Jewelry Making and Beading For Dummies E-Book

Heather Heath

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

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Beschreibung

Make bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, pins, key chains, and more Want to make jewelry and gifts from scratch? This new edition of Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies provides the easy-to-understand information that makes it easy. * Updated information on getting started and setting up the necessities of a jewelry maker's workshop * New innovative ideas for materials such as making beads from scratch, customizing components like glass pendants, and up-cycling found objects for new creations * Updated trends including Victorian, Steampunk, Indian-inspired, and wrap bracelets * Advice on how to gain project ideas through websites like Pinterest without infringing on someone's rights * New and updated information on setting up a storefront, turning your hobby into a business, and gaining exposure through Etsy.com, blogs, and social media sites * From attaching clasps to working with wire to stringing beads, the companion DVD features watch-and-learn episodes that show you step-by-step how to create one-of-a-kind designs using beads, glass, found objects, special mementos, and more With hundreds of detailed photos--now featured in full-color--Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies is the ideal resource you'll turn to again and again to create one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and assorted gifts.

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About the Author

Heather Heath Dismore is a veteran For Dummies author and editor. Her published works include such titles as Jewelry & Beading Designs For Dummies, Running a Bar For Dummies, and Running a Restaurant For Dummies. Find her on twitter at @heatherdismore.

Heather graduated from DePauw University with majors in political science and English composition. She started making jewelry for friends and family during college as a way to give beautiful gifts on a limited budget, and she has kept it up for the last 20 years, even though her budget has increased (slightly).

Heather lives in the Midwest with her husband, Andrew Dismore, their daughters, and a puggle named Gus.

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my grandmother, Anna Mae Dyess, who started my love of jewelry with a bottomless box of costume jewelry, open to all her grandchildren to create what they would. You are loved and missed, but not forgotten.

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To my husband, Andy, for the gorgeous photography in this book. Thanks also to Matt Bowen and his team for providing some beautiful additions.

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Thanks to Tammy Powley for her work on the first edition of this book. A few of her timeless projects still grace its pages.

And finally, thanks also to my incredible family for their patience and support during the never-ending writing schedule.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting Started with Jewelry Making and Beading

Part II: Discovering Simple Jewelry-Making Techniques

Part III: Implementing Design Ideas, Trends, and More

Part IV: Building on Your Jewelry-Making Hobby

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting Started with Jewelry Making and Beading

Chapter 1: An Insider’s Look at Jewelry Making and Beading

Why Make Jewelry Yourself?

Finding ways to inspire your creativity

Deciding whether to set up a separate workspace

Discovering Jewelry-Making Designs and Techniques

Stringing and knotting

Wire wrapping

Putting a few techniques to use

From Antique to Funky: Creating Innovative Jewelry

Taking Your Hobby to the Next Level

Chapter 2: Tricks and Tools of the Trade

Stringing You Along with Thread, Cord, and Wire

Unraveling thread

Getting caught up in cord

Getting strung out on wire

Tackling Jobs with Pliers

Must-have pliers

Nice additions to your jewelbox

Understanding the Importance of Measurements and Weights

Putting It Together: Choosing and Using Findings

Connectors

Clasps

Connection to clasps: Clamshells, bead tips, and end caps

Chapter 3: Making Magic with Beads, Crystals, Pearls, and Stones

Bead Basics

Identifying man-made beads

Getting familiar with bead shapes

Understanding bead sizes

Using Crystals

Designing crystal jewelry

Selecting the best crystals for your budget

Cracking the crystal code

Wisdom on Pearls

Faux pearls

Cultured pearls

Freshwater and saltwater pearls

Pearl quality

Working with Stones

Identifying stones and gems

Choosing stone components

Sourcing Your Beads, Pearls, and Stones

Finding beads in stores

Buying in bulk via the Internet

Going to bead and gem shows

Chapter 4: Creating Your Jewelbox: Setting Up Your Workshop

Selecting and Preparing a Workshop Space

Getting ready to move in

Taking lighting into account

Seeking out the perfect chair

Choosing a desk or table

Making sure you’re covered: Thinking about flooring

Staying Clean and Tidy

Containing Gems and More

Investing in plastic bags, totes, and tackle boxes

Buying a bead board organizer

Shopping for sorting trays

Practicing Safety First

Babying your eyes

Taking other precautions

Is Your Home Ready? A Checklist

Part II: Discovering Simple Jewelry-Making Techniques

Chapter 5: Uncovering the Simple Secrets of Stringing and Knotting

Stringing: The Basics

Knotting: Getting Started

Using knotting materials

Identifying knotting tools

Understanding knotting techniques

Incorporating knotting as a design element

Knot just the end, but the beginning, too

Using Crimps

Attaching a crimp

Other crimping options

To Glue or Not to Glue

The pros of gluing

The cons of gluing

Which glue for what?

Chapter 6: Winding It Up with Wire Wrapping

Choosing the Right Wire for the Job

Using memory wire

Selecting wire for wrapping

Identifying optional wire-wrapping tools

Getting Familiar with Wrapping Techniques

Creating “S” scrolls

Trying your hand at tight coils

Creating an eye loop

Wrapping loops

Creating wrapped beads

Incorporating Wire-wrapping Techniques in Jewelry Design

Gettin’ Jiggy with It: Wire Jig Projects

Making Your Own Clasps

Hook and eye clasp

“S” hook clasp

Chapter 7: Stamping Custom Metal Jewelry

Identifying Special Equipment

Bench block

Metal stamps

Hammers

Metal hole punches

Metal files

Polishing tools

Creating Stamped Components

Practicing on paper

Using copper sheets

Moving up to metal blanks

Exploring Finishes

Oxidizing

Highlighting

Polishing

Avoiding Common Problems

Chapter 8: Combining Other Crafts with Jewelry Making

Tapping into Scrapbooking Techniques

Rubber stamping custom components

Repurposing paper for jewelry designs

Using photos for one-of-a-kind pieces

Finding Inspiration in Fiber Arts

Sewing It All Together

Part III: Implementing Design Ideas, Trends, and More

Chapter 9: Creating Fun, Funky Jewelry for Everyday Wear

Earring Essentials

Identifying the hottest earring trends

Pausing for practicality

Nifty Necklaces

Noticing necklace nuances

Necklace necessities

Brilliant Bracelets

Identifying design trends

Employing practical considerations

Making Other Fun Stuff

Chapter 10: Designing High-End Jewelry

Understanding the Basic Design Process

Designing for the Evening

Making the Bride Beautiful

Drawing Inspiration from Your Favorite Designers

Mimicking materials, textures, and colors

Simulating shapes and forms

Chapter 11: Making Jewelry for Men

Identifying Men’s Design Trends

Understanding Why Materials Matter

Considering Scale and Color

Chapter 12: Upcycling: Breathing New Life into Scraps and Vintage Pieces

Finding Thrift Store Flourishes

Cleaning vintage pieces

Salvaging parts from broken pieces

Using Specialty Findings

Tapping into Steampunk Style

Using Found Objects in Jewelry Pieces

Part IV: Building on Your Jewelry-Making Hobby

Chapter 13: Decorating with Jewelry and Beads

Experimenting with Embellishing

Using Jewelry Techniques to Decorate Your Home

Beading Your Way to Home Beauty

Displaying Jewelry as Art

Chapter 14: Making Jewelry with Kids

Setting Up a Kid-Friendly Workspace

Stocking up on the right supplies

Making cleanup easy

Choosing Projects for Kids

3–4 year olds

5–6 year olds

7–10 year olds

11–13 year olds

Working with Clay

Basic clay bead techniques

Advanced clay bead techniques

Crafting Jewelry from Paper

Making recycled paper beads

Decoupaging components

Making Necklaces

Decorating Hair Accessories

Chapter 15: Hosting a Jewelry-Making Party

Choosing the Right Party Scenario

Opening your bead bar

Paying as your guests go

Organizing Your Party

Inviting guests

Coming up with creative snacking ideas

Choosing the Projects

Considering your guest list when choosing projects

Managing your time constraints

Gathering Tools and Supplies: Begging, Borrowing, and Stealing

Tables

Tools and equipment

Supplies

Setting Up Your Tools and Supplies

Planning a Kids’ Jewelry-Making Party

Chapter 16: Turning Your Hobby into a Business

Identifying Legal Issues

Getting your papers in order

Calling your local zoning office

Setting up your business structure

Registering your business name

Getting Help from the Small Business Administration

Pricing Your Pieces

Covering your materials cost

Tracking your time

Factoring in overhead

Setting your prices

Selling Your Creations Face to Face

Working arts and crafts shows

Setting up home jewelry parties

Selling to boutiques and shops

Leasing space in an established shop

Getting to know the consignment process

Selling Your Jewelry Online

Selling via an Etsy store

Selling via eBay or another auction site

Selling through your own website

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 17: Ten (or So) Online Resources for Materials, Supplies, and More

Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

Rio Grande

Beaducation

Craftsy

ArtBeads.com

Etsy

Jewelry Making Journal

Jewelry Making at About.com

The Ganoksin Project

Wire-Sculpture.com

JewelryMakingMagazines.com

YouTube

Chapter 18: Ten Common Jewelry-Making Mistakes to Avoid

For Quality Jewelry, Use Quality Supplies

Read the Directions

Use Quality Tools

Never Cut Memory Wire with Your Good Wire Cutters

Keep Your Supplies Organized

Use Crimping Pliers for Crimps

Recognize That There’s No Right Way to Try New Techniques

Be Willing to Practice

Share Your Knowledge

Don’t Worry Too Much About Copyrighting Your Exclusive Designs

Chapter 19: Ten Great Ways to Make Money Selling Your Creations

Teach Jewelry-Making Classes

Host Jewelry-Making Parties

Make Traveling Jewelry Ditty Bags

Run a Booth at Arts and Crafts Shows

Run a Booth at Not-So-Traditional Shows

Sell Jewelry on Consignment

Set Up an Etsy Store

Auction Your Items on eBay

Sell Jewelry Wholesale to Shops and Boutiques

Sell Jewelry Patterns and Tutorials

Appendix: How to Use the DVD

Cheat Sheet

Download CD/DVD Content

Introduction

Jewelry making and beading is not only for the professionals. It’s a terrific way to express your artistic and creative side, quickly and easily. In practically no time, you can make simple, elegant jewelry.

Jewelry making is a hobby for anyone. Whether you’re a painter, accountant, or stay-at-home mom, you can participate in and excel at jewelry making and beading. If you can string a single bead, you can make jewelry. And after you get started, you can stick with the basics or improve your skills further. In fact, in a short time, you can move from hobby to business.

You can’t find any better way to spend an afternoon than sorting and sifting through containers of beads, vintage jewelry components, threads, cord, and other fun materials. Find your local bead store (see Chapter 3 for tips on doing so) and decide for yourself.

About This Book

I wrote this book to show you how easy and fun jewelry making and beading is. This book introduces all the basic jewelry-making techniques, such as stringing beads, knotting thread, wrapping wire, and working with polymer clay, giving you hands-on projects along the way. I give you easy-to-follow instructions, complete with illustrations and pictures where you need them.

I also spend some time discussing design principles so that you can develop your own unique projects. With many of the projects, I give you suggestions for varying the designs and components so that when you’re ready, you can make each piece your own.

Conventions Used in This Book

To help you navigate through this book, I use the following conventions:

Italics are used for emphasis and to highlight new words or terms that are defined.

Monofont is used for website addresses. Note that when this book was printed, some web addresses may have needed to break across two lines of text. If that happened, rest assured that I haven't put in any extra characters (such as hyphens) to indicate the break. So, when using one of these addresses, just type in exactly what you see in this book, pretending the line break doesn't exist.

Sidebars, which look like text enclosed in a shaded gray box, give you information that’s interesting to know but not necessarily critical to your understanding of the chapter or section topic.

Projects are numbered for your convenience, using the chapter number and relative number of the project in the chapter. So, for example, Project 3-2 is the second project in Chapter 3.

The word findings is used quite a bit in this book and refers to jewelry-making elements that help you connect, embellish, finish, and start projects. Check out Chapter 2 to get the full scoop on findings and other jewelry-making necessities.

Foolish Assumptions

Despite the well-known pitfalls of making assumptions, I’ve made a few of my own while writing this book. If any of these describe you perfectly or hit close to home, this book may be just what you’re looking for:

You like jewelry and own a few of your own pieces.

You’ve made jewelry as gifts for friends or family members and want to discover some new techniques and tricks to jazz up your next gift-giving season.

You’re looking for a relaxing, creative hobby.

You have a little extra cash and want to trade it in for plastic boxes full of beads.

You want to wear trendy, hip jewelry but don’t have the bank account to support it.

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized into several different parts, just like my bead organizer, and the book's DVD provides videos of 30 additional techniques and projects to put your newfound skills to use. (If you're reading these words in an electronic format, go to http://booksupport.wiley.com for access to the additional content.) Here's what's in each compartment.

Part I: Getting Started with Jewelry Making and Beading

In this part, I introduce you to the world of jewelry making and beading. I give you a general overview of the tools and supplies you need to get started, with tips on what to buy now and what to buy later. I give you the lowdown on setting up your jeweler’s toolbox and help you decide where to set up your workspace. I make sure you’re in the know about the differences among all the wires, cords, threads, and other materials available in jewelry-supply outlets today. I also show you basic bead shapes and styles and include tips on how to put them together. And I get you going with several starter projects.

Part II: Discovering Simple Jewelry-Making Techniques

In Part II, I focus on showing you the ropes (well, actually cord, thread, chain, and wire) of many jewelry-making techniques, like stringing and knotting, working with wire, and metal stamping. I break up the part into chapters focused on different techniques, and each chapter includes several great projects to practice the specific technique as you go. But you can skip around any time you want, especially if one particular technique catches your fancy.

Part III: Implementing Design Ideas, Trends, and More

In this part, I build on the techniques I show you in Part II. This part is full of projects with complete step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and photos to show you how to create these beautiful pieces on your own. I give you tips for varying the projects based on your budget and preferences.

I break up the chapters by themes. Work through them in whatever order seems to interest you. Look here for chapters on special-occasion jewelry and great trendy, everyday designs. I include an entire chapter on creating jewelry for those special men in your life. And don’t miss the chapter on adding touches to your designs using your other crafty pursuits.

Part IV: Building on Your Jewelry-Making Hobby

Look to this part when you’re ready to start thinking about the next steps for your fun new hobby. Here, I give you ideas for using jewelry-making techniques for decorating your home. I also show you how to host a jewelry-making party and how to make jewelry with kids. And I show you how to start a jewelry-making business, whether you want to sell just a few pieces or open your own full-fledged shop.

Part V: The Part of Tens

This part gives you just the facts, ma’am. I give you my ten favorite online resources for jewelry making. I also give you a heads-up about ten common mistakes to avoid while still enjoying your new hobby. And finally, I show you ten great ways to make money with your new talent because, hey, even if you break even, you still get to bead for free!

Icons Used in This Book

Icons are the fancy little pictures in the margins of this book. Here’s the guide to what they mean and what the icons look like:

This icon lets you know there's a video on the DVD that corresponds to the technique or project being discussed. If you're reading this book in an electronic format, go to http://booksupport.wiley.com for access to this video content.

This icon marks suggestions that can make a technique or project a bit easier. The tips are usually hands-on ways to improve your designs and finished projects.

This icon points out ideas that sum up and reinforce the concepts I discuss. In fact, if you’re in a time crunch and can’t read an entire section, go straight to this icon.

I use this icon to alert you to potential pitfalls and to give you a heads-up on what mistakes to avoid. Pay particular attention when this icon rears its head; it could save you time and money.

Think of this icon as bonus material — the info by this icon gives you some background about the subject that’s not critical. I think it’s interesting, so I include it, but you don’t have to read the material to understand the techniques and projects.

Where to Go from Here

If you’re like me, when you see projects that interest you, you just have to stop, grab your pliers, and make something. (In fact, the hardest part of working on this book is putting down the pliers to write down all the fun stuff I’m working on.) Or, you may sit in a comfortable chair and read this book from cover to cover.

One of the great things about a For Dummies book (among the hundreds that I can count) is that you don’t have to read it word for word, front to back, cover to cover. If you’re more interested in one particular topic than another, that’s fine. Check out the corresponding part, chapter, or section and read up on that technique or project. You can find out about it without first having read the information that precedes it — get-in-and-get-out convenience. Interested in tips to make jewelry with kids? Turn to Chapter 14. Need help honing your wire-wrapping technique? Check out Chapter 6. Want the full story on setting up your workspace? Chapter 4 has your name written all over it.

You can jump around, start wherever you want, and finish when you feel like it. So grab your pliers and get going.

Part I

Getting Started with Jewelry Making and Beading

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In this part . . .

  Get familiar with the craft of jewelry making and discover various techniques you can use to create jewelry.

  Identify the basic tools and supplies you need to have in your toolbox. Figure out which tool does what, which ones you can skip, and what you simply must have to do the job right.

  Learn the basics of bead shapes and sizes, and get the lowdown on stringing materials including threads, cords, and fibers.

  Set up a space in your home dedicated to the fine art of making jewelry. Find great tips for organizing equipment and supplies, lighting the room, and making the most of the space you have.

Chapter 1

An Insider’s Look at Jewelry Making and Beading

In This Chapter

Deciding whether jewelry making is for you

Introducing jewelry-making techniques

Choosing your projects

Making more from your jewelry-making hobby

Although I could spend time explaining how rewarding, creative, and fun jewelry making and beading are, I want to show you instead. Look at the beautiful photos in this book, which are filled with handmade jewelry pieces. Just flip through the chapters, look at some of the projects, and come on back to this chapter when you’re ready. Go ahead, I’ll wait.

Like what you see? Great! Intimidated? I hope not. Don’t worry. I spend the rest of the book giving you details on how to make each and every piece you see in the pages of this book.

In this chapter, I give you an overview of the topics and projects that I cover in the book, and I help you start making jewelry on your own using a variety of techniques that you can apply to the projects throughout this book. I also give you plenty of tips for taking these techniques and adapting them to create your own designs. And finally, I give you ideas for making money with your newfound hobby. While reading, feel free to take a break at any time, whip out your pliers, and bead something.