Homemade Jewelry with Troll Beads
I'm sure you've seen the typical craft beads that most homemade jewelry makers commonly use; now here are troll beads which make the standard jewelry bead as exciting as the first moving pictures!
Troll beads are these unique beads that have been around for 30 years and are made up of many different materials. The higher end troll beads are made of precious metals.
Designs are also quite varied in these beads primarily having shapes found in nature and also of mythological creatures.
Wanna learn how to make a bracelet with Troll Beads
Well never fear as there are a tremendous number of resources that can allow you to make your own unique pieces.
Probably the best and easiest resource for learning how to bead would be to check out your local crafts store. Most will offer basic classes because as one owner of a crafts store stated "classes are an intricate part of any bead store", where "people can learn how to do basic beading up to advanced beading". My guess is that once you've started you will want to follow the trend and learn advanced beading techniques to make intricate troll beads jewelry items.
When all else fails, read a book
Great books for Jewelry Making
Startre books
Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 07/27/2008)
Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 07/27/2008)
French-Inspired Jewelry: Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/27/2008)
Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry: The Complete Guide to Turning Your Passion into Profit
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 07/27/2008)
The New! Beader's Companion (Companion series, The)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/27/2008)
Setup your Space for making Troll Beads Jewelry
Make sure your area has enough natural light from a window or offset that by getting a desk lamp to provide enough lighting for your projects.
Finally, you will want to make sure you buy containers to hold all of your various beading supplies: troll beads, string, wire, clasps etc. This makes it much easier to access anything you might need on your beading project.
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Reader Feedback
Beads among the oldest ornament of the mankind found to have existence from the time immemorial and have been recovered from the graves of emperors.The early bead were found to have been made from animals bones and teeth. Beads were used as cultural objects. By the passing of the time beads were also made in metal, semi precious stone like agate Beads, Gold Bead, silver Beads and then in Glass Bead. beads were only use for making necklaces and other Jewellery items and also used in making prayer beads like rosary bead used by all cast of the society.
Posted July 19, 2008
| Mortira
Great lens! Thanks for sharing these unique beads. Posted July 16, 2008 |
| Rhab
Excellent lens. My daughters love this stuff and sometimes we have craft nights where we work with troll beads. Posted January 16, 2008 |
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angesbiz
I have bought this jewelry before and now I am going to make some for myself. It gorgeous! Posted January 06, 2008 |
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olirom
This is an informative, well created lens. Posted December 01, 2007 |

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