Vintage Glass Beads
Vintage Glass Beads
Be More Stylish with Costume Vintage Jewelry
Not all women are comfortable with high fashion. However if you are one of the stylish types, you will know that wearing the right jewelry will always make your look more fashionable. Accessories no doubt add more zing into your everyday wear, and jewelry is one of the most coveted accessories around.
Vintage jewelry has retained its appeal all throughout the centuries, but if you want a more edgy style, you can always go for costume vintage jewelry.
Many designers are coming up with newer styles season after season, and if you know where to look you can always find the jewelry design that is most ideal for you.
In the past, costume jewelry is considered to be a line of jewelry items which are good only for a specific trend or a particular season. People wore it only during a specific time or period and once the trend has faded, the jewelries were either discarded or never used again.
Costume jewelry for a while became synonymous with cheap or fake jewelry. Nowadays however you can find costume vintage jewelry which has been made with the best and highest quality materials.
From Glass Beads and semi-precious stones to corals and golden, shimmering metals, every piece is more like a treasure.
What characterizes costume vintage jewelry is its flamboyant and rich design. It typically uses lots of color, rich and classic designs, shows the creativity of the designer. Thus you can find vintage bracelets, beautiful neckpieces and chokers, earrings, and rings, necklace pendants and brooches.
You can also find pieces that reflect the season or any specific occasion, such as for the holidays and even romantic pieces for Valentine's.
Pearls, jades, and ambers are also commonly used to infuse a range of bright colors into the jewelry, and whether you love the classic style of the 1920's, 1930's or 1950's, you are sure to find the costume jewelry that you really love.
When it comes to finding costume vintage jewelry, you can look for them in specialty shops and jewelry boutiques but many of the stores nowadays offer mass-produced items that do not show an extensive range of creativity.
It's a good thing therefore that many sellers on the Internet make available some excellent items at equally great prices. You can find multi-strand necklaces, big rings, detailed earrings, and chunky bracelets that speak greatly about your unique side.
Many of these items are imported but you can also find some locally-made ones that are infused with a whole lot of creativity and vintage style.
Costume jewelry is typically used in a lot of stage plays, fashion shows, pageants, and other forms of public display. Nowadays however, more stylish women have taken up costume jewelry as a way to enhance their unique sense of styles.
It's never too late to explore the flirty, fun, and creative side of you. Plus, costume vintage jewelry need not be expensive too. There are many cost-effective choices out there, and the options for you are almost endless.
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Glass Beads $19.95 Tips, Tools and Techniques for Learning the Craft Now in Soft Cover Learn safe and easy bead making techniques while creating 22 projects. Concise instructions and large step-by-step photographs demonstrate how to make various shapes and sizes, from round to rectangle with techniques for creating dots, petals, making twisties and even hollow beads. Advance your skills with additional instruction using stringers, reduction frits, enamels and metal leaf to add design elements. Includes a trouble shooting section, brief history of glass bead making and tips for setting up your workshop. Projects in the additional images are by author and artist Louise Mehaffey. |
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1000 Glass Beads $24.95 A gorgeous book with tons of color photography that is sure to inspire and awe every beadmaker and glass lover. Jewelry magazine Lapidary Journal refers to it as The ultimate tour through lampwork heaven. A must-have book for anyone who loves art, beads, lampworking, or simply marvels at creative genius. Filled with hundreds of pages of beautifully photographed lampwork beads by the most exciting bead makers in the world, you will get a thousand ideas for making and wearing incredible beads. By Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader. 408 pages, full color. Millefiori beads by Yoshiko Shiiba. Lampworked bead created with Mica powder by Karan Dotson. Fish by Debbie Crowley. Necklace by Amy Johnson. Frog bead by Akoko Isono. |
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Creating Glass Beads $24.95 Expand Your Flameworking Skills and Develop Your Artistic Voice Move past the basics and refine your individual style. This 144-page book includes 10 step-by-step sections, each focusing on a single project bead designed to teach you specific techniques, tools, and methods. Shown below are examples of the in-depth instruction and inspiration you can find in this exciting volume. Create projects incorporating special materials and techniques (image 1). Add whimsical details with stringer, millefiori and frit (image 2). Follow along step-by-step with detailed instructions to successfully complete projects (image 3). Discover tips and alternate themes throughout (image 4). Intrigued by a technique but not in love with the featured project? Find examples from project testers like you to inspire you to make designs of your own using this fun new idea (image 5). |
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French-inspired Jewelry $19.95 Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons and Baubles Celebrated designer Kaari Meng—owner of the Hollywood-based store, French General—invites beaders along to learn all about her distinctive French flea market style. Mengs projects charm with their vintage flair and feminine beauty, yet all require very little experience to make. Follow Kaari as she digs through her vast personal archives of classic beads and creates unique pieces; along the way she teaches all the basic techniques, from simple wirework to bezel setting, and explains how to build a bead collection, develop a palette, and get exquisite results from easy-to-find reproduction beads. All the chapters are organized by places of inspiration throughout the French countryside, each with its own color scheme and special necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and hair ornaments to craft. |
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Nano Beads Mold $37.95 Form unique cast glass beads to wear as a focal point, or join them with jump rings, links or wire wrapping to create fantastic wearable art. Nano beads also make fantastic fused additions to incorporate with Colour de Verre and 39;s jewelry designs such as Pillow Pendants, Geometric Beads, Small Ring Beads and more. Coat molds with MR-97 or mold primer before use. Mold creates 14 beads; 6 round beads, 6 square beads and 2 cabochons. The beads are small, each measuring about 5/8 inch (15mm) in diameter. Mold measures 7 x 4-1/2 x 1 overall. Project images courtesy of Colour de Verre. |
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Geometric Beads Mold $37.95 Form unique cast glass beads to wear as a focal point, or join them with jump rings, links or wire wrapping to create fantastic wearable art. Geometric beads also make fantastic fused accents for plates and platters to create bold pattern borders and more. Coat molds with MR-97 or mold primer before use. Mold creates 6 beads; 3 triangles and 3 squares about 1 each. Mold measures 7 x 4-1/2 x 1 overall. Click on View User Manual to download a free, helpful technique sheet. Click here to get an additional FREE project guide using this mold. Project images courtesy of Colour de Verre. |
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Beading With Pearls $24.95 Pearl Necklaces, Pearl Bracelets, Pearl Earrings Pearls have long stood for classic beauty and elegance, and this collection of 30 exquisite projects, the latest in the bestselling Beading with series, continues that time-honored tradition. It features sophisticated and stylish designs by a pool of talented artists, most using simple techniques suitable for beginners. The pieces range from vintage and sentimental to hip, modern, and edgy the showstopping Bohemia ring features three burgundy pearls set in silver wire, accented with Swarovski crystals. Nefertiti earrings—fit for a queen—highlight clusters of tiny white rice pearls on wrapped bead loops. A shimmering three-strand necklace includes polished citrines, faceted glass beads, and off-white pearls. Every page is brimming with high-end style. |
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Just Plain Beads. $14 Refining Skills for Glass Beadmakers Discover your love for the simple, beautiful glass bead. Through clear step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs learn how heat and motion effect a bead and 39;s shape. Sections on techniques, tips and problem solving will help you achieve beautifully shaped beads. This text gives you clearly written explanations and photos behind the techniques, making it an excellent resource for beginners and experienced flameworkers. The images below are samples of the techniques found in this book. |
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Metal Clay Beads $10.93 Create spectacular metal clay beads with inspired shapes and textures Combining metal clay and beading, this unique, comprehensive reference includes 22 outstanding projects. Internationally renowned metalworker and jeweler Barbara Becker shares time-tested, inventive techniques for making exquisite beads from metal clay. She emphasizes the most important advantage of this accessible jewelry-making material creating hollow forms with sophisticated surface textures. An introductory section guides the reader through all the fundamentals, from forming and joining the clay to firing and finishing. Learn how to add gemstones, glass, and other objects; use molded and carved texture plates; etch photos into a surface; develop rich patinas; and more. From the Porcupine Pearl Bead to a Polygon Box Bead, the projects are both timely and sophisticated. Projects below created by artist Barbara Becker Simon. |
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Tribal Beads Mold $37.95 Form unique glass jewelry links to wear as a focal point, or join them with jump rings, links or wire wrapping to create fantastic wearable art. Coat molds with MR-97 or mold primer before use. Mold creates 5 beads, each 1 wide, ranging in length from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 long. Mold measures 7 x 4-1/2 x 1 overall. Click on View User Manual to download a free, helpful technique sheet. First project image created by artist Dyana Dulin-Andersen. Additional images courtesy of Colour de Verre. |
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Fine Silver Tube For 1/8 Mandrel Beads $34.95 Fine Silver Bead Liner for Professionally Finished Beads Line the inside of your glass beads with fine silver. Use with our bead liner tool ( 88001) for fast results or line your beads by hand using traditional methods. Fits beads made on a 1/8 mandrel. Measures 12 in length, it can be used in multiple projects. |
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Fine Silver Tube For 3/32 Mandrel Beads $19.95 Fine Silver Bead Liner for Professionally Finished Beads Line the inside of your glass beads with fine silver. Use with our bead liner tool ( 88001) for fast results or line your beads by hand using traditional methods. Fits beads made on a 3/32 mandrel. Measures 12 in length, it can be used in multiple projects. |
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Small Ring Beads Mold $35.95 Form unique glass jewelry links to wear as a focal point, or join them with jump rings, links or wire wrapping to create fantastic wearable art. Coat molds with MR-97 or mold primer before use. Mold creates 6 rings, each 1 diameter. 6 x 4 x 1 overall. Click on View User Manual to download a free, helpful technique sheet. First project image created by artist Dyana Dulin-Andersen. Additional images courtesy of Colour de Verre. Image courtesy of Colour de Verre. |
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Making Jewelry With Gemstone Beads $19.95 Learn to create beautiful gemstone jewelery with this dazzling collection of over 100 projects, ranging from eye-catching earrings and accessories to exquisite necklaces and bracelets. This beautiful book offers an impressive range of 28 beautiful semi-precious stones (including birthstones) and a glimpse into the fascinating history and mythical properties behind them. Projects range from the simplest stringing to more detailed beadwork to cater for all levels of ability. Clear artworks, beautiful photographs and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions ensure flawless results. |
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Design Elements Beads hypnotic $5 These packages of beads from Jesse James Beads feature color-coordinated selections derived from current fashion designer colors. This line contains a wide variety of beads, from Bohemian Glass to vintage beads. Each package of beads weighs approximately 40 grams. |
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