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   Nothing is impossible for you if you believe. You can either attach your clasp before stringing your beads or when you are done with your designs. Whichever way, you are good to go. Here, in this post i will be showing you how to attach your clasp before you begin your beads.          There is an important tool in bead making that is needed here, it is used to crimp or flatten the stopper. The tool is called the ' flat nose plier' . Two important tools are needed here to attach your clasp and they are a crimp bead or bead stopper (any one will work for it)  but for this post, i will  be using a bead stopper and the flat nose plier. Instructions Cut your desired length of fishing line and double it.  String a bead stopper and attach the clasp onto the same  end of the line. Thread the fishing line back through the  stopper. NOTE : Make sure you leave some spaces between the stopper and the clasp so as to move freely. Get your fla

 As humans, we cannot do without the help of others, we need people in life that will support, assist us. Everyone needs someone to get things done at  every point in life. We need each other to survive that's the reason in bead making, every tool is important because without one, the other won't be able to stand alone.         In this context, fishing line is as important as every other tool while beading because, with this tool, you are able to string your beads to make any design you desire. Fishing line can be used when making necklaces, earrings and bracelets to create any design you can think of. It is in different sizes  of 0. 25mm, 0.30mm, 0.35mm, 0.45mm, 0.50mm there is also a stretchy fishing line of 0.5mm, 0.8mm and 1.0mm that you can use in making  a necklace or bracelet that will be easier to wear without attaching your clasp or hook.    Beading generally means stringing your beads onto a line, that 'line' is called 'fishing line'. You

       The journey of a thousand miles begin in a day, beading may look complicating to you but there are tools and  techniques for making different designs. I will be showing you few things to know before you start making beads.          A bead is a small object which is in form of different shapes, colours and sizes woven together to create a lovely design. There are different types of beads, there are ;  glass, plastic, Pearl, gemstone, crystal, metal, seed bead, coral and lots more. What is Beading?   Beading is the act of stringing different kind of beads together to make assorted fashion jewelry, such as necklace, earrings, bracelets, flower vase, purse, key holders, hair pins and any design you can think of. As beginners, its advisable to know the tools that are used for making beads. This are the important tools listed here but they are not limited to these:  Fishing line, beading thread or beading wire     This is the thread you need to fix in your beads an

Colour blending can be intimidating for a lot of people but this tips will make it a lot easier to come up with your colors. Colour plays a large part of our dressing everyday, what we wear, how we wear them, how we combine colours to suit our dressing.     One of the ways to understand the effect colours have on each other is to understand the relativity of colour. Blending of colours is very important while beading. For a lot of us, choosing colours of beads for a  beading project can take a longer time than starting the jewelry itself.         According to Carl Jung, the founder of Analytical Psychology he explained that human beings belong to two personality types which has a lot to do with how they behave in their day to day life which are; the introvert and the extrovert. I could remember vividly now while I was in my final year in the university many years ago, my Head Of Department then, while talking about these personality types explained that the in

      Have you ever tried to make a brooche with crystal beads before or you feel its not possible. Remember nothing is impossible if you believe. Not to worry, I will be showing you how to do that in this post and you can always use it on any design. I hope you will enjoy while making yours because I did enjoyed mine...Smiles. Materials that Is required Here Are 1. Beading Thread 0.30mm 2. Crystal Beads (CB) 6mm (size 6) 3. Beading Needle 4. Seed Beads 10/0 (size 2) 5. Cutter 1. Cut a comfortable length of thread and insert your needle. 2. Pick seven (7) CB and tie at the extreme, pass the needle into the next CB. 3. Pick nineteen (19) SB and pass the needle to the other CB to form a circle. 4. Pass the needle into the first SB and pick one(1) CB. 5. Pass into the eight (8th) and ninth (9th) SB at once. Then, pick one (1) CB  and pass the needle to the last SB to make it tight. 6. Pass to the next CB and r

     Few months ago I have been trying to work on this design and yes...it came out lovely. So I decided to make it easy for you by telling you the steps to create this. I'm sure you have been wondering why I always use crystal beads in my designs. I will tell you...this is because crystals always glitter and make my work brighter, glitter and lovely. Materials  Required Include: 1. Seed Bead (10/0 size 2) 2. Crystal Bead (4mm or Size 4) 3. Flat Nose Plier 4. Beading Thread 0.25 or 0.30mm 5. Beading Needle 6. Hook or clasp One of the things you should consider here is the choice of your beads because it can either make or mar your design. You can decide to make use of seed beads throughout depending on your preference. Step by step Procedure 1. Cut a desired length of the thread and insert your needle. 2. Drop 3 SB 1 CB 3 SB 1 CB  3B and interlock/ cross with 1 SB. 3. Drop 3 SB1 CB 1 SB and pass  the needle into the CB you just dro