Similar to the the Owl in the old Tootsie Pop commercials, ever wonder HOW MANY BEADS it takes to get to the finished product ?
Here is a very short "cheat sheet" of BEAD SIZES per inch of wire (or whatever stringing material you prefer) that hopefully may help you some.
** REMEMBER ... Lengths are APPROXIMATE and DO NOT include your CLASP, as there is a limitless number of combinations you may use there. **
Beads are in MM (millimeters).
Stringing material is in IN (inches).
(SEED BEADS NOT INCLUDED)
5 mm 16" 24" 28" 32"
# beads 82 102 143 164
8 mm 16" 24" 28" 32"
# beads 51 76 89 102
10mm 16" 24" 28" 32"
# beads 41 61 71 81
We have beautiful round Fire Polished Beads in 10mm :
http://www.dominionartsncrafts.com/product_details.em?product_id=1453152
12mm 16" 24" 28" 32"
# beads 34 51 59 68
16mm 16" 24" 28" 32"
# beads 25 38 44 51
This info will help get you started if you are just learning beading and as you go along you will get better at figuring out what you need to do your project.
Visit our website and our beads and go crazy ! Have Fun ... you can't go wrong. There is no wrong way to do beading. You do what pleases YOU. If you intend to make jewelry to sell, your unique creation will be that much more appealing. Same thing if you give it as a gift. So you see, you can't do it wrong!
Showing posts with label beading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beading. Show all posts
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
General Tips for General Crafting
Generally speaking, no matter if you are beading, quilting or painting, if you are a novice or an experienced crafter, it seems like common sense to have "all your stuff" around you before you begin working. It seems like a given ... but please don't overlook this, please don't take it for granted. It seems like, to think about it, that "all I have to do is reach for such and such" or "run to the store to get this or that" ... oh, you will get SOO tired of that! If there are experienced crafters reading this, I'm certain they are thinking "no doubt" or "they'll learn"! I can say from some experience myself that that got old real quick.
I am the type of person that when I develop an interest in something, I go at it "whole hog" .. so when discovered beading, decorative painting and then quilting, the local craft shops and fabric stores were happy to see me coming ! My den is full of paint jars and wood sufaces that need to be introduced to each other, one corner of my kitchen is reserved for quilting .... containers, my ironing board, and boxes of my scissors and other notions. We won't even get into the beads .. they are all over the place!
So, I say all that to say this ... again ... please, please gather your tools and materials BEFORE you start working. Make a smart, practical list and take it with you to the store ~ get what you need and nothing more (for the time being :-)
Get yourself the best possible workspace ~ if it's the kitchen table, be prepared to move your stuff somewhere and somehow you can keep it organized (I have a fishing tacklebox .. it's awesome! works great ... from walmart ... waaaay cheaper).
You have GOT to have GOOD LIGHT and try to avoid TOO MUCH LIGHT as that will cause deceiving SHADOWS! .. experience speaking :(
I don't have a table top ironing board but my board will fold down kinda short so I can fit it in a small space close to me so I don't have to get up so often ... I learned that was a very nice treat. My steam iron is an old, old Black & Decker ... I think from 1988 or so .. I wouldn't trade that iron for a Gold one. I can't speak on irons, obviously. I just know you need a good one ... a heavy one is best in my opinion.
Ultimately, you want to have fun at whatever it is you are doing. I have said a lot on sewing / quilting, but really it all applies to whatever you want to do. When I tried my hand at decorative painting, I sat on a couch and used an old coffee table to work on ... the couch was too low and it killed my back! But, it was all I had and I enjoyed the experience. Beading was in my favorite rocking chair for hours on end. There are a few bead samples on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Dominion-Arts-n-Crafts/139290840504?ref=ts
Do what works for you, get what you can afford, and don't feel bad if you can't get that fancy drafting table to paint on or the big fabric cutting table so you have room for your sewing machine and all of your fabric scraps and magazines and notions or one of those big beautiful bead organizing cabinets right now. Someday you will.
ALWAYS REMEMBER ... YOU MUST CRAWL BEFORE YOU CAN WALK. I tell myself that often.
I am the type of person that when I develop an interest in something, I go at it "whole hog" .. so when discovered beading, decorative painting and then quilting, the local craft shops and fabric stores were happy to see me coming ! My den is full of paint jars and wood sufaces that need to be introduced to each other, one corner of my kitchen is reserved for quilting .... containers, my ironing board, and boxes of my scissors and other notions. We won't even get into the beads .. they are all over the place!
So, I say all that to say this ... again ... please, please gather your tools and materials BEFORE you start working. Make a smart, practical list and take it with you to the store ~ get what you need and nothing more (for the time being :-)
Get yourself the best possible workspace ~ if it's the kitchen table, be prepared to move your stuff somewhere and somehow you can keep it organized (I have a fishing tacklebox .. it's awesome! works great ... from walmart ... waaaay cheaper).
You have GOT to have GOOD LIGHT and try to avoid TOO MUCH LIGHT as that will cause deceiving SHADOWS! .. experience speaking :(
I don't have a table top ironing board but my board will fold down kinda short so I can fit it in a small space close to me so I don't have to get up so often ... I learned that was a very nice treat. My steam iron is an old, old Black & Decker ... I think from 1988 or so .. I wouldn't trade that iron for a Gold one. I can't speak on irons, obviously. I just know you need a good one ... a heavy one is best in my opinion.
Ultimately, you want to have fun at whatever it is you are doing. I have said a lot on sewing / quilting, but really it all applies to whatever you want to do. When I tried my hand at decorative painting, I sat on a couch and used an old coffee table to work on ... the couch was too low and it killed my back! But, it was all I had and I enjoyed the experience. Beading was in my favorite rocking chair for hours on end. There are a few bead samples on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Dominion-Arts-n-Crafts/139290840504?ref=ts
Do what works for you, get what you can afford, and don't feel bad if you can't get that fancy drafting table to paint on or the big fabric cutting table so you have room for your sewing machine and all of your fabric scraps and magazines and notions or one of those big beautiful bead organizing cabinets right now. Someday you will.
ALWAYS REMEMBER ... YOU MUST CRAWL BEFORE YOU CAN WALK. I tell myself that often.
Monday, June 7, 2010
7-piece tool kit for Beading
This is a great little tool kit to have on hand, both at home and while travelling ...
- it zips up to keep your tools clean and safe
- it's small and easy to carry ... fits easily into other bags
- it looks nice too!
- It's only $14.95 and it's everything you need to get started ... besides the beads of course .. but we have those too!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
TIME TO THINK ABOUT GRADUATION ...
.... it's right around the corner .. if it hasn't already happened! .. from high school off to college ... can't believe it's been 20+ years since i left high school!
are the daughters and nieces interesting in beading ? we have a 7-piece tool kit that will be on the site for only $14.95 next week ... www.dominionartsncrafts.com <><><> check it out ...
Easy and Fun Gift Idea ... Something, too, that may help "break the ice" conversation-wise if going off to College .... A HOBBY to talk about ...
are the daughters and nieces interesting in beading ? we have a 7-piece tool kit that will be on the site for only $14.95 next week ... www.dominionartsncrafts.com <><><> check it out ...
Easy and Fun Gift Idea ... Something, too, that may help "break the ice" conversation-wise if going off to College .... A HOBBY to talk about ...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Pale Yellow SQUARE Beads
Pale yellow.
Flat Square.
Perfect for Necklaces, as they will lie flat.
Pretty, light color for summertime beading.
$9.90 for 100 grams
$5.61 for 50 grams
Please visit our website,
http://www.dominionartsncrafts.com
to order !
Thank You.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
BEADS, Diamond Shape, PERIDOT Green
These unique glass beads are a beautiful shade of green ... 15 mm long in the stringing direction. We offer them in the 50 gram package which has approx 30 beads and the 100 gram package which contains approx 65 beads. (H08-23) < All bead pictures are taken in full, direct sun to get the best, brightest color effect >.
$5.61 for 50gr and $9.90 for 100gr.
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