2011/09/28

How to Choose and Use Bead Caps for Jewelry Making

The use of the bead caps of jewelry making is very important which is known clearly by jewelry makers and jewelry businessmen. But how to choose the correct sizes of bead caps to fit beads and how to use the caps may not clear to beginners of jewelry making.

Nickel Free Iron Pendants

Nickel Free Iron Pendants

I want to purchase some bead caps, but I am not sure what size to get—a common problem to beginners. They may ask if there is a chart somewhere that says what size bead cap fits on various bead sizes. This is a really good question to which there is no direct answer, it depends. The sizes of bead caps, depends upon a variety of variables and that is why there is probably no chart.

How to choose correct bead caps to fit jewelry beads.

Bead caps come in different shapes, sizes and colors. When you choose bead caps for beads, you need to consider the shapes of the beads, the depths of the bead caps, design of the beads and the bead caps, overall design preference, functional design elements and etc. You also need to think whether the style of beads and bead caps are suitable or not when you mix and match them together.

Iron Bead Caps, Silver Color

Iron Bead Caps, Silver Color

How to use the bead caps for jewelry making.

Bead caps are widely used and very important for jewelry making, so it is necessary to know how to use bead caps when beading. They main and the core factors for bead caps are that they hold beads in place, just like a hat, to make the beaded jewelry steady. Dress up your gemstone beads, Swarovski crystal beads, glass beads, lampwork beads and pearl beads with bead caps to make beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings. You can place one on each end of your bead to have it completely framed, or use just one on top for a dangling bead. Those bead caps will add an appealing metallic accent to turn your jewelry beads into a focal point of your designs.

Bead Caps, Iron, Silver Plated

Bead Caps, Iron, Silver Plated

Beads caps are the one kind of essential jewelry findings used in beading, you can wholesale those jewelry findings online, for there are so many suppliers providingChinabeads and findings like bead caps, bails, head pins, clasps, pinch bails, links and so on. PandaHall.com is a reliableChinabeads, findings and gems online wholesale supplier. Browse a large selection of top-selling bead caps in a wide variety of styles and materials including highly requested copper bead caps, iron bead caps, alloy bead caps and so on.

2011/09/27

Wholesale Jewelry Beads for Christmas on Free Shipping

To many people, Christmas is very important and meaningful to them. Are you starting to prepare a unique Christmas by using beads to decorate the Christmas tree and other Christmas decorations? If no, why not wholesale jewelry beads for Christmas on free shipping?

Handmade Glass Beads, Faceted, Abacus

Handmade Glass Beads, Faceted, Abacus

Beading Christmas tree and other ornaments is the best way to create a unique Christmas for your family. Beaded Christmas ornaments are not only beautiful but these beaded Christmas ornaments will get you a WOW from family and friends. Imagine getting up on Christmas morning and seeing beautiful, sparkling beaded Christmas ornaments hanging on your tree that you created! How about the delight on the faces of family and friends when they see what you have made with these complete Christmas craft kits? It is really easy and extremely enjoyable with any of the beaded ornament kits offered. You will be so pleased with your results and want to display these stunning beaded ornaments year round.

Acrylic Beads, Translucent with Gold Spots Style

Acrylic Beads, Translucent with Gold Spots Style

As a customer, you don’t expect to pay shipping cost when ordering online. Clearly it is not ideal since you have to pay a good deal of money to package items and send them around the globe, but shoppers’ lines between a physical store and the online environment have disappeared. Some stats from a website show that 78% of online customers said shipping costs discouraged them from online purchase; 43% of shoppers abandon their shopping carts because of unexpectedly high shipping costs; 90% of respondents said free shipping offers would entice them to spend more online; 72% of consumers said that if a site didn’t offer free shipping, they would use another ecommerce site that did.

Czech Glass Beads

Czech Glass Beads

No doubt that every jewelry businessman and jewelry maker / designer wants to purchase jewelry supplies on free shipping. But almost all the offline retail craft stores or jewelry beads stores are able to offer free shipping to their customers for the total high cost of that order. Only the jewelry beads wholesalers who have manufacturers have such a capability except offering lower prices, just like PandaHall.com who is able to offer free shipping to many places throughout the world. It is a federation of Chinese factories and also the Chinese Small Merchandise online market. It retails and wholesales beads and findings including jade, silver, pearl, gemstone, lampwork glass, crystal items and etc. It can also source many products for you. It is a Squaretrade verified seller. Whether you have a company of jewelry making or personal jewelry store, even just wholesale some jewelry beads for Christmas decoration, PandaHall can offer different solutions according to your needs.

2011/09/23

Create Meaningful Jewelry with Glass Cabochons

Glass cabochons are an important part of glass jewelry. They are widely used in glass earrings, glass pendants, bracelets and necklaces. If you would like to get started using glass in your designs, using glass cabochons is one of the easiest way.

Glass cabochon beads in faceted, domed, painted, heart, oval and cameo vintage German styles as well as Czech glass. Flat backs and no drill hole make these beads ideal to place inside settings made of brass or silver plated stampings. Wrap with filigree. Use glue on bails for a quick and easy pendant. Clear glass cabochons can be placed over images or words for a magnifying effect. Create magnets, pendants, earrings and brooches by using them in person are not such a different thing any more.

Transparent Glass Cabochons

Transparent Glass Cabochons

Tempered glass cabochons are a new style cabochon. Tempered glass cabochons stick a pattern on surface. After sticking on a pattern, cover on the tempered glass, for long-lasting wear. Use these cabochons with any flat components on a chain or as a drop design. Crystal clear glass cabochons magnify designs and patterns when placed on top of paper or fabric.

Tempered Glass Cabochons, Oval

Tempered Glass Cabochons, Oval

Nothing gets as much attention as a gorgeous, shimmering piece of glass jewelry, especially the glass cabochons jewelry. Today, more and more people prefer to wear glass cabochons jewelry or present them as gifts to their mom or friends. If you are a jewelry maker, why not make some meaningful jewelry gifts for your cared one with those kind cabochons? At the meantime, you can not miss that chance to expand your jewelry business by wholesale quality glass cabochons at lower prices if you are a jewelry businessman.

Tempered glass cabochons

Tempered glass cabochons

Glass cabochons can be easily purchased from the market. While, if you would like to get a wide range of selection and a competitive price, you’d better to purchase them from online wholesale stores. However, first of all, you need to find a trustworthy suppler, or else you will meet many problems after you received your items. You can do a research on the internet, and PandaHall.com will be a wise choice for you. PandaHall is a federation of Chinese factories and also the Chinese Small Merchandise online market. It retails and wholesales Beads & Findings including jade, pearl, gemstone, lampwork glass and crystal items etc. It can also source many products for you. It is a Squaretrade Verified Seller. Whether you have a company of jewelry making or personal jewelry store, PandaHall can offer different solutions according to your needs.

2011/09/21

Choose Correct Jewelry Wire for Wire-Wrapping Jewelry

Making your own jewelry is fun and rewarding. With jewelry wire, jewelry beads, jewelry findings and your creative imagination, you can make jewelry in every style to complement each outfit in your closet or give jewelry projects as gifts.

To the beginners of jewelry making, they may not clear about the types of jewelry wire. There are dead soft, half-hard and full-hard. According to the sizes, they are also divided as thick jewelry wire, medium jewelry wire and thin jewelry wire. You need to choose different type according to your design. Following is some information about different type of jewelry wire.

Brass Wire, Silver

Brass Wire, Silver

Heavy-duty jewelry wire (thick wire) is excellent for large shapes, bracelet bases, big clasps and hefty rings. 14-gauge or 16-gauge is typical wires for this type. They are great for supporting heavy jewelry pieces. Thicker wire is also available and is the perfect choice for artistic or outlandish projects.

Medium-gauge jewelry wire is very versatile and can be used for many projects. They are strong enough for average-sized jump rings, clasps and pins. This wire is easy to use and can be found in many colors and materials. Use medium-gauge wire for dramatic sculpted pendants and chandelier earrings that make a statement. Seasoned jewelry makers also use them to wrap bracelets.

Memory Wire, Steel, Golden

Memory Wire, Steel, Golden

Thin jewelry wire is delicate and perfect for decorative pieces. When creating beaded wire pieces, use 4-gague wire, which is likely to fit most beads used in wire wrapping. A thin wire is perfect for making small detailed pieces like chain loops and small wire-wrapped beads. Fine wire is required for very delicate jewelry projects. Many jewelry makers like to use this type wire to make woven rings, twisted bracelets and gorgeous delicate pendants.

Tiger Tail, Mixed Color

Tiger Tail, Mixed Color

Jewelry wire is available all over the world. You can get them easily. While if you would like to get a wide range of selection and low prices, I would like to suggest you to purchase them from wholesale stores, especially the online wholesale stores. As we all know that there are tens of thousands of jewelry wholesale online stores around the world. You can easily find one. But please keep in mind that you must find a reliable wholesaler if you don’t want to meet many problems after you purchased the items. PandaHall.com will be a good choice as it has became a leadingChinabeads, findings and gems online market for many years. Having its own manufacturer allows it offer lower prices.

2011/09/19

Wholesaler Sterling Silver Beads for Superb Designs

Sterling silver beads are very popular in jewelry making. This unique material looks great when composed to form a beautiful necklace. Furthermore it is price lower than other precious metals like gold which makes sterling silver jewelry more affordable for the masses.

String Silver JumpRings

String Silver JumpRings

Sterling silver beads have been in fashion since the primeval days. These beads had been constantly used to make ornaments for people of all cultures and countries. The bright and shiny appeal of sterling silver beads makes them look beautiful with all sorts of attires and accessories. The Miao nationality ofChinais a beautiful nationality and famous for its beautiful clothes and excellent silver jewelry. All the Miao people, no matter the women or men, the old people or the young people, they all wear many pieces of silver jewelry on them everyday. Sterling silver beads and sterling silver findings are available in many places and countries around the world. The best way to purchase these beads is from a wholesale dealer. The wholesale silver beads offer a great variety in terms of shapes, sizes, styles and types.

Sterling Silver Charms, Mila Beads

Sterling Silver Charms, Mila Beads

Round sterling silver beads is the basic and most commonly found form. Round beads offer a classy, simple but elegant look to the jewelry they are added to. Round sterling silver beads could either be smooth and soft or corroded and textured on the surface. They can add a highly traditional and graceful touch to the jewelry designs they are used in. Thus, they are one of the most popular and preferred choices of women and jewelry designs all around the world.

Sterling Silver Crimp Beads

Sterling Silver Crimp Beads

Sterling silver beads can be purchased from both online wholesale stores and offline stores. While, there are many advantages of purchasing these beads from online wholesale stores over offline purchasing. Jewelry beads wholesale stores offer a great variety, designs and finish coupled with a surprisingly low price. Buying discount sterling silver beads from a wholesale dealer could prove to be the best option.

Sterling Silver Bead Spacers

Sterling Silver Bead Spacers

Finding a reputable wholesaler and purchasing quality sterling silver beads have never been an easy task. You need do a lot of research, patience and risk. However, it is not such a difficult thing as you think if you have friends who have been engaged in jewelry making. You can ask for recommendation. I also got my currently wholesaler—PandaHall.com from one of my friends. I really like its jewelry beads and findings. What is more, its prices are very competitive. And its professional customer services always satisfy me. If you are very interested in making sterling silver jewelry and want to make a lots of, finding a reliable wholesaler for you is quite important.

2011/09/08

Wholesale Gemstone Cabochons Beads to Create Special Jewelry

Gemstone cabochons beads are usually used for jewelry such as bracelets, rings and necklaces. A cabochon is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to faceted. The resulting form is usually a convex top with a flat bottom. Cutting a cabochon is usually applied to opaque gems, while faceting is usually applied to transparent stones.

Gemstone Cabochons, Black Agate

Gemstone Cabochons, Black Agate

Gemstone cabochons beads come in all kinds of geometric and asymmetrical shapes, such as oval, drop, round, half round, heart, flat round, rectangle, square and so on. Those cabochons also come in different kind of stones, including turquoise, jade, hematite, howlite, agate, tiger eye,Brazilagate, lapis lazuli, quartz, jasper, amethyst, goldsand stones and etc. All of them are available in different colors, shapes and sizes.

Gemstone Cabochons, Green Agate, Dyed

Gemstone Cabochons, Green Agate, Dyed

Gemstone cabochons beads are unique gifts for the special occasion. Ordinarily they are set into metal bezels and used as brooches, pendants or focal elements in bracelets, earrings and necklaces. It is possible to incorporate these gemstones into beaded craft items by wrapping the edges of the cabochon with seed beads sewn in various patterns. This attaches the flat side of the cabochon to a sturdy backing material.

You can also wrap cabochons beads by using wire. The wire-wrapping jewelry pieces are very popular today. As a jewelry designer, I am very interested in wire-wrapping jewelry too. After a long time of practicing, I am good at wire-wrapping now. If you need to wrap those cabochons beads according to their shapes, but create different styles or patterns for them. Any style and pattern will be ok, as long as you can image and create. Wire-wrapping gemstone cabochons beads jewelry pieces will be good gifts for your family members and friends to tell them how much they mean to you. Many of my designs are wire-wrapping jewelries which are very popular with my customers. In order to satisfy their different requests, I need to search different cabochons beads. However, I don’t need to cost much time to search them, as I have found a great wholesale website—PandaHall.com which can offer a variety of gemstone cabochons beads and many other cabochons. Its endless new supply is another guarantee for me and my customers. Consider the economic aspects, some jewelry makers may have some problems to keep on making jewelry designs. While, if you checked the items and prices on PandaHall.com, you may think you have found another oasis.

Round Gemstone Cabochons, Assorted Colors, Mixed Stone

Round Gemstone Cabochons, Assorted Colors, Mixed Stone

In today’s the jewelry market, Chinese gemstone cabochons beads are very popular in the world, especially inUSAand European. Would you like to make your own gemstone cabochons beads jewelry or expend your jewelry business? Just wholesale them from Chinese reputable wholesalers to try.

2011/09/05

Wholesale Jewelry Display to Show Your gorgeous Designs

Do you have a lot of gorgeous jewelry designs but have no supplies can show them to others very well? Then, you need jewelry display. Jewelry display is more than just a pretty place to display your jewelry. Choosing a correct jewelry display can show and sell your jewelry by presenting it in the most professional way.

Plastic Bracelet Displays, Black

Plastic Bracelet Displays, Black

Jewelry displays contain bracelet displays, earring displays, necklace displays, presentation boxes (jewelry boxes), ring displays and some other displays. They are produced in different materials such as leatherette, glass, gesso, metal, wood, plastic, cardboard, velvet and so on. They also come in various designs, such as shoes, sofa, piano, hand-shaped, bar displays and many other shapes. You will find many special and fun displays as long as you can image. In addition, you also will find them in different colors, black and white (clear) are the most common colors. According to the difference of materials, those jewelry displays can also be made in different colors. Let us take ring displays over there for example. The wood ring displays can be made in black, white, saddle brown, medium violetred and etc. You will have a huge range of selection.

Black Velvet Bracelet Bar Display

Black Velvet Bracelet Bar Display

Do you have some beautiful handmade jewelry gifts need to be presented to your friends but have no suitable gift bags? Why not choose beautiful jewelry boxes for them? I have had the same problem just like you in the past. But now, it is not a problem to me, for I have found a good supplier who can offer quality jewelry displays and jewelry boxes. I am a jewelry maker. I like make jewelry, especially making earrings. I made a lot of earrings but have no idea how to display them on shows or at home. One day, I came across aChinajewelry beads, findings and tools supplier—PandaHall.com. After I saw its jewelry displays and jewelry boxes, I know what I am looking for. The earring displays can help me show the earrings well and save a lot of places. In the past, I just put them on table which needed a large place. To me, I like the iron pedestal display very much. You will find they are really unique and funny in their designs. They will help to attract people’s eyes. I also found many beautiful jewelry boxes. They are available in different materials, colors, styles and sizes. You can easily find what you need there.

Black Pedestal Display Stand

Black Pedestal Display Stand

If you have a lot of jewelry designs need to be displayed or some jewelry gifts need to be presented, choose some jewelry displays and jewelry boxes for them.