Showing posts with label spacer beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spacer beads. Show all posts

2012/01/10

Ideas of Handmade Bracelets with Spacer Beads

Jewelry makers are not strange with spacer beads. Jewelry making needs spacer beads to enhance and strengthen a piece of jewelry. They come in round, flower, rice, tube, bicone, bamboo stick and some other special designs. Some of them are produced with some rhinestone beads. They are mainly made of brass, iron and alloy and available in various colors. In fact, some other jewelry beads can also be used as spacer beads as long as you have creativity. Some beginners of jewelry making asked me that how to use spacer beads to create amazing bracelet. This time I will share some simple but great idea of handmade bracelets with you.

Handmade Stringing Glass Bracelet

Stringing jewelry is the simplest jewelry design. The materials you need to prepare are11pcs12mmpink abacus glass beads, 6pcs Tibetan silver caps, 9pcs10mmsilver iron spacer beads, elastic cord. Cut off the elastic cord at the length you need, and string one Tibetan silver cap, one pink glass bead and one Tibetan silver cap again. String the rest 4pcs caps and another 2pcs glass beads at the same order. And string an iron spacer bead with a glass bead. String all the rest iron spacer beads and glass beads one by one. The last step is make a well-knit knot and cut off the rest elastic cord. In order to let bracelet look more beautiful and clear, you can hide the knot into the hole of spacer bead or cap. A simple but lovely handmade glass bracelet is finished. You can also change the materials to create your own designs. They are great jewelry gifts for friends or closed friends.

Glass Bracelet, with Tibetan Silver Caps and Iron Spacer Beads

Glass Bracelet, with Tibetan Silver Caps and Iron Spacer Beads

Handmade Lampwork Bracelet

Handmade lampwork beads are loved deeply by women. Therefore, there is no doubt that how much they love the handmade lampwork bracelet. Those bracelets can be very simple but very elegant. Materials you will need: 5pcs purple handmade lampwork beads (about16mm), 25pcs purple glass beads (10pcs8mmand 15pcs6mm), 15pcs silver color iron round spacer beads, elastic cord and 20pcs headpins. First, string all the6mmglass beads on headpins and use plier to make a loop on each bead. String a lampwork bead, a silver spacer bead, an8mmglass bead, a spacer bead, 3pcs6mmglass beads pendants, an8mmglass and a silver spacer bead. String all the rest beads at the same order and make a well-knit knot at last. An elegant handmade lampwork bracelet is finished. I am sure every woman will fall in love with it. Getting inspirations from this design and creating your own designs.

Handmade Lampwork Bracelets

Handmade Lampwork Bracelets

For more jewelry making ideas you can easily find from jewelry beads web stores, such as PandaHall or on its official Facebook page. Hope you enjoy your jewelry making.

2011/11/07

Spacer Beads Help You Make Outstanding Jewelry Designs

Spacer beads are what take up the majority of a bracelet and sometimes a necklace. The important beads, such as birthstone beads, charms, and colorful beads are surrounded by the spacer beads. These beads can be used to “fill in the blanks” or be the unique design of the jewelry, when these are only used. Spacer beads can be used to lengthen a bracelet to get it to just the right size. So, as you can see, spacer beads play an important part of a jewelry design. The ideas, variety and uses are endless, but I will try to highlight a few.

Spacer Beads, Nickel Color

Spacer Beads, Nickel Color

Like other beads, spacer beads were originally made from stone, shells, wood and even animal hooves and horns. As time went on and tools and technology became more advance, beads were made out of metals and later plastics. Today, spacer beads are divided as different types, along with an array of materials, sizes, shapes and hole’s locations and sizes of the hole, depending on how it will be used. Metal beads are very easy to come by, and can be found at most jewelry beads stores. They can vary in color which can either attract or distract depending on how the colors compliment or not. As metal over time can loose its luster and age, make sure to use the same color type. Someone may like vintage style best. If you are one of them, you can use the antique colors beads. Some people may like to use sterling silver as much as possible.

Spacer Beads, Iron, Silver Color

Spacer Beads, Iron, Silver Color

These beads also come in different shapes, such as round, flower, star and so on. Although more-traditional spacer beads are in round shape, they also come in various other shapes, such as heart, flowers, stars and so on. Apart from shapes, sizes and colors, various designs of these beads is another element to help you create outstanding jewelry. They are a great way to add a little detail to any bead bracelet, necklace and earrings. They are not big like barrel beads, but they are still beautiful detailed and charming. Add just one or two, or put one between all your beads – they help add detail to create outstanding jewelry designs without taking up too much space. If you are a beginner of jewelry making and just want to make a simple jewelry, spacer beads will add more attractions to your design.

Spacer Beads, Brass, Gold Color

Spacer Beads, Brass, Gold Color

Where to get spacer beads is actually not a concern. Choose a reputable jewelry beads online wholesale can make sure you will get quality but cheap beads, and PandaHall.com will be your best choice. You won’t need to get a loan to buy these beads as well as other jewelry supplies from PandaHall like you do when you search for cheap airline tickets. It is lucky to find that wholesaler.