Free Beads You Can Use For Jewelry Making

By Leslie Millner

Creating beaded jewelry is becoming a very popular pastime for a lot of people from all walks of life. You can craft jewelry out of regular jewelry supplies and traditional beads or you can branch out and make your own jewelry with all sorts of unexpected beads. In fact, you can save a lot of money on your custom made jewelry by making your own jewelry 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 home made beading supplies can present some unique challenges, but it can also lead you to make some amazingly surprising bead! One of the best ways to make your own bead jewelry is to make your own jewelry beads! Here are some surprising materials you can make your own jewelry from:

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

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 lengths of paper and roll them around something small and thin and then apply a little glue to keep them together.

These are just some of the many affordable alternative items you can make beads jewelry from. If you already know how to make your own handcrafted jewelry then you probably already possess the talent and even the tools to make plenty of cheap beads that can be turned into beautiful jewelry! - 30241

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