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Making Beaded Jewelry

Making your own beaded jewelry is very rewarding.  It's a way to show how creative you are .  Your emotions show in each of your designs and they express your view towards art.  It's captivating to see those beaded jewelry that come from your pretty mind, isn't it?  Those beads, with their different colors, shapes, and sizes, are a wonderful and eye-catching addition to your jewelry. 

Beaded jewelry is really easy to make, so stop panicking and questioning your capability to make them.  When trying your hand at making your own jewelry, the best way to start is by making your own beaded necklace or learning How to Make a Simple Beaded Anklet. 

The materials needed in making a beaded necklace are jewelry wire, bead design boards, beads, beading needle, beading threads, flat surfaces, crafts glue, scissors, and a pair of flat nose pliers.  The first thing you have got to do is to determine the length of your necklace.  You may use your own neck as a guide to try this.  Once you are done measuring your required length, you can cut out the length of beading thread that you need.  Add an in. to make sure that they will be long enough before cutting the thread. 

After you do that you can decide what beads their color and size to use for your necklace.  This stage will require you to use the design bead board.  You've got to make sure that you have enough beads for the length of your necklace including spacer beads which you'll put in between beads of a larger size.  Now you have got to knot the end of the thread.  Use scissors to trim off the surplus thread. 

Push the bead tip over the open end of the thread and string your beads and thread on the other bead tip.  This way the open end of the tip is facing away from the strung beads.  Tie a loose knot at the end of the thread and employ a long pin to bump the knot down into the opening of the bead tip.  Lastly, finish your beaded necklace by hooking the clasp. 

Your first jewelry project is done!  After some more practice, you can start being ok with making more complex jewelry pieces. 

If you're more intrepid and have rather more knowledge then you may want to try making your own Handmade Glass Beads or learn Fimo Bead Making.  This is difficult initially, but with some practice you'll be ready to make beads that are customized for your own creations.  Making your own beads makes your jewelry more exclusive and so more valuable.  When you have some different abilities you can start assimilating them into more complicated jewelry designs.  Having a mix of glass beads and fimo beads, all individually designed will set your jewelry aside from the mass produced items.

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