What exactly means costume-jewelry-making?

It simply means making your own jewelry!

Our purpose here is to show that even with simple and easy techniques you can make one of a kind jewelry!

The most important for us: Take your time when making your bead pattern.
Try different bead patterns, play with your beads and other materials, try different bead's shapes together, add bead cap to see if it can embellish your pattern, …
This process is very important. Stop only when you are pleased with your design.

Then decide the type of thread/wire/cord … you will use to make your jewelry.
Each thread has his matching findings, needles and tools. Please feel free to download our free e-book to have a look to our favorite threads. We have added their matching finding, needles and tools.

You can make unique jewelry even with craft findings and plastic beads.

You just need to know how to put everything together properly, nicely and neatly.
You can also watched the videos.
For us, that is really the base for making costume-jewelry.

If you don't know how to mix beads together (speaking of colors), you can if you want have a look to our color combination. It is based on current color trends.

Now, you can add a little something which will enhance your design, which will make it unique!

We are happy to share our favorite tips and secrets with you. They are all reunite here!

As simple as 1-2-3 with a fun and creative spirit!

Add your personal touch for unique costume-jewelry-making!

• With the right angle weave technique you can make a superb beaded bead that you can use as a charm, pendant or a drop for example.
• With polymer clay, you can even make quick beads and create your own motifs with seed beads.
• In less than 2 hours (after some practice), you can make a flat beaded flower that can be glued on a ring finding, a pendant, a brooch…
  

  Look at "The Ring Making Guide" for more informations. These flat beaded flowers are made using simple bead embroidery techniques.

• With an eye pin, you can make your own earwires and add sophistication and elegance to any earrings! (even within plastic or craft findings)

• Mixing techniques together especially basic techniques with beading can make superb jewelry. We added simple fringes to these mother of pearl butterflies.
• Mix different types of beads, ribbons, colors, buttons, even sequins together. Open your sewing box and play !