Beaded Jewelry For Fashionistas

Beads as Accessories - The best part about beads in terms of fashion is the number

of ways in which they can be adjusted with the rest of your clothes and/or accessories to present various looks. Although the existence of beads as a part of fashion has been long, they have been mainly associated with individuals who have a more liberated outlook to life. Beads hanging from the necks and hands of those who don't think college is the next best step after school is the cliche that most people are aware of. Marijuana, 60's rock and beads are common social conjectures.

However, presently a lot of high end designers are incorporating beads into their fashion line. Beads can be used to express different moods depending on the way they have been accessorized with clothes: many beads represent happy moods, whereas a single bead on a chain around the neck speaks of a somber mood.

Wearing beads in ancient times was a sign of wealth. Therefore, more than 3000 years ago men and women alike wore beaded jewelry to show that they belonged to the privileged class. That is to say that if one did not belong to royalty or was not rich, he or she was not to be seen wearing jewelry made from beads.

How to Make your Own Beaded Jewelry

*Making jewelry out of beads need not require professional training. All you need are a few ideas and your own creativity. You can make bead jewelry easily with different colors and sizes of these beads and have various designs.

*There are ways to string the beads together. You need to know the correct method of doing so. Other than that you need certain raw materials to make this jewelry. You cannot use sewing threads or dental floss to make necklaces strung with beads. This will not be a strong piece of creation as both these materials break easily.

*First you need to decide what kind of jewelry you want to make: earrings, necklace or hairpin. Depending on that you need proper strings. You also need to know the various knotting techniques to know how to hold the ends of the string together. Use hooks that are appropriate for jewelry to attach the ends. The strings should be made of nylon or C-Lon for maximum tenacity.

*As far as the various colors, shapes and sizes of beads are concerned you should use them appropriately and according to the design. Beads can be made of glass, crystal, plastic, coral or even gold and sterling silver. You may use one or more types of beads to create a single piece of jewelry.

The Italian seed and Camilla glass beads are favored by most jewelry designers because of their wide range of color and shapes. Beads in general come in various colors such as blue, black, green, yellow and red.

You can have a wide range of beads at your disposal to create different pieces of jewelry. They are more reasonably priced than materials such as Swarovski crystals although you can use the latter to complement your beaded jewelry. You may interchange the beads on various pieces of jewelry to create new designs with them.

by: Simon Johnnson

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