Organza Bags Are Versatile In Any Occasion

When people walk around in jewelry stores, they are always attracted by a kind of package—organza bags. Organza bags are available in different colors, sizes, patterns and shapes. They are beautiful, lovely, and widely in many occasions, such as birthday party, weddings and so on.

Organza Gift Bag

Well, what are organza bags? Organza is thin sheer material used in a variety of products such as clothes and bags. It has a crisp almost wire texture. The sizes of these bags are always very small and come with two drawstrings. Organza bags are always used to store and/or pack jewelry pieces, jewelry beads and many small gifts. For instance, you can put different jewelry designs in different bags to avoid they “hurt” each other as we all know that some jewelry pieces are not suitable for storing together. And today, many people like to use this kind of bags to pack some return gifts for their guest. The return gifts can be candies, small homemade cookies, lucky sixpences and many others. Apart from using in wedding, they are always used for celebrating graduation, adult birthday party, children’s birthday, baby shower, Thanksgiving Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas and etc. Christmas is coming. If you are still worried about the package of your holiday gifts, organza bags will be a good choice. You can have a try, and I am sure the receptors will love both the gift and bag very much.

Organza Bags

Organza bags are versatile, and the only limits to use are the limits of your imagination. For example, they can be used in different retail stores. Candy stores can fill organza bags with assortments of taffy, chocolate, gum balls or any other candy. They can also have them available for clients to use when they want to get candy for someone else as a gift and they can fill them with an assortment of their choice. Hair salons can fill organza bags with different combinations of sample bottles of shampoo, conditioner, gel and etc. Pet retail stores can fill organza with a chewy toy, bone, and collar for dogs. They could also fill them with seeds, a beak sharpening rock, and mirror for birds.

If you have some old or broken organza bags, please don’t throw them into dustbin. They can be reused. For example, you can cut off the top of the bag, and tighten the knot by pulling the ribbon. Cut off the ribbon and glue the ends gently. An organza flower is finished. Created several more such a flower in different sizes, and use a hot glue gum to attach them together and stitch some white pearl beads (no hole) in different sizes in the middle. At last, use the hot glue gun again to attach a hair pin under the bottom of this special flower. Till now, a handmade, special organza hair decoration is finished. 

Ideas about Gemstone Necklaces for Men

Gemstone necklaces are always popular with women, but not only with women. Men love to wear gemstone necklaces too. Gemstones beads come in different gems, colors, sizes and shapes. When you walk around in fashion jewelry stores or check on internet, you will find these necklaces are made with gemstone beads only or combined with other jewelry beads together.

Natural Pyrite Beads Strands

On fashion jewelry market, most of the jewelry designs are created for women, but men also like to wear jewelry. And in fact, gemstones are very suitable for creating men’s necklaces too. In that case, some jewelry designers want to create some necklaces for men. Do you have an idea for a fabulous necklace design? From earrings and bracelets to single stranded and elaborate multi-stranded necklaces, creating your own jewelry is fun, easy to learn, and can even be done at home. All it takes is the desire to create, the willingness to learn, and finally taking the time to practice your newly-acquired craft. Do you want to create some gemstone necklaces for you or your loved one? Here are some ideas for your reference.

Natural Black Obsidian Beads

The first gemstone necklace I call it as tranquility natural gemstones men’s necklace. Because I use oval natural pyrite beads, round white howlite beads, round obsidian beads, Tibetan style bead spacers and S-shaped clasp. I string them as single stranded necklace like one natural pyrite bead, one obsidian bead and one white howlite bead. There is a bead spacer between each gemstone beads. Pyrite is an expressive symbol of masculinity, which gives its wearer a colossal power in all areas. Obsidian has always been associated with the sense of protection. Howlite symbolizes innocence and dignity. It can ease anger and remove anxiety. This necklace is like the pure first snow brings special deep silence into the world, this necklace brings tranquility, peace, and deep concentration to mind. And today, men always have big pressure, and this gemstone necklace is very suitable for them. You can also use black wood beads and tiger eye gemstone beads to create a necklace. It is very suitable for men too. Moss agate necklace is not a bad choice either. Cross necklaces are very popular among men too. So why not use a jade cross pendant and sterling silver chain to create a simple but classic gemstone necklace?

Moss Agate Necklace

Apart from the gemstones we mentioned above, you also have many other selections when you create gemstone necklaces for men. Once you have fabulous jewelry ideas, the only thing you lack is jewelry materials. Just choose a reputable online supplier, and purchase items there to save time and money. 

Romantic Ideas of Bracelet Making for Lovers

We always need to present gifts to others in our lives. Along with the development of jewelry making and popularity of fashion jewelry, more and more people choose jewelry as gifts. And many people may start their jewelry making with bracelet making. How about you? Well, if you have not been taken in jewelry making yet, but want to make a handmade jewelry for your wife or girlfriend, here are two simple but romantic designs for you.

Fashion Glass Bracelets

The first bracelet making design is a glass beads bracelet. I use 11pcs yellow glass beads (about 8mm in diameter), 12pcs tiny silver round bead spacers, 2pcs Tibetan style beads (kissing fish, about 26mm long, 25mm wide), alloy lobster claw clasp, jewelry wire, crimp beads, jump rings and extended chain. First, cut off a length of wire to string a jump ring, a crimp bead and silver bead spacer on, and turn the wire back through crimp bead. Then use crimp plier to press the crimp bead to hold jump ring into the wire loop. Cut off the short extra wire. Second, string 5pcs glass beads and 5pcs bead spacers one by one. Third, string 2pcs kissing fishes and 1pcs glass bead between the two fishes. Fourth, string the rest silver bead spacers and yellow glass beads one by one, like the second step. Fifth, string a crimp bead and lobster claw clasp to make a loop like first step. The last step is attaching the extended chain onto a jump ring. Till now, a romantic kissing fish bracelet is finished. If you made it and present it to your wife or girlfriend, I am sure she will be moved deeply and love both your gift and you very much.

Handmade Polymer Clay Bracelets

The second bracelet making idea is very simple but romantic too. The materials you need to use are 17pcs handmade polymer clay beads (red with light blue flowers, about 12mm in diameter), 8pcs Tibetan style bead caps (about 9mm in diameter), Tibetan style pendant with heart and flower, 1pcs headpin and elastic thread. First, string a polymer clay bead and a bead cap on headpin. Use your round nose jewelry plier to make a loop at the top of bead cap. Then, attach this bead pendant on a ring of Tibetan style pendant. Second, string the whole bracelet pendant, 4pcs bead caps, all the rest polymer clay beads and the other 4pcs bead caps on thread in order, and make knot with thread. The last step is cutting off the rest thread and adjusting the place of knot to hide it into hole of bead.

Do you think the two bracelet making designs are romantic? Do you have any other good ideas about creating romantic bracelets for your lovers? If yes, it is time to purchase jewelry materials to start your bracelet making now. 

How to Use Tiger Tail in Necklace Making

Maybe many people start their jewelry making by making stringed jewelry, such as stringed necklaces, stringed bracelets and so on. But along with the growing of their jewelry making skills, they must want to create some complicated designs, and want to use jewelry wires which including tiger tail, stainless steel, memory wire, aluminum wire and etc.

Tiger tail is widely used in jewelry making. It is very strong and comes in an array of colors and sizes. While, please keep in mind that tiger tails are not suitable for wire wrapping designs. This kind of jewelry wire is strong enough so that it is very suitable for create heavy jewelry. Here I would like to share two jewelry making ideas about how to use tiger tails in necklace making.

Fashion Necklaces

The first idea is a simple but classic acrylic beads necklace. The materials you need are tiger tail, about 32pcs opaque acrylic beads (about 16mm in diameter), brass magnetic clasp and crimp beads. About the color of opaque acrylic beads, I will use one color only. Let’s use red beads to create a simple. First, cut off a length of tiger tail, string a crimp bead and a part of magnetic clasp from one end, and turn the wire back from crimp bead. Use your crimp jewelry plier to press the crimp bead to hold jump ring in the loop created by tiger tail. Second, string all red opaque acrylic beads on. Third, string a crimp bead and the other part of alloy magnetic clasp to make a loop at the other end of this necklace as the first step. Necklace is finished and only need three steps. About the acrylic beads, you can also choose them in different sizes to put the largest one in the middle place and smaller to two sides.

Handmade Polymer Clay Necklaces

The second necklace is created with polymer clay and glass beads. Please prepare the following materials: 7pcs purple handmade polymer clay beads with flowers (about 16mm in diameter), purple and clear bicone glass beads (about 4mm in diameter), crimp beads, Tibetan style bead caps, brass lobster claw clasp and tiger tail. We will use more different materials for this design, but it is very easy to create too. First, cut off a length of tiger tail, string crimp bead and a jump ring on to make a loop for this necklace. Second, string several purple and clear glass beads on wire, and use crimp beads to fix their places. Third, string clay beads on wire with two Tibetan style bead caps at two sides, and use purple glass bead to separate each two adjacent bead caps. Fourth, string the rest purple and clear glass beads on, and use crimp beads to fix their places too. The last step is use crimp bead to make a loop to attach lobster claw clasp and stop beads to fall off.

From the above two designs, you will find that using tiger tail to create necklaces is very easy, even if you are just a beginner of jewelry making.

How to Choose Correct Earring Settings

Earrings are one of the most popular jewelry for women, and they come in a variety of different shapes, colors, styles and materials. Well, choose different earring settings can create different style earrings, even if you use the same jewelry materials.

Earring settings are produced in different shapes--clip-on earring components, earnuts, earring hooks, earstud components, hoop earrings and etc. They can be made of different materials, for example, brass, alloy, iron, plastic, stainless steel, sterling silver, gold and some others. Once they are produced by metals , all the earring settings (except sterling silver, stainless steel, gold), are produced in different colors—silver, antique bronze, nickel, golden, black, red copper, antique silver, antique golden, platinum and etc. So you have an array of selection for your design in different styles.

Brass Clip-on Earring Components

When you choose earring settings for your earring designs, you need to consider many elements clearly before you purchase your items. For example, which kind of style would you like to create, earring studs or dangling earrings? Fashion style or vintage style? You also need to know the size and shapes of your cabochons if you want to add them on studs. Well, you also need to consider her color of skin and hair style if you want to create a pair of personalized earrings as gift. Well, please keep in mind that people with long thin face should not wear long thin earrings as they will only accentuate this feature. And people who have round or wide face are suitable to wear long thin earrings, or small studs. Of course, people have oval face can wear almost style of earrings. Part from above, you also need to consider the material of earring settings once you choose them for diamonds and pearls.

Brass Earstud , Bell

Different earring settings are produced to create earrings in different styles. Ear studs are simple but classic. They are very suitable for diamond, gemstone, Swarovski crystal and etc. Long earrings are eminently suited to a hairstyle that is up-swept rather than one with long hair around the ears. Because the long hair will actually hide the beauty of dangling earrings and you risk getting the hair tangled up with the stud at the back of the ear, as well as with the strands at the front. Earring hooks are very suitable for creating dangling earrings with chains, jump rings and some Tibetan style pendants which are suitable for earring making. Basketball wives earrings are very popular recently, and hoop earrings are the best choice if you want to create one pair.

Do you know how to you choose the correct earring settings for your earring designs now? Do you have any good idea about your earring designs now? If yes, it is time to purchase earring settings and other jewelry materials you need to start your design. At last, don’t forget to purchase the materials from online wholesale stores to save time and money. 

Choose Correct Jewelry Making Tools for Wire-Wrapped Jewelry

Jewelry making is more and more popular, and more and more people start jewelry making as their career or hobby. Once you determine to start making jewelry, you need to buy some jewelry making tools, especially the essential ones.

Since jewelry making can be quite fiddly and time consuming, it is important to think about comfort. You will probably be doing a lot of squeezing, which may hurt your hands and wrists. So you need to use some jewelry making tools to make jewelry making is easy. The widely used jewelry making tools are including jewelry pliers, wire cutters, tweezers, knives, scissors and many others. Jewelry pliers are used for jewelry makingmany different tasks, just like grasping, bending, straightening, loops and securing. Well, about the jewelry pliers, there are many different types --including round nose jewelry pliers, chain nose or bent nose pliers, flat round nose pliers, side cutting pliers, crimping pliers and etc. Each plier has its special usage.

A set of Jewelry Pliers

Wire wrapping jewelry is very popular. If you want to create wire wrapping jewelry, the most basic jewelry making tools you must have are round nose pliers, flat round nose pliers, bent nose pliers and wire cutters. A wire cutter is essential, as the jewelry making wires come in spools and you need to cut off specific sizes. The round nose pliers are used for making various sized loops in wire. The size of the wire loop is dependent upon where on the nose the wire is placed. Here I’d like to share an idea about how to make a simple wire wrap glass pendant. I suggest you to use wire cutters, round nose pliers and flat round nose pliers. Please use strong enough wire to support the glass pendant. Determine your glass pendant and cut off enough wire for your design by wire cutters. It is always best to cut more than you think you need. Use round nose plier to make a loop and twist the two wires under the loop to fix it. Then, grabbing the end of shorter wire with your round nose plier and curl it into a closed loop. Securely grab the loop with flat nose plier and continue curling the wire around itself unit you think it is enough. Next, place the wire on the back of glass pendant, and bend the wire at the points where you want both ends to wrap around the front the pendant. Use the long wire to wrap your pendant for one or two more circles to fix it. Curl the long wire with the same method as the short one. Finish the design by wrapping the final curled ends around the frond of pendant.

Wire wrapped jewelry making is not difficult as you think as long as you choose the right jewelry making tools and practice more. Just do more practices, and create your own wire wrapped designs.

Jewelry Making Ideas about Hoop Earrings

Making earrings is a good way to get start in jewelry making. Hoop earrings are easy to buy or make, but if you would like to get one of a kind earrings, you can purchase jewelry wires, jewelry beads and findings you need to create your own. Followed are some ideas about how to make basketball wives hoop earrings.

Basketball Wives Hoop Earrings

Hoop earrings are very easy to be created, and basketball wives hoop earrings are very hot recently. The first idea is a pair of iron wire mesh beads earrings. The materials you need are 6pcs silver and 4pcs gold iron wire mesh beads (about 16mm in diameter), 8pcs gold brass rhinestone beads (about 10mm in diameter) and a pair of hoop earring hooks. There are 10pcs mesh beads and 8pcs rhinestones, and use five (3pcs silver and 2pcs gold) and 4pcs rhinestone beads for each earring. The steps are very simple that is why making earrings is a good way to start jewelry making. There are only two steps: first, open one earring hook, and string silver mesh bead, rhinestone bead and gold mesh bead on the loop one by one; second, close the earring hook after all the jewelry beads have stringed on. Repeat the same steps to create the other one. A pair of shiny basketball wives hoop earrings is finished. It is very simple to create, isn’t it? You can change the iron mesh beads and rhinestone beads for other jewelry beads to create new designs.

Glass Beads Earring

The second hoop earring idea is a little “complicated”. Please prepare the following jewelry materials: 8pcs green faceted round glass beads (6pcs in 8mm diameter, 2pcs in 10mm diameter), 8pcs small silver bead spacers, 6pcs silver headpins, 2pcs silver eyepins and 2pcs silver earring hooks. Four glass beads (3 small pieces and one larger piece) and four bead spacers for each earring. First, string an 8mm glass bead on eye and use your jewelry plier to make a loop at the end of glass bead. Second, use your pliers to make the rest 3pcs glass beads with headpins as beaded pendants, and attach the larger glass bead pendant on the first small bead pendant as a hanging pendant. Third, open a earring hook and string small bead spacers and beaded pendants on hook one by one. Make sure to put the hanging pendant as the middle place. Repeat the same steps to create the other one. A pair of lovely glass hoop earrings is finished.

Even though these jewelry making ideas are very simple, you may have got some other shiny inspirations about create hoop earrings. If yes, it is time to purchase jewelry materials to create your own fabulous hoop earrings.

Steel Tiger Tail Is Versatile in Making Beaded Jewelry

If you want to create beaded jewelry, you cannot miss steel tiger tails. Tiger tail is available in a wide range of colors and can be used to create durable but comfortable jewelry pieces. That is why so many jewelry makers like to use Tiger tail to create jewelry designs, such as necklaces and bracelets.

Tiger Tail

As a traditional beading wire with a small number of strands, steel tiger tail is economical and typically very strong, but it can kink easily when you bend it. Well, depending on the brand, Tiger tail may or may not be coated with nylon; even most of them are coated with nylon. About the size of this wire, it is measured in inches or millimeters as well as in gauges. Gauges range from 0 to around 50; the smaller the number, the thicker the wire.

Steel tiger tail is a commonly used jewelry wires in jewelry making. It is very strong and a good choice for beading heavy necklaces, bracelets and earrings. This wire is stiff, and cannot be bent into wire wrapped loops at its ends like other types of beading wire as it will form kinks. Instead, tiger tail is attached to jump rings and clasps with crimp beads. Even though it cannot be used for wire wrapping, it can be used to give the look of an “invisible” setting, where the beads look like they are floating.

Tiger Tail

To the beginners of jewelry making, they may not clear about how to use crimp beads on tiger tail. Here is instruction. String one or two jewelry beads, a crimp bead and a jump ring on the wire first, and turn the wire back to string the crimp bead and jewelry beads again. Leave a length of wire to make it as loop to hold the jump ring. Use your crimp tools to close crimp bead. Now, you have attached a jump ring and crimp bead on the wire successfully. You can string your rest jewelry beads to finish your design now. Use the same method to make a loop to hold a clasp. A handmade necklace or bracelet is created.

Apart from having a wide range of selection with colors, steel tiger tail is good for most beads, for the nylon coating protects the steel wire inside it from rough bead edges and giving your jewelry design a longer life. What is more, you can get a range of selection and cheap prices if you purchase tiger tail from jewelry beads wholesale online stores. 

Satin Ribbons Are Versatile for Any Occasion

Satin ribbons can be seen in many different jewelry designs and handmade crafts. These ribbons come in different colors, designs and sizes, from 3.5mm to 50mm. So you have a wide range of selection of these satin ribbons for any kind of jewelry designs and handmade crafts.

Satin Ribbon

We always present gifts for our family members, friends and classmates, and we need suitable and beautiful crafts to make our gifts look more beautiful. The satin ribbons are best choice. Wrapping a gift for a loved one can be difficult if you are pressed for time, money and skills. But it can be easy if you choose ribbons. Crisscross the ribbon on the back of the package, then turn the package over and wrap the ribbon around the opposite sides of the gift. Glue the two ends of ribbons together nicely. Make a bow by cutting several strips and twisting them around each other in various directions. And then glue or stick the bow on the place where you glue two ends of satin ribbons. When a gift is so attractively packaged, it provides the recipient with excitement as to what the contents of the box may be.

Satin Ribbon

Many people like to use ribbon roses because ribbon roses make beautiful decorations for different occasions. These roses have always been a classy choice for weddings. White satin ribbon roses embellish bridal gowns, gloves, shoes and veils. People also use larger ribbon flowers make beautiful bouquets to hang on the sides of church pews. Satin ribbons are used to decorate the gift bags for wedding too. The ribbons will let you feel both the wedding and wedding gifts are romantic.

Floral jewelry is one of the most popular fashion trends for 2012 jewelry fashion. Many jewelry makers like to add satin ribbons into their floral jewelry designs. When you choose ribbon for your floral design, please keep in mind that the ribbon should not too large for your floral design. You also need to consider the colors of both floral jewelry and ribbons. Well, if you are just a beginners of jewelry making, you can get start with making satin ribbon necklaces. The steps are very easy—choose a beautiful necklace pendant and a length of ribbon; string the ribbon on necklace pendant and make a knot. It is very simple but elegant.

Some people may think that weddings, birthdays, debuts, anniversaries and Christmas parties are never complete without satin ribbons. If you are one of them and would like to get more different satin ribbons, you can purchase these ribbons from jewelry beads wholesale online stores to get a wide range of selection and cheap prices.