Common Findings for Handcraft Jewelry

These days, jewelry making becomes increasing popular all over the world. More and more people now are aware of its amazing effects, and willing to create handmade jewelry. As a matter of fact, everyone is able to complete perfect designs with essential jewelry supplies.

It is quite easy and interesting to create a piece of necklace or bracelet at home. On one hand, you can give full play to your endless imagination and creativity. On the other hand, you can get unique jewelry to express your personality. However, it is important to prepare enough materials. When it comes to the jewelry making, you should pay enough attention to the loose beads. Besides, many other materials are also important, for example, jewelry findings. Today, I would like to introduce four popular findings for jewelry making.

Clasps: In the jewelry world, clasps are available in a wide variety of designs, such as, magnetic, box, lobster, hook, strand, toggle, etc. Generally, a clasp is designed to connect the different ends of a piece of jewelry together. It has been widely applied to create necklaces, pendants, and bracelets.

Chains: In the market, chains are usually made of sterling silver, silver plated materials, and gold plated materials etc. Chains are favored by many jewelry makers for their simple but classic designs. They have been used to design various kinds of fashion accessories, for example, chain bracelets.

Charms: They are mainly made of Tibetan silver. Tibetan silver makes charms appear primitive and classic. Meanwhile, they are well designed and available in many fancy styles, such as, Latin cross, butterfly, deer head, dragon, eagle, skull, leaf, and so on. Adding these wonderful charms can make your handmade necklaces or bracelets appear more beautiful and attractive.

Spacers: If you are going to create a piece of jewelry with loose beads, it would be great to add some spacers. There is a large variety of spacers available in the market. They come in many different colors, sizes, shapes, materials, and designs. You’d better make the choice on the basis of jewelry beads. Besides, some loose beads have been often used as spacers, such as, crystal glass beads and Tibetan silver beads.

Generally, clasps, chains, charms, and spacers are four popular findings in the market. Besides, we can find many other kinds, such as, hooks, pins, etc. Are you planning to create jewelry yourself? If yes, you should not ignore findings. If applied well, they can add great glamour to your designs.

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