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I am a beading supplies provider from china, at the same time, I am also a beading fan, you may have found my recently finished jewelry pieces at my Facebook community, do you like it? My beading supplies online store is re-designing now, there will be new sections to show these designs, and how we make it at my home page, looking forward to!

join usBeading, I think which is fun and a creative hobby, would you like join us beading? Dear friends, we all want you join us, you can email me your beading designs, we will show your creations at my Facebook & twitter community, at my weekly news-letter, as well as my new sections at my homepage, join us quickly! If your creations win good feedbacks, we will give you discount coupon to shop at my beading supplies online store. I am also glad you can send this good news to your friends, your friends’ friends…

What are beads?

We all know beads are a must of beaded jewelry, and all the jewelry designers would wholesale beads for their jewelry making. As to wholesale beads, they are considered to be one of the most important works in the jewelry industry. Every one can join in the beading jewelry, however how many people are there know exactly what are beads?

Tibetan style charms

Tibetan style charms

Beads are designed in various shapes, colors, sizes, forms, and beads are given varieties type of materials, such as wood, plastic, stone, glass, metal and others. As to the kind of beads, the list of different kinds of beads include Tibetan style beads, Pandora style beads, gemstone beads, metal beads, wood beads, seed beads… To some extent, charms and pendants are also jewelry beads, which are widely used in beading.

In short, a bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing,  and jewelry beads are some of the most stunningly attractive and varied items of jewelry. If your are a jewelry lover, and want to learn more about beads, DIY jewelry, beading ideas, our jewelry making blog would be your best friend sharing all of this.

The benefit of making your own jewelry

Are you the kind of creative and imaginable person? I think everyone would be. We all love unique, jewelry making will be the best hobby that express your unique, so keep to update with the latest jewelry making trends. There are so many benefits about beaded jewelry, such as it can make a shout out about you, it makes a statement about you, it tweets about your likings…

Pandora jewelry

Pandora jewelry

Your own jewelry helps you to give people around you an impression that you are cool, unique, creative… Making and wearing your own jewelry satisfies your need to have a unique piece of jewelry, and also individuality. You are also pride by your own jewelry, as people would give so many positive comment on the jewelry piece you made and you’re now wearing. Expressing yourself using your own jewelry, of course, gives you the habit of knowing the most recent fashion.

Pandora jewelry

Pandora jewelry

Before jewelry making, you should first prepare jewelry supplies for beading. Our jewelry making blog focus on the knowledge of jewelry beads, jewelry findings, how to make jewelry, and some jewelry making ideas, join us know, and enjoying the fun of your own jewelry making.

Jewelry making tools all about jewelry making

Designing and making your own pieces of jewelry can be an entertaining and long-lasting hobby. The old saying goes: Even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice, so a jewelry maker requires materials and tools for jewelry making, such as jewelry findings for jewelry making, jewelry beads, and pliers, wire and etc. Today our topic is about jewelry making tools.
Once these tools are mastered a jewelry maker is ready to begin to learn the basics of design so that he or she can create beautiful pieces of handmade jewelry to wear, give away, or sell.
Crimping Pliers: These jaws are especially made for crimping crimp beads and deliver professional crimped results.
Chain Nose Pliers: These jaws taper to a sharp point and can be used to access small spaces. May be used to crimp crimp beads.
Measuring Tape: Use a measuring tape to ensure that your pieces will be the required length while you are designing them.
Round Nose Pliers: These jaws are round and are used for making round loops out of wire.
Scissors: This is a sharp scissors that is useful in jewelry making. Do not use to cut wire, however.
Bead Board: This is a portable board with grooves and hollows that allows you to plan a design and organize the jewelry beads you are using for a particular project.
Wire Cutters: There are several different styles of wire cutters designed for different uses. The most versatile wire cutter is a flush cutter.
Beat Mat: This is a mat that is placed on a work surface that helps to prevent beads from rolling away and becoming lost.
Flat Nose Pliers: These jaws are flat and do not taper. May be used to hold wire while working or to wrap loops of wire.
Beading Needle: Useful for stringing beads onto beading thread.
Jewelry Files: Used for filing down sharp edges from trimmed wire.