Hook on Beads? Make Your Own!

By Kay Miller

Making handcrafted jewelry is becoming a very popular pastime for a lot of people from all walks of life. You can make jewelry out of regular jewelry supplies and traditional materials or you can get creative and make your own jewelry with all sorts of non-traditional beads. In fact, you can save a lot of money on your handmade jewelry by making your own beads!

The best thing about making jewelry from non-traditional beads is that you can completely control the creative process while saving lots of money at the same time. Using your own non-traditional beading supplies can present some interesting challenges, but it can also lead you to create some amazingly creative handcrafted! One of the best ways to make your own beaded jewelry is to make your own handcrafted beads! Here are some non-traditional things you can make your own jewelry from:

Make Jewelry Beads From Beans or Large Seeds: You can make all sorts of fun beads from dried beans and seeds. Think about coffee beans and other large seeds or beads that could easily be strung on a string. Then you will want to protect your beans with a spray on sealant to make sure they don't break and shatter.

Making Jewelry From Paper Beads: People have been creating beads from all sorts of paper for many of years. You can play with different types of paper, different colors and even different shaped strips of paper when creating your beads. To make your own handmade paper beads you just cut out strips of paper and roll them around something small and thin and then apply a little glue to keep them together.

You can make your own beads for jewelry out of just about any material available, so don't feel held back by these ideas alone. If you already know how to make your own bead jewelry then you probably already possess the talent and even the tools to make plenty of affordable beads that can be turned into beautiful jewelry! - 33381

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