How to make beaded earrings

If you adore wearing earrings in your ears, belly buttons or noses you will surely be willing to create your own earrings. This project will give you lots of satisfaction, pleasure and it will ensure that your look will be individual and unique. If you want to get information about beaded earrings creation read this article and follow the steps.

1. Beads

There are myriads of beads available on the market created from various materials: wood, glass, gemstones, modeling clay or clay. When choosing the appropriate beads you should pay attention to their size and diameter. Online shops present enlarged photos so it is crucial to check the measurements provided by the seller. You can't thread small beads on a thong and large beads will be too loose to be placed on a thin wire.

2. Equipment

The type of equipment depends on the type of jewelry we want to create but usually we possess most of equipment at home. The rest can be bought at an ordinary haberdashery. You can create your own jewelry almost everywhere even outdoors, because the equipment easily fits into the shoe box. You need to have several items to create simple items:
- small pliers
- sharp scissors
- good needle, strong thread and jewelry wire
- instant glue
- shallow boxes
- tray
- meter

When your gain experience and your interest switches to creation of more sophisticated jewelry you will also need wire cutters, tongs and pliers. You are able to create most of the designs with the use of tongs e.g. ear wires and steckers. If you desire to create models made of small beads you will need:
- embroidery machine
- loom
- beads

3. How to string?

To create a necklace you will need:
- thread
- jewelry wires
- thong
- wire
- rubber band
- nylon gut
Most of the materials do not demand any special equipment to string the beads, the only exception is a thin thread or wire which could be strung with a needle. Stringing necklaces and bracelets will be easier if we immerse the end of a thread in glue, it will be simple to thread them then.

4. Trimming

Semi-products and components (clasps) are needed for the completion of a given jewelry piece. They differ in styles and quality, the most popular include: French or kidney earwires, posts, Omega wires, end caps, etc. They come in various shapes and weighs so you just need to decide which you would like to use.

5. Gadgets

Many components are created especially to suit extra gadgets e.g. hairpins, hat pins, brooch pins, key rings and pendants.

6. Techniques

There are many techniques of stringing beads, first you start with rubber bands and then you develop other ways of cutting and preparing beads.

7. Storage

You can store jewelry in small carton boxes, small glass jars or plastic boxes designed especially for jewelry. You can place there your earrings and equipment as well.