Posts Tagged Beading
Vintaj Natural Brass Jewellery Making Supplies
Vintaj 100% Natural Brass findings, filigree, beads, charms and chain.
They are not antique plated or chemically treated and are nickel-free;
with a rich, distinctive colour identical to vintage brass and have intricate detail,
fine-lined etching, and bold raised relief designs.
http://www.vintaj.com/wpblog
International suppliers:
http://www.vintaj.com/retail.asp
Jewellerymaking techniques:
Add comment September 18, 2009
How to use crimp covers
Crimp covers come in various sizes from 3mm to 5mm. 
1/ Add a crimp bead to fit the desired cord/wire.
2/ Use crimp pliers to close up crimp bead in usual 2 step procedure
(use inside jaws first,then fold crimp using front jaws to get crimp as compact as you can).
3/ Place crimp cover in front jaws of crimp pliers with the opening facing forwards.
4/ Place crimp cover over the folded crimp bead on your cord/wire and press gently with crimp pliers to close opening.
5/ Your crimp covers should now be tidy and round with only a fine slit visible when close up (as shown on the right side of the pearl bead).
Where to buy crimp covers online:
UK
Palmer metals.co.uk Sterling Silver Crimp Covers
Princess Jewellery Findings UK Sterling silver & gold filled
Silver Moon Beads.com UK Sterling silver & silver plated
crimp covers at CJ Beaders.co.ukGold plated, sterling silver ,silver plated, copper, fancy finish
Crimp Covers at Spellbound Beads UK Gold plated, sterling silver & silver plated
EJR Beads.co.uk Sterling silver & copper
thebeadstore.co.uk Copper, G/p & s/p
Just Beads.co.uk Sterling silver, gold filled, g/p & s/p
Spoiltrottenbeads.co.uk Sterling silver, gold filled & S/P
The Bead Shop.co.uk G/p, S/p, Copper plated, Black plated
Beadaddict.co.uk Sterling silver, gold filled & copper
Beadsunlimited.co.uk Sterling silver, s/p & g/p
Crimps Clasps – Beadsisters UK G/p, s/p & copper
Bluestreak Beads S/p
World of Beads G/p & S/p
AUS & NZ
Polymerclay.com.au Australia Sterling silver, ant copper, ant gold, ant silver, black plated, copper plated, g/p, s/p, gold filled.
AJMS.co.nz G/p, S/p
USA
Land of odds.com USA ***All types of crimp cover
Crimp covers at TheFind.com USA ***
Charmfactory.com USA Sterling silver & gold filled
You’ve GOT to be Beading.com USA G/f, Sterling silver & copper
Auntie’s Beads.com USA Sterling silver & gold filled
Bluesage Beads.com USA Sterling silver, gold filled & copper
Abeadstore.com USA Sterling silver & copper
Artbeads.com USA Sterling silver, gold filled & copper
JewelrySupply.com USA S/s, g/p, s/p, g/f, ant brass, ant copper, gunmetal
Inmcrystal.com USA S/s, G/f, g/p
Brightlingsbeads.com USA S/s & G/f
Add comment July 27, 2009
Find Beads.com
Find-Beads.com is an online beading portal and information resource for beads and jewellery making. It lists hundreds of exciting beads stores and jewellery designers with an emphasis on easy navigation, list YOUR Beads and Beaded Jewellery FREE!
There is also a handy bead show finder using GoogleMaps.
Add comment May 18, 2009
Bead pattern program
The best little free bead program for patterns on the net by Michael Hemphill!
http://www.easybeadpatterns.com/
Add comment March 12, 2009
Bead-space.com social networking site
This great social networking site includes a bead store directory, groups, quizzes, gallery, auctions, e-store and more: 
http://bead-space.com/
Add comment March 12, 2009
How to make beads from Polymer Clay
This weeks feature is on Polymer Clay; find all about Polymer Clay Bead Making withTips, Pics and Tutorials by Cindy Lietz from Canada.
Visit her blog :http://www.polymerclaytutor.com
Polymer Clay Bead Making Tips, Pics and Tutorials by Cindy
Lietz… “I learned by making the mistakes… Now you don’t
have to.”
Visit her Website below:
By subscribing to Cindy Lietz’s email newsletter at
http://www.beadsandbeading.com/ you will receive 3 free polymer clay bead making videos plus weekly color recipe cards.
http://www.beadsandbeading.com/crse/01-more.html
1 comment March 6, 2009
How to make a friendship bracelet
Here’s a great tutorial from Evelyn Lim at Amethysti.com.
Includes a video of Japanese Kumihimo Braiding Instructions using a Kumiloom
and step by step tutorials on how to make your own version.
Add comment November 27, 2008
Beadhuddle beading community
Beadhuddle.com officially launched on September 30, 2008.
1) FREE UPGRADE TO “GOLD MEMBERSHIP”
Until November 15, 2008, everyone who joins BeadHuddle.com will automatically be upgraded to “Gold Membership” level. Gold Members have access to features not available to “Free” members, such as the ability to post unlimited events and classifieds and many other great features that we are currently developing.
What do you have to do to become a “Gold Member”?
Well … nothing, except tell all your friends to join BeadHuddle.com straight away so they can get the FREE upgrade too (you can use our “invite” tool, or send out your own emails)!
In a couple of days you’ll be automatically upgraded to “Gold” for life, at no cost. After November 15, everyone who joins will need to pay $29.95, or generate 250 activity points in order to upgrade to Gold.
BeadHuddle.com is a new social networking site aimed especially at people who love beading. It was founded by an Australian home-based online publishing company that put out an e-book about beading, “The Complete Bead Guide” in 2005.
BeadHuddle.com members can set up their own profile pages, post photos of their latest beading creations and designs, upload and share ‘how to’ beading videos, chat online, write articles and blogs about beading and beadworking, ask questions, share tips and participate in forum discussions and polls, post comments and rate other member’s contributions, take part in quizzes, post events and announcements about beading fairs, markets and shows in their local area, and so much more. Members even have an opportunity to run classified ads and buy and sell items using e-bay style auctions that are displayed throughout the entire web site.
Although the site is fairly new, the word is already spreading among the beading community. Given the fact that most of its members are not advanced internet users, the developers were careful to ensure that the site is easy to navigate and explore.
As members join and add more content to the site, BeadHuddle.com is tipped to become the “must-go-to” online destination for the online beading community.
Add comment October 30, 2008
Beading Basics
Add comment March 31, 2008
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