Bead Resources and Information

Learn about amber, a natural material often used in jewelry designs.

Turquoise is a beautiful gemstone that comes in color range from green to light blue with dark veins of black and gray.

Hematite is a very popular gemstone, but what exactly is it?

Swarovski is a company famous for its crystal beads and jewelry components. Learn what makes Swarovski crystal beads and components distinguishable from other crystal beads.

It is all about the beads! Here is a collection of projects and information for the bead lover, focusing on beaded jewelry techniques and and bead jewelry projects.

Bead shows are a blast, but if you haven't been to one before, they can be a little overwhelming too. Here are some tips to help you navigate your way through a bead show so that you have a wonderful and productive day.

This free jewelry making e-course is designed as a tribute to love. It is made up of 28 projects and each project incorporates the theme of “Love.” After you sign up for this free e-course, you’ll receive a lesson every day for 28 days. Lesson projects combine a number of jewelry making techniques from wire to beads.

This is an 11-lesson class in beginning bead stringing. You will receive 11 lessons in 11 days, so it is a very quick course in beading basics. If you’ve never made any jewelry before, then this e-course is the place to start. Learn all about jewelry findings and beads, plus how to make your own necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

This bead knotting course assumes you are ready to taking bead stringing to the next level as you work through nine lessons in nine days.

I had the opportunity to interview the editor of Bead & Button magazine, Ann Dee Allen.

Some jewelry pieces, such as beaded barretts and beaded eye glass chains, don't fit into a nice, neat category. Linked here are those projects and articles that are unqiue.

Make this beautiful bookmark with beads. Now your books can wear beaded jewelry too.

Learn glass techniques you can use for making your own lampwork beads and more.

Find lampwork bead classes and learn some general information about glass and lampworking.

Learn some basics of torch work to help you make your own glass beads and jewelry.

You'll love the sweat little tea pot beads this company makes.

My favorite Florida bead store is now on-line. They sell Japanese, Czech, Delica beads, and more.

Beads will find some helpful tips and tricks from this company who also sells all kinds of handy beading supplies.

Located in Historic Stonewood Village in the Milwaukee, WI suburb of Brookfield, Midwest Beads offers all kinds of supplies so you can make your own jewelry.

Cyndi Lavin makes her own glass beads. See her bicon, tabular, spirls, and swirl beads here.

Get beading today with beaders in your local area, but first locate a bead society using this list.

A full service bead, crystal, rock and jewelry shop in West Palm Beach, FL. Over 50 different classes available for in state or out of state. Special web site kits, instruction, and bonus buys.

This company offers purse frames, knitted purse kits, and other supplies for the beader.

This glass bead artist shows off some of her beautiful beads including her own Goddettes, Angelettes, and Mermettes beads.

These company has a great supply of Japanese seed beads as well as pressed glass Czech beads. They sell wholesale and retail.

Bead related supplies catalog, free bead newsletter, bead book reviews, a gallery, and instructions are just some of what you'll find on this site packed full of information for the bead worker.

This company provides a large assortment of seed beads.

This California bead shop offers some great "recipes" for bead success such as using crimp beads, the best wire to use, making earrings, and power bracelet instructions.

This site offers vintage, hand-made, Czech, and Japanese seed beads at great prices.

Seed beaders now have a place they can find patterns from a variety of designers on one site. You can buy the patterns and they even have some for free.

Learn how to make your own beads using wire. Instructions include everything you need to know from tools to techniques in order to make beautiful wire beads.

This is an excellent list and description of various types of beads from greasy to satin and more.

- If you're ever in Orlando, Florida, go bar hopping at the Bead Bar. They have a long list of classes as well all the beading supplies you need.

This company offers a huge line of beads from seed to African trade beads along with charms and stringing supplies.

This company offers a large line of beads, tools, and supplies in their on-line catalog.

Is it ethical to use coral as a material for jewelry making purposes?

Find out what the heck mother of pearl is plus other interesting information about this wonderful material used in many jewelry designs.

Learn the basic definition of bead embroidery.

Learn about the properties of onyx, a gemstone used in many jewelry designs and also for carving decorative objects.

Z is for Zoisite, an unusual gemstone you can find in beads as well as ornamental carvings.

Carnelian is a stone that comes in different hues of red and looks really rich in jewelry pieces.