Famous Jewelry Collections: THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Monday, March 28, 2011

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

New URLs for Jewelry Making Tips and Jewelry Business Tips

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:08 AM PDT

Spring Cleaning by Chiot's Run via FlickrI've been spring-cleaning! My Jewelry Making Tips hub page has become so long that I have had to split it into two, at least for now. The Jewelry Business Tips hub page is for aspiring jewelry sellers. Please change your bookmarks accordingly!

These hub pages group together my constantly updated tutorial post listings as well as categorize my past posts in different and fun ways. The tutorial hubs make looking for what you want a lot easier. Click here for other search tips.

So far my hubs are as follows :

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Tila Bead Jewelry Tutorials

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:00 AM PDT

I'm a huge fan of Japanese beads. I appreciate the precision manufacture but I also like the range they do like cubes and triangular beads.

I now have a new favorite - Miyuki's double holed square tile or TILA beads. This shape is relatively new from the company and a wonderful addition to any bead worker's collection.

Miyuki has a cautionary note on their website which tells users to be a little more gentle with these beads. As they are thin and sharp angled, chipping and cracking can easily occur.

They come in a variety of colors. They are a versatile addition for beading. Using them will also speed things up because of their relative size. Shown above is Jennifer VanBenschoten's Elegant Tila Bead Bracelet . This slanted design not only looks classy but is quicker to complete than if you used much smaller beads.

Another wonderful tutorial by Jennifer is the Fancy Tile Bead Bracelet - the smaller silver lined beads really make this design pop.

The third tutorial in Jennifer's remarkable set is the Golden Waterfall Tila Bead Necklace. The tila bead colors and finishes are wonderful - shown below are the antique gold metallic ones.