Jasvir sent me these photos of some of her work, and I thought they were so gorgeous I had to share them.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Get creative with your beading!
Hi everyone!
Jasvir sent me these photos of some of her work, and I thought they were so gorgeous I had to share them.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
Jasvir sent me these photos of some of her work, and I thought they were so gorgeous I had to share them.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Bead Store
Hope you like this information! Felicity 8-)
Whether you already enjoy making jewelry, or just want to learn how, your first stop should be at a bead store. You can visit a local bead store or find one online. Just make sure you have plenty of time to browse.
Beads come in hundreds of shapes, sizes and colors. Beads can be made of glass, metal, bone, plastic and even paper. Some beads are made from expensive gemstones, while others are common wood. Seeds, shells and found objects are also items that bead store might make into beads. Glass and acrylic beads mix with Swarovski crystal and Czech crystal.
Along with beads, one of these stores usually carries findings, clasps, watch faces and other components for creating beautiful jewelry. If you are lucky, your bead store will also offer classes in jewelry making, beading on a loom, and beading on cloth. You may learn to bead for fun or even profit.
You should look through your supplies and make a list of items that you need, or want before visiting a bead store. If you are looking for a particular bead, take a sample of it with you to the bead store. Think about what projects you have planned. Add any special beads or findings that you will need to your list. Carry a backpack purse so that both of your hands are free to look through beads.
Ask the sales clerk if there are any specials or sales going on. Also ask if they give discounts to members of bead societies. It may be worth joining if you enjoy beads. If you bead, or make jewelry for profit, and have a tax id number let the salesperson know before they ring up your sale. Remember to bring a copy of your tax certificate if you have one. This allows you to purchase beads and other supplies from a bead store at wholesale instead of retail cost.
After you get home sort your beads. A good desk lamp will help you identify patterns and colors more easily. Most people sort by color, shape and size. Uniformity may also be a factor to consider. If you are like most people that visit a bead store, you have more beads than you need, just because they caught your eye. Part of the fun is coming up with new projects to use up the beads that you find at the bead store.
Follow designs in books, online, or that you have previously made. Come up with new designs of your own. Use up the beads that you bought. Then it is time for another visit to the bead store.
Whether you already enjoy making jewelry, or just want to learn how, your first stop should be at a bead store. You can visit a local bead store or find one online. Just make sure you have plenty of time to browse.
Beads come in hundreds of shapes, sizes and colors. Beads can be made of glass, metal, bone, plastic and even paper. Some beads are made from expensive gemstones, while others are common wood. Seeds, shells and found objects are also items that bead store might make into beads. Glass and acrylic beads mix with Swarovski crystal and Czech crystal.
Along with beads, one of these stores usually carries findings, clasps, watch faces and other components for creating beautiful jewelry. If you are lucky, your bead store will also offer classes in jewelry making, beading on a loom, and beading on cloth. You may learn to bead for fun or even profit.
You should look through your supplies and make a list of items that you need, or want before visiting a bead store. If you are looking for a particular bead, take a sample of it with you to the bead store. Think about what projects you have planned. Add any special beads or findings that you will need to your list. Carry a backpack purse so that both of your hands are free to look through beads.
Ask the sales clerk if there are any specials or sales going on. Also ask if they give discounts to members of bead societies. It may be worth joining if you enjoy beads. If you bead, or make jewelry for profit, and have a tax id number let the salesperson know before they ring up your sale. Remember to bring a copy of your tax certificate if you have one. This allows you to purchase beads and other supplies from a bead store at wholesale instead of retail cost.
After you get home sort your beads. A good desk lamp will help you identify patterns and colors more easily. Most people sort by color, shape and size. Uniformity may also be a factor to consider. If you are like most people that visit a bead store, you have more beads than you need, just because they caught your eye. Part of the fun is coming up with new projects to use up the beads that you find at the bead store.
Follow designs in books, online, or that you have previously made. Come up with new designs of your own. Use up the beads that you bought. Then it is time for another visit to the bead store.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Making Glass Beads
Hi everyone
This is an interesting look at how glass beads are handmade.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
This is an interesting look at how glass beads are handmade.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to 2007, and I hope it's a happy and healthy year for you and all your loved ones.
I've been a bit slack updating the blog in the last month or so, sorry about that.
First I lost my hard drive, and then discovered my backups had failed (grrrr!!) so I've lost an enormous amount of hard work which I can't replace.
Then there was Christmas, and New Year, and going to the beach with my kids, and...
Now I'm trying to transfer servers because I've run out of space, and after 11 days we're still working on it!
As you can imagine, all of this has taken my focus away from beading. 8-)
Still, the end is in sight, so I hope to get back here and add lots more interesting beading information very soon.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
Welcome to 2007, and I hope it's a happy and healthy year for you and all your loved ones.
I've been a bit slack updating the blog in the last month or so, sorry about that.
First I lost my hard drive, and then discovered my backups had failed (grrrr!!) so I've lost an enormous amount of hard work which I can't replace.
Then there was Christmas, and New Year, and going to the beach with my kids, and...
Now I'm trying to transfer servers because I've run out of space, and after 11 days we're still working on it!
As you can imagine, all of this has taken my focus away from beading. 8-)
Still, the end is in sight, so I hope to get back here and add lots more interesting beading information very soon.
Keep smiling
Felicity 8-)
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