How To Bead

Beaded jewelry has a whole lot to offer. You just have to keep your mind open to possibilities and a useful and wearable creation will come up. Learning the basics of how to bead is a great start, and tapping your artistic inclination will automatically happen.

You need to observe and learn from the expert, you can start by downloading free jewelry e-books for more information on bead jewelry making. Read blogs about the turnarounds in bead jewelry making and practice your skills.

Keep a library of magazines, books, be updated with the current trends, and use technology to your advantage. There are many online stores that offer free beading lessons that will help you improve your craft, so use that. I have gathered a few of the bead jewelry projects that will help you in your plan to make bead jewelry making a feasible business endeavor in the future.

Bead Jewelry Projects

It starts with the passion in your heart to create jewelry pieces like necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and even anklets. Your bead jewelry projects should reflect your personality as an artisan; it should give an impression of lasting beauty when your customers are wearing one of your jewelry pieces. Among the preferred bead jewelry projects are:

Beaded Necklace

This beaded pearl necklace project has a clear guide on how to put all the pieces together to make an elegant neckpiece. And this simply stunningbriolette necklace will surely strike a chord to your customers.

Beaded Bracelets

A memory wire bracelet is probably the most practical bracelet project for any artisan. The video instruction made it easier to follow and the use of a sturdy memory wire makes it a hassle-free jewelry project.

This multi-strand bracelet step-by-step instruction eliminate the fear of making an intricate design by just following these easy to understand steps. You will learn a few more beading techniques aside from creating a beautiful piece of jewelry.

Beaded Rings and Earrings

These equally miniature pieces of jewelry completes a woman’s wardrobe, that is why these are made with much dedication and hard work to come up with dazzling piece, considering that small pieces of art are a tedious job to do.

Crystal briolette earrings is a good combination for your briolette necklace. You can use your own choice of beads in different colors and sizes to create a more personal look.

And thesetwist twist earrings will mesmerize any bead jewelry fanatic who appreciates beauty. Another one is this dyes mother of pearl and Swarovski bead earrings that shows how simple making a pair of earrings with the use of readily available materials.

For a fantastic beaded ring project, four leaf clover ringand this simple flower ringwill make good beaded ring projects that spells fun. It is a little longer than the usual video tutorial but the result is awesome! So go ahead and try it.

These are among some bead jewelry projects that show how any artisan can harness their creativity inside. With projects and ideas like these, the “how to bead” question will truly be an easy question to answer. But things are done differently for different set of materials when we talk about bead and jewelry making. You can follow exact procedures or do your own; whatever way you want it, always remember to enjoy what you’re doing.

Once you get the hang of these video tutorials and how-to’s, you may start looking at it as future business move. One of the things you have to consider is investing in a jewelry software program that will help you in the inventory and pricing of your jewelries.

Before you start the lesson on how to bead a diamond motif it is important to understand why you are here. Are you a beginner just looking for ideas, is this only a hobby for you or are you already in business looking for information on how to improve craftsmanship? For all three reasons it is important to understand a few things about the jewelry industry and why people start and why they move on and soon jewelry making becomes a profitable hobby.

Most people start out just making jewelry for fun and that is how it should always be, no matter if you decide to start a business. As their skills grow and they learn new skills and techniques, their jewelry grows from knowing how to make a button bracelet to creating intricate metal designs with precious gem stones. Things generally start to change from hobby to business when you start getting comments on how beautiful your jewelry is and get asked where you bought it. When you say you made it yourself, most friends and family will ask you to make one for them. This is the start of your business. From here on you need to seriously start to consider various things that you may not of thought of previously.

It may start out as just a part time business, but once you start making jewelry for other people it is a business and you need to treat it as such. You will need to start working out how long it takes to make something, how much the materials costs etc. It is always great to make gifts for someone, but if you start getting a lot of requests it can cost you a lot of money if you don’t charge for your work. There is no need to feel shy when asking friends to pay for your jewelry, if they are commenting on your creations then you are making some great jewelry. The jewelry in the mall will be selling the same item for a lot more than you would probably charge, so be confident in your skills and make some profit out of your hard work.

Bead weave a beautiful diamond motif that will add dazzle to any bead design. This step by step beading lesson will have you creating a complex looking diamond motif in less than an hour!

Weaving beads into shapes can open up the possibilities for your bead designs. This bead pattern will show you how to weave a diamond motif out of crystal bicones and rounds. You can use this motif as a focal point for a necklace or bracelet… as a dangle for earrings… or repeat the design for a diamond motif choker.

Supplies:

24? (60cm) Nylon beading thread
Beading needle
4 – 4mm crystal rounds
4 – 4mm crystal bicones
1 – 6mm glass pearl
12 – 3mm silver beads

Refer to the diagrams below to string the beads with the nylon thread.

Knot the 2 ends of the thread together to secure the diamond shape. Then either cut the thread and use the piece as a dangle or focal piece.

Jennifer Thoden shares her love of beads and creativity with beginner beaders and jewelry designers. Her love of color and unique design shows in her bead patterns. Find her bead patterns and tutorials at http://www.beadpatternsonline.com

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