Use Your Own Handcrafted Beads To Make Jewelry
Designing handcrafted jewelry is becoming a very popular craft business idea for a lot of people from all walks of life. You can design jewelry out of regular jewelry supplies and traditional beads or you can branch out and make your own jewelry with all sorts of unexpected materials. In fact, you can save a lot of money on your custom made jewelry by making your own beads!
Creating jewelry out of materials that are not primarily designed for jewelry making can be physically and mentally challenging. The first step is often figuring out how you're going to mount your items on a string or chain and the next challenge is working out how you're going to make it both beautiful and wearable at the same time! After all, the best way to make your own bead jewelry is to make your own handcrafted beads! Here are some unique materials you can make jewelry from:
Make Beads From Dried Food: Almost everyone has tried to make popcorn strings for a Christmas tree, and the principals behind using beans or seeds at a jewelry item is not much different. The key is to pick seeds that are durable and dependable. To run wire through beans you'll probably have to either use a tension jewelry mounting system of some sort or drill a hole through them. Then you will want to protect your new beads with a spray on plastic to make sure they don't dry out move.
Make Paper Bead Jewelry: This is a creative idea that dates back to the Victorian times when making beads out of paper was a popular pastime. To make your own custom paper beads you just cut out lengths of paper and roll them around something small and thin and then apply a little glue to keep them together. You may want to protect these as well so they don't fray and get damaged at the first hint of moisture. You can play with different types of paper, different colors and even different shaped strips of paper when creating your beads.
You can make your own beads out of just about any material available, so don't feel limited by these ideas alone. If you already know how to make your own handcrafted jewelry then you probably already possess the skills and even the tools to make plenty of cheap beads that can be turned into profitable jewelry!
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