Buying Beads for Jewelry

Series Summary

Do you have an idea for a beautiful necklace design? From earrings and bracelets to single stranded and elaborate multi-stranded necklaces, creating your own jewelry is fun, easy to learn, and can even be done at home. All it takes is the desire to create, the willingness to learn, and finally practicing your newly acquired craft. Making your own jewelry is a fun way to express your creative fashion talents. Whether you want to work with beads, stones, gems, metals, hemp or any other material, the basic construction methods are fairly simple. Custom handmade jewelry also makes a fine gift for birthdays or holidays.

If you are interested in making your own jewelry, watch this free video series about beaded jewelry. Our expert, Dona Whitehurst, teaches you everything you need to know to make beautiful handcrafted beaded jewelry. Learn how to find beads and wires for your jewelry project. Also, learn the different kind of clasps you can use on jewelry. If you need tips designing jewelry, Dona shows you two simple projects: beaded necklaces and earrings. So, don't rush out to buy that perfect piece of jewelry to complement your wardrobe. Learn how to make beaded jewelry today!

Video Transcript

"On this clip, we're going to talk about where to buy the materials for to make your handmade jewelry necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I tend to find that, to look for your local services first in your yellow pages and web sites. Look up where your local wholesaler is for beads and findings. From there, the best place to find really good vendors, I've found over the years, is to go the Tucson Gem Show, and it's only once a year and it's in February, it's two weeks long and you will find every bead company, every findings company from all over the world. It's a very large vendor source, and once you've established a rapport with your vendor then you'll be able to buy large quantities through the mail. That's where to find your best sources for all your great stones, crystals and sterling silver pieces so that you can make a beautiful necklace. "