2012年7月31日星期二

Wholesale Surgical Steel Body Jewelry

body piercing jewelry Wholesale

Have you ever noticed that Body Jewelry was evolving towards everyday wear for many of us? If you failed to recognizing this big fashion trend, then some searching work should be done, I guess.And stop asking what is body jewelry for we can guess out there meaning.

Many jewelry making supplies wholesalers, such as gets.cn, pandahall have all took your hints and opened body jewelry product category. While when people choose to wear body piercing jewelry, health and safety issues about body jewelry stands out.

8Seasons.com hopes everyone has an enjoyable experience when visiting us on our site. With six subcategories under body jewelry, we pay attention to our customer's requests and are dedicated to supply healthy and fashionable for jewelry retailers and shop owners.

Now the market for body piercing jewelry has become mature, and some come with cheap price and in vast variety. Items like nose rings, belly ring, tongue and lip labrets, belly buttons and eyebrow rings etc, are very cool and fashion for the young generation.

Some of this body jewelry are made with different worthy metals like gold and platinum and are expensive and are long lasting. While, usually people is unlikely to be willingness to pay big bucks to buy these jewelry. Thus 316L surgical steel body jewelry had become the priority.

What is 316 surgical steel?


Often 316 surgical steel is used in the manufacture and handling of food and pharmaceutical products where it is often required in order to minimize metallic contamination. Thus this kind of ASTM F138 compliant steel (Often 316L and 316LVM compliant to ASTM F138) can also used in the manufacture of body piercing jewellery and body modification implants.

Pay attention when buying stainless steel body jewelry


While when choosing your jewelry, especially body piercing jewelry, such as belly button rings and navel rings, extra attention should be paid to the material it is made of. For body jewelry would become a part of your body when you’re wearing, it should reach higher hygienic standards.

Even when you buy stainless steel body jewelry, you should identify the authenticity by scratching the piece with your nail, and if its color is rubbed away then it is fake and if not then it is real. Compared with other material, stainless steel body jewelry are best to use for its low price, tarnish prevention and changing style.

Subcategory of wholesale stainless steel body jewelry


Body Jewelry Barbells Wholesale Surgical Grade Steel Red Horseshoe Circular Ear Rings Barbell Body Piercing eyebrow rings body jewelry wholesale

Barbells

Horseshoe Circular Earrings

Eyebrow Rings

lip labrets Navel Rings Nose Bones

lip labrets

nose rings

nose bones

2012年7月30日星期一

Wholesale Pocket Watch for Steampunk Project

Knowing how to make steampunk jewelry is not the end, for some handcrafts lovers, it’s just a beginning. Now as many of us has been deeply influence by the fashion of retro flavor of steampunk jewelry, the demand for these special art projects surged.

Where to buy gears for steampunk fashion jewelry? Now many jewelry making supplies wholesalers have added watch parts into their product category. Firemountaingems, American’s biggest beads and jewelry making supplier may have taken the lead.

antique watch parts for steampunk jewelry

All the parts we need to make steampunk jewelry comes from antique watches, while not all parts of the antique watches could be useful to you. Sometimes we only need the gears, or the innard plate or the watch hands.

Before we make a decision how to buy watch parts for our steampunk project, we should make a good comparison. Compare the price of course.

First choice: Yard sale.

Nearly all of the brass gears used in steampunk projects comes from wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks of all sizes. Look for yard sale broken clocks that cost second to nothing. Second hand stores would a great source of cheap or broken and free alarm clocks and similar pieces.

Followed by: Cheap Antique Steampunk Pocket Watch

To finish the endless searching for the unique watch parts for your steampunk design, cheap antique watch face and finished pocket watch jewelry from China supplier would be a good way. Though the watch is still in use, it is very cheap. Thus it would be fine to tear it apart for gears to make jewelry.


For Wholesale Steampunk Findings

Antique Bronze Adjustable Filigree Ring Settings steampunk antique bronze cameo frame setting pendants Antique Bronze Flower Round Cabochon Setting

Wholesale Antique Bronze Adjustable Filigree Ring Settings

Wholesale Bronze Tone Cameo Frame Pendants

Wholesale Brooch and Hairclip Findings

2012年7月26日星期四

Bracelet Making Idea with Chunky Chain

Between Silver Plated Chunky Chains and Gold Plated Chunky Chains, which are much closer to the fashion trend? Guess maybe the gold plated chains, for bold and golden shinning chunky chain bracelets and necklace have much higher shot rate.

Thick, wide, flat and short can best describe the features of chunky chain. They are superb material to make bracelets and necklace gifts. Ready to wear necklace and bracelet chains are mainly have their uniqueness. Maybe the metal chain has a really very special pattern, or maybe the color is bold enough and can impress passers-by without out extra decorations.

Gold filled chunky chains belong to the bold ones, which mean it can be wear directly as necklace or bracelet.If don't like this simple idea, braiding with some colorful strings around the side of the chain or just twist a piece of flat leather cord would be worth a try.

Wear as it Chunky Chain

Chunky Chain Bracelet

Chunky Chains, which is very charming itself, can found its way to self-appreciation easily. Simplicity has just symbolized boldness and individuality of the wearer.

Leather Chain Link Bracelets Idea

leather-chunky-chain-bracelet

When the metal texture of chunky chain well integrated with the softness of leather cord, what will happen? A big creative idea.

Since chunky chains is so hot in the industry, then why not find a reliable Chunky chain wholesale supplier and begin your design now?

2012年7月25日星期三

Leather Pearl Wrap Bracelets

How to make leather pearl wrap bracelet? Tutorial videos and instructions can be easily found on Youtobe and blogs. There are so many kind hearted artisans who are willing to share their skills and great craft ideas on the internet with us.

The beads used to make leather wrapped bracelets varies a lot. Tiger-eye beads, jade beads, African turquoise beads, hematite beads and rhodonite beads. Only if the beads are roughly round shaped and smooth enough which won’t cut our skin, and then they’re suit for leather wrap bracelets.

Grade A Purple Freshwater Cultured Pearls

Freshwater Pearl Beads

The quality of freshwater pearl beads differs a lot.
Available Color: While, Black, Purple

Leather Cord

For jewelry making and wrap bracelets, the size of leather cord should be match with the diameter of the pearl beads.
Available size: 1mm 1.5mm 2mm

Mixed Leatheroid Jewelry Cord 2mm

The method to make leather pearl wrap bracelets is the same with other kind of beaded wrap bracelets and the only difference is the beads being used. Where to find the supplier who can offer good quality and inexpensive pearl beads?

Freshwater pearl beads are now mainly cultivated in China, thus the eye sourcing for wholesale pearl beads might be fixed on the huge and surging market there.

Material we need to make leather wrap pearl beads bracelet: Pearl Beads, Leather Cord, Beading Needle, Beading Strings, Buttons / disk beads.

Leather and pearl beads bracelet
Multi-layered leather and pearl beads wrap bracelets.


Braided leather and pearl bracelet idea
This kind of leather and pearl bracelets are quite similar to the Shamballa style bracelet. Click here to get the full instruction for how to make shamballa style bracelets.

2012年7月24日星期二

Freshwater Mother of Pearl Shell Beads

Mother of Pearl Shell Beads for Pearl Beads Necklace

Mother of pearl shell beads necklace have a special charm, bold while still remain to be mild. Among all types of wind chimes, I love the shell wind chimes most for its clear sound and soft tunes.

Mother of pearl, when maintained the original appearance, can be easily made into wind chimes; and after a slight procession, can be flexibly mound into the shape we want. Mother of pearl rosary beads and mother of pearl bird beads are now commonly been seen on our costumes jewelry design.

Mother of Pearl shell beads are made from freshwater pearl mussels, which are also known as abalone. When dyed into candy colors, mother of pearl shell beads can turn out to be very sweet and charming.

Red Ring/ Circle Shell Loose Beads for Necklace

Red Ring/ Circle Shell Loose Beads for Necklace

Outer diameter: 30mm
Each strand is 39cm long and has approximate 13 beads.

Mixed Irregular Shell Loose Beads

Size: Approx: 7mmx7mm-16mmx10mm
Hole size: 1mm
Thickness: 1.2-3mm(1/8")

Mixed Irregular Shell Loose Beads
Mother of pearl rosary beads

Mother of pearl rosary beads

Size: 25mm x 24mm
Hole size: 1.2mm
Thickness: 2mm

The main chemicals of freshwater mother of pearl shell beads are Calcium carbonate, the loose texture of which means these shell beads are prone to be broken. So when wearing jewelry made with mother of pearl shell beads, we should pay extra attention. ^_^

2012年7月23日星期一

Silver Plated Chains, Forever Charming

Chain Necklace

Silver jewelry, as one of the most favored pet in the fashion industry, has successfully withstood the test of time. Under the picky examination of our eyes, silver jewelry remains its purity impression in our mind.

Of all precious metals, silver has the highest penetration rate. People’s love and enthusiasm for silver jewelry has never died off. While in today’s crafts and handmade industry, starling silver are still a little bit expensive. For this kind of handmade jewelry or costume jewelry, style and creativity are also much important than the precious metal.

Thus silver plate products came into being. For freelances as small business owners who design and make costume jewelry at home, silver plated chains has successfully allowed them to cut the cost to the lowest. And the lowest making cost means highest sales performance.

Sterling silver plated chains and silver tone jewelry chains are frequently used during the process of crafts making. As chain necklace or chain bracelets, or just chain decorations. Place orders for wholesale silver plated chains are very safe for these chains are resistant to compression. So we don’t have to worry about deformation problems.

Silver Plated Heart Oval Link Chain 16x10.5mm

Silver Plated Heart Oval Link Chain:

Oval loop:16x10.5mm
heart loop:13.5x14.5mm
Description: This silver plated chain is very special. With only a little more decors, featured bracelets or necklace would be made.

Silver Tone Cirlce Link Chain

Hole size: 14.9mm
Thickness: 1.6mm
Description: Loop and loop, circle and circle, simple while meaningful.

Silver Tone Cirlce Link Chain Findings 14.9mm

Silver plated chains are much cheaper than sterling silver chains, while it pertains the charming.

2012年7月19日星期四

How to Braid Leather Cord Bracelet

Leather-Cord-Bracelet

Leather cord bracelets have a simple while elegant appearance. In an era chasing for fame and fortune, a glimpse of a simple and sweet object can always attract our attention and stay for a while. Working in the office and create at home, from which way you would choose as your career?

Serving at home, thus we can stay longer with our kids and old parents and we can also arrange our time much more freely. That might be the reason why handmade crafts becomes increasing hot now. I admire those who run their small business at home, by the street, or on the flea market.

Just as the Leather cord bracelet on the picture, simple, sweet and full of life. The softness of leather cord won’t cut our tender skin. And the wax cotton cord can add color to the single colored leather cord. I love this design for its simplicity and elegance. How to make this leather cord bracelets? Next is the instruction. Some unnecessary steps have been omitted.

Leather-Cord-Bracelet-step1 How-to-make-Leather-Cord-Bracelet-step2

Step 1: Prepare all the material

Scissors
Long Enough Leather Cord
colored Wax Cotton Cord
And a big hole beads

Step 2:

Fold the leather cord in an exact half. Tie your colored cotton wax cord around it with a knot to form a nice loop. Wrap around a few times to secure the knot.

Leather-Cord-Bracelet-step1 How-to-make-Leather-Cord-Bracelet-step4

Step 3:

Weave in a figure-8 pattern around the leather cord. Stop a few inches from the end and wrap leather cord again and make a secure knot.

Step 4:

Add the bead to the end of the leather cord. And last make another knot. Well, everything have been done.

2012年7月18日星期三

Wholesale Aluminum Wires for Wire Wrapping Work

Wire Work Butterfly-Earring Colored Aluminum Jewelry Wire

Wire wrapped beads and wire wrapped pendants, which would you like better? While wire working has never been limited to wrapped beads and wire wrapped pendants, but also applied directly into rings, earrings and mainly in crafts only for home decoration.

Sometimes I may feel a little astonished how the simple wires could be winded into such amazing art crafts? Well, yeah, nothing is impossible; imagination and creativity are in definitely without boundary.

Copper jewelry wire VS Aluminum Jewelry Wire

At first, the majority of wiring working is completed by copper wire, and then aluminum wires being dyed into vibrant colors have taken the place. Compared with copper wire, ultra-lightweight anodized aluminum wire is soft enough to manipulate without the use of tools. In order to retain the surface color as much permanency as possible, extra process has been added.

The Possible Appliance of Aluminum Jewelry Wire

Aluminum belongs to tarnish-resistant metal. Jewelry wire made of aluminum can be used for wire-wrapped jewelry, craft applications and home décor. And for its softness, aluminum jewelry wire can be much easily winded into the shape you want.

Mixed Color Aluminum Wire Jewelry Making 1mm

Wholesale Colored Anodized Aluminum Wire Jewelry Making

1mm
Color: Pink, Gold Plated, Silver Plated, Purple, Fuchsia

Mixed Aluminum Wire Craft Jewelry Making 1.5mm

Wholesale Aluminum Wire for Wire Wrapping Work

1.5mm
Color: Blue, Pink, Dark Brown, Silver Plated, Light-blue

Stainless Steel Ball Chain and Ball Chain Connecter Clasps

ball-chain-wrap-bracelet

Stainless steel ball chains are commonly used in jewelry making process. As one kind of the major jewelry beading chains, ball chains have many functions. Stainless steel chains are very popular mainly because they have the top merits of stainless steel, for example, they does not corrode, rust or stain with water as ordinary steel does.

The essential component to connect chains usually called Chain findings, are made of different metals in different colors and designs. You can find the most commonly used chain findings for jewelry ball chains such as ball chain connectors and end pieces.

Silver Tone Stainless Steel Ball Chains Silver Tone Stainless Steel Ball Chains Findings 2.4mm

Stainless Steel Ball Chains(Interval)

Stainless Steel Ball Chains 2.4mm

For small business owners, buying directly from beads and jewelry making findings wholesaler is quite impractical. Now a lot of jewelry making chains and jewelry making findings are mass-produced in China. And a large sum of these little things is gathered, traded in China Small Commodity City, Yiwu. Here you can find foreign businessmen nearly from everywhere. Though the wholesale ball chains and chain findings are extremely cheap, not all artisans and jewelers have access to it.

Online beads and jewelry findings shops opened in China have solved this problem quite well. While the price they set for the jewelry chains and chain findings varies tremendously. And these small online shops in most cases only have limited product range.

Gold Plated Ball Chain Connector Clasps Antique Bronze Calottes End Crimps Beads Ball Chain Connector Clasp Gunmetal Ball Chain Connector Clasps

Gold Plated Ball Chain Connector Clasps
Fit 2mm-2.4mm Ball Chain

Calottes End Crimps Connector Clasp
Fit 2.4mm Ball Chain

Gunmetal Ball Chain Connector Clasps
Fit 2mm-2.4mm

2012年7月17日星期二

Seed Beads for Beaded Beads

Now “How to make beaded beads?” has become the daily question which would be asked by a large amount of jewelry making lovers. Beads totally made by beads? Well, this crazy thought has become into reality far before I begin to realize the existence of this wonderful idea.

In the world of jewelry making, these incredible things continue to happen at a much faster speed. We have many things yet waiting for us to learn. Such as beaded beads, which after the appearance of Beading Quilts Project, has become the hot topic in beauty chasing world.

And as the beading quilt project, beaded beads project also need a large sum of seed beads. Thus for a beaders and jewelers, please be noted if your usually beads and jewelry making supplies wholesaler can offer you seed beads in full size and full color.

Yellow AB Color Glass Seed Beads for Jewelry Making AB Color Glass Seed Beads

Approx: 4mm x 3.5mm
Hole size: 1mm
Thickness: 3.5mm
Mixed Glass Tube Seed Beads

Approx: 7mm x 2mm
Hole size: 0.6mm
Thickness: 2mm(1/8")
Mixed Glass Tube Seed Beads 7x2mm(1/4"x1/8") Jewelry Making
Mixed Glass Seed Beads 3mm Jewelry Making Mixed Glass Seed Beads

Approx: 3mm x 3mm
Hole size: 0.8mm
Thickness: 3mm(1/8")

Seed beads come mainly in two main categories, glass seed beads and acrylic seed beads. Both of the two categories are very handy. However, when we are doing our beading work we should be careful with the fragmentary side corners which remain beside the seed bead. They’re usually very sharp and can easily cut the fingers. Well, the seamless safety measure we can take is wearing a pair of gloves.

2012年7月16日星期一

Cotton Wax Cord for Beading and Jewelry Making

What can we do with cotton wax cord? Well, this is really a tough question. Cotton wax cord is as all the other string things. However, these cords are much softer than leather cord, much thinner than Elastic Beading Cords.

Beading and stringing things are the daily usage for jewelers and crafter's. Usually in their eyes, nothing in the world is useless; nothing in the world is ugly. And anything in the world can be used to make beautiful and stunning designs.

Maybe that’s the eternal motto of the handmade world – Everything is beautiful, but most of us have neglected their charm. When artisans perceive it, huge aesthetic feeling can be infused into them after a creative mergence and alteration.

Wholesale Mixed Wax Cotton Cord 1mm

Wholesale Mixed Wax Cotton Cord

Six colored Mixed wax cotton cord, 1 mm sort is so much easier for threading beads.
And also very good for Shamballa bracelet.

Mixed Wax Cotton Cord

1.5mm sort

No matter for your beading work or your cord bracelet making, these colorful cotton wax cord are the gold match for your design.

Mixed Wax Cotton Cord 1.5mm

Cotton wax cords are one of the jewelry making findings whose usage are heavily underestimated . When we begin to recognize its huge creativity buried deep into the corner, a huge demand for these originally humble cords shows up.

Cotton wax cord is the perfect material to make knotted bracelet and anklets, to braiding Shamballa bracelets, and also to be used as macramé.