European Jewelry Making Resources

The Bead Company located in Glasgow, Scotland. Along with a large selection of beads, findings, tools, and related jewelry making supplies, this store teaches classes and offers bead parties.

Browse through their index of beads from around the world including amber, antique, Czech, and more.

There's not a whole lot on this site right now since they are under construction. But, I've included it because it has an on line ordering from if you'd like to receive their catalog.

This French web site has some beautiful jewelry and beads.

Beads Direct is an on-line bead and jewelry making supply retailer selling to over 100 countries world-wide.

This shop has an assortment of ceramic and glass beads, wire pendants, and pewter castings.

With five locations throughout Europe and now on-line, this supplier offers findings, settings, and tools for the jewelry maker.

Located in the UK, this importer of Venetian beads sells them at wholesale prices.

Austrian Jewelry Tags is a manufacturer for customized jewelry logo tags in Austria/Europe.

This site provides links to Italian jewelry suppliers including finish jewelry, jewelry supplies, and equipment. They require you to register, but it is free.

Headquartered in Birmingham, UK, this organization is non-profit and provides support for those in the jewellrey trade.

From Moscow, Russia, this talented seed bead artists sells her jewelry through her on-line gallery and auctions.

Lapidary and jewelry making supplies of all kinds such as tools, equipment, stones, and some finished jewelry are availalbe from this UK supplier.

An Italian school for jewelry crafts and design for the creative production of jewels and precious shapes.

This French company now has a web site for all kinds of creative crafters including jewelry makers.

This Croatian jewelry artist creates sculptured jewelry using various metals and then enhances them with natural stones.

A huge variety of wire is available from this company from enamelled to gold old silver.

While this site sells wholesale, no tax ID is required, so anyone can purchase from them. Wholesale prices kick when larger quantities are purchased. They sell: Murano glass jewelry, Venetian beads, Swarovski crystals, jewelry findings, pearls, gemstones, just about everything for jewelry makers.