How To Make Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry

Choose Your Beads: Beads are available almost everywhere

, from your neighborhood Wal-Mart to your specialty craft and bead stores. They come in all sizes and colors, so just have fun!

Get Your Wire: Beads are typically strung from very thin, flexible wire, but they can also be strung on string or thread. Wire is just generally recommended because it is so much stronger and is more likely to last longer without breaking or tearing. Make sure to leave a couple more inches on the wire than you want the actual jewelry to be. Shorter necklaces average about 20 inches in length, but longer necklaces are very fashionable nowadays, so you can go as long as you like! (Though you might want to avoid the floor!)

Create the Design: Decide how you want your beads arranged before you start beading your necklace or bracelet. Create interesting patterns with the shapes and colors of your beads and make sure that is what you want before you start beading. Also, make sure to do this on a smooth surface. Even carpet might disrupt the order of your beads.

Crimp Bead: A crimp bead is important when creating your jewelry because finishes the ends of your jewelry and helps create a loop for the clasp to attach to. There are tube-shaped and round-shaped crimp beads to choose from. The tube-shaped are a little easier to work with. So when you are starting to put your necklace or bracelet together, first put a crimp bead on one end of the wire and then attach a clasp. Some crimp beads will require a set of crimp pliers to make sure that the clasp is on good and tight.

String Your Beads: The easiest part of this process is simply putting on your beads in the design you have previously set. To finish your handcrafted beaded piece, simply put one more crimp bead at the end of the wire and cut off any of the remaining wire.

Creating your own beaded jewelry is a very fun and inexpensive activity. However, if you are all thumbs, or have no ideas, or just want a more professional looking piece, you should definitely look in to buying handcrafted jewelry in specialty stores or online. They are a very cost-effective and unique way to accessorize.

by: CAROL BEANE

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