jewelllery making for 2010

jazabelle

I'm completely new to jewellery making - in fact, never done it before. I'd like to buy a starter kit, but don't know what I need to make sure the kit has in it! I'm looking at this listing at the moment.

It contains:
10m Tigertail Wire

100 S/P Beads 50 x 1.5 inch S/P Headpins
50 x 1.5 inch S/P Eyepins
50 S/P Earwires
50 x 4mm S/P Jump Rings
50 x 5mm S/P Jump Rings
50 S/P Crimp Beads
50 S/P Calottes
10 x 12mm S/P Lobster Clasps
PLIERS CUTTERS & ROUND NOSE
Free Gemstone Beads

Does that look right to start me off? Is the price of £9.45 sound right? Is there anything I'd still be missing to get me started?

Thanks for any help!

Crafty_JuJu

jazabelle wrote: »

I'm completely new to jewellery making - in fact, never done it before. I'd like to buy a starter kit, but don't know what I need to make sure the kit has in it! I'm looking at this listing at the moment.

It contains:
10m Tigertail Wire

100 S/P Beads 50 x 1.5 inch S/P Headpins
50 x 1.5 inch S/P Eyepins
50 S/P Earwires
50 x 4mm S/P Jump Rings
50 x 5mm S/P Jump Rings
50 S/P Crimp Beads
50 S/P Calottes
10 x 12mm S/P Lobster Clasps
PLIERS CUTTERS & ROUND NOSE
Free Gemstone Beads

Does that look right to start me off? Is the price of £9.45 sound right? Is there anything I'd still be missing to get me started?

Thanks for any help!

Hi I bought this kit in April when I 1st starting making Jewellery & found it to be a GREAT little kit to start off with Gave me ideas of what was what & sizes. The pliers are good too, still use them every day Good Luck xx Look forward to seeing what you make xx

Just to celebrate :jI can't get over that my fan page on facebook has reached over 1000 fans :j yeah :j

Hope everyone is well & has a great day xxx

fazeypie

cbrown372 wrote: »

I just did a search on pandora and this thread has come up. How can you use the name pandora to make your own bracelets as then you would be selling "fakes" surely.

I'm guessing that Jenny_f, as well as myself and many others on here use the term pandora bracelets but technically mean snake chain bracelets in the style of pandora/chamilia/trollbead bracelets. Hope that explanation clears it up for you. I don't think anybody on here intends to produce and sell fake brand named jewellery!

MichH

Long time lurker here, very new to jewellery making - love all the bits you make!

Anyway the reason for posting, there is a closing down sale with 60% off Swarovski beads at www.beadgems.com. Some bits are out of stock but there are still lots available.

jazabelle

MichH wrote: »

Long time lurker here, very new to jewellery making - love all the bits you make!

Anyway the reason for posting, there is a closing down sale with 60% off Swarovski beads at www.beadgems.com. Some bits are out of stock but there are still lots available.

While there is actually a huge amount out of stock - I just got an order that came to £74 reduced to £31! How brilliant is that?

jazabelle

Crafty_JuJu wrote: »

Hi I bought this kit in April when I 1st starting making Jewellery & found it to be a GREAT little kit to start off with Gave me ideas of what was what & sizes. The pliers are good too, still use them every day Good Luck xx Look forward to seeing what you make xx

Just to celebrate :jI can't get over that my fan page on facebook has reached over 1000 fans :j yeah :j

Hope everyone is well & has a great day xxx

Thank you! That's great. And congrats on 1000 fans!

Do you need all three kinds of pliers? It comes with cutters and nose round, but do I need the chain nose pliers as well please?

clairewop

I just ordered too thank you for sharing the link £60 odd worth of crystals for £27 odd

babyfreckles

Hiya all,
I would like to start making some jewellry, and really like the look of the Pandora 'style' ones. Does anyone know where I can buy the bracelets and beads from one place?
Thanks xx

x-Princess-Vikki-x

Hi, I bought this chain: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200413140954&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

and now I'm looking for some jump rings to fit onto it to attach a clasp. Do you know of any jump rings that would fit this chain as it is very fine. Or do you know of any way I can make rings thin enough? Thank you! Vikki x

Jo.G

Hello, I've decided to get back into this after a long dry spell with no inspiration. So I've bought some new beads, and for the first time some memory wire. I also found some wire snowflakes too and am going to make some decorations. I'd like to share some of this afternoons makes with you. I'd forgotten how addicted this is and I need some more beads already....
Hope this works!