subject: A Wonderful World Of Handmade Beaded Jewellery [print this page] There is a whole world of beautiful glass beads available to us in a myriad of colours and sizes and shapes that will fire our imaginations to create wonderful pieces of handmade beaded jewellery.
It does not matter what type of beaded jewellery you are planning on creating, bead earrings, bracelets or necklaces you are going to find stunning beads both handmade and manufactured to create these unique pieces of handmade jewellery. If you would like to make a blue bracelet, a pink a pair of earrings or a green necklace you will find glass beads in the colour that you require.
If you are just starting out in your hobby of making handmade jewellery you will find many articles and videos on the internet that will be of a big help showing you methods for you to use to create these unique pieces of beaded jewellery. There are many places to purchase cheap mass produced beads to practice your new hobby these will come in single units or you can by multiples and these will work out cheaper. You can also ask family and friends if they have old or broken strings of beads that they do not want that you can break up and use again and you can also look through the charity shops and the markets for seconds hand strings that can be bought cheap for you to break down and use again. This way you can often find some very interesting beads at low prices. Dont be afraid if you do not get it right the first time you can always take it apart and start again.
When you have built up your confidence you can start and move on to more expensive handmade beads. There are some stunning beads on the market that are handcrafted by true artisans. When you come to price these pieces you may think that they are very expensive but if you consider the time and skill that it takes to make each bead it will justify the price you have to pay. It only takes two beads to make a pair of bead earrings so for a small price you can create yourself a unique piece of handmade jewellery. You do not have to use all handmade beads in your original designs you can use them as focal points for the designs and then fill in with cheaper mass produced beads.
The possibilities of your designs are only limited to your imagination and you are going to going to have hours of fun while you create your own unique and original beaded jewellery designs. Place a bead mat on the table and lay out your beads and play with them mixing different combinations of colours, shapes and sizes and see what you like the best. You do not have to string them straight away you can take your time in deciding the most beautiful combination before you start to string the beads. If your beads are handmade there will be slight variations in the size shape and shade so try and match the beads up especially if it is a pair of earrings that you are going to make. If you are going to make an asymmetrical design remember that you have to balance the weight of the beads so that it will hang correctly.
You will find that when you start these hobby of making handmade beaded jewellery that it can become very addictive and you will want to spend every spare hour creating earrings, necklaces and bead bracelets and you will start to make these unique pieces as gifts for your family and friends.
