Beaded Earring Designs

Beaded earring designs have been a part of cultures everywhere for thousands of years. Beaded designs have served as jewelry, decoration, religious tools, and ceremonial accoutrements.

Today, beaded jewelry in many regions of the world, have much bearing on traditions and historical eras.

Beaded earring designs reflect inspiration from the Far East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, and from traditions of thousands of years ago as well as more modern traditions.

Making earring designs is a sure way to gain an appreciation for beaded artwork throughout history.

For those just starting out making beaded jewelry, the easiest media to work with are generally eye pins, beading thread, or tiger tail.

Eye pins are fine metal wires with a small loop, or "eye" at one end onto which you string beads. Beading thread is often made of nylon because of its unobtrusiveness.

Fine nylon thread can be difficult to see without a well-lit workspace, but the results are worth the trouble. Tiger tail is a fine wire that holds its shape and therefore doesn't require use of a needle. Though it is generally very easy to use, it does have a tendency to develop kinks, so some degree of care is necessary in handling it.

Soft-flex wire is newer than tiger tail and more expensive, but it doesn't have the same risk of kinking as tiger tail. Excellent for beaded earring designs

Other necessities for beginning bead-making include crimp beads and crimping pliers. Crimping beads are made of soft metal. You flatten them onto tiger tail or soft-flex wire to keep beads in place and finish off a strand. To flatten them onto the wire, you use crimping pliers made just for this task. Crimping pliers will do the job more neatly than regular pliers will.

While several pages could be written about each of the types of beads available, they will just be briefly mentioned here, as a guide to what is available for you to work with when making beaded earring designs. See top of this page to find a bead store near you.

It is important to make sure you're really getting Swarovski crystals if that is what you are paying for, so read up on a supplier before committing to buy Swarovski crystals.

The ones from Japan are generally of high quality, as are those from Taiwan.

Beads for earring designs are readily available in many places, and you can usually find them priced very competitively. They can be found at craft and hobby stores, some fabric stores, discount retailers, and through many sources over the internet.

Beaded earrings make great projects for those just beginning with their beading. The results are beautiful, and it doesn't take a lot of time.

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