Versatile Number Beads and Alphabet Beads in Personal Jewelry Designs

What are number beads? They are these beads have numbers on them. Number beads are available in different materials, such as metal, acrylic and so on, various colors, shapes and sizes. When people choose number beads, almost all of them will choose alphabet beads too, as both these beads are very popular and widely used in jewelry making.

 

Colorful Acrylic Beads

Why people like to use number beads and alphabet beads? Both beads are perfect for spelling out a special date, year or a name of special person. They are versatile in creating personalized jewelry and crafts together. Use number beads for bracelets that have the year and add your name, team name or other special name or message. You can wear these bracelets yourself, but also can present them to others as jewelry gifts. You can also use both number beads and alphabet beads for phone number bracelet which are a great way to help someone remember important phone numbers.

 

Colorful Acrylic Beads

And here, I would like to share a jewelry making idea about a pair of earrings with number beads and alphabet beads. The other materials we also need are 6pcs black round glass beads, 2pcs number beads (NO. 1), 2pcs alphabet beads (alphabet “I”), 2pcs light brown faceted round glass beads, 4pcs small round glass beads, headpins, eyepins and 2pcs earring hooks. Steps are very simple, and suitable for beginners of jewelry making to learn. First, string a large black glass bead, a small black glass bead and a number bead, and use your round nose plier to make a loop at top of bead. Second, string a large black glass bead, a light brown faceted round glass bead and a small black glass bead on an eyepin, and use jewelry plier to make a loop too. Third, string a alphabet bead, a small black glass bead and a large glass bead on an eye pin, and use your jewelry plier to make a loop at top of bead too. Fourth, use your jewelry plier and jump rings to attach these three beaded links together, and attach the long earring drop on earring hook. Repeat the four steps to create the other one. Till now, a pair of beautiful earrings is finished. You can also create a bracelet and necklace for a completely jewelry set. About the bracelet necklaces, you can use more number beads and alphabet beads to express you or things clearly.

Number beads and alphabet beads can help you to create personal, one of a kind jewelry easily. And some of these jewelries are not only fashion decorations, but also very useful in daily life, just like phone number bracelet.