Happy Beading&Learning-How to Make Cluster Pendants

Posted by admin on Jun 28, 2012 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Do you know what a cluster pendant looks like ? Well, cluster style earrings, necklace are so common seen in our jewelry inspiration project. See inspiration project about made of cluster beads, elegant and graceful.

The way of making cluster style or chandelier style is almost the same no matter your cluster pendant is grape-shape like or like soapsuds or just no clear shape at all. When making cluster pendant, just add beads to make the shape or feeling you like. Unlike seed beads project that you will follow strictly where to fix a bead and how to totally follow the pattern, cluster pendants making is at your our pleasure.

All right, follow me to understand the basic way of making this kind of jewelry piece.

Materials: Beads,like crystal beads, glass pearls,wood beads

Tools: Side Cutting Plier, Round Nose Plier, Chain Nose Plier

Step 1 Open and close the jump rings and simply string jump rings.You can also use chains to replace jump rings. The number of jump rings or the length of chains is depended by how long you want the cluster pendent.

Step 2 Select beads in different sizes and colors and make simple loops.

Step 3 Add simple loop beads from the first jump ring.

Step 4 Add simple loop beads to the second and the third jump ring.

Step 5 Continue to add simple loop beads to jump rings and select different colors and sizes beads to make it a beautiful shape.

Step 6 Congratulations, you’ve make a grape-shape cluster pendent.

Last Chance Gemstone Beads and Tibetan Jewelry Supply! Don’t Miss Out!

Posted by admin on Jun 27, 2012 in beads | 0 comments

It’s your last chance to pick up a selection of your favorite jewelry supplies: gemstone beads, Tibetan silver beads, charms, links and more. Find the items you love in crystal, nature stones or Tibetan silver. Chips, round, oblate, barrel and special shape beads and supplies will overthrow the general look of your jewelry design with natural and origin, fresh and unique appearance. Each item has the limited stock, so when they’re gone–they’re GONE!

Antique Charms Clearance Sale:

Gems and Stones Clearance Sales

Inspirations that uses gems and stones

Inspirations that uses Tibetan silver charms and antique brass charms

Happy Beading&Learning-To Make a Snake-like Twisting Cord Bracelet

Posted by admin on Jun 26, 2012 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Every girl may have at least one  wild and exaggerate jewelry piece  in your casket, like puck style inspiration with skulls,rivet and bold metal, or chains and cuff bracelets. Don’t worry if you don’t have one such like that, as today I will share a tutorial to making a bracelet full of manhood and strong figure- Snake-like twisting cord bracelet.

I am sure you will love it for the easy-to-do tutorial and wild look of this bracelet.

See the looks when they are finished:

-Bracelet in Red color-

-Bracelet in Black Color-

So do they attractive ? If you like them,  follow the instructions and make that for yourself right now.

Materials: Chains; Leather Cords or Wax Cotton Cords，beads
Tools: Side Cutting Plier and Scissor

Step 1 Cut four strands of 17-19cm chains. The length of chain is decided by the size of your wrist.

Step 2 String one meter long leather cord through the first row of chain links .

Step 3 String back both wire ends through the beads shown as the picture. Stretch both wire ends tight to your desired size of the ring mandrel.

Step 4 Sting a wood bead to the leather cord.

Step 5 Make a knot and fix the wood bead.

Step 6 Pick up the other leather cord end and string it through the second row of chain links.

Step 7 Sting back the leather cord and go through the third row of chain links.

Step 8 Repeat Step 7 to let the leather cord go through the rest chain links.

Step 9 Sting back the leather cord and go through the last row of chain links.

Step 10 Sting the leather cord to create a simple loop.

Step 11 Continue to sting back the leather cord and make another loop.

Step 12 String one end of leather cord (with wood bead) through the leather loop.

Step 13 String the other leather cord end to another leather loop.

Step 14 Tie a knot with the two leather cord as shown in the picture.

Step 15 Congratulations, you’ve successfully made a snake-like twisting cord chain bracelet.

Bling! Shimmer! Dazzle! Glitzes! New Crystal Rhinestones!

Posted by admin on Jun 21, 2012 in beads | 0 comments

Hi,

See who is the most favorite decoration star this summer?

Yeah, it’s Crystal Flat Back Rhinestones, a huge success in the fashion world due to their inexpensive luxury but creates a lot of bling.

Easy made, vast choice in colors and sizes, ultimate creation possibility, all these good features have made crystal rhinestones the new favorite supplies, especially for home and wedding decoration, jewelry design and repair, theater and dancing costumes etc..

This time, 100 rhinestones in 20 colors and 5 common used sizes are prepared for your choice. How will we use it? It’s really countless ways as long as you can imagine.

20 fashion and trendy colors of  rhinestones:

5 popular sizes of rhinestones:

An over-all view of rhinestones

You can decorate any you home appliance, like mobile phone, laptop, picture frame, light…

You can refine your wedding project, like invitation card, wineglass, wedding dress…

You can refresh your old jewelry piece, like hair clip, earrings, necklace…

You can make fun for your daily make up! Stick some on your nails, face, your lip…

Here shows my inspirations of rhinestones:

Gypsies Moon

This stylish necklace has a sense of Gypsies. The focal glimmer pendent made of crystal rhinestones is like a full moon that shining in silver and bright colors light.

Peacock Wing

Add green, bright yellow and red rhinestones on this peacock wing shape brass pendent to make a shining look for this earring. The crystal beaded feathers also make this piece full and complete.

I am sure your thoughts are more than that!

Let your own creativity be your guide and have fun decorating with crystal flatback rhinestones.

Happy Learning&Designing: To Make A Mess Wire Wrapping Ring

Posted by admin on Jun 18, 2012 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Hi,

Wire wrapping technique is one of the most developed  jewelry techniques in beading industry. Unlike seed beads techniques that needs difficult stitching and a clear logistic thinking on complex patterns and great patience, wire wrap techniques tends to be more flexible, willful and creative, just as what i am going to teach and share today- A stylish and fashionable ring. The main technique to do this project is mess wire wrap technique.

Let’s firstly see the looks when i finish them. If you like them, you can follow the instructions and make that for yourself.

It’s much more beautiful if you look it from a different angle, just make me thought of the beautiful and vigorous sunset and the origin of new life

The materials is easy, wire and beads. To do this project, you can’t have miss an essential tools- ring mandrel which has exactly scale ensuring you to make the right ring size for you.

Ok, get prepared for all the materials and tools, then let’s follow my instructions.

Materials: Acrylic Beads ; Jewelry Wire

Tools: Chain Nose Pliers,Hammer

Step 1 Cut 80cm sliver beading wire in 18 gauges. String one bead to the center of the wire.

Step 2 Bend two ends of the wire against the beads to point downward.

Step 3 Put the bead against the ring mandrel on your desired size and then begin to wrap the wire to your desired amount of loops.

Step 4 Wrap both ends of the wire from the bottom of the center bead to your desired amount of wraps. Make the two ends point back in the direction it started, show in step 3. Tip:You can string some beads to make an interesting look of the ring.

Step 5 Take the ring out of the ring mandrel and hold the center of the bead, wrap one of the wire ends around the ring band with three wraps.

Step 6 Use side cutting plier to cut the tail end of the wire.

Step 7 Do the same to wrap the other end of the wire. Use chain nose plier to trim both ends.

Step 8 Place the ring back onto the ring mandrel. Taking a rubber mallet to hammer the back of the ring band, so the wires can lay flat.

Step 9 Congratulations! You have completed a wire wrapped ring.

GOOD NEWS-Like Zacoo Facebook to Get Tutorials for Summer Jewelry Inspirations

Posted by admin on Jun 14, 2012 in Inspiration Projects | 0 comments

See the rings shown in the picture, it’s King & Queen Ring.

The black one is the King Ring which have a sense of mysterious and dignity, while the silver one is elegant and delicate.

Which one do your prefer ? or you want to have both ?

It’s easy now as i want to share the free tutorials with friends.

1. Just like Zacoo’s facebook page

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2. Then tell me you did it and leave your email address here.

Then i will dispatch step by step tutorials to your email box !!!!

Hurry on ! Let’s share and make the beautiful things together !!

Get Your Color Ideas Inspired by New Glass Pearls-30 Fashion Colors in Choice

Posted by admin on Jun 13, 2012 in New Arrivals | 0 comments

Having a browse on Zacoo’s product lines to choose one best choice for summer inspirations, glass pearls come into my sight. It really has countless reasons for you to choose them.

In aspect of colors, 30 colors from dark series like black, gray, brown and chocolate and so on to bright colors of white, coral, yellow, rose red, it satisfied wedding jewelry design, vintage style or even punk style inspirations!

When coming to sizes, it has 4mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm respectively. Sizes are reasonable and common used. Such an upgrading beads size is perfect to make multi-layers necklace! You don’t need to bother too much on beads sizes.

As for quality, it’s made of good glass texture that reflects a tender light like natural pearls. Well, it’s much cheaper than pearls.

If you have no idea of your summer inspirations, just try our selected summer new product line of glass pearls. Let their splendors colors inspired your idea!!

see inspiration ideas with new arrival glass pearls:

Happy Learning&Designing: To Make A Wire Wrapping Ring

Posted by admin on Jun 10, 2012 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Hi,

It’s really long time that we don’t have beading tutorials for our readers due to so many new arrivals and promotions recently. Miss it , right ?

So today, i will share a step by step beading tutorials about how to use wire to make a sparkling ring.

The materials is easy, wire and beads. To do this project, you can’t have miss an essential tools- ring mandrel which has exactly scale ensuring you to make the right ring size for you.

Ok, get prepared for all the materials and tools, then let’s follow my instructions.

Materials: Acrylic Beads ; Jewelry Wire

Tools: Chain Nose Pliers,Hammer

Step 1 Cut 60cm sliver beading wire in 18 gauges. String one bead to the center of the wire.

Step 2 Bend two ends of the wire against the beads and point downward.

Step 3 Put the bead against on the ring mandrel of your desired size and then begin to wrap the wire.

Step 4 Press tight of both ends and keep your beads in place. Make sure the wire runs parallel at the back of the mandrel.

Step 5 Wrap four loops and make the two ends point back in the direction it started, show in step 3.

Step 6 Take the ring out of the ring mandrel and hold the center of the bead, wrap one of the wire ends around the ring band with three wraps.

Step 7 Use side cutting plier to cut the tail end of the wire.

Step 8 Do the same to wrap the other end of the wire. Use chain nose plier to trim both ends.

Step 9 Place the ring back onto the ring mandrel. Taking a rubber mallet to hammer the back of the ring band, so the wires can lay flat.

Step 10 HCongratulations! You have completed a wire wrapped ring.

Beach Time,Let’s Go !!

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2012 in Jewelry Fashion | 0 comments

Summer is on the way. Is there a beach life holiday plan in your list ? Then let’s see what’s hot for beach accessories. You don’t want to be old fashion when spending days there. To know 2012 Fashion Trends for Beach Jewelry ahead of time may help you well prepared for it.

No 1. Bold in Color and Style

Neon is a big hit this season. A jewelry piece with neon elements will brighten your appearance immediately. So how can your jewelry miss neon ?

To make a stylish jewelry project with neon beads and supplies.

Dangle

Hand Candy

Neon 

Rainbow

Well you can try another way – Find your old fashion jewelry pieces, use nail polish with neon color to give your old jewelry piece a brand-new looks.

 No.2 Breezy and Cluster Dangles

Green, blue, white are great colors that produce breezy and relaxing feeling for people who wearing them. With chandelier styles earrings to a shoulder length will make you a charming appearance.

Crystal Love

Blue tears

Sea tears

No 3. Go natural and eco-friendly

Nature and eco-friendly are called for the fashion of the world. Be totally Eco-friendly, enjoy life in seaside and wearing eco-friendly hand made jewelries.  So think about wood beads, nature stones and porcelains beads.

Mysterious ocean

Geometric beauty

No 4. Be cool and willful with chains, wrapped fashion

Wrap me up

Chain me up

Mess fashion

Such a beach jewelry inspiration feast for you!!  Following the tips of 2012 beach jewelry fashion, indulge your beach life

New Favorite Jewelry Supplies for Home &Wedding Decoration and More

Posted by admin on Jun 7, 2012 in New Arrivals | 0 comments

Hi,

It’s just in time we have our new arrival products of flat back rhinestones. Easy made, vast choice in colors and shapes, and flexible creation possibility, all these good features have made rhinestones the new favorite art supplies, especially for home and wedding decoration.

This time, 120 rhinestones in 12 colors and 10 shapes are prepared for your choice. They are in hot neon colors, in pretty shapes of moon, flower, star, heart, teardrop, rhombus and so on.

How will we use it? It’s really countless ways as long as you can imagine.

You can decorate any you home appliance, like mobile phone, laptop, picture frame, light…

You can refine your wedding project, like invitation card, wineglass, wedding dress…

You can refresh your old jewelry piece, like hair clip, earrings, necklace…

You can make fun for your daily make up! Stick some on your nails, face, your lip…

I am sure your thoughts are more than that!

Get start to refine and refresh everything you may think about with new rhinestones.

Also, we have promotion and free sample give away for these new arrivals.

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