September 12, 2011 at 9:20 pm | Uncategorized

If you are a creative sort of person who enjoys various other crafts, then you may want to look into making your own jewellery. Making your own jewellery requires a little skill but in actual fact it is a very easy thing to learn how to do. Once you have the right tools and equipment, you should find that making jewellery is very simple and can be achieved with very little training and just a small amount of  practice.

First of all you will  need to decide which sort of beads and gems you want to use to create your jewellery pieces. If you want to make something a little ethnic, then you may want to look at using wooden beads. Wooden beads are nice and light so you can use big ones for a dramatic effect, they look  amazing and come in a range of sizes so you can really create something that looks unique and individual. Mix them up with beads in other materials. If you would prefer something with a little bit of sparkle, try  gorgeous Swarovski crystal beads and silver findings. For a bright chunky necklace mix lampwork glass beads in with tiny xillion swarovski spacers to give space in the design.

There are lots of ideas and help on jewellery making in out Tips and Hints section.