Comments on: a couple jewelry making questions! and website reliablility? http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility Jewelry Making Ideas & Tips Sun, 20 May 2012 13:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bella's Creations http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3692 Bella's Creations Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:25:59 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3692 swarvoski beads contain lead. swarvoski is a type of crystal and as with all crystal it does contain lead. it isn't that much lead but there is some. as far as washing your hands after every time you touch it...that would depend on your desire. there isn't much in it and since it is typically used for jewelry than there can't be alot of lead in it, but i would definately wash your hands after you are done beading for the day, especially before you eat something. the beads, wires, tools, and supplies get dirty really easy and don't look dirty.<br><b>References : </b><br> swarvoski beads contain lead. swarvoski is a type of crystal and as with all crystal it does contain lead. it isn’t that much lead but there is some. as far as washing your hands after every time you touch it…that would depend on your desire. there isn’t much in it and since it is typically used for jewelry than there can’t be alot of lead in it, but i would definately wash your hands after you are done beading for the day, especially before you eat something. the beads, wires, tools, and supplies get dirty really easy and don’t look dirty.
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]]> By: Norm Jones http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3691 Norm Jones Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:48:59 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3691 Hello there, I am not familiar with that supply house. I have done silver work for a few years and have bought from Rio Grande since the mid 70s. I compared your site to Rio Grande on a commonly used basic item to check the price. 2mm sterling beads. You use lots of them if you make ear rings, necklaces or do anything with liquid silver. Rio Grande base price is $0.078 Jewelry Supply Co. base price is $0.098 I did not find Jewelry Supply Co. to be cheap. They do sell in small quantities. But if you are making jewelry to sell, you are buying in mid to large lots. About the lead warnings. There are now laws requiring disclosure of lead content in jewelry. Also laws prohibiting the sales of lead content jewelry to children. Nearly all base metal findings have some lead in them. Use at your own risk. Frankly, I found that if your earrings rot the customers ears or your bracelets turn their wrist green, the customers do not come back (except to ask for their money back). I always stayed away from base metal findings. Silver, gold, gold rolled, and surgical steel cost more, but they are worth more. You get what you pay for. You are going to invest your time in your pieces of jewelry. You want those pieces to reflect yourartisticc skill. Using base metal findings I never thought made a good reflection on the artist. It said cheap. I take it you like Swarvoski jewelry. There are other beads available without lead. You may want to consider using pearls or natural stone beads also. There is a lot to talk about in the way of findings. Your needs will vary with the designs you have in mind. Also, you need to give some thought to your tools. Really not enough room here to discuss all that. If you wish to pick my brain, please feel free to email me through the link in my profile. Later, Hello again, I see someone answered while I was writing my answer. Allow me to comment on that answer. Buying jewelry at a thrift store is not a viable method of obtaining sufficient supplies to manufacture jewelry. I mentioned the lead disclaimer. Here is a link to more information on that subject. Go down to item 16 Lead Content. http://www.riogrande.com/help.aspx About the jump rings. Those are wire circles. You simply bend one side of at the cut sideways to attach an item. Then bend it back in place. You do not bend it so that it distorts the circle shape. Also, buying jump rings is all right if you will not use many. If you plan to use a lot, you want to make them. Simple. In a minute or so, you can make a hundred of them.<br><b>References : </b><br> Hello there,

I am not familiar with that supply house. I have done silver work for a few years and have bought from Rio Grande since the mid 70s. I compared your site to Rio Grande on a commonly used basic item to check the price. 2mm sterling beads. You use lots of them if you make ear rings, necklaces or do anything with liquid silver.
Rio Grande base price is $0.078
Jewelry Supply Co. base price is $0.098

I did not find Jewelry Supply Co. to be cheap. They do sell in small quantities. But if you are making jewelry to sell, you are buying in mid to large lots.

About the lead warnings. There are now laws requiring disclosure of lead content in jewelry. Also laws prohibiting the sales of lead content jewelry to children. Nearly all base metal findings have some lead in them. Use at your own risk. Frankly, I found that if your earrings rot the customers ears or your bracelets turn their wrist green, the customers do not come back (except to ask for their money back). I always stayed away from base metal findings. Silver, gold, gold rolled, and surgical steel cost more, but they are worth more. You get what you pay for. You are going to invest your time in your pieces of jewelry. You want those pieces to reflect yourartisticc skill. Using base metal findings I never thought made a good reflection on the artist. It said cheap.

I take it you like Swarvoski jewelry. There are other beads available without lead. You may want to consider using pearls or natural stone beads also. There is a lot to talk about in the way of findings. Your needs will vary with the designs you have in mind. Also, you need to give some thought to your tools. Really not enough room here to discuss all that.

If you wish to pick my brain, please feel free to email me through the link in my profile.

Later,

Hello again, I see someone answered while I was writing my answer. Allow me to comment on that answer. Buying jewelry at a thrift store is not a viable method of obtaining sufficient supplies to manufacture jewelry. I mentioned the lead disclaimer. Here is a link to more information on that subject. Go down to item 16 Lead Content.

http://www.riogrande.com/help.aspx

About the jump rings. Those are wire circles. You simply bend one side of at the cut sideways to attach an item. Then bend it back in place. You do not bend it so that it distorts the circle shape. Also, buying jump rings is all right if you will not use many. If you plan to use a lot, you want to make them. Simple. In a minute or so, you can make a hundred of them.
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]]> By: bumblee http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3690 bumblee Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:29:59 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/jewelry-making-bracelets/a-couple-jewelry-making-questions-and-website-reliablility#comment-3690 I am not too sure about the lead part of the disclaimer. If you are purchasing base metals there is a chance that you will have this issue. You can usually find a sterling silver chain at a thrift store. I am not sure of the style you are going for but it sounds like you are fine with the supplies. You will need tools too. There are a lot of sites out there that will guide you. I like to make jewelry too. I will find one of the sites and send you a link. Oh, Yes you would use the jump ring to attach the clasp. You have to open the jump ring in a manner that will not change the shape. I guess the best way to tell you to open a jump ring is as if you are opening a door not lifting a window. OK, I'lll see what I can find and post it for you. edit: I checked out your site. They are priced per bead! Firemountiangems prices by gross (144 beads) which is a much better deal. I'lll be back..... edit: I found a couple of videos on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtbeadsVideos?feature=pyv&ad=4903351261&kw=jewelry%20making&gclid=CMjBl6vBr54CFQmbnAodrmDGkQ#p/u/5/VcDhKLFk9dQ The other person said it best about the jumprings. I always make mine. I use silver wire and wrap it around a mandrel several times and then slide the coil off and cut.<br><b>References : </b><br> I am not too sure about the lead part of the disclaimer. If you are purchasing base metals there is a chance that you will have this issue. You can usually find a sterling silver chain at a thrift store. I am not sure of the style you are going for but it sounds like you are fine with the supplies. You will need tools too. There are a lot of sites out there that will guide you. I like to make jewelry too. I will find one of the sites and send you a link.
Oh, Yes you would use the jump ring to attach the clasp. You have to open the jump ring in a manner that will not change the shape. I guess the best way to tell you to open a jump ring is as if you are opening a door not lifting a window.
OK, I’lll see what I can find and post it for you.

edit:
I checked out your site. They are priced per bead!
Firemountiangems prices by gross (144 beads) which is a much better deal.
I’lll be back…..

edit:
I found a couple of videos on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtbeadsVideos?feature=pyv&ad=4903351261&kw=jewelry%20making&gclid=CMjBl6vBr54CFQmbnAodrmDGkQ#p/u/5/VcDhKLFk9dQ
The other person said it best about the jumprings. I always make mine. I use silver wire and wrap it around a mandrel several times and then slide the coil off and cut.
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