2012/02/28

Correct Beading Supplies Help You Improve Sales

Beading supplies including jewelry display, jewelry box, storage & packaging, jewelry tools and etc. But some jewelry businessmen may still have not realized that choosing correct beading supplies will help him to improve his sales. Why? Reasons are followed.

Jewelry Display

Jewelry displays are available anywhere in jewelry market. There are several different types of displays which are sorted by their usages, for instance, bracelet displays, earring displays, necklace displays, ring displays, presentation boxes and other displays. All those jewelry displays come in different colors, shapes, sizes and styles. They are made of different materials, such as acrylic, glass, wood, stainless steel and some other metals. Earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces are the most common jewelry pieces that should be displayed effectively to be able to win the attention of consumers. Someone said that showing jewelry is the key to selling jewelry. As a saying goes which looks good sell good. That is true. Jewelry displays in the stores are a part of their advertisement. Today even the custom jewelry stores show off their creations through jewelry display.

Plastic Bracelet Displays

Plastic Bracelet Displays

Jewelry Box

No doubt that there are jewelry pieces, there are jewelry boxes. Jewelry boxes are produced by various materials, such as aluminum, cardboard, cloisonné, leathern, porcelain, silk, velours and so on. They are designed in plenty of colors, sizes and shapes. Some are cute, some are elegant, and some are neutral. According to their sizes and shapes, they have different usages, for bracelets, for earrings, for necklaces or for rings. If you sell jewelry articles, I think you must have some jewelry boxes for your customers’ selection, especially if they buy jewelry as a gift, in that case having a suitable jewelry box is quite important. If you have no such one, you may lose this business or this customer, because people prefer to enjoy one-stop shipping.

Jewelry Box With a Flower, Sponge inside

Jewelry Box With a Flower, Sponge inside

Storage & Packaging

These beading supplies contain beads containers, bags and pouches made of different materials. They are available in various colors, sizes and designs. To jewelry makers, many times they need to keep jewelry components separated to avoid scratching, prevent silver from being tarnished, package rest items or sort beads. As a seller, it would be great if you can offer these beading supplies as well as jewelry beads.

Organza Bags, White, Golden Flower Pattern

Organza Bags, White, Golden Flower Pattern

Jewelry Tools

If you are just a jewelry business, you are not only need to offer jewelry tools but also need to know how to use them clearly, so that you can teach your customers and improve your sales.

Jewelry Pliers, Chain-Nose

Jewelry Pliers, Chain-Nose

No matter what beading supplies you need, search them on the internet and you will find a wide range of selection. I bought all my beading supplies from an online market which is named as PandaHall. I like their products and enjoy one-stop shopping there.

2012/02/24

Types of Pendants and Pendant Settings

Jewelry pendants and pendant settings are available in the jewelry market around the world. About the jewelry pendants, they are produced in different materials, for example, semiprecious gemstones, glass, acrylic, risen, metals, pearls, porcelain, polymer, rhinestones, shell, Tibetan silver and others. Well, most people prefer to use gemstone pendants. About the pendant settings in fashion jewelry, almost all of them are produced by metals. These settings are always produced in various colors, such as platinum, silver, gold, antique silver, brown, antique brown, antique gold, red copper and so on.

Acrylic Rhinestone Pendants

Acrylic Rhinestone Pendants

A pendant is any stone, bead or charm that hangs from a necklace. About the pendants, many people like to use them to make pendant necklaces. Like most types of jewelry, pendant necklaces have the ability to be both casual and formal, depending on the type of materials and chains. Choosing the right setting for your pendant depends greatly on your personal style and, of course, your budget. So if you would like to save money, you can purchase discount pendants and pendant settings. As a leadingChinabeads, findings and gems online company, PandaHall.com would offer you a huge promotion at the beginning of each month. That is a great chance to stock your beading materials.

Iron Pendants, Round Bell, with Flowers

Iron Pendants, Round Bell, with Flowers

A formal, elegant pendant, such as a semi-precious stone, deserves an expensive setting to enhance it and bring out its natural beauty. For a fancy type of pendant, the best choice of setting is one that is similarly high quality. If your pendant is more of a fashion statement than an expensive piece, choose a setting that is popular and in style. Well, some pendants are suitable for men. These pendants are generally larger, chunkier and louder than women’s jewelry, because men’s necks and chests tend to be larger than women’s.

Handmade Silver Foil Glass Pendants, 925 Silver

Handmade Silver Foil Glass Pendants, 925 Silver

Today, the wrapped pendants are very popular with people. As we all know that some pendants may available at irregular shapes, so that there are no suitable pendant settings for them. How the jewelry makers deal with them? Wrapping technology is the key to solute this problem. No doubt that you need to by some wires for this design. Wires are available in different materials and colors too. You can choose the suitable one for your designs. Please keep in mind that no matter what jewelry materials you need to buy for your jewelry making, purchase them in budget is quite necessary, especially nowadays.

2012/02/23

Key Chains for Women for 4 Seasons

Almost all the women like cute little things, just like key chains.Key chain is not only a tool to collect keys but also is a fashion decoration to many people, especially to the young people. There are a variety of key chains for women available in the world. While, have you ever thought that taking a key chain which is reflect with current season will bring you a special feeling?

Key Chain for spring

Spring is warm and colorful season. In this season, you will see a lot of beautiful flowers in different colors. Bees, butterflies and some other insects are flying among those beautiful flowers. Do you think it is a beautiful, comfortable and lovely picture? Do you want to see this picture anytime anywhere? In fact, it is very easy. You just need to buy some key chains which have the theme of spring with some flowers and bees, or flowers with butterflies, or many other combinations with elements of spring. You will feel you life is full of sunlight and fragrance. They are the best choice for spring, aren’t they?

Alloy Key Chain, Flower, Multicolor

Key Chain for summer

Summer is a hot season, especially in some countries, it is very hot. People drink cold drinks—cold beer, different cold fruit juices, delicious ice creams in different tastes and many other drinks every day. People feel cool when then drink cold drinks. Do you want your key chain looks very “cool” too? So the keychain with those cute and cool things are the favorites in summer.

Iron Key Chains, with Resin Hanging

Iron Key Chains, with Resin Hanging

Key Chain for autumn

Autumn is a beautiful season. The trees and grasses are changing their leaves to other beautiful colors—red, yellow, brown and maybe some other colors. Some insects are stocking foods for winter. Choose a key chain which is full of the colors of autumn is a great choice. Then you could only be able to see the beautiful color everywhere but also could bring them anywhere. Do you like amber? Resin amber with an insect inside is a good option too.

Key Chains, Valentines Gifts

Key Chains, Valentines Gifts

Key Chain for winter

Winter is a season for people have carnival with Santa Claus. In this season, people prepare for Christmas early. They decorate their house with Christmas tree and many other Christmas decorations. They also will prepare Christmas gifts for family and friends. Choosing a key chain with Santa Claus, snowflake, bells, candies or other Christmas elements as a gift will be a wonderful idea.

Iron Key Chains, with Alloy Pendants

Iron Key Chains, with Alloy Pendants

You need a wide range of selection to choose different key chains for four seasons. The wise method is choosing them from online stores. Everyone knows that there are tens of thousands of jewelry online stores over the world. You will easily find what you desired. Keep in mind that finding a reputable store is quite important.

2012/02/12

How to Choose Suitable Pendant Settings

Do you have many fabulous jewelry pendants or cabochons in hand but have no suitable pendant settings for them? Why not choose purchase some suitable settings for them? As you know that lay aside such many beautiful pendants there is a waste.

What kind of pendant settings are the correct ones? You need to consider it from several factors. First, you should check the shape of your pendants. Jewelry Pendants come in various shapes, such as round, oval, flat round, drop, triangle, rectangular, cross, start, starfish, flower and so on. And accordingly, the shapes of pendant settings are available in various shapes too. Everyone knows that the shape of pendant setting must be the same as shape of pendant. For example, if you have a flat round pendant, you have to choose a round shape setting but not an oval or other shape.

Acrylic Rhinestone Pendants

Acrylic Rhinestone Pendants

Size of pendant settings is the second element you need to consider. When you have chosen a setting with correct shape for your pendant, the other thing you need to consider is if its size is suitable for your pendant. Well, you may be able to check the settings and pendants if they are suitable when you purchase them in offline stores. However, you are able to check them in person if you purchase the pendant and settings from online stores. What should you do? In fact, there is no need to worry either. All the pendant and settings are listed on the websites with their sizes clearly, but please noticed that the size of settings may be their outside. That is to say, you need to know their inner sizes which are the correct or suitable sizes to your pendants. If the descriptions are not clear, feel free to contact the supplier.

Brass Pendants, Drop

Brass Pendants, Drop

To create fashion jewelry, apart from considering the shapes and sizes about both pendants and pendant settings, you also need to consider the materials and colors of them. A good combination for all the factors could create amazing effects and designs. Semi precious gemstone pendants with shining sterling silver settings will create elegant jewelry, glass pendants combined with antique color metal settings would show you vintage style. No matter what style you like, it can be created as long as you can combine your pendant and pendant setting correctly.

Abalone/ Paua Sea Shell Pendants

Abalone/ Paua Sea Shell Pendants

Both jewelry pendants and pendant settings are available widely in the fashion jewelry market. Purchase them from wholesale online stores is a wise method to save time and money. And of course, choose a reliable online wholesale store has become particularly important. PandaHall.com, recommended by many jewelry making friends, could be a good choice

2012/02/10

Key Chain—Lovely Jewelry Gift for Valentine’s Day

Key chain, a widely used accessory in our daily life, is not only a common accessory for hanging keys but also a jewelry decoration in our life now. No matter you are young or old, man or woman, you need a key chain to assort your keys to avoid missing them. Today, a unique or special key chain is a secret weapon to improve your personality.

Key chains are available in various designs, colors, shapes and materials. Some are only suitable for woman, and some are only suitable for man, while some are suitable for both man and woman. Of course, you can choose anyone you like or suitable to your personality, no matter it is designed for man or woman originally. I always think the most suitable is the best. Even so, I will share some wonderful key chains as lovely jewelry gifts for Valentine’s Day, for man and woman separately.

Key Chains, Romantic Valentine's Gifts

Key Chains, Romantic Valentine's Gifts

Key Chain for Man

Men, masculine life, will like manful things. I think most of them will like that. So if you want to choose a key chain for your man, please keep in mind to choose a manful one. In 2012, cross pendants on necklaces are one of the fashion trends for jewelry, so choose a cross key chain for your man is a fabulous Valentine’s gifts—fashion and manful. For example, you can choose an alloy cross key chain with rhinestones on it. How gorgeous and absorbing the key chain is. The sparking rhinestone and the decent shape go extremely well with each other, making the key chain more brilliant and captivating. And the shiny color enhances the glamour of it. It is extraordinary popular in young people. Just use this fun and manful key chain for collecting his keys. Key chain in anchor shaped is very suitable for man too.

Metal Alloy Key Chains, with Rhinestones

Metal Alloy Key Chains, with Rhinestones

Key Chain for Woman

Women are sweet and tender. They like beautiful, sweet and lovely things and pursue beauty is their life goal. So when you choose a key chain for her, a lovely, sweet or unique one will be your correct choice. Of course, you also need to consider about her favor, ordinary style, collocations and so on. While, choose a key chain with a lovely angel or a sweet heart as a Valentine’s gift will be loved deeply by your girl, I am sure. This key chain means she is your angel or sweet heart. The sparking rhinestones on the key chains and the lovely shapes go extremely well with each other, making the key chains more sweet and eye-catching. Just use them to hang the keys for her or hang on her bag, she will become the spotlight in crowd immediately.

Enlarge   Alloy Key Chain, with Rhinestone

Enlarge Alloy Key Chain, with Rhinestone

There are countless key chains available in the jewelry market, so you can easily find them around you. While, if you want to get a special one for him or her, you need more choice, and choose them from wholesale online stores like PandaHall.com will be a good idea.

2012/02/08

Start Jewelry Making with Correct Jewelry Tools

Some people may think jewelry making is a difficult project. Well, jewelry making can be much easier as long as you can choose the right jewelry tools which can simplify many tasks. There are various jewelry tools. They come in different types, sizes and uses. The widely used jewelry tools including jewelry pliers, cutters, beading needles, shears, bead reamers, tweezers and scissors. During them, the pliers are the most widely used jewelry tools as they come in many different types and each type has its special usage.

Jewelry Pliers, Wire-Cutter Pliers

Jewelry Pliers, Wire-Cutter Pliers

Jewelry pliers help make loops around beads, stretch and crimp wire and tie off ends. There are many types of jewelry pliers from round nose pliers to side cutting pliers, from flat round nose pliers to end cutting pliers, from wire cutter pliers to chain nose pliers etc, which protect the finish of wires and other materials used in your designs. If you are not sure what kind of pliers you might need, consider buying a kit, with several types for different projects. You can purchase all the jewelry tools you need with your jewelry beads together at the same stores to save time and money. A large or leading jewelry beads store like PandaHall.com can offer you all kinds of jewelry beads, findings, gems and tools at much reasonable prices.

Jewelry Pliers, Wire-Cutter Pliers

Jewelry Pliers, Wire-Cutter Pliers

About the jewelry pliers, as we said before that each type has its special usage. Flat nose pliers are the most commonly used pliers. They are used for gripping wires, as well as creating sharp bends. The round nose pliers have smooth and round jaws which are used in the making of loops and curls in wires. Chain nose pliers are similar to flat nose designs except that they are pointed. This kind of pliers is used to access tight areas. They can also be used to tuck in wire ends and grip the wire. Apart from that, they can be used to open and close jump rings too.

Steel Beading Needles for sewing leather

Steel Beading Needles for sewing leather

Beading needles are perfect jewelry tools for beading jewelry projects. They eye of those needles is larger than that of a traditional needle and can accommodate larger strings. Some beading needles are special for threading leathers. While they certainly be used for beading, you don’t have to limit yourself to just stringing beads by them. Any project that requires you to use large, thick string can benefit from a beading needle. They are simple to use and will save your a lot of troubles.

Except above widely used jewelry tools, some other jewelry tools for jewelry making are available too. No matter what kind of jewelry tools you will purchase, make sure that they are the correct tools for your designs.

2012/02/01

How to Choose and Use Bead Caps

As bead caps are very useful and essential for jewelry making, learning how to choose and use beads caps for handmade jewelry is very necessary. Some people also call them as end caps. Those caps come in different materials with different colors, shapes and sizes. Different caps will create different effects for your jewelry designs.

How to Choose Bead Caps

You must consider the size, shape and color about bead caps when you choose them for your design. First, let us talk about sizes. Most people will choose a bead cap which is not smaller or larger than jewelry beads. While, if you want to create a special effects for your designs, it is possible to choose some smaller or larger caps for your designs to have a try. Second, choose by shapes. Who said the round caps only can be used for round beads? There is no such a rule. Apart from using round caps for round beads, you can also use it for flat round beads. String both flat round beads and round flower bead cap on the pin together, fold the bead cap in half over the end of bead with your fingers. Use chain nose pliers to crimp the bead cap in place. Please be careful when you do this, or else you may break your beads or hurt your cap bead. The third way of choosing caps is by their colors. If you like vintage style, the caps with antique colors will be your good choice. And silver color caps will be your perfect choice if you like shining style.

Bead Caps, Iron, Flower

Bead Caps, Iron, Flower

How to Use Bead Caps

Bead caps are used to hold the beads in place. They are the spacers which make the fashion jewelry more beautiful and cute in details. While, how to use them? It is very simple. Choose the correct bead caps for your design first, and then string the caps next to beads which you want to hold in place. This is a normal use for stringing jewelry. However, bead caps are not only can be used for beads, but also can be used on other jewelry findings, such as roundel rings to make one of a kind ring. Let us choose a flower cap for example. First, fold the bead cap in half over the bottom of the ring with your fingers. Second, use chain nose pliers to crimp the cap in place. Third, continue to crimp down the edges, folding filigree around the ring to secure. Using this one kind of ring as a link of your bracelet, necklace or earrings, I am sure you will be the spotlight when you wearing those jewelry designs.

Iron Bead Caps, Silver Color

Iron Bead Caps, Silver Color

Bead caps can be used in irregular way as long as you can image and create. Marvelous imagination and creation is your capital to make amazing jewelry. Of course, you can not ignore the quality of bead caps. Finding a reputable jewelry supplier like PandaHall is very important, which helps you avoid many problems after you receive your orders.