Craft Jewelry Making Supplies

Executive Summary about Jewelry Making By Faye Hopkins

Looking for craft jewelry making supplies and ideas? Craft jewelry making supplies and ideas can be found in a number of stores and locations, both online and off, but quality is another matter. The materials you use will ultimately define the quality of your finished product, the proper materials provide the foundation for success rather than holding your creativity back.

How Craft Supplies Guide Your Project

Whether you are home hobbyist or a professional jewelry maker the materials you use help guide your creation process. There are a multitude of materials available to the amateur jeweler, from gold, silver, platinum to silver, brass, copper and that isn't even naming some of the countless embellishment or bead materials that are at your disposal. The key is to visualize your target audience before you decide on your jewelry materials, the end product will dictate what materials you need.

Craft Jewelry Making Tools

Specialized projects will require specialized tools, but I recommend you buy Jewelry tools as need dictates, rather than purchase a series of tools that you will not often use. Crucibles, handlers, pincers, and other tools are generally not called for in the typical craft project.

Where To Find Quality Craft Supplies

Look for a company that not only has a broad offering of craft jewelry supplies that you might need, but also a provides a wealth of projects, patterns, and idea resources. There is no substitute to finding a supply store that understands the creative nature of crafting and supplies craft products almost as an afterthought to the wealth of information and new project guides. Ultimately, it is you that brings out the beauty in your craft jewelry making projects, but it doesn't hurt to have a helping hand ready when you need it.

3 Tips For Getting the Best Jewelry Making Tools For Wire Work

Executive Summary about Jewelry Making By Christine I Gierer

Anyone that wants to make great wire jewelry needs to have the right tools. Some jewelry makers actually get a bit stubborn, and attempt to make one single tool work for every possible configuration. It just doesn't work! You really do need a variety of tools for best success.

Here's my best beginners' tool list (and a frugal minded one at that) for working with wire:

* The most important first: your pliers- flat-nose, chain-nose, round-nose

* A good quality pair of side flush cutters

* A good, smooth steel plate (this is a terrific substitute that is less expensive than a steel bench block)

* A hardware store hammer

* A small nylon or rawhide mallet

* A flat file (can find this at either the hardware store or a hobby store)

* Fine steel wool (for cleaning and polishing)

These tools will help you master wire work jewelry and create many beautiful pieces of jewelry.

Here are some tips so you don't waste your money:

Tip #1:

Great tools can be found at the hardware store. "The hardware store?" you may ask, "that's where the light bulbs and ladders live." But no my little chickadee, you can find some of your jewelry making tools at the hardware store. Remember that you'll be working with wire and that wire is stiff and hard. It makes perfect sense that your perfect tools would live at the hardware store, just waiting to be found. Get a hammer, flat file, steel wool and a nylon mallet -- all at the hardware store! Best of all, often your hardware store jewelry making supplies will be less expensive than traditional craft store supplies!

Tip#2

Pay for quality so you don't pay for mistakes. Never EVER get your pliers from the hardware store. Here's here you need to splurge on the specialized stuff.

It seems like many wire work jewelry makers scrimp a bit on their pliers (been there, done that!) so they have extra money to spend on supplies. You need quality pliers to see you through every wire work jewelry-making project that you do. If you purchase the cheapie pliers, you'll soon have trouble getting them to perform for you. There is nothing more frustrating than working on a great piece and having your tools not work as well as you do. When it comes to pliers, you're wise to purchase quality tools that keep up the pace!

Tip #3:

Wire work jewelry making kit tools can be a great deal. We've already talked about exactly what tools you need. So if you see a wire work tool kit that includes lots of great pliers and a hammer or other tools for a top-notch price, then that is a good deal. But if it doesn't have the above tools and includes different types of tools then it is created for doing different types of jewelry and will not be useful for what you want to do.

Wire jewelry making is very dependent on having the right tools. The more informed you are about your tools -- the stronger your jewelry making skills become.