Jewellery Making - Materials - US & Other Places

Hi friends,

I live in Deira, Dubai. I'm interested to make designer jewellery. Can anyone help me to find out where can I get the kit and the guide to make designer jewellery.

Thanks,
Ginny

Check if you have any local arts & crafts store, they may give you lead on this...

Originally Posted by vijikrish

Hi Anila,
Iam from North Florida...I noticed you are also from Florida. Bead show is good source to buy beads, though they are quite bit expensive when compared to India. I just had to trip to India and had good shopping in Oswal (Chennai). You can visit local county libraries for books or magazines about beads & get ideas to make jewellery. You may not be able find about kundan sets, but some designs are good, you can wear for Indian outfit along with western outfit. I never liked Walmart stuff, they kinda give a cheap look and it suits only college going girls, but to learn they are okay.If you have questions, you can PM me...
Good luck,
Viji

Hi Viji,

Thank you for the info...that is one good piece of info.I'm from South Florida :). 'm looking forward for bead show and would definetly look for books in local library.dont have access to PM yet :(

Hi,
If you are having Ben franklin in ur area, plzz visit there. They are seeling all the Beads, crystals, Small to Big pendents,etc.You need not buy the whole pack. Even a single stone or according to ur design u can buy the stones , beads etc. Joann & Micheals you can find A to Z of jewellery making materials. Every week they will have sale & discount coupons.
Vk

I saw that someone else recommended Wholesale Beads and Jewelry Making Supplies - Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, and I can say from personal experience that it is a great place to order from. The prices are pretty good, especially with the "mix and match" pricing, and the orders arrive quickly.

I have ordered sterling silver beads and other findings, and they are good quality. The gemstones and glass beads are nice too. They have a lot of tools and "ready-made" jewelry too. My last order included some sterling silver bangles...they are beautiful!

Visit the website, and sign up for a catalog. They'll send it to you in a few days.

Good luck with your adventure in jewelry making!

Jenn

Hi JennM,

I Ordered free catalog from firemountain a week back after seeing ur message (happened to see ur post luckily :)) and I got catalog from them....its amazing.Thank you so much for letting us know about it.

I'm so engrossed in that book and its so delightful to see all those beads :)

So as you said their products are good right...will have to check and order some.

cant wait to do that...thanks much

hello everyone,
can anyone tell me stores where i can buy materials (beads, for kundan jewellery etc ) in France (IDF)
thanks in advance

Hi all,

I am visiting mumbai next week and i would really like to shop for the jewelery making materials like beads, kundans etc as i am not able to find anything in Hyd. Can anyone plz tell me the places where these materials are available in mumbai ?

Thanks in advance :)

-Ashwini.

Hi Ashwini, Welcome to Indus !!!
The best place to buy them in bulk is Bhuleshwar. There are lots of shops and you can go around and buy of your choice.

Hi All,

I see that there has been a lot of discussions about the cost of beads in US... Ofcourse they are costly, I did my experiment and you can buy online which is cheap and the quality is also good...

If your is search is for

A. Swarovski Crystals - try www.artbeads.com there will be sale items and if you purchase once they send you coupon codes for further purchases!!! Hey did I mention the shipping* is free out there!!!

B. Seed Beads - next most wanted once will be the seed beads which most of the begginers would look for try www.suncountrygems.com, they sell beads in 10g tubes and obviously cheaper than A.C.Moore and Michaels... Again shipping* is free if your order is above $5 / $7...

* Always choose the Standard Mail in US for Free shipping...

Hope you all will find what you need at a lesser price!!!