Beading Supplies Are Necessary to Jewelry Makers

If you are a jewelry maker and sell your designs to others, you must need beading supplies which include jewelry box, jewelry display, storage & packaging and jewelry tools. Without them, you are unable to make jewelry, store jewelry and display jewelry.

Jewelry Box: they are beautiful, sturdy and versatile beading supplies, and assorted as different types according to their purpose. Jewelry boxes are meant to keep jewelry safe from damage and exposure but not from theft. Jewelry box maybe very small, but it plays a quite important role in jewelry shows. Apart from storing and showing jewelry designs, jewelry boxes are also used to store perfume. We know that most women and many men will wind up with a vast assortment of small bottles of perfume at some point in their lives. Samples of perfume samples are everywhere, and you can keep your perfume organized in one of your favorite jewelry box. In bathroom, a lovely jewelry box can store your hair ties, bobby pins and makeup in order and give you a place to hide each little beautiful accessory.

Cardboard Jewelry Ring Boxes

Jewelry Display: if you want to show your jewelry designs to others on a jewelry show or in your store, jewelry displays are the necessary beading supplies for you. They are assorted as necklace displays, bracelet displays, earring displays, ring displays and some other displays according to their usages. A good, correct jewelry display should “disappear” as a background for your jewelry design after it attracted people’s eyes successfully. So, keep in mind to find correct displays when you choose jewelry displays for your designs.

Storage & Packaging: this kind of beading supplies is widely used in storing jewelry beads, jewelry designs, gifts and many other things, including candies, dried flowers, cookies, soaps and etc. These storages and packages are available in various colors, sizes, materials and shapes. If you are a jewelry maker, many times you need to keep your components separated to avoid scratching, prevent silver from being tarnished, packaging items for resale or sort beads.

Velvet Earring Displays

Jewelry Tools: jewelry tools are really useful and necessary beading supplies. I am sure almost all the people will purchase some basic jewelry tools with jewelry beads together once they start to make jewelry. The most widely used jewelry tools are jewelry pliers which include round nose pliers, flat nose (chain nose) pliers, wire-cutter pliers, end cutting pliers, side cutting pliers and etc. Different jewelry pliers have different usages so that choose correct one for your design is quite important, or else your design must be failed.

No matter you purchase beading supplies for yourself or wholesale them for retailing, keep in mind that they are available in a wide range of selection and you can save much money if you purchase them from large wholesalers. 

Where and How to Purchase Jewelry Supplies

You cannot create out any jewelry design without jewelry supplies. Jewelry making supplies are easy to find, but a reputable, large wholesale is not easy to find, even if there are countless wholesalers on the world. Jewelry making can be a fashion but budget hobby of career if you could find a good supplier.

China jewelry supplies have become more and more popular over the world. So, no matter you are a retailer or jewelry maker, China is a good place to purchase the jewelry making supplies. We all know that China has many cheap labors so that the large Chinese jewelry materials wholesalers can offer you a wide range of selection and low wholesale prices. Reduce the cost is one of important factors for us, especially in these days of recession so that it will be great if we can find a really good supplier who can offer quality items at much cheap prices.

Botswana Agate Beads

Well, we also know that there are many jewelry supplies wholesalers in China, but not all of them are in the same level. How to find and ensure it is the correct supplier you are looking for? Here are some useful tips about it. First, search them on the internet. We all know that there are countless jewelry materials wholesalers on the internet and many of them come from China. Find out several Chinese suppliers who you are interested in, and contact with them. You must contact with them before you place your orders and pay for them, because you are not familiar with them and don’t know if they can offer satisfied quality and prices to you. Read all the terms and policies on their websites, and contact them if you have any question about them, their items, prices and other things you are not clear. Keep in mind that if it is a large and reputable wholesaler of jewelry supplies, it must has a professional customer service team who will serve your warmly and professionally. Second, take part in some jewelry design shows and make some new friends. Asking for recommendation from them is a good method to find a reputable jewelry making supplies wholesaler. Of course, don’t forget to contact that wholesaler before you place and pay for your order, as different people have different opinion on the same thing. But if many people have a good assessment for that wholesale, it is worth you to have a try. Many of my jewelry making friends recommended PandaHall.com—a leading China beads, findings and gemstone wholesale online market to me, and I have become its regular customer for about 7 year already.

At last, no matter where you want to purchase your jewelry supplies, make sure your supplier can offer you good items, prices and services. And by purchase all the jewelry making supplies you need from the same supplier, you can ensure uniform quality and consistency.

Fantastic Ideas of Vintage Style Beads Jewelry Making

As a global hobby, jewelry making has more and more fans over the world in recent years. Many people choose beads jewelry making as their career or hobby. Why? That is because people like fashion things and fashion jewelry is one of the hottest fashion things, and making jewelry is really funny.

Resin Bracelets

To the beginners of beads jewelry making, they may have some difficulties about the create ideas. Here I would like to share two jewelry making ideas. The first idea is a very beautiful resin bracelet. The materials we need are small round gold acrylic beads, glass seed beads in different colors, fuchsia round leather cords, antique bronze metal pendant with resin cabochons and purple rhinestone beads, antique bronze ends, lobster clasp and extended chain. This bracelet seems a little complicated, but it is very simple to be created. First, cut off several strands of elastic cords. And then use two of these cords to string small round gold acrylic beads, two strings of gold seed beads and several strings of seed beads in different colors together. Second, twist all the acrylic beads strands, seed beads strands and leather cords together. Third, attach the cord ends to these beads strands and leather cords to stop the beads fall off. Fourth, put the pendant through the twisted strands. Fifth, attach the lobster clasp and extended chain on two ends separately. Till now, a beautiful but very simple beads jewelry beads design has finished.

Resin Necklaces

Necklace is one of the most popular types of beads jewelry making, so I think you’d like to create a special necklace for yourself or friends. Here is an idea about a vintage style necklace (antique bronze) for sharing. The materials you will needs are antique bronze 8 shaped chains and network chain, a bead cap, a link with a rhinestone, a resin necklace pendant, 4pcs round metal beads, 4pcs metal flower bead spacers, 2pcs dark brown tube resin beads, 2pcs chain ends, a lobster clasp and extended chain. First, use antique bronze jewelry wire to make a loop at bottom and attach the 8 shaped chains on the loop. Second, string the bead cap on the wire and make a loop to attach one end of the rhinestone link. And then attach the other end of rhinestone ring to the bottom of resin necklace pendant. Third, fold the network chain in half along the center and put the center part through the large hole of pendant. Then make a knot to hang the whole necklace pendant. Fourth, string a metal bead, resin bead and one more metal bead on one chain, and use a flower bead spacer to separate each two beads. Firth, repeat the fourth step on the other chain strand. The last step is attaching chain ends, lobster clasp and extended chain. Now, an elegant but vintage necklace is finished.

Can’t wait to start your beads jewelry making? Just purchase the materials you need to start and enjoy it.  

Beading Supplies Are Useful and Essential

Jewelry displays, jewelry boxes, storage & Packing and jewelry tools are widely using beading supplies. All the supplies are available in various materials, sizes, colors and designs. Each kind of beading supplies has its own special usage. For example, jewelry display is used to display or show jewelry designs to others; jewelry box is designed for store jewelry pieces; jewelry tools are very useful and essential for beading jewelry making; the storage and packaging are versatile in many occasions.

Imitation Leather Bracelet/Bangle Bar Display

If you are a jewelry maker, you must have some beading supplies. Jewelry tools are essential beading supplies to a jewelry maker for making beaded jewelry. Once you have created some fabulous jewelry designs, such as necklaces, bracelet and so on, you will need some jewelry displays to display them. Of course, you will need jewelry boxes if you want to present some of your designs as jewelry gifts to others. Choose a suitable jewelry box for your gift will enhance the beauty of your design and enlarge your emotion to receiptor. If you are a jewelry materials retailer, you can not miss beading supplies either. They will be one of the most popular jewelry materials to your customers.

Cardboard Jewelry Boxes

We all know that each kind of beading supplies has its own usage. Jewelry displays either spark people’s interest to take a look at your designs, or they fail to attract attention and potential customers keep right on walking. So a special but suitable jewelry display is very useful for showing your design. Well, please keep in mind that effective jewelry displays fade into the background while the jewelry itself entices customers to come take a closer look. Jewelry displays for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings are available in a variety of shapes, colors, sizes and materials so that you have a wide range of selection. Both jewelry boxes and storage & packaging have a large range of selection as jewelry displays too. Sometimes, jewelry boxes also can play as a jewelry display on your jewelry show. Storage and packaging are used in many occasions as they are really very versatile. For example, people like to use organza bags to store gifts for others in many occasions, such as wedding, birthday party and so on. There are also many holiday paper gift bags. Christmas is coming soon so that the paper gift bags for Christmas are very popular now.

No matter you are a jewelry maker or a businessman for jewelry, beading supplies is an essential part of your jewelry career. If you need lots of beading supplies, I suggest you to purchase them from reliable online wholesaler to get a large range of selection and cheap wholesale prices. 

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.

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. 

Tutorial about Necklace Making for Beginners

As a common hobby, jewelry making is loved by more and more people. They learn how to make jewelry from real classes or internet. Simple necklace making is very suitable for beginners to learn. Here are two ideas for sharing.

Porcelain Necklaces

We all know that stringing jewelry is the simplest design, so let’s to create a necklace making from this simplest way. The first example is porcelain necklace. Materials you need to prepare are cornflower-blue donut pendant (about 45mm in diameter), flat round brown and cornflower-blue porcelain beads (about 6mm), 4pce white columniform porcelain beads (about 8mm), 2pcs 10mm round cornflower-blue porcelain beads and a length of brown cotton cord. The steps are very simple. First, fold the cord in two and through them into the pendant, and make a knot to hang the pendant. Second, string some brown beads on both cords with the same quantity. And then string a white columniform-blue bead, a 10mm round cornflower-blue bead and a white columniform bead again. Third, string some brown beads again and leave four pieces for the rest design. Fourth, string all the rest columniform-blue beads, 4pcs white beads and 4pcs brown beads in any order you like. The last step is to make a knot with the two cotton cords. A handmade beautiful necklace is finished. It is very suitable for daily wear, isn’t it?

Fashion Tibetan Style Necklaces

The second tutorial of necklace making is a fashion Tibetan style necklace with baking painted glass beads. Here are the list of materials: black cowhide leather cord, alloy lobster claw clasp, extended chain, Tibetan style pendants (about 29mm wide, 38mm long), 6pcs coral baking painted glass beads (about 6mm in diameter), Tibetan style hanger, 3pcs jump rings and 6pcs headpins. First, let’s us make all the glass beads as bead pendants with headpins with your jewelry pliers, and attach them on the Tibetan style pendant. Second, use a jump ring to attach the pendant on the Tibetan style danger. Third, string the danger on the black cord. Fourth, attach both lobster clasp and extended chain on each end of cord by jump rings. A lovely fashion Tibetan style necklace is finished. It is very simple, even for beginners.

There are also many other skills and jewelry tools for fabulous necklace making, but the basic skill is necessary and need more practices. Do you have some other superb ideas about necklace making? If yes, it is time to purchase the materials you need to start now. Please keep in mind to find a large, reliable jewelry beads wholesaler to purchase in order to get much low prices and avoid problems after you received your order.

Design Ideas about Basketball Wives Hoop Earrings

Hoop earrings are very popular, especially the Basketball Wives hoop earring which are crazy popular this year. You can easily find many Basketball Wives hoop earrings available in different styles with different jewelry beads.

Basketball wives hoop earrings are fashion for daily wear. Many jewelry makers also like hoop earrings, and create their own one of a kind of Basketball Wives hoop earrings which is full of personality and fashion. Do you want to create your own special ones? Don’t worry about the design ideas and steps if you are just a beginner of jewelry making. Here are some jewelry making ideas about these popular earrings for beginners.

Basketball Wives Hoop Earrings

The normal or common Basketball Wives hoop earrings are created with big jewelry beads on large earring hoops. About the large sized jewelry beads, they can be produced in all kinds of materials, such as glass, metal, gemstone, resin, acrylic and many more. Here is an idea about this type of earrings with handmade Indonesia acrylic beads. The materials you need include silver beading wire, about 15cm, 8pcs handmade Indonesia acrylic beads, a pair of earring hooks, wire cutters and jewelry pliers. Let’s start by making a wrapped loop with your round nose pliers. Use wire cutters to cut off the excess wire, then squeeze down the newly cut tip to make it lie flat so that no sharp edge sticks out. String 4 pieces Indonesia acrylic beads on the wire, and make a loop at the other end. String the two loops together, and attach the earring on the ring of earring hook. A simple but sparkling Basketball Wives hoop earring is finished. Repeat the steps to create the other for a pair.

France Earring Hoop

Feather earrings are one of the fashion trends this year. Why not add some feathers in your Basketball Wives hoop earrings designs? The materials you will need are gemstone beads in different sizes (but not too small) and colors, four feathers, beading wire and earring hooks. Cut off the beading wire at about 15cm, and wrap a loop at one end by your round nose plier. Cut off your wire for several short lengths (depends on the size of your beads), and wrap your beads and feathers as dangling pendants. Attach the beads and feathers on wire, and make a loop at the other end. String the two hoop earrings together, and attach them in the ring of earring hook. A one of a kind Basketball Wives hoop earring is finished. Create the other one of a pair.

Creating Basketball Wives hoop earrings is very simple, isn’t it? Once you have mastered the basic skills for creating these earrings, it is time to purchase some jewelry materials to create your own ones. They are perfect jewelry gifts and part jewelries. 

Useful Information Help you Choose Suitable Gemstone Cabochons

On today’s fashion jewelry market, we can easily find a lot of jewelry pieces designed with cabochons. And gemstone cabochons are of the most popular types. All of them are available in various shapes, sizes and colors so that they are versatile for all kinds of jewelry style designs.

Rose Quartz Cabochons

Gemstone cabochons are available in many different types, such as agate cabochons, amethyst cabochons, jade cabochons, moonstone cabochons and many others. Some people and cultures in the earth believe that wearing different kinds of gemstone cabochons can bring them power, energy and peace of mind. Well, not all the gemstones have the same power or energy. Different stones have different powers and you can choose what you need depending on your preference. For example, most people regard jade as a stone of serenity. This stone is produced in a number of countries, but the major supplier of jade is China. People believe that wearing jade cabochons can help alleviate fear and anxiety and promote good luck. Amethyst is one of the popular semi precious gemstone available. Many people are just attracted by their beautiful colors, but do not realize that by wearing amethyst cabochons can actually calm their emotions, attain wisdom and also have a much clear way of thinking. This gemstone is also helpful when it comes to quitting bad habits such as alcohol, overeating or eating junk food. If you have any wishes or aspiration, you can wear moonstone cabochons because they are believed to help fulfill your wishes. These cabochons are also good for promoting receptivity, inspirations and clear thinking.

Crackle Porcelain Cabochons

Gemstone cabochons are very good for making necklace pendants and earring pendants with wire wrapping skills. You can use the cabochons which is suitable for you to create a jewelry piece or create some as jewelry gifts for your family members and friends. I am sure they will love your handmade jewelry gifts very much.

Gemstone cabochons are available everywhere on today’s fashion jewelry market. You can easily find some beautiful cabochons, but they may be very expensive if you purchase a few from your local jewelry beads retail stores. In order to not cost so much money to create some handmade unique jewelry designs, you can purchase the jewelry materials what all you need from a large, reliable wholesaler who can offer you quality items and much lower prices. You can search on the internet to get a selection.

Organza Bags—the Favorite Bags for Any Occasion

Autumn is romantic season for wedding. Many people like to choose a good day for their marriage—the important affair of a final settlement in life in this season. We all know that the couples have to give some gifts to their guest to thank their blessing. But what kind of gift bags is a good choice? Organza bags are the best choice, because they look beautiful and romantic, and available in a large range of selection.

When you choose organza bags for wedding use, you have a lot of choice too. And the small, flat organza bags decorated with tiny round sparkle dots are very great for weddings. You will have a range of choice for colors and sizes. These bags can be used to pack candies, fruits, dried flowers and cookies which are best gifts for guests.

Orangza Bags

When people use organza bags as wedding favor bags, people also use them as jewelry bags, gift bags, or for any other products packaging needs. These bags are available in a large selection in all different sizes, from standard flat organza bags to bags with embellishments. If you have large single items need to be packed by organza bags, the cardboard-bottom sheer bags are your best choice. An organza bag with a white square cardboard insert in the bottom. This bag is particularly designed for large single items as the cardboard creates a shape so the bag does not misshapen around the object or cling to the object. Kindly notice it that the cards are not removable. You can easily purchase this kind of bags from your local jewelry stores. But if you need a large quantity, the best way to get is wholesaling them from online stores to save money.

Organza Bags

Organza bags are favor bags for many people, especially for the jewelry makers. They like to use these bags to sort their jewelry beads, jewelry findings and their designs. Retailers wholesale these bags from wholesalers and sell them to others as jewelry bags, wedding bags, gift bags and some other purposes. Of course, most of retailers are loyal users of these bags. Anna, a jewelry materials retailer and jewelry maker from Australia said:” I like organza bags very much. I wholesale them from a reliable China wholesaler—PandaHall.com. I am not only selling these lovely, beautiful bags to my guest, but also use them to sort my jewelry designs, jewelry beads, jewelry findings and many other small decorations. They can help you to sort your items orderly, and you never need to cost much time to find them. What is more, these colorful, beautiful bags are also decorations in the right places.”

Do you need some jewelry bags, gift bags, or weeding bags? Don’t miss the organza bags which are looked like colorful, beautiful, lovely and romantic. You will love them once you get them, I assure. 

Basic Techniques about Jewelry Making Wire Wrapping

When you walk at jewelry stores, jewelry shows and check on the fashion jewelry market, you can find many unique jewelry making wire wrapped jewelry designs. That is to say, wire wrapped jewelry pieces are very popular. Do you like wire wrapped jewelry? Do you want to create your own wire wrapped designs? Here are some techniques of wire wrapping for learning.

Memory Wire

Some of the basic techniques include twisting the jewelry making wire, wrapping a wire bundle, crimping or flattening the wrap, scrolling, and shaping. How to create a loop is the simplest technique. Choose a small jewelry making wire if you are just a beginner. Grip the wire 2/3^rd of the length with your round nose pliers. Bend the tip of the wire 90 degrees by moving your pliers away from you. Use your free hand to bend the tip of wire clockwise around the nose of the plier to form a loop. Use side cutters to cut the wire where the loop connects. The last step is using your flat nose pliers to make the loop even. Of course, you can leave the extra wire and wrap it around the other end of wire.

Mixed Color Brass Wire

Using jewelry making wire to create wire spirals is seemed very difficult to many jewelry makers, especially to the beginners. In fact, they are easy to make, and can be used in many jewelry designs. Practice with a smaller wire size. And then you can use larger size jewelry making wires when you have mastered the skill. Here are the steps about how to make wire spirals.

First, grip the end of the wire with the tip of your round nose pliers. Second, move your pliers away from you till the wire connects to form a small loop. Third, hold the loop with your chain or flat nose pliers. Use your free hand to rotate the rest of the wire around the loop. Reposition your pliers as you work. Rotate the wire until you have the size you desire. Fourth, when you stop the rotating process, make sure there is at least 2cm of wire left. Fifth, grip the tail of wire the tip of your round nose pliers. Make a small loop in the opposite direction. You can attach other component on the loop. Cut off the excess wire. Ok, a beautiful wire spiral is finished.

You need to know more techniques and practices if you want to create delicate wire wrapping designs with jewelry making wires. You can easily find them on the internet, and also can learn them from jewelry making classes. Please keep in mind that the more you practice, the more exact and uniform your wire wrapping designs will be.

Lobster Clasp—Widely Used Clasp for Jewelry Design

As a commonly used jewelry findings, lobster clasp is not strange to jewelry makers and jewelry lovers. You can easily find lobster clasp on jewelry projects, such as necklaces, bracelets and so on, from both local jewelry gift stores and online jewelry stores.

Lobster clasps are available in different materials, for example, brass, alloy, alloy + enamel, stainless steel, Iron and others. They are produced in different shapes, sizes and colors. The popular shapes are including traditional shaped, heart shaped, rectangle shaped and some others. About their colors, I dare to say you can find the suitable color for your design, no matter which style you like and create. Of course, the patterns on some clasps are very delicate. So, in a sort of sense, the clasp is not only a jewelry finding to let your jewelry can be worn, but also a part of your design.

Alloy Lobster Claw Clasps

We all know that lobster clasp is very popular for finishing necklaces, bracelets and anklets. It have a loop at one end for adding a jump ring to or for threading the stringing material through which will then get secured with a crimp. The other end of the lobster clasp also known as a lobster hook has a fastener that is kept shut by a spring mechanism. At the age of pursuing uniqueness and personality, how can you become a spotlight in a crowd? Lobster clasp jewelry will be a good choice. These clasps can not only be used at the end of necklaces, bracelets and anklets, but also can be used to hang pendants, just like jump rings. And charms with lobster clasp can be pendants for bracelets and necklaces.

Lobster Claw Clasps

Why lobster clasp is widely used clasp for jewelry designs? First, this kind of clasp is very easy to use, no matter for children, the old, even the one who is not quite convenient with hands. Second, you can have a range of sizes and so is appropriate for jewelry of any size or weight. Third, as we said above that this kind of clasp is not only a jewelry finding to finish your design, but also a part of your design. Fourth, lobster clasp is small and unobtrusive, it can be made of precious metals and so it doesn’t cheapen expensive jewelry items, on the contrary, it adds style and glamour.

Do you have some jewelry designs need to use lobster clasps or are you want to create some special jewelry or crafts with them? Just purchase them according to your designs. Well, purchase them from online wholesale stores can help you save much time and money. Enjoy your jewelry making.

Craft Ideas with Brass Chain

We all know that brass chain is widely used in creating cheap necklaces, earrings and bracelets. They are very popular in today’s fashion jewelry market. If you are a person who pursuits of fashion, you can’t ignore the brass chain and jewelry pieces designed by them.

Brass chain is available in different designs, sizes and colors. They can help you to create different style jewelry projects, for example, fashion style, vintage style, elegant style, cool style, cute style and others. About which style it will shows, it depends on your design and what kind of other jewelry materials you will choose. You can use several strands of chains together to hang a metal pendant to create a simple chain necklace. You can also use the chain with glass beads, porcelain beads or other beads to create elegant style jewelry. When you walk in your local jewelry stores or online jewelry stores, you will find tens of thousands of brass chain jewelry pieces available.

Brass Chains

But you are wrong if you just think brass chain is suitable for making cheap necklaces. Making hair jewelry with brass chains can be really fund. Handmade jewelry pieces are recyclable. It is time to use your out of fashion brass chain necklaces to create new hair jewelry. Well, if you do not have that you can go to a bead shop where they sell chain and necklace making supplies. Of course, you can purchase them from online wholesalers if you need more materials for other projects. For this project, you need these materials: thin wire, strands of brass chain, a brass loop, a small hair comb, a hobby pin (with the same color as comb), wire cutters and flat head pliers. Steps:

1, Open the brass loop and string the shorted chain on the loop. (Make sure that all the chains have different length.)

2, Continue stringing the rest chains, and use flat heap plier to close the loop.

3, Sliding hobby pin through the brass loop.

4, Cut a piece of thin wire. Make sure that the length of wire is about 2 times of your comb because you need to wrap it on comb.

5, Wrap the wire around the first prong of comb, and tighten is by using flat head plier.

6, String your shortest chain on the first loop, and wrap wire around the top of comb and back under. And then, string the rest chains at the same method.

7, Last step is tightening all the chains with flat head plier.

Brass Necklace Chain

A piece of beautiful and vintage brass chain hair jewelry is finished. I am sure you will be the spotlight in crowd when you wear it. Of course, you can also add some little vintage style pendants on this hair jewelry to make it more eye-catching. It all just depends on your creation. 

Alloy Charms for Halloween and Christmas

Many people are storing jewelry materials for Halloween and Christmas now. How about you? If you are not preparing for them, it is not too late to start right now. What kind of jewelry materials will store for the two holidays? Except beautiful jewelry beads and versatile jewelry findings, I think you can not miss the lovely alloy charms with theme of two holidays.

Lovely Snowman Alloy Charms

When you walk in your local jewelry beads offline shops and global online stores, you can easily find that charms and pendants are available in all kinds of materials, shapes, sizes, designs and themes, for example, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Children’s Day and some other holidays and special days for someone. As one of the most popular pendants and charms, alloy charms and pendants are widely used in many fashion crafts and designs, except jewelry making. For instance, Christmas is a very important holiday to Western people. They will start to prepare for this holiday very early—Christmas tree, Christmas gifts, fancy lanterns, Santa Claus and many others. Christmas gifts play an important role in this big holiday. People always express their love to their family members and friends by presenting Christmas gifts. So a handmade, unique, personalized gift with Christmas theme alloy charms will be the best. You can see some alloy charms in your local jewelry stores, like Christmas gift boxes, Christmas snowman, Christmas tree, socks, Christmas bell, Christmas snowflake and so many other kinds. They are very suitable for creating Christmas jewelry gifts with other jewelry beads and findings, and for decorating your Christmas tree too. You can also use them on other Christmas decorations, which just depends on your imagination and inspiration.

Alloy Pendants

You can also find alloy charms with theme of Halloween in your local jewelry beads retail stores, such as pumpkin, skull and so on. They are very cool for creating necklaces, bracelets and earrings. They are available in many different colors, sizes, shapes and designs. Halloween is an orgiastic day. How can you not dress up yourself with some special Halloween jewelry pieces? So it is time to store unique or special alloy charms as well as other jewelry materials for that orgiastic day.

Well, you may realize that the selection of alloy charms for both Halloween and Christmas are very limited in your local retail stores. Yes, it is absolutes. If you want to get a wide range of selection for all the jewelry materials, you’d better to search them from online wholesale stores. What is more, you can get much low prices from wholesalers. 

Leather Cords Jewelry Making Ideas

As a widely, commonly used stringing materials, leather cords can usually be seen in necklace making and bracelet making. These cords are available in a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and weaves.

Some people may think that using leather cords to make jewelry will limit their choice of jewelry beads because the cords will only pass through large hole beads. But there are actually a variety of ways to use smaller hole beads with leather cords. For example, we can use suede cord and pearl beads to create a necklace. Suede cord is lovely to look at and very comfortable to wear. We all know that the holes of pearl beads too small to string on suede cords. But we can use head pins and jump rings to attach them onto suede cords. Use the head pins to make a small loop on the top of pearl beads, and attach those beads pendants on jump rings. The diameter of those jump rings is large enough to string on suede cord. String those pearl bead pendants on the cord, and make some knots to fix them in place, of course, it just for your reference.

Genuine Leather Cord

Some people may say I like use cabochons, but really think they cannot be used with leather cords to create any jewelry. Do you really believe that? If yes, I have to say “sorry, you are wrong absolutely.” If you know how to wrap, if you can get some suitable jewelry findings, or frame beads, I am sure you can use any cabochons with leather cords to create awesome jewelry designs. You can use jewelry wires and frame beads to fix cabochons on the findings. And you can add the creative findings with leather cords to create necklace or bracelet. I dare to say the design will be one of a kind on the world.

Leather Cord Necklace

Well, some other people—beginners of jewelry making will say: “we are beginners and have no good experiences to create so complicated jewelry. How can we create fabulous jewelry with leather cords?” I want to say anyone can create your own jewelry with cords no matter how long have you been in jewelry making.” For instance, use a black leather cord to make a personalized necklace. The necklace pendant is the key of this personalized necklace if you have no idea about how to create something special on cord. You can choose three pendants and link them together with rings to make a long pendant. Black leather is the perfect stark, simple contrast to this metal pendant.

Do you believe leather cords can be used to create many different types of jewelry designs now? Do you have some awesome jewelry making ideas with those plain cords now? If yes, just take action to create your own superb jewelry now. 

Information You Must Know When Get Gemstone Cabochons

Cabochons are one of the most popular jewelry findings for jewelry making. They are sorted as different types according to their different materials. including gemstone cabochons, resin cabochons, glass cabochons, plastic cabochons, shell cabochons, lampwork cabochons, polymer clay cabochons, porcelain cabochons and some others.

About gemstone cabochons, they are available in various materials on today’s jewelry market, for example, howlite, turquoise, Jade, agate, tiger eye, hematite, rose quartz, amethyst, jasper, coral, garnet, and many others. And all of them are produced in different shapes, but not in oval only.

Tiger Eye Cabochons

Today, some people may have a hobby of collecting gemstones. And some of them want to cut their own collected gemstones as one of a kind gemstone cabochon, but have no idea about how to cutting. Here is some useful information about it. The usual shape for cutting cabochons is oval. The normal procedure for making a cab is to cut a slab of the rough rock, then stencil a shape or design. The slab is then trimmed using a diamond blade saw. Once the piece is trimmed and shaped, it is usually mounted on a drop stick to assist in polishing. This procedure is called dopping. The piece is then ground, the back edges may be beveled, and finally the top is sanded and polished to a uniform dome shape.

Gemstone Cabochons

If you have no conditions to travel and collect high quality gemstone cabochons, you can purchase them from online wholesalers who is must be reliable, no matter whether you know how to judge gemstone cabochons are good or not. Jennifer, a jewelry maker from Canada said:” Studying geology in college is definitely an advantage when it comes time for me to choose and buy my gemstone cabochons for beading. I learned how to identify and classify dozens of different types of rocks, gemstones and minerals, all of which comes in handy when I am browsing at bead and gem shows. And of course, it is not a problem to judge whether the gemstone cabochons I purchased from PandaHall are natural or not. To be honestly, I like its cabochons so much. Well, if you have no rich fund of knowledge about gemstone, you can search some information from internet or ask for a recommendation about reliable cabochons supplier from your friends.”

Gemstone cabochons are mainly used in pendant necklaces and cabochon rings. Are you ready to “splurge” to create your own stone cabochon jewelries? Find a reliable supplier to get start. 

Jewelry Making Supplies---Essential Materials for Jewelry Making

Jewelry making is a very popular hobby for many people, but for the beginners, it may be an intimidating hobby. They may wonder where to get jewelry making ideas and jewelry making supplies.

Today’s jewelry making requires a little skills and a lot of creativity. As with any hobby, the best place to start is with a little education. Some jewelry beads retail stores offer classes on making jewelry, and these classes should explain what jewelry making supplies and tools you will need to get started. And also, books and tutorials are available that are filled with jewelry making ideas. You can also find many free videos about teaching how to make jewelry on the internet.

Whether you are a novice in jewelry making or you have been crafting jewelry and beading bracelets for years, you need quality jewelry making supplies to create beautiful necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and more. With the right beading supplies, jewelry making tools and other jewelry findings, you are sure to craft stunning pieces for your own collection and as gifts for others. Many people like to wear necklaces and bracelets, both men and women. But don’t limit your jewelry making skills to necklaces and bracelets. Earrings are one of the most favorites fashion for women. Try out different earring styles when you are making jewelry for yourself or your friends. Different styles of hooks, ear wires, hoops and posts are everywhere in the online stores, as are instructions if you are unsure of how to make jewelry as delicate as earrings.

Brass Pendants

If you want to start your own jewelry business, what you need to get are jewelry beads and making supplies. The larger the business, the more beads you need. So the wise choice for you to get your beads and jewelry making supplies is purchase them from online wholesale stores. There is a reason why so many people search on the internet for jewelry making supplies. The first thing is that there is a variety of selection that you can hope to get at your local jewelry stores. If you are looking for wires to make jewelry, then you really are spoiled for choice there. And you can get much lower wholesale prices.

When choosing your beads and jewelry making supplies, remember to research the company before making a decision. It is always wise to ask a fellow jewelry business owner who they would recommend. If this supplier gets good reviews from fellow artisans, then you generally can depend on that supplier. My regular supplier PandaHall.com was recommended by several fellows. And it is really reliable and professional as they said. 

Beading Supplies Work Well for Jewelry Making

You cannot without beading supplies when you do jewelry making. When you found the right beads, you need the right jewelry tools to get the job done. Choose the correct beading supplies will let your jewelry making become easier and your jewelry shows more successful. So, it is obvious that these supplies play a quite important role in jewelry making and jewelry shows.

Bracelet Box with a Flower

Beading supplies involve all kinds of jewelry displays, jewelry box, storage & packaging, jewelry tools and other special tools. Jewelry displays including necklaces displays, bracelet displays, ring displays and earring displays. Of course, there are some special designed displays for other fashion decorations, such as for hair decorations, brooches etc. All the displays come in different materials, for example, cardboard, velvet, plastic, leatherette, iron, paper, wood, gesso, organic glass and etc. These displays are designed in various shapes, sizes and colors.

Black Gesso Display Stand

About storage and packaging, various materials, colors, designs and sizes are available. Many times you need to keep jewelry components separated to avoid scratching, prevent silver from being tarnished, package items for resale or sort beads, these storages and packaging bags are your best choices. Some paper bags or pouches are very suitable for using as jewelry gift bags; and some of them have printed pictures with holiday themes on them. Well, some beaders may need a container to take the bead materials from one place to another place to have a show or something else, a plastic storage or box with lid is very suitable as it is light and safety for your beads. You will find their nice designs and wonderful usages will make your life colorful.

Every woman should have her own jewelry box for her favorite jewelry decorations. Jewelry box also is a good component for jewelry gifts. I want to remind some people who “look down on” jewelry box that don’t ignore the impact of jewelry box when you present a jewelry piece for someone as gift. A beautiful and suitable box will earn some points for your gift and favorable impression from the accepter.

Glass Beads Containers

Without jewelry tools, you are unable to create beautiful, unique and complicated jewelry designs. Various jewelry pliers, needles, glue gun, scissors, bead reamers, plastic spools and some other tools are very useful in jewelry making. Each tool has its special usage, so choose the correct jewelry tool will help you create jewelry perfectly and easily.

All the beading supplies are easy to get. Purchasing them from your local jewelry stores is convenient. But don’t forget that you need purchase other jewelry materials, such as jewelry beads and jewelry findings for your projects, and purchase them from wholesale online stores can save you time and money. What is more, these wholesale online stores can also offer you all kinds of beading supplies. So why not purchase them together to enjoy your one-stop shopping?

Jewelry Supplies for Jewelry Making

Jewelry making or beading is not a new thing to us. No matter you create jewelry for living or just for hobby, you can not create anything without jewelry supplies. What are jewelry supplies or jewelry making supplies? These materials involve jewelry beads, jewelry findings, jewelry making tools and some other special supplies. 

Jewelry supplies and jewelry beads allow you to create your own jewelry, just the way you like. Jewelry beads let the jewelry designs beautiful, and the jewelry making supplies make the job of making jewelry become easier. To the experienced jewelry makers, they know it all clearly that what kind of beading supplies they should choose for stringing beads, making wire jewelry and knotting jewelry. However, the beginners of this funny hobby may not know it clearly. Following are some suggestions about it. 

There are all kinds of jewelry you can make. The supplies that are required for making jewelry are basically jewelry wire, beads and findings. As a beginner, you can start with making stringing bracelet or necklace, because stringing jewelry is the simplest jewelry design. What you just need to pay more attention is to choose the correct stringing material for your design. For example, you can use elastic cord to string glass beads; if you are working with pearl beads, you can choose silk beading threads. So choose what kind of stringing material is just depending on your project. Wire wrapped jewelry is still very popular today. If you have some experienced about jewelry making and want to create some complicated designs, the wire wrapped jewelry will be your good challenge. There are many different kinds of jewelry wires. Some are meant to be sewn with a needle and others are stiff enough that you can use the wire itself to pick up the beads. When you create wire wrapped jewelry, you cannot do it without jewelry pliers. There are several different types of jewelry pliers, and each of them has their special usage. For instance, crimpling pliers actually crimp off your wire to create a finished edge. Correct jewelry pliers will help you to create perfect jewelry designs. 

No matter what kind of jewelry supplies you need, you can easily find them on today’s fashion jewelry market. And more and more people prefer to get them by wholesaling online, as wholesale jewelry supplies online is convenient, and can save time and money for them. You cannot ignore it if you want to create more jewelry designs without breaking your bank.