Get Started Making Beaded Jewelry
Making bead jewelry is an exciting and fun way to express your creativity, meet new people and make some extra money in your spare time! The skills needed to make bead jewelry are pretty easy to master once you have a little practice and you’ll be able to use your skill to not only make jewelry for others, but also for yourself!
All the new terms and tools and beading supplies might be a little overwhelming at first, but you’ll soon be twisting wire, stringing jewelry and attaching clasps like a pro! You may want to begin by buying some discount beads and jewelry supplies just so you can practice your skills without breaking the bank.
There are lots of different ways you can start learning all the skills necessary to make your own beaded jewelry. Here are a few of the best ways learn the basics of jewelry making quickly and get your jewelry making hobby or business off the ground:
Visit a bead store: After you’ve been making bead jewelry for a while a visit to your local bead shop will be like visiting the candy store. Initially, though, it might be a little confusing to navigate through the thousands of different bead types, stringing options and tools and materials available. The good news is that most bead stores are always staffed with people who were once beginners like you and most people who work in bead stores will gladly share their enthusiasm and knowledge with you. Don’t be afraid to ask even the most simple of questions and be sure to let the person know you are just starting to learn your way around the store. I’ve even been to some bead stores that offer a free “one-on-one” session with a jewelry expert to help you get started making bead jewelry of your own.
Bead Store Class: Many beading and jewelry supply stores will offer classes, sometimes in a group, sometimes in a personal training session. Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Often times bead stores will go out of their way to help beginners because the more people they can train, the more people they’ll have buying their supplies!
Buy a Book: You may want to start out with a basic book that has lots of photos so you can get a handle on the beginner skills and go from there. Bead jewelry books are also great for getting the creativity going because they will often show you the finished product first and then explain how to get to that point from the very beginning.
Go Online: You can get a lot of information about making beaded jewelry from online blogs, videos, tutorials and more! A lot of this information is available for free and almost always accessible, so it’s like having access to a giant jewelry library with no cost!
Making bead jewelry is a fun and rewarding hobby that starts out as a past time and can quickly turn into a creative addiction! Many people who begin making bead jewelry on the side quickly end up getting hooked and even begin selling their jewelry creations as a small business venture. And what do you do with the money you make from selling your bead jewelry? Buy more beads and more more jewelry, of course!