Designer Jewelry Gems

Designing beaded jewelry is becoming a very popular hobby for a lot of people from all walks of life. You can create jewelry out of regular jewelry supplies and traditional beads or you can branch out and make your own jewelry with all sorts of unexpected beads. In fact, you can save a lot of money on your handmade jewelry by making your own beads!

The best thing about making jewelry from your own beads is that you can completely control the creative process while saving lots of money at the same time. Using your own non-traditional beading supplies can present some unique challenges, but it can also lead you to make some amazingly creative bead! One of the best ways to make your own bead jewelry is to make your own handcrafted beads! Here are some unique things you can make your own jewelry from:

Make Jewelry Beads From Beans or Large Seeds: You can make all sorts of funky beads from dried beans and seeds. Think about coffee beans and other large seeds or beads that could easily be threaded on a ribbon. Then you will want to protect your beans with a spray on sealant to make sure they don’t break and shatter.

Paper Bead Jewelry: This fun idea dates back from the Victorian times when making beads out of paper was a popular pastime. All you do is cut strips of paper and roll them around a toothpick. You may want to protect these as well so they don’t fray and get damaged at the first hint of humidity. You can experiment with different types of paper, different colors and even different shaped strips of paper when making your beads.

These are just some of the many affordable alternative items you can make beads jewelry from. If you already know how to make your own handcrafted jewelry then you probably already possess the talent and even the tools to make plenty of cheap beads that can be turned into profitable jewelry!