| Your imagination has been sparked with a desire to | | | | cording, ribbon, leather or chain. |
| make handcrafted beads.You are thinking about or | | | | Visiting the jewelry findings section of bead or craft |
| have a necklace jewelry design composed of ready | | | | stores will help you to decide best ways to anchor |
| made beads, but, you wish to add an original touch to | | | | your unique beads. |
| your design with a unique one-of-a-kind embellishment | | | | You may think about making a princess length |
| personally fashioned by your hands. | | | | necklace which measures between seventeen and |
| Imagine what you could do with these materials as | | | | eighteen inches long. This is a very common length |
| you make unique handcrafted beads. The following is | | | | which can be worn with casual, office wear, and |
| a list of materials for hand crafting, molding, and firing: | | | | cocktail dresses. |
| - Felt | | | | This necklace length is wonderful for making a single |
| - Fabric | | | | strand of beads or stringing beads which are |
| - Plaster | | | | highlighted with a pendant or an off-centered |
| - Paper-mache | | | | ornament. The embellishment will lie with comfort and |
| - Earth clay | | | | support. |
| - Polymer clay | | | | Another thought which comes to mind is the weight of |
| - Metal - copper, brass, sterling silver, fine silver | | | | the beads. Large beads seem to be in fashion |
| - Wire | | | | currently and there needs to be attentiveness |
| - Glass | | | | regarding weight. The necklace may be attractive, but |
| As you know, there are instructions on how to make | | | | it need not weigh your neck down like a boat anchor. |
| beads found in craft books, magazines, jewelry trade | | | | Comfort will be important. |
| magazines, videos, and online. You may possibly have | | | | As you are making these beads have an awareness |
| crafts people or artists in your city or community who | | | | of the size of the hole or holes and what jewelry |
| give instructions on how to make different styles of | | | | findings are going to be used to fasten these beads |
| beads. | | | | together.Take care to be sure the openings are |
| After you have designed and manufactured the | | | | smooth. |
| desired pendant or beads let your imagination soar. | | | | Large beads have a tendency to cut beading threads. |
| Have your necklace design embrace your creation | | | | Beading wire or chain may be wiser choices. To hide |
| with carefully chosen color and balance. | | | | the wire or to ease tension and cutting between large |
| The size and weight of the beads and embellishment | | | | beads insert a smaller bead or cap for added |
| will determine if stringing onto beading thread or wire, | | | | safeguards. |
| silk cord, nylon, monofilament line, satin or velvet | | | | |