What are jewelry supplies?

Posted by admin on Apr 7, 2011 in jewelry supplies | 0 comments

In life the best enjoyment is what you do is you like to do, and jewelry making does. Whether a person starts her jewelry for herself, or as gift to others, as long as she loves the process of beading, she has been success in beading. As to handmade jewelry, one need to get all the needed jewelry supplies first, for instance, beads, findings, and jewelry making tools.

Resin Cabochons

As to beads, they come in various choose, including glass beads, gemstone beads, metal beads, Tibetan silver beads, Pandora style beads, European beads, wood beads, lampwork beads, acrylic beads, etc. Finding also has a wide range selection for you too. At the same time, I would like to remind you all that please don’t ignore the effect of jewelry tools for making jewelry. Choosing the correct jewelry tools can let the result much difference. Jewelry supplies for beaded jewelry, beading jewelry and handmade fashion jewelry, so get perfect jewelry making supplies first, and then start your jewelry design.

The more you know about the jewelry making supplies, the more you love beading, and the better your jewelry designs. Our DIY jewelry will always welcome all of you jewelry lovers, and we are happy to share the fun of beading.

Red agate given you jewelry more natural

Posted by admin on Mar 21, 2011 in jewelry beads | 0 comments

The use of more earthy and natural elements in beaded jewelry has become more popular today, as beaded jewelry evolved from different cultures around the world. More and more fashion people join to beaded jewelry making, so you should learn  how to keep to update with the latest jewelry making trends. Jewelry made by yourself can be used for decoration, ceremonies and more. Just as there are many techniques in jewelry making, there are many different wholesale beads. The fact is that there are so many different types of beads which can be used to make jewelry. Choose your kind of jewelry beads.

Red Agate

SKU: GS0299, Red Agate, Chips shape, 6mm-8mm

What are gemstone beads and what is the advantage of gemstone beads? Red agate is one kind of gemstone beads, these are beautiful and natural. If you are creating an add-on to your handbag or creating a necklace, you may want more natural products to use. Consider gemstone beads and gemstone pendants. For more detailed information please visit: Gemstone Beads, Red Agate, Red, 6mm-8mm Chips. Sold per pkg of 2 2 strands (36 inches).

You may, on the other hand, be looking for something more elegant and classic such as glass pearls. Fall in love with jewelry beads in 2011: Metal beads do the exact opposite and offer a very modern look to them, even when they have intricate detailing in place. Nut beads and shell beads are other options and these often give a more natural, earthy feel to the finished jewelry piece. Wood beads offer a similar relationship… our jewelry making blog is focus on the knowledge of all kind of jewelry beads, but also jewelry making ideas, or the how to make jewelry, which maybe help for you.

Wholesale beads, jewelry supplies, jewelry findings from zacoo

Posted by admin on Mar 3, 2011 in jewelry beads, Products | 0 comments

Making Beaded fashion and charming Jewelry is alleged to be the most favorite hobby today. Many of jewelry designers are just doing it as a past time, and some take it as a professional way of building a business. No matter which kind of jewelry making, making beaded jewelry should not be difficult when you have prepared necessary jewelry making materials and when you know how to make jewelry and have design methods. After that the last thing and the most important thing is add your fresh ideas to inspire and increase your creative. Jewelry supplies is necessity in jewelry making. Supplies for making beaded jewelry involved beads, jewelry supplies, and jewelry findings to finish one’s jewelry design.
Beads can be given any kind of materials and also can be made varies of color, size, shapes. There are various kinds of beads which includes:
Acrylic beads (Being made by plastic, acrylic beads can be given any kind of shape, such as animal acrylic beads, butterfly acrylic beads, faceted acrylic beads, flower acrylic beads, heart acrylic beads, leaf acrylic beads, round acrylic beads or even irregular shaped acrylic beads)
Metal beads
Porcelain beads
Crystal beads
Tibetan style beads
Wood & Nut beads
Pandora style beads
Glass beads (Lampwork beads are the most popular beads for making glass beads jewelry)
Gemstone beads
The fact is that beads are most necessary and the most components of beading jewelry, no matter you are designing jewelry necklace, beaded bracelet or even you are designing a pair of earring, however there are many other jewelry making items are necessary for beaded jewelry.
These items are:
Jewelry chains
Jewelry charms
Pendants
Organizers
Apparel and accessory
Stringing materials
Jewelry findings are the components that structure jewelry and are usually used to bind the jewelry itself. Without jewelry findings a jewelry designer can not finish her/his beaded jewelry. Common findings include the following:
crimp beads
Bails
Cabochons
Clasps
Jumps rings
Head pins and eye pins
Terminators
Earring findings

Top 5 jewelry beads for handmade fashion jewelry

Posted by admin on Mar 2, 2011 in Hot Deals | 0 comments

Beads used in charming jewelry making come in many colors, shapes and sizes. Beads can be used to make almost any type of jewelry you can imagine. Making your own beaded jewelry allows you to expand your creativity, whether for gifts, personal use or commercial sale. Jewelry wholesale beads for jewelry making are made from materials such as gemstones, bone, horn, glass, crystal, wood, silver, gold, brass, copper, pewter, Tibetan, or acrylic. Today we will talk about top 6 jewelry beads for handmade fashion jewelry.
Acrylic beads: Acrylic beads are one of the most popular and least expensive of the craft beads. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and these beads also come in a variety of colors, to include red, yellow, black, purple, pink, blue, green, orange, clear, assorted. Acrylic beads style comes from antique to assorted, from dreamlike fancy to Ice Flake, from jelly-like to pearl acrylic, and transparent acrylic.
Tibetan style beads are one of our best seller jewelry beads, it is very charming, and lots of people love these beads. We have three kind of Tibetan style beads according the material used to make beads: antique brass Tibetan beads, antique copper Tibetan beads and Tibetan silver beads.
Metal beads: These beads are typically hollow because they are made from thin sheets of metal. They can be made from many different metal materials. Pewter beads are basically metal beads made of the metal alloy called pewter.
Crystal beads and lampwork beads are two kinds of glass beads. I like crystal beads very much, crystal beads are very charming and beautiful, which add sparkle to jewelry pieces.

The basic jewelry making techniques to learn

Posted by admin on Feb 3, 2011 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Whether you are home hobbyist or a professional jewelry maker the materials you use help guide your creation process. There are a multitude of materials or jewelry supplies available to the amateur jeweler, from gold, silver, platinum to silver, brass, copper metal beads and that isn’t even naming some of the countless embellishment or bead materials that are at your disposal. Obviously gold and platinum, are not necessary the best choices for a low cost craft project, but they have their place, and should not be ruled out if you find a need for them that fits your jewelry goals. The key is to visualize your target audience before you decide on your jewelry findings materials, the end product will dictate what materials you need.
The basic jewelry making technique you use when you set a cabochon stone is fairly easy to learn when you follow specific steps. This is the simplest of the basic settings. The stone sits on the base plate and is held by the perpendicular wall that surrounds the stone. This wall is pressed over the stone so that it leans against it, in this way securing it to the piece.

Do you know How to Clean Pewter Jewelry?

Posted by admin on Dec 17, 2010 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Pewter is one of the many alloys of tin having small amounts of other metals too. Pewter dates back to the Roman days and was only something the rich and wealthy could afford. Pewter beads are basically metal beads made of the metal alloy called pewter.
The usage Pewter beads is mainly related to making jewelry trinkets. Other than jewelry, pewter usage can be seen in making embellishments for fringes, curtains, throws etc. From among the pewter jewelry beads, pewter beads and jewelry charms are the most popular pewter beads jewelry. Pewter pendants and pewter necklaces are also popular among jewelry lovers. In fact, pewter spacer beads and pewter charms are used extensively for making other types of jewelry findings too.
How to Clean Pewter Jewelry
1 Moisten a soft cloth with water and wring out the cloth so it is merely damp.
2 Apply a small dot of hand soap to the cloth and work the soap into light bubbles.
3 Rub the moistened cleaning cloth carefully over the pewter jewelry. Handle the pewter jewelry with extreme care because pewter is a soft metal that could easily bend or break if you exert too much pressure on it.
4 Rinse the cleaning cloth with water to remove the soap from the cloth.
5 Wipe the rinsed cleaning cloth over the pewter jewelry a second time to remove soap residue.

6 Dry the pewter jewelry with a dry cloth.

Are you looking for fabulous Pandora style beads?

Posted by admin on Dec 9, 2010 in jewelry beads | 0 comments

Pandora style beads,as the reasonable price and various styles, sell very well now, and we offer wholesale beads, acrylic beads,metal beads, stone beads, letter beads,animal beads and etc.This various kind of beads allow you to make your bracelets and necklaces yourself. Pandora style beads has become more mainstream lately as people want to add beads to existing bracelets or create variations on the theme. Isn’t that fantastic?
Someone said in her blog:When I first saw these beads, I remembered the twister bead necklaces of 20 years ago. It was so much fun going through my strands of beads in the morning to come up with a combination to work with that day’s outfit.
Pandora style beads come in a variety of designs and materials. The beads are intended to be mixed and matched with other beads so that a person can create a customized look. Some pieces of jewelry contain only a few beads while others are a collection of many beads strung together to create a stunning, original design. Spacer beads are small and add depth to a design. When designing a unique piece of jewelry, a person can coordinate different beads, even charms, and this is the real allure of Pandora style jewelry. The versatility and creative style of Pandora style beads is the reason they have become a mainstream trend.
Zacoo.com is the direct exporter of wholesale beads and beads retail, If you are still looking for fabulous Pandora style beads at extraordinary prices with exceptional quality, zacoo.com is the right place for you. please contact me.

Do you know how to choose the right stringing material for jewelry making?

Posted by admin on Nov 23, 2010 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Stringing material for jewelry making is the key factor and how to choose stringing material based on different types of jewelry beads? Different stringing material fit for different jewelry findings, so if you want to make your jewelry beautiful. Then follow the editor to see different stringing materials.

Elastic – is the perfect choice for jewelry because it is cheap extensible and ideal for children, jewelry made with a single strand of projects without the need of points. It ‘easy to fake or curly and strong enough, but if pushed too far, loses its elasticity. The only drawback is that cooperation with elastic, should audit the accounts of sharp edges, so that you cut, but it is actually a series of very cheap materials that may come in different sizes.
Silkon – is a special nylon heat-set. Because of its durability and wear resistance, which can be used with the abrasive stone or metal beads. Use a light cable for designs with pearls and beads. Use a medium-weight wire, plastic, glass and wooden beads. Use a wire thickness of stone, metal and glass beads bigger.
Tigertail – is in miniature, braided stainless steel cable coated in nylon, this thread is excellent, with heavy necklaces of beads. Tigertail wire accounts should be used with crimp beads. No beads in August is required. This cable is relatively flexible, but is subject to torsion, which will be evident in her jewelry. Good for most cereals coated nylon that is useful when the heels are sharp, because it prevents the wear of stainless steel wires inside the jacket, giving his pieces a longer life.
Faux Suede Cord – microfiber suede lace. Very soft to work with. Try this string back into the market, this is ultra soft synthetic material that offers incredible comfort and fall. Comes different thickness, is easy to wash with warm water and soap. The use of jewelry beads and thread each application. A good choice for printing and hanging deer can be connected to a node with a little ‘editing, which makes it a piece that can work quickly and economically. end of the cable can also be placed at the end to give a more professional look to your party.

Four tips for buying jewelry beads and jewelry supplies

Posted by admin on Nov 5, 2010 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Beads are not something new to the jewelry world. In fact, beads of various types have been used for thousands of years to add beauty and character to pieces. From simple fashion accessories to useful strings of beads, these small colorful wonders are a great way to add something extra to the project you are working on.

If you want to buy jewelry beads and jewelry supplies for jewelry making, there are four tips for you reference.

1, a wide range of wholesale beads materials and accessories, just the type of beads, on account of color, texture, size, color difference, but has obvious differences, options, should pay more attention.
2, series metal beads are common, but it must be tough line, such as the rubber line (a colorless or colored), fishing thread and wire and so on.
3, if the production chain, choose the beads used to make clothing than usual pattern is much larger, usually have a fingernail-sized oval, but would like to fine effect, the small beads can help you, but the choice of when the rubber thread or fishing will be thin election, otherwise it will cause or can not cross back and forth, but the dilemma. The headdress made with beads, the size of beads will not be restricted.
4, the purchase of these materials distribution center is west of the ground floor of bead shop, or a German road, long road to a small jewelry store and other places.