There’s
this one complicated day when I am so desperate in getting a job in our local
area. In my desperation, I would accept a work that is very far from my skills –
making accessories made from beads and stuff. I never really thought that a
childhood hobby can be a job and a business that could be a source of BIG
income.
In my
childhood years, I and my friends used to make accessories made from beads. It
was cute, creative and artistic. The best thing about having beaded jewelries
is being a unique fashion trendsetter because you have your own design and
style. Isn’t it?
At
first, was just working from a bead accessory business owner and paid P0.70 –
P5.00 per bracelets made. And then I realized that they’re paying me unfairly because
they’re selling per bracelet for P30.00 above. So I thought, why not start a
business like that when I know how to make one? It just really needs to have a
small capital, hard work and unique designs.
So what
I did is to research, study beading tutorials, getting inspiration designs and innovate.
Why not?
Below, I
would like to share with you a jewelry set made from beads and how it was made.
I got it from a bead crafting website –
Prima
Bead, I downloaded the PDF file with the beading tutorials for your
inspiration as well because I myself have been very much inspired with this not
because it can be a source of income but also, creative, fun and cool to learn.
This
jewelry set is called “Enchanted Forest”
Materials:
#34733058 Teal Seed Beads (1 pk)
#34733035 Gold Seed Beads (1 pk)
#72099689 Metal/Acrylic Charm Pack (2 pk)
#72099694 Metal Silver Tusks (1 pk)
#72099699 Metal/Acrylic/Glass Leaf Strand (2 pk)
#34712213 4mm Antique Gold Jump Rings (1 pk)
#34712003 Antique Gold Starter Pack (1 pk)
#34718097 Antique Gold Chain (1 pk)
#3202102 Silver 7-Strand Beading Wire (1 pk)
Tools:
Needle Nose Pliers
Wire Cutters
Round Nosed Pliers
Crimping Pliers
Techniques to Know:
Form a Loop
Crimp Beads
Jump Rings
Cutting Chain
Enchanted Forest
jewelry set
Skill Level: 3
Approximate Crafting Time: 1+ Hour
Earring Instructions:
1.
Attach an earring wire to the top loop of a
connector.
2. Link (2) 4mm jump rings together and use
them to
attach the silver tusk to the bottom of the connector.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the matching
earring.
Earring Instructions:
1.
Attach an ear wire to the top loop of a coral
connector.
2.
Link (2) 4mm jump rings together and use them to
link the coral connector to an eye pin.
3.
Thread a large turquoise round, a bead cap, a
wood round and a bead cap onto the eye pin and form
a loop.
4.
Cut (2) 6” lengths of beading wire.
5.
Thread (10) gold seed beads, (10) turquoise seed
beads, (10) gold seed beads and (10) turquoise seed
beads onto one of the wires. Thread (10) turquoise seed beads, (10) gold seed
beads and (10) turquoise
seed beads onto the second wire.
6.
Using a crimp tube, attach the wires to the loop
formed in step 3. Trim the excess wires.
7.
Repeat steps 1-6 for the matching earring.
Next time, I'm going to post here my own unique designs and creations of beading :)
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