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1. Seed Bead It is  made up of glass and come in a wide variety of colours and sizes  depending on your choice,which is majorly used for embroidery. There is a special tool called beading needle that is being used to make you comfortable with your beads. The largest seed bead are 6.5mm in diameter and the lowest  is 0.5 mm. 2. Crystal Beads  Beads glitter like diamond and precious stones and brings the beauty of any design made. 3. Coral Beads  Its a symbol of royalty, that is being used by Emperors, kings, Queens and those in high status. Brides also make use of coral beads on their wedding day to look unique while groom also use it to stand out. 4. Pearl Beads This kind of bead is worn on either casual wears or formal dressing because it add touch to your outfit.

1.  Bead Making requires lot of patience, if you are always in a hurry to start and finish up, you won't really get anywhere because there are times you will make mistakes and that doesn't make you a failure. 2. Be creative with your designs, don't just be  stereotyped to one design. 3. Your finishing must be top notch, always combine nice set of colors for your work. 4. Use  the right fishing line for your beads to bring out the beauty. 5 .While working on a size 2 seed beads, endeavor to use a 0.25/0.30 mm fishing line to make your beads firm and lovely and finish up with a  jump ring or hook.

  Welcome to this blog which has been created mainly to educate you about how to make lovely beads and the designs you can create out of it. Enjoy.      Bead Making is very interesting because it makes you come up with different designs while combining nice set of colours together which make you an object of attraction in that function. Let me tell you this because I want you to be motivated by it- there was a time a family friend of mine had an outing to attend,she doesn't want to make do with her neckpiece, she wanted something different from  the usual thing, traditional, yet so lovely. She got  me informed through her sister and I went out of my way to give her the right designs she needed and believe me, she was looking very beautiful on the day of her function,with her dressing and her make up,the beads gave her a perfect touch to her outfit.In fact people asked her where she made the beads and admired her and I got referrals from there...Smile...

A bead is a small object which is in form of different shapes, colours and sizes woven together to create a lovely design. It can be in form of glass, plastic, Pearl, caribbean, crystal, coral and lots more. Both men and women use beads because its used for personal adornment, either on the wrist, waist or legs just to look lovely. Beads can be designed to create a flower vase, phone pouch, ring, bags, necklace, bracelets, wristwatch handles, key holders. All this depend on your creative ability. The coral type of bead is used strictly in royalty: Kings, Queens and Maidens. All things being equal: The normal neck for an adult is 16 inches(using a tape rule). It takes 13 inches to make a collar/choker necklace. Bead Making has been found in West Africa since the sixteenth century. In Egypt,beads are said to carry protective and healing power. Its not only meant for jewelry, you can embroider any piece of fabric whether shirt, purse, jacket, dress.