Jewellery Making

Welcome Back

Not sure how much or for how long I’ll be able to make jewellery. Since I have done a lot of research looking for suppliers, blogs, tutorials and such I wondered if you would like to share my results? Can you tell this blog doubles up as my favorites list ;)

Books

Got any recomendations? please leave me a comment

• Compendium of Beading Techniques by jean Power; Review
• Beading Design by Kim Gover; Review

Blogs

Anyone got any tips for good ones? Please leave me a comment

• Beadsisters Family run maiol order business, with wide variety of  quality of beads, findings and finding acessories.
• Bluestreak Beads Awesome inspiration and temptation
• Cooksongold Jewelery Making Supplies blog. Serious jewellery making blog, technical advice on materials
• Jewelry Making
• Kate’s Jewellery Making Blog. Tutorials,videos and articles on the art of jewellery making

Tutorials

• Aunties Beads Learning Centre. Written and video tutorials Excellent
• Beaders Companion; You Tube channel Tutorials videos on tools, products and techniques.
• Happy Hippo; Choosing Jewellery Making Tools
• Basic Techniques: End Findings Making Jewellery
• Bead TV
• Glossaryof Beading Terms by Bead Addict 
• How to make beaded Jewellery
• Project based tutorial videos by Beads Unlimited
• Top 10 Tips for anyone new to Jewellery Making by Jessica Rose

Knotwork Jewllery

• Fusion Knots This guy is amazing, this site has tutorial videos and lots could be used for jewellery
• Suzen Millodot Knotwork jewellery and videos on You Tube

Paid Courses

• Wire Jewellery Linda Jones author of popular jewelry making books has courses available at her Kent based Studio.

Suppliers

• B is for Beads Quality beads and findings
• Beaders Companion As seen on Create & Craft. Sarah Millsop also shares tutorials on their You Tube Channel
• Beads Direct Includes antiques finishes and findings
• Beads Unlimited
• Bluestreak Beads
• Celtic Beadshop Beautiful celtic inspired beads
• Cooksongold Quality tools and findings for jewellery makers. Also stockists of metal clays
• EBeads This links to the UK site but there are links here for online stores around Europe
• Empire Beads UK
• George Weil Group All kinds of supplies for jewellery making and bead making too.
• Happy Dayz  http://www.happy-daze.net/catalog/charms-c-33.html
• Jilly Beads
• Mail Order Beads
• Regal Crafts
• Sand Stones
• Sanctuary Beads Check out their starter kits, this is the one I have its FAB and would make a great gift for anyone getting started.
• Scrapz
• Solid Oak
• Spoilt Rotten Beads Uk stockist of Vintaj items
• The Bead Shop
• The Bead Wholesaler
• Vintaj Natural Bras Co, Jewelry Findings & Embellishments

Magazines

• Bead Magazine
• Beads and Beyond
• Making Jewellery Magazine, blog, forum

Reviews

Book Review

•  Compendium of Beading Techniques by Jean Power
• Beading Design by Kim Gover

Product Review

•  Jewellery Starter Kit from Sanctuary Beads

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)