friday, July 27, 2012

Light Up Your Beauty with Flower European Beads


European style beads (Pandora style beads) are one of the most popular jewelry beads, especially in recent years, more and more people like to create and wear European style jewelry (Pandora style jewelry). These beads are sorted as different types according to their shapes, just like flower European beads.

Flowers are always used to create beauty for women, even in ancient times. Later, when fashion decorations are produced in other materials, people like to produce them at flower-shape, and the European style beads are no exception. European style beads are very elegant that is why so many people are fall in love with them, and pursue beauty is the endless purpose for each woman, so why not use beautiful and elegant flower European beads to create a jewelry set to light up your beauty? Followed are the detailed instructions for making this jewelry set, including a necklace, a bracelet, a ring and a pair of earrings.
Alloy European Beads
Alloy European Beads

The materials include European style lampwork beads, flower European beads, European style charms, stop beads, European style dangling beads, a ring shank, Pandora chains (necklace chain, bracelet chain and earring chains), wire-cutter plier and beading tweezer.

Necklace and Bracelet—they are made by the same way. Just use the European style chains to string the beads and charms, fixing them by the stop beads at the two ends. The copper clasp in the chain is very easy to open and close. Make sure to put the European style dangling pendant in heart shaped in the middle place of your necklace. And about the places of flower European beads and other materials, you can string them like the picture or in your own order. Don’t forget to add the flower European style dangling beads at bracelet.
 Necklaces and Bracelets
 Necklaces and Bracelets

Earrings—move the little silver ball beads from the earring chain, put the European lampwork beads and flower European beads on, and then twist the ball beads on. A pair of lovely European style earrings is finished.

Ring—open the ring shank by your beading tweezer, put out the pin, and inlaid the European style lampwork beads on it, and then close it.

It is very easy to make the jewelry by yourself, even without the tools. And also it is very suitable for beginners of jewelry making. You can find all the materials or similar materials and tools at today’s fashion jewelry market. I got all the materials from PandaHall.com. These materials are really beautiful. What is more, they are quite cheap and high quality. You can also get inspiration from this jewelry set, and create your own flower European beads jewelry. 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Brass Beads Can Never Be Ignored for Jewelry Making


As one of the trendiest and stylish jewelry beads, brass beads are widely used in jewelry making for a long time. Brass beads are made by brass which is an alloy of copper mixed with zinc. As the color of brass is a bright golden, it is widely used for decorative purposes.

Brass beads come in a pallet of colors, for example, silver plated, gold plated, antique bronze plated, red copper plated, antique gold plated, antique silver plated and etc. All the antique colors are the best choice for the vintage style. Apart from using for making jewelry, antique brass beads are used for the decoration of picture frames, candle holders, statues, napkin rings, show pieces and many other decorations.
Brass Finding Beads
Brass Finding Beads

These beads are not only available in a pallet of colors, but also available in various shapes and patterns, for instance, birds, flowers, round, hearts, leaves, tubes, trees, trolls, cube, oval, square and etc. Many of them are produced with delicate patterns. Today, the vintage style jewelry has played an important role in fashion jewelry, and antique brass beads will be a good choice. You can use antique brass beads to create only, but also can combine these beads with other jewelry beads and findings. It depends on your designs. Have you ever thought to use small round brass beads, rhodolite garnet and faceted rubies to create jewelry? If no, why not have a try? They are perfect combination. Let us make a necklace together. The materials you need are small brass beads, a brass rhinestone dangling pendant, rhodolite garnet beads, lobster claw clasp and rubies. In fact, the steps are very simple. String fifty percent of the small brass beads first, and then fifty percent of rubies. Add one more small brass bead and string the rhinestone pendant. Take the pendant as center, and string the rest beads to make this necklace symmetrically. The last step is adding lobster claw clasp on both ends. A elegant necklace is finished.
Brass Beads, Round, Platinum Color
Brass Beads

Along with the development of fashion jewelry, the fashion jewelry market is growing larger and larger. You can easily find all kinds of jewelry beads, jewelry findings and jewelry making tool in this market. And more and more manufacturers come of this tendency. There is nothing they can’t imagine but can’t do. Therefore, there is no doubt you will get a wide range of selection of brass beads as well as other jewelry materials, especially if you purchase them from online stores. Because there are tens of thousands of jewelry beads online stores all over the world. 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Use Sterling Silver Beads to Create Mother’s Day Jewelry


Sterling silver beads are composed of 92.5% silver. Timeless and versatile, silver beads are available in a wide range of shapes and finishes. Some styles have an antiqued finish to highlight the detailing.

We all like sterling silver and sterling silver jewelry for wearing. Each beauty wants to look gorgeous, so she wears sterling silver and gold ornaments. Sterling silver is cheaper than gold. We all know sterling silver. Many jewelry suppliers, like PandaHall, provide sterling silver beads with fine design and new art work. These beads are used for making all types of silver jewelry. Many jewelry manufacturers use 92.5% pure sterling silver for making silver beads and jewelry. Sterling silver jewelry is brilliant and elegant, even cute. In China, there is a tradition that seniorities will wear some sterling silver jewelries on new babies to hope they can grow up healthily and safety. The widely chosen jewelries are bangles and anklets.

In many countries, people like to wear sterling silver and gold jewelry pieces. Sterling silver beads jewelry is very suitable for making women’s jewelry. Mother’s Day is not far from now. Why not choose a sterling silver beads jewelry as a gift for your mom, or choose some silver beads to create it by yourself? These beads are produced in various shapes and sizes. They can help you to create cute, fashion, modern and elegant jewelry designs. Judge what style you mom like first, and choose a piece of suitable silver beads jewelry for her, or choose the perfect sterling silver beads to make a suitable one for her.

We all know that sterling silver beads are idea jewelry beads for making jewelry. They are versatile. You can not only use sterling silver beads singly to create silver jewelry, but also can combine them with other jewelry beads without doubt. Create a jewelry gift for Mother’s Day, use sterling silver beads combine with crystal beads, or Swarovski beads, or glass beads are fabulous jewelry making ideas. All the jewelry beads are elegant and brilliant. They will let your mom look more elegant and beautiful. And don’t forget to choose a suitable jewelry box for your gift. A suitable and beautiful jewelry box also is a part of your jewelry gift.

No matter you want to purchase sterling silver beads or sterling silver jewelry, both can be found in both your local jewelry stores and online jewelry stores. If you want to get a wide range of selection, purchase it from online stores is a wise choice.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Metal European Beads Help to Create Lovely Jewelry


People are not strange to European beads (Pandora Style Beads) as these beads are very popular in jewelry making, and will lasting for a long time. European beads are made in various materials, and metal European beads are one kind of these beads.

Metal European beads, as they’re named, are made of metal, such as brass, alloy, zinc and so on, but they are colorful and splendid like glass European beads, crystal European beads and lampwork European beads. Metal European beads can be produced by metal only, but can also be painted with enamel or inlayed with rhinestones.

Metal European beads are not dark and stiff as you think. They can help you to create various lovely jewelry pieces as they have a wide range of selection in colors, shapes and sizes. European style bracelets and necklace are very easy to create. For instance, choose three pink glass European beads, three silver flat round alloy European beads, two silver flower European beads with purple rhinestones, two silver dangle European beads with key pendant and a silver Pandora style bracelet with a heart clasp. The step is very simple, just string all the beads on the bracelet at any order you like. The sweet pink glass beads, the lovely flower metal European beads and the heart clasp, all make the bracelet is very lovely and suitable for Valentine Day and as a jewelry gift for girlfriend.

Metal European beads can also be mixed and matched widely with other material European beads to create various European style jewelries. Lampwork European beads are unique, lovely, various and colorful. Choose different style Lampwork ones, and combine them with metal ones can create different effects—fashion, lovely, elegant, or vintage. Lovely green and yellow are colors of spring and lampwork beads in the two colors are quite vivid. Choose some green and yellow lampwork beads with vivid flowers on surface, some antique silver metal European beads and some silver dangle metal European beads to make a set of European Jewelry, including a bracelet and a necklace. String these beads as a lampwork bead, a dangle bead, an antique silver metal bead and one more lampwork bead. We can easily find that this jewelry set contain three different style beads-- lovely beads, vintage beads and fashion beads, but all of them combined so well.

Spring is a season which is full of inspiration. Choose some other European beads to create your own lovely jewelry pieces. 

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Jewelry Ideas with Handmade Cloisonne Beads


Handmade cloisonne beads are one kind of metal beads. Cloisonne is an ancient craft used for many decorative items as well as for jewelry making. The technique of producing cloisonne has a long history and has been improving endlessly.
Handmade cloisonne beads are produced in different shapes, sizes and colors. Even some beads have the “same” design, size and color, each one will be unique for they are handmade made and will vary lightly. As these beads are vintage and exotic, and available in a large selection, they are loved by jewelry makers and widely used in jewelry making—earrings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets and etc.
Handmade Cloisonne Beads
Handmade Cloisonne Beads
Earrings
Dangling vintage earrings can be created with handmade cloisonne beads in various kind of shapes, such as round, flat round, drop, flower, leaf, square, heart, fan, rectangle and so on. Like vintage style earrings? You can have a try with 2pcs black cloisonne beads which have beautiful flower patterns and gold lines, 4pcs black bicone glass beads, 4pcs antique bronze flower bead caps, 2pcs antique bronze headpins and 2pcs antique bronze earring hooks. The steps are very simple. Put a black glass bead, a bead cap, a cloisonne bead, a bead cap and one more black glass bead on a headpin. Use pliers to cut off the rest pin and make a loop to attach the dangling earring on an earring hook. A simple but vintage handmade cloisonne beads earring is finished. Follow the steps to make a pair. If you like exotic style, you can choose the cloisonne beads with different colors with some unique golden findings. Just have a try with your unlimited inspiration.
Earring, Brass Earring Hook With Cloisonne Drop Bead
Earring, Brass Earring Hook With Cloisonne Drop Bead
Bracelets
Most people may prefer to use glass beads, crystal beads, gemstone beads and pearl beads to make bracelets, for these beads are elegant, noble, lovely or good for health. In fact, handmade cloisonne beads are available with brilliant colors, designs and shapes. They can be mixed and matched with other jewelry beads very well. Spring is a colorful and beautiful season. Why not choose some green round handmade cloisonne beads, some green and pink bicone glass beads, some small round golden spacer beads, and you can also add two pieces round golden metal beads. There is no technique to make this bracelet. Just use elastic cord to string them. Gold is the color of sun, pink is the color of flowers and the green is the color of trees and grasses. It is the one for spring, isn’t it?
Hematite Bracelets, Valentine Jewelry Supplies, Magnetic, with Cloisonne and Brass Beads
Hematite Bracelets, Valentine Jewelry Supplies, Magnetic, with Cloisonne and Brass Beads
Just purchase some handmade cloisonne beads and some other jewelry materials to create your own jewelries. These beads are available in many jewelry stores, but the Chinese handmade cloisonne beads are the most popular, for China have a long history about their production and technique.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Express Your Style with European Beads

Pandora style beads, European beads, are well known by their various colors, beautiful designs and different materials to all the jewelry makers, jewelry designers, jewelry businessmen and many other jewelry fans in the world. European style beads are still widely used in making Pandora style jewelry which is still a hot jewelry today.

European beads are available with a wide range of selection. They are produced in different materials, such as rhinestone, sterling silver, acrylic, crystal, glass, gemstone, polymer clay, metal, resin, porcelain and so on. Spring is an aglare season. Rhinestone European beads and silver European beads are very suitable for creating spring Pandora style jewelry pieces.

Alloy European Style Dangle Beads, with Rhinestone, Dolphin

Alloy European Style Dangle Beads, with Rhinestone, Dolphin

Use European beads to express your style, and tell your story. Someone said that a collection of charms or beads can truly tell a story. They show who you are and the experiences you have been through. Whether you have a bead for each milestone in your life, or one for each of your hobbies, your bracelet is as unique and special as you are. Spring is season for traveling. Have you gone out for a short trip? Have you found spring’s color—green? Do you have any story about that trip? Have you planed to create a green European beads bracelet to commemorate this trip? So create some Pandora style bracelets with spring’s color for yourself and friends. Choose some green crystal European beads, silver rhinestone European beads with light green rhinestone, and a silver Pandora style hanging pendant with green rhinestone. Pick a silver Pandora style bracelet and through those beads and pendant on the bracelet with any order you like. This bracelet is very simple, but memorable for its story.

Alloy European Beads, with Rhinestone, Tubbish, Silver Metal Color

Alloy European Beads, with Rhinestone, Tubbish, Silver Metal Color

Silver European beads are loved deeply by jewelry makers too. These beads are widely used to mix and match with jewelry beads or pendants in other colors. These beads are versatile, not matter what style or patterns they are, just like white or black clothes can be matched well with other colors, because silver, white and black are classic colors and never out of fashion. So if you have some European beads but have no ideas what colors to collect together, combine them with silver European beads is wise choice.

Alloy European Style Beads, Column, Silver Color

Alloy European Style Beads, Column, Silver Color

No matter what style you are, no matter what story you have, collect European beads and many other jewelry beads to express yourself. Panda Hall style European beads are popular worldwide. Many jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen purchase them from aChinabeads, findings and gems online wholesale store. To express your style and tell your story with fashion beads, choose Panda Hall European beads is a fabulous idea.

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.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Why Women like Jewelry Created with Metal Beads

Metal beads are widely used in jewelry making. Today, more and more women like to wear metal beads jewelry which is not only powerful, but also can be very elegant.

Metal beads are made in different original materials, for example, alloy, cloisonné, aluminum and etc. Those beads are available in different colors, sizes, shapes and patterns. Metal beads have been used in jewelry making for the rich and noble. While, in the past, they used precious metal, such as silver, gold and semi-precious metal and so on to make decorations. However, in modern times, fashionable but affordable jewelry is more and more popular than costly jewelry. And women wear metal beads jewelry is more and more common. That is why so many jewelry makers prefer to create fashionable, powerful, cheap and elegant metal beads jewelry.

Handmade Cloisonne Beads

Handmade Cloisonne Beads

Metal beads jewelry is always worn by the most beautiful, powerful, and elite people in society. There is something about this type of jewelry that attracts women to wearing it for formal occasions and other social events. Women of high stature in society simply love wearing jewelry with beads that are made out of metal.

Handmade Cloisonne Beads

Handmade Cloisonne Beads

Wearing metal beads jewelry let women look more powerful. Women that work within positions of power seek every way to show that power to other people, and wearing metal jewelry is one way to effectively communicate power with elegance. It is important to balance having power with an elegant attitude, and the perfect piece of jewelry can help accomplish that goal in ways unlike anything else. Sometimes clothing and accessories can speak much louder than words, which can actually help a woman out in many ways.

Aluminum Beads, Flower, Fuchsia

Aluminum Beads, Flower, Fuchsia

Some women only want to be unique at social events or parties and do not want to be like anyone else. If you are this kind of women, jewelry created by metal beads or contain metal beads will be the best choice. As those beads are available in different colors, sizes, shapes and patterns, you will easily find the style you like.

Alloy Coin Pendant, Antique Bronze Color

Alloy Coin Pendant, Antique Bronze Color

Since more and more jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen like to purchase jewelry beads from online stores, all kinds of metal beads are available on the internet. However, the quality and prices of those beads are not the same. Finding reputable jewelry materials suppliers is quite important before you purchase from them. PandaHall.com, a trustworthy jewelry beads supplier, is suggested by several of my jewelry making friends. Do some more homework before purchasing, you will find your reliable supplier.