How To Make Beaded Jewelry – Tips Before Getting Started For Beginners

Beading or beadwork is one of the easiest crafts and hobbies. Beading is also one of the popular hobbies, especially for women because beading can help you make ornaments, jewelry (like earrings, necklaces and bracelets), coasters and purses. Beading is fun because you can do anything you want; you will just let your creativity work. Some people create beaded crafts and jewelry and then sell it, while some created beaded crafts as a gift or present. You can do a lot of things with beading or beadwork.

What are the things that you need for beading?

Here are the materials that you need, please take note and add it to your "to buy" list. Don't worry the materials are not that expensive and the materials are easy to find as well.

• Needle
• Flexible wire or thread (depends on what kind of ornament or craft that you want to do)
• Beads (For beginners, it is better to use Japanese Delica beads or seeds).
• Crimping Pliers or Flat-nose Pliers – To add or attach hooks and locks on your beaded jewelry.
• Pencil and Sketch pad/notebook

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Here some tips that can help you in making beaded jewelry:

• Draw or plan your design first – Use your imagination and creativity. You need to draw or plan your design first, so that you will know what colors of bead, what kind of beads to use and what will be the length of your threads or wires.
• Go to the shop and choose your materials carefully. Make sure that you have enough materials or beads. You also need to check if you have enough color, shapes, sizes and kinds. For the thread, make sure to buy or include extra inches for adjustments and other alterations.
• If you have beaded jewelries and you are not using them, just add the beads to your collection and make a new one using those beads. It will save money and it will also add more beads for you to use.
• Ask your local bead shop if they offer beading classes because most local bead shops offer classes. They will teach you how to bead, different kind of beading methods or techniques (like the Peyote Stitch), how to make jewelries and many more. Some of them even give out or provide materials for you to use.
• Learn how to mix and match colors. Good color combination contributes in making your craft or work catchy and attractive. You can also try to experiment combinations if bead and colors to make your work unique.

Beading is fun and you can even make one and give it to you friends or loved ones. Not only that, you can also earn money from beading. What a wonderful hobby isn't?