| Do you love arts and crafts but have expended | | | | filled with great information on the art of beading. |
| your talents with sewing and knitting projects? | | | | This site gives great instructions on how to |
| Why not try something new? Many people are | | | | create your own beaded jewelry, and also |
| finding that jewelry making can be very a | | | | provides great patterns as templates for your |
| creative and fulfilling hobby, with opportunities to | | | | designs. You can learn to make earrings, wire |
| even make money if so desired. Many people | | | | jewelry, hemp jewelry, and much more. In |
| spend tons of money buying beaded bracelets, | | | | addition, they provide a beading supply guide and |
| necklaces, earrings and other "junk jewelry" | | | | gemstone guide that will help you do your |
| without knowing they can do it on their own. If | | | | research before venturing out to buy items that |
| you are interested in getting started on your own | | | | you don't need (like I did). Also, they have a |
| beading projects, keep reading to get information | | | | beading glossary to help you sort out the |
| on great jewelry making websites and how to | | | | definitions of the different beading terms, which is |
| find the beading supplies you need. | | | | helpful because you need to know the difference |
| What is Beading? | | | | between resin, turquoise and glass beads if you're |
| Beading is one of the latest crazes in the art of | | | | going to get serious about beading. Also, they |
| jewelry making. Why you ask? Because it gives | | | | have a bead shop that sells the items that you |
| people the opportunity to make fun jewelry in a | | | | need at a reasonable price and they also offer |
| very quick and easy way. The art of beading can | | | | tools to get you started - this is a great |
| be represented in a variety of fashions, from | | | | one-stop-shop for a beginner just getting started. |
| simple designs to very intricate beaded necklaces, | | | | Where to Find Beading Supplies |
| but in this article we will focus on the very simple | | | | A top website to find what you're looking for in |
| idea of stringing a necklace or bracelet with | | | | beading supplies is This site caters to every |
| beads, then knotting it to wear without having to | | | | aspect of beading and provides all of the beading |
| purchase anything but the supplies, which will last | | | | supplies you'll need for your jewelry making |
| you a long time. | | | | experience. They offer various varieties beads, |
| I know you're probably thinking, "It's not easy to | | | | including glass, metal, acrylic, shell, crystal, |
| know where to get started without help." So I | | | | turquoise and wood beads. In addition, they have |
| would advise that you don't do what I did, which | | | | tons of supplies, including chains, clasps, faceted |
| was diving in headfirst. I started out by going to | | | | gems, earring findings, charms, and pendants. And |
| an expensive bead store, that was essentially | | | | if you need tools you'll find everything from |
| very helpful, but initially tried sell me every | | | | loop-closing and gem-setting pliers, to charts, |
| expensive and unnecessary item they could. I had | | | | design software, sort trays, adhesives, cord |
| to gather my bearings and go home to do | | | | knotters, needles and cleaners. They even offer |
| research. After I came back, I was able to ask | | | | books and videos on the art of beading - so they |
| the right questions, find the beads and supplies | | | | pretty much make everything available to you. |
| that I needed at my level of jewelry making | | | | Also, one of the best places to find wholesale |
| expertise, which was novice, and then start from | | | | beads in large quantities for your jewelry making |
| scratch. Take my advice, if you are just | | | | is on eBay. I know eBay can be a difficult place to |
| beginning, it is not necessary for you to go out | | | | trust because you don't know who you're buying |
| and buy the most expensive beads and supplies, | | | | your items from. But really, it's not much different |
| because in the beginning, you will probably be | | | | than buying from any other website. You have to |
| wasting a lot of your wire or cord just making | | | | do your research on the seller and check their |
| mistakes (which is allowed). After you develop | | | | reviews, which are luckily right on the page. If |
| your skill and style then you can go back and buy | | | | they have a user rating of 99% and 10,000 |
| the more quality items. You will save a lot of time | | | | people have reviewed them, then you're probably |
| and money this way. To help you out, I've | | | | be dealing with the right seller. And since you have |
| provided a few websites for jewelry making and | | | | the ability to bid on the beads, you might find a |
| supplies that should make things easier for you. | | | | great deal. Often times, people sell large amounts |
| Great Jewelry Making Websites | | | | of beads in lots, which means you might find |
| has tons of instructions to help you get started | | | | individual beads or beads still on the necklaces, |
| on your beading journey. You can learn to square | | | | which will allow you to de-string and re-string |
| stitch, peyote stitch, create beaded chain | | | | them on your own beading cord or wire. |
| necklaces (my favorite), and even a beaded | | | | Whether you're just getting started on your first |
| watch. Also, they teach you how to make | | | | jewelry making projects, or are looking for |
| earrings, charm pins, stretch bracelets, bead | | | | information on how to further along an |
| embroidery and even how to sell your crafts to | | | | already-started hobby, it doesn't hurt to learn |
| others. If you'd prefer not to make your own | | | | from the great information that is out there for |
| designs and patterns for beading, they not only | | | | you. I hope that I've been able to help you get |
| give you sample patterns to work from, but they | | | | started and the next time we meet, maybe I'll be |
| also teach you how to read those patterns to | | | | at a store picking out your latest designs and |
| easily create the bead designs you desire. | | | | smiling at how your jewelry making hobby |
| Beadage.net is another beginner-friendly website | | | | flourished into a career. |