Smart Seed Beads for Beading

Smart Seed Beads for Beading

Seed beads are very smart for beading. Don’t dismiss these tiny beads because they will surprise you with their versatility! Because seed beads are versatile and can be used to make any kinds of jewelry, pendants, beaded animals, beaded flowers and any decoration items , some experienced beaders choose these small seed beads as their main jewelry beads and they use these small beads in most of their beadworks. Here we have gathered some seed bead jewelry designs that made by our customers. Take your time and enjoy them!

The beads used in the above pendant is sienna, iris round seed beads 8/0, which is 3mm in diameter. The metal color of this seed bead is antique and charming. Jewelry made with these seed beads are gorgeous and decent. Here are some other accessories that made with these seed beads and designed by Irina. If you want to get them, please go to pandahall.com and search for itemcode: SDB3mm601

Here are some other iris round seed beads, these 6/0 see beads are purple and about 4mm in diameter. The cuff bracelet and earrings set is designed byАлена and the other pair seed bead earrings and pendant necklace is made by Olga. Itemcode: SDB4mm603

Other seed bead jewelry that made with iris round seed beads 12/0. Itemcode: SDB601

Safety pins bracelet with seed beads, designed by by Mitzi. Itemcode: SEED-A009-3mm-606

Seed beaded snail designed by Svetik584. Itemcode: EED-A005-4mm

Seed bead animals- seed bead horses made by anastasya. Itemcode: SEED-A005-4mm

Here are some mixed color seed beads and their lated jewelry works like triangle earrings and rainbow necklace. Frosted Colors seed beads do not have the sparkling shine but the slight shine on the frosted surface is full of allure. Itemcode: SEED-A008-4mm

Gorgeous seed bead pendant and seed bead bracelet designed by Christine. Itemcode: SEED-C012-M1

All the above accessories are made with round seed beads. If you’d like to use some kinds of seed beads, you can try this two cut seed beads. Itemcode:CSDBTC01 (designed by by Elena)

Here is a cute bracelet which is created with fringe seed beads. Designer: Angela. Itemcode: SEED-C012-M5

Egyptian Collar, ladder stitch created by Caine. Caine used bugle beads and round seed beads in this Egyptian coller project. Itemcode: TSDB6MM176

Are you surprise by this amazing design? Hope to get more fresh jewelry ideas that created with bugle beads? Then, you can have a look at this Cute Dolls Pendant DIY.

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Craft Ideas：DIY Button Tree

I love to use buttons in my daily crafting because they are easy to get and they can bring great ideas to me as well. Last time, I re-used buttons to diy a button calendar, and today I will show you how to recycle buttons to make a tree! 

I hung this button craft on my wall as an art work.It attracted my guests' attentions when they came to my house.I can't help to say that it's a great decoration idea too!! LOL!

Now, let's see how to make this button tree.You need to prepare a thin wood board,a piece of white paper,pencil, glue and various of buttons.

After getting all of these easy-to-prepare materails, you firstly need to draw a tree pattern on the paper, then cut the paper tree along the line. The 2nd step is to put the paper tree on the board and draw a tree on the board along the paper pattern. If you are good at paintting, you can skip the 1st step and draw the tree on the board directly.

Finally, you can use glue to stick different sizes of buttons on the board. When the tree line is filled with buttons, the button tree is finished. 

To make it more fun, you can draw and cut some birds and stick them on the tree as well!

Someone asked me where to get these buttons, well, you can shop them at your local craft store or buy them from online store if you need large amounts of buttons, it would be much cheaper for crafters like me who love to use buttons is crafting. And buying wholesale jewelry making supplies at bulk prices can save us a lot of money. 

DIY a Cute Button Calender with Recycled Buttons

Environmental protection is the hottest topic nowadays, and using recycled button in crafts is a great idea to protect our environment. It's fun, cheap and creative!!

I believe that almost every woman will  found that there are old clothes, cloth and buttons left in their house, and it's very lavish to just throw them away. Then, why not reuse these recycled materials in your crafts? 

You can DIY amzing crafts with these recycled materials and it's a good activity to do with your kids at home when it's a rainy day. 

Today, I will show you how to DIY a cute button calender with recycled buttons.

Materials you need to prepare are: an old photo frame or wooden frame; cloth; tape; buttons; fabric, paper, glue etc. 

Steps are showed in the pictures below:

Tada, the button calendar is finished! DIY your own calendar with recycled button at home today!

If you think the colors of the button is not what you want or you need more colorful button, you need get wholesale buttons at your local craft store or you can shop them online. 

Beautiful Rainbow Loom Bracelets

Loom Bands are so hot these days and many crafter love to use them to diy bracelets, charms and some even use rainbow loom bands to make a dress. That's really amazing!!!

Here I will share some loom bracelets with you;

Cheap Beads Are Used In Mardi Gras Throws

If you have never been to a traditional Mardi Gras party, then you are missing out. There are lots of different traditions and rituals which started at the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and have quickly spread to other Gras festivals around the county (and around the world). One of the most unique Mardi Gras traditions is the tossing of special items known as "throws" from this Gras floats into the watching crowds. These throws are usually strings of cheap beads, strings of shells, wooden doubloons inscribed with the logo of the float, decorated cups, decorated plastic items or small inexpensive toys.
Many of the "krewes" who ride on the floats in the Mardi Gras parades will actually spend weeks or months before each parade preparing their special throws. This preparation may involve hunting down and ordering throws, or it may involve stringing thousands of cheap plastic beads onto strings to use as gifts for the crowd. Whilst it is much easier for krewes to order their throws in readymade, spending time making throws can be an important part of the festivities for some smaller krewes.. Making beaded throws gives each krewe the opportunity to create something completely unique which represents their float. Cheap beads are widely available in lots of different colors, shapes and styles, so these groups have plenty of options to choose from if they want to design their own necklace throws. Many parents will also make their own throw necklaces if they are having private Mardi Gras parties with their families and children.
The period leading up to Mardi Gras in New Orleans is one of the busiest times for printers and logo experts in New Orleans as krewes seek to get their logos stamped upon a wide range of items. Bead sellers have previously stated that tens of thousands of crates of cheap beads enter the city in the days leading up to the main festivities. Other cities which celebrate Mardi Gras have noted similar trends. Many of the beads which are used in New Orleans are ordered in from China, as Chinese bead sellers are best placed to fulfill such large orders for beads at an affordable price. In order to receive this many beads for the Mardi Gras Parade, most large krewes must place their order by September.
Throwing strings of cheap beads first became popular at the beginning of the 20th century. As "throws" became a more and more popular part of the Mardi Gras parade, krewes became more and more creative about what they decided to toss out to the waiting crowds. Krewes began to throw plastic toys such as Frisbees out to the crowd so that they would have something fun to take home with them. One krewe is even famed for handing out hand-painted coconuts to audience members, although these items are new usually handed out by people who are walking alongside the floats, as throwing whole coconuts was considered to be a serious health and safety issue.

Cheap beads are used for plenty of things. One of the most famous uses for cheap beads is in Mardi Gras throws.