Make Your Own Beads for Jewelry Making

By Laura Kayle

More and more people are creating beaded jewelry than ever before. Making your own hand made jewelry is a fun way to relax while still feeling creative knowing that you're making a beautiful piece of jewelry that can be worn or sold. While many people only make their jewelry using traditional beading supplies you can really make beautiful jewelry out of just about any material available and you are only limited by your own imagination. In fact, some of these non-traditional materials can be much less expensive than traditional jewelry supplies, especially if you make your own beads.

Using your own non-traditional beading supplies can present some interesting challenges, but it can also lead you to create some amazingly surprising bead! The first step is often figuring out how you're going to mount your items on a string or chain and the next challenge is working out how you're going to make it both beautiful and wearable at the same time! By using alternative jewelry materials you'll be able to create some great cheap beads.Here are some non-traditional materials you can make jewelry from:

Make Jewelry Beads From Beans or Large Seeds: You can make all sorts of fun beads from dried beans and seeds. Think about coffee beans and other fairly large seeds or beads that could easily be strung on a wire. Then you will want to protect your beans with a spray on sealant to make sure they don't dry out move.

Make Paper Bead Jewelry: This is a fun idea that dates back to the Victorian times when making beads out of paper was a popular hobby. To make your own custom paper beads you just cut out lengths of paper and roll them around something small and thin and then apply a little glue to keep them together. You may want to seal 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 cheap items you can make beads jewelry from. If you already know how to make your own beaded jewelry then you probably already possess the knowledge and even the tools to make plenty of cheap beads that can be turned into beautiful jewelry! - 33380

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