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Beaded Jewelry

handmade beaded jewelry

Beaded Jewelry

The jewelry designers showcased here make beautiful jewelry from beads. Whether you are looking for budget pieces or dramatic large pieces with Swarovski crystals and other premium beads, there's something for everyone!

All the website owners have included their favorite jewelry-making tips.

Please note: All websites listed here sell their own handcrafted jewelry - we do not accept listings from traditional jewelry stores unless they specialize in selling one of a kind, handmade items.
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Great Beaded Jewelry Websites

Handmade Jewelry by Leah Kim

Handmade Jewelry by Jewelry Artisan Leah Kim - Unique and one of a kind handmade beaded jewelry handcrafted with only the finest quality gemstone and precious stone. Specialize in handcrafted jewelry.

Gemstone Crafty Tip
Did you know Pink Tourmaline may aid physical conditions, especially those of the female reproductive organs.
 
 
Lottie's Trinkets

Original one-of-a-kind jewelry; necklaces, bracelets and earrings. I design and construct all the pieces myself using premium components; semi precious stones, Swarovski crystals and Czech glass.

Thanks for looking!

Jewelry Making Crafty Tip
Always use the best components you can find and/or afford, the results will speak volumes!
 
Lynn Paris Originals

Inspiring freedom, style and class, Lynn Paris artisan jewelry is crafted with the highest quality materials to ensure longevity and a timeless appeal.

Each piece is unique; each design brilliantly inspired by the client’s wishes married with the artisan's vision. Every woman should be able to represent her own unique style, with a few select choices, anything is possible!

Crafty Tip
When designing and crafting a cluster pendant, place the strung piece on a leatherette (or other type) of bust so you can view how it "drapes" and construct the cluster in it's finished position.
 
OV Gillies Designs

Bespoke designed & handcrafted in UK jewellery. Made in precious metals with freshwater pearls, gemstones, Swarovski crystals, Venitian (Murano) & Czech glass, & recycled beads. Ready made & custom. Eco-conscious enterprise & eco-friendly products.

Jewelry Cleaning Crafty Tip
A great way to clean real natural-colour (not dyed) pearls is to submerge them in iodine-rich sea salt water. Just put some salt into a suitable bowl (add a few drops of iodine), cover with about an inch or two with water, add pearls and swirl them around for a bit, leave to stand for a few minutes & swirl some more, then dry/polish with a natural soft cloth.
 
Sif Sigli Handmade Jewelry

SifSigli.com features handcrafted artisan necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Our wire wrapped briolette jewelry is unique, a little offbeat and constructed from high quality materials. The site includes information about the unusual gemstones featured in our jewelry. Precious metals are combined with gemstones, Czech glass or lampwork beads to create handcrafted jewelry that is distinctive and one of a kind.

Jewelry Making Crafty Tip
For safety reasons, at least one jump ring should not be soldered closed in jewelry. If an item constructed this way is caught on something the jump ring will open, allowing the jewelry to breakaway. Hopefully, both the person and the jewelry will be relatively unharmed. Just add another jump ring and the item will be as good as new.
 
 
Handmade Beaded Jewelry

Our handcrafted jewelry is personally designed using quality materials including gemstones, Swarovski crystal, cultured freshwater pearls, glass, Bali silver, wood and other natural materials. You can special order necklace lengths, clip on earrings, or different colors.

The large Learn About Beads section includes helpful information for the shopper or the crafter. Fashion tips offers suggestions for choosing and wearing jewelry. Recent posts is a page of my blogging entries.

Jewelry Designing Crafty Tip
For a beginner making a beaded jewelry necklace. If you are using large beads, especially square or rectangle shapes, be sure to put smaller round or spacer beads between them. It allows your necklace to curve and hang properly. Always hold your strung necklace as you would wear it before finishing the ends.
 
FiasCO Jewelry Studio

Original handmade jewelry using fresh water pearls, Japanese glass seed beads, sterling silver from Bali and Thailand, semi-precious stones, Czech glass, Venetian glass and more.

Designing Jewelry Crafty Tip
When looking for inspiration when designing a new piece, we will often look to our surrounding environment outdoors for new color schemes as well as for textures and shapes.
 
Beaded Redhat Gallery

Handmade - Not High Priced! I have so much more than reds and purples! I hope you can find something you like. If you do, please tell your friends! But even if you don't, thank you for visiting my shop and please tell your friends! I really enjoy making what I like. I hope I made something you like too!

Beading Crafty Tip
If you need a really powerful magnifying glass, take the lens from an old 35mm camera, like a telephoto lens. It is compact enough to travel with you, sturdy and it is really powerful. I can't do without it for seed beading. Happy beading!
 
Handmade Jewelry by Cin~So

Fresh, unique, original and one of a kind handcrafted jewelry with the finest quality materials. Featuring components of the Karen Hill Tribes of northern Thailand.

Jewelry Designing Crafty Tip
Add extra sparkle and uniqueness to your jewelry designs by using Thai Karen or other specialty artisan beads.
 
NaturalAmber Designs

Handcrafted beaded jewelry made with a touch of natural components such as rock, semi-precious gemstones, shell, and wood. Many pieces in my shop are blended with different types of unique beads and my own handcrafted polymer beads. NaturalAmber also specializes in custom made earring greeting cards that can be customized with original poetry or a custom phrase from the buyer. There truly is something for everyone here.

Polymer Clay Bead Making Crafty Tip
Have you considered making beads out of polymer clay and want to make unique pendants for your bead collection but can not afford the costs to buy all the equipment necessary? Starting any new hobby can often times be expensive but good news for lovers of polymer beads, there are ways around buying expensive polymer ovens and expensive shape design equipment. Polymer clay ovens are just a huge oven made on a smaller scale. It is more of a practical solution for someone who doesn't want to use their kitchen oven for baking beads! If you choose to use your own oven I would highly suggest getting a cooking tray made solely for baking and making polymer beads. (If you put a piece of aluminum foil underneath your beads when cooking it will not harm them!) Also, don't worry about buying expensive pendant molders, I like to use cookie cutters and jello cutters. They work just find to make unique pendants that are big, bold, and absolutely beautiful!