Handmade Glass Beads

Beading stores are a great option for buying glass beads for your jewelry. You’ll have the satisfaction of holding the bead in your hand and seeing it from different angles and with beads that complement it. Shopping online, though, can give you choices—and prices—that aren’t available in your local store.  This article will give you [...]

Turn Your Jewelry-Making Hobby Into Cash

With the economy today, you may well be wondering if you can turn your hobby into a side business. I will be running a series of posts that will explore options for making money selling your glass bead jewelry.
Today’s post covers creating your own website. Although free hosting [...]

The Business of Selling Handmade Beaded Jewelry

If you’ve decided you want to make of business of selling jewelry that you make, you’ll probably start out at the retail level, selling to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. If you decide to expand your business, though, you may want to change that model and sell directly to [...]

Making Money with Your Glass Bead Hobby

If you want to build a business around a hobby that you love, protect what you enjoy, and don’t let that get lost in the business. If creating original works is where your interest lies, there IS a market for one-of-a-kind pieces! Just keep in mind that your [...]

Create Your Own Glass Bead Lanyard!
Beaded Lanyard Patterns

Beauty lies on the neck of the person who wears a beaded lanyard…this is possible with the wide range of beaded lanyard patterns available.
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This  article will give directions to make a beaded lanyard using traditional craftlace material. However, you can also make a glass beaded [...]

Handmade Glass Beads as a Mirror of Our Culture

This YouTube video will show you beautiful examples of the kinds of beads you’ll read about in the article below. Sit back and relax while the music and pictures take you through a tour of history and a visual exploration of how beads are a part of [...]

  Glass Bead Jewelry - 5 Choices You Could Make
Whether you pick up your favorite glossy magazine or visit a local jewelry store, beaded jewelry is heavily featured and often worn by celebrities. You may not know, however, that beads have been made for over 100,000 years, and beads found in Algeria and Israel date [...]

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