Jewelry Making for Beginners

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Jewelry making is easy and fun. Make wonderful gifts for your family, friends and yourself!I have slowly learned the jewelry-making techniques. It's a great feeling to get compliments on jewelry you've made yourself. Even better when you've gotten good enough to give handmade jewelry to your friends and family.

Beading Board 

Bead Board 40 Inch

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 11/11/2009)Buy Now

The bead board, while not absolutely necessary, can make your life much easier. It has at least one channel (sometimes more) around the outside edge so that you can set up your beads in a pleasing pattern before stringing. Most bead boards will also have a few wells in the middle to store beads.

The board shown here has multiple channels for multi-strand necklaces and bracelets.

Select your beads and play with them until you find a pleasing design. String your beads (using string or wire), allowing 1 inch extra string or wire for clasp.
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Product description:The Bead Board is designed with three channels located along the outside of the board to use for design preparation and bead placement. It also offers storage compartment for easy access for jewelry findings, beading needles, thread and separating bead styles, colors and sizes for placement. Make multi-strand necklaces up to forty-two inches in length. Bracelets may be made up to nine inches in length.

Jewelry Making Tools 

Darice 1981-96 Jewelry Tool Starter Kit

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Sculpey EZ Release Push Mold Cameos and Hearts Jewelry 

Sculpey EZ Release Push Mold Cameos and Hearts Jewelry

These revolutionary flexible mold materials mean no messy release agents are needed. Simply mold, flex and release! Push molds are great for beginners and first time Sculpey users. Work with polymer clays, air dry and non-dry modeling clays, plaster of paris, craft soap & candle wax! Cameos and Hearts Jewelry- Includes 2 cameos in different sizes, 3 different heart shapes as well as cabochon shapes and fancy settings.

Jewelry-Making How-To Videos 

Watch these videos to see jewelry-making techniques. Sometimes seeing is the best way to learn a skill.

How to Make Your Own Jewelry : Jewelry making tools

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How to Make Beaded Jewelry : Bead Design: Jewelry Making Basics

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How to Make Beaded Jewelry : Making a Beaded Bracelet

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Jewelry Making: Wire-Wrapped Pendant

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How to Make Beaded Jewelery : Using a Bead Crimping Tool for Making Beaded Jewelry

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Jewelry Making Instruction - Gemstone - Round Bezel Necklace

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Wire Wrapping Techniques for Making Jewelry : Jewelry Making: Making a Loop for a Charm

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All About Basic Wire Jewelry : Types of Wire for Jewelry Making

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How to Make Beaded Jewelry : How to Make a Beadboard: Jewelry Making Basics

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Wire for Jewelry-Making 

Jewelry-Making Books 

PC11: A Medley of Jewelry Techniques

PC11: A Medley of Jewelry Techniques

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Alex Best Friends Bands Friendship Bracelet Kit with 2 Looms and 10 Colors

Alex Best Friends Bands Friendship Bracelet Kit with 2 Looms and 10 Colors

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Bling Bling Beaded Bracelet Kit

Bling Bling Beaded Bracelet Kit

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Turquoise Beads for Jewelry Making 

Jewelry Kits 

Bling Bling Beaded Bracelet Kit

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Fashion Angels Wrist Stix Bracelet Kit

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Blog Posts 

Behind the Designers: Amber Marie Bently, jewelry designer
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Today, we are experiencing a real renaissance as far as jewelry goes, and, whether you love fine handmade beaded jewelry or simply love adorning yourself ...

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I like your lens. Rated it. I like wire jewelry making very much because they are easy to make.

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I'm happy to help you find out how to make jewelry.
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