who do you think has the best prices?
For wire and other metals, I shop at www.sfjssantafe.com — a.k.a. Santa Fe Jewelers Supply. Their prices are the best I've found, and their customer service is excellent. On the rare occasion that they have made a mistake, they have fixed it courteously, quickly, and generously. Unless they have a specific bead you want, don't buy them here.
For beads and such, I use www.firemountaingems.com — Yep, Fire Mtn Gems. They have excellent prices and assortment. Don't buy wire there, though. Their prices are so high it looks like they buy it from Santa Fe and re-sell it!
Both these places are wholesalers, but do not require a retail license to purchase there. At Santa Fe, there is a $5.- "small order handling fee" added onto any order under $50.- and at Fire Mtn, they give discounts when you buy more stuff. At either place, going in together with other beaders is a great idea.
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Location and Store name would be really helpful, thanks!
By your question I don't think you want "real" jewellery ??
If you visit a hypermarket… Eroski… Carefour… or El Corté Ingles would be a good store. to buy "childrens" beads to make jewllery with.
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I make beaded jewelry and wanted to start selling some of my work. Would you prefer freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, glass beads, or…?? Also, would you wear beaded bracelets, necklaces, and/or earrings? Do you prefer certain colors? Just curious what type everyone likes the best.
wood and glass definitely. I like bright colours, like electric blue, orange, yellow, red, pink, purple, green and neon shades. I also like swarovski but I don't wear them often.
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So, we have a company that makes beaded jewelry ( necklaces, bracelets & anklets ) all proceeds go towards educating children in India ! Not exactly fair-trade, but more or less. Any ideas of a name that combines this social part ?
Revolution or Revolutions
I hope these look good and apt.. Think !!!!!
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If you're storing all of them in one place, then you could try a tackle box. That's what I've used for a pretty long time, and it seems to work pretty well.
If you're storing them individually, you could try various types of Tupperware.
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Where can i find cheap but quality beads?
Since I don't want to pay for gas & parking to go to downtown wholesale dealers, I buy online.
Firemountain Gems is great! They only charge $5 for any size order, shipped anywhere in US.
You can go in with friends to order enough for some substantial savings.
I also buy some unique, but not as cheap beads, from Oriental Trading co.
Joann's online is also good.
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I design and make beaded jewelry. While I've had some success with my pieces (both the gemstone and glass beaded pieces), I'm wanting to expand my hobby into an actual business. Please let me know what kinds of beaded jewelry appeal to you. I make necklaces, bracelets, rings, anklets, earrings and toe rings. The rings & toe rings are still pretty experimental, but the others have designs well underway, and I've made sales in those areas.
Thanks everyone!
do what i do and just make what feels good to you and wear it so people can ask where it came from! i like the beading with wire around them but cant figure out how to do it yet.
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I like to make beaded jewelry and things with charms, mostly Sculpey, so I was wondering what is popular because I might start selling my jewelry. Bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, whatever. What do you guys like?
Just put a few things on artfire.com… it's free to sell and you can have up to 10 items on there at once, or unlimited for $7 a month. See how they sell on there. I personally have a store on etsy.com, I just learned about artfire. Make a good assortment and you'll learn what people want.
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My daughter and have been collecting and making beaded jewelry lately, what are some sources?
etsy.com
has all different kinds of beads. they are all either handmade or antiques. and some are pretty cheap. ive seen really cool glass, clay and brass beads. you should look around the site its really great for crafty people.
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How much would you spend on a necklace, for example? Or if you’re in the business, do you make good money? I’m not asking how much you make. I just want to know if it’s worth looking into rather than keeping the horrible job I have now. To put it into perspective,I need enough to pay for college.
I make my own jewelry and I would not rely on it for income, I enjoy making it but doing ot in bulk and having too many orders for me was just too much! But take a look at my site its easy to figure out some easy opprotunities!
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