The best advice I can give anyone starting a
jewelry business is to use quality products. To start beading, the
basic materials that you will need are: needle nose pliers, scotch
tape, beading wire, crimp beads, wire cutters, a clasp of some sort
and the actual beads you will be creating with.
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The needle nose pliers can be purchased at any
hardware store. I use needle nosed pliers to crimp the crimping
beads. Many people market and sell a crimping tool.
I have found in my experience that the crimp that
the crimping tool makes does not hold as well as when you use a set
of pliers to smash the crimp bead.
A crimp bead is a round metal bead (best if you
use sterling silver or gold) that hold the wire in place after you
have attached the clasp.
You can start to make your own designs with a
minimal investment. The beading wire, crimp beads, wire cutters, clasps
and the beads themselves can be purchased from local beading stores
or online resources.
Some places to check out are: |
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http://www.firemountaingems.com
http://www.ebeadshop.com
http://www.riogrande.comThese vendors will send you a catalog upon
request. They DO NOT REQUIRE that you have a business license.
Other great sources of affordable beads are
traveling gem fares and bead shows that come to a city near you.
If you happen to be traveling through California,
there are many more gem shows to choose from. A good website to
check out if you live in the West is:
http://www.Lapidaryjournal.com
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Even if you don not live in the West, you will
probably find a show that is near your area.
Jill Tabatabaei is the founder of
thecoloredstone.com where fine jewelry is sold. She received this
jewelry advice from Morgan Gardiner, an outstanding jewelry-maker
who makes all of the beautiful and colorful jewelry for
thecoloredstone.com
To see Morgan's amazing jewelry pieces, visit:
http://www.thecoloredstone.com/jewelry.html
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