How To Buy The Perfect Piece of Jewelry

How T0 Pick the Perfect Piece of Jewelry as a Gift
I wrote a How To article and listed lots of tips and suggestions on picking the best necklace or necklace and earring set as a gift. The article talks about the importance of necklace lengths, a womens height and neck size. Go to BeadyQueen.com to read the entire article.

How To Guide for Making Wire Wrapped Necklaces

This photo is a Beady Queen wire wrapped necklace completely made by hand. I created this necklace with freshwater pearls, Swarovski bi-cone crystals and a two toned Czech crystals. My pattern was simply to have a pearl then a Swarovski crystal, a pearl again then the Czech crystal followed by another pearl. Continue the pattern until you have reached the desired length.

Here is a How To Guide for making a wire wrapped chain necklace.

Be patient as you are learning the art of wire wrapping. It takes some time to develop the skill.
You won't regret the time it takes because you can make some stunning and unique jewelry with this technique! If you're a beginner, give yourself a couple of hours to practice and use some inexpensive copper wire to start out. Just follow my step-by-step wire wrap jewelry instructions, below.

What you will need:
Round Nose or Chain Nose Pliers
Flat Nose Pliers
Beading Wire (sterling silver, or silver plated).
Beads

Pictures and steps by step instructions can be seen at http://www.making-jewelry.com/How-to-Wire-Wrap-a-Beaded-Chain.html

Studio Friday

I am so honored to annouce that Beady Queen Designs has won an award from 5minutesformoms.com! Thank you for loving our jewelry and beaded bookmarks. We gladly accept and will proudly place the award on our store homepage. : )

Eyeglass Chain Frenzy!

Eyeglass Chains being just for older women is a thing of the past! Eyeglass Chains have made a HUGE comeback. Stylish women of all ages are wearing them now.


The styles have been updated with beads, crystals and pretty findings. Beaded Eyeglass chains are made to look like stylish pieces of jewelry complementing an outfit, not just eyeglass keepers. I have so many requests for these, I thought I would share some brand new eyeglass chain designs I just added to BeadyQueen.com

Click here to view more unique eyeglass chains.

Silver and Red Eyeglass Chain

Copper Brown and Gold Eyeglass Chain

Ravishing Beauty Eyeglass Chain

Silver and Pewter Eyeglass Chain

Ice Blue and Chocolate Brown Eyeglass Chain

Gold and Crystal Eyeglass Chain

Pendant Potential- Mission Complete!

A few weeks back I posted a picture of three lonely pendants that had so much potential. They just needed some TLC. (click here to see the Pendant Potential Post).
Well......drum roll please.......Ta dah....here they are! I finally finished up beading two necklaces that work so well with the wooden pendants. I love their simple design and stylish colors! Both necklaces have wooden beads interspersed with glass beads, seed beads and Czech crystal.
I am saving the third pendant (from Pendant Potential), the white flower one for a spring and summer design.
Interested in one of these necklaces email me at service@beadyqueen.com
I am finishing up the bracelet and earrings to match before adding them to BeadyQueen.com

Beaded Turquoise & Crystal Bookmark

Check out this beautiful turquoise and crystal bookmark! This bookmark is beaded with genuine turquoise stones, brown pearls, two glass picaso beads, brass findings, Light Colorado Topaz Swarovski crystals and a sterling silver plated cross embellished with a L.C.T. Swarovski crystal. The center of the bookmark is beaded with brown bugle beads. These bugle beads make for a smooth center and won't hurt the book's pages. This turquoise bookmark will make a spectacular gift if you can give it away! To purchase this bookmark click here.

You can see a lot more beaded bookmarks at BeadyQueen.com

I'm It! I Have Been Tagged Again!

Thanks Lori from Country Potpourri for tagging me!
The rules this time are to list 4 random facts about myself and then tag 4 more bloggers to play.

4 Random Facts about me Traci the Beady Queen:
1. I can't open cold leftovers out of the fridge. The smell makes me want to throw up! ( I know weird, but I am listing random things about myself!)

2. I only dress my son in Polo clothes, including his socks. ( I can't believe I am listing this for the judgements that are going to me made about me. But in my defense I buy a lot of them on sale. Does that count? My close friends clown be about this! And yes, I know my son does not know what name brands are.)

3. I can't window shop. I have a thing for bargains and pretty items! Can't help it.

4. I LOVE to volunteer and help others. I am a giver. Love to see others happy!

I am now tagging 4 more Mommy bloggers to join us and play!

Jill and her blog is HomemadebyJill.blogspot.com
I lover her blog and she has some great tutorials and tips!

I chose our slice of pie because she is a Texan and lives not too far from me. Oursliceofpie.blogspot.com

I related to Angie and her scrapbook post! Check it out randomAngie.blogspot.com

Amy-tinyblessings.blogspot.com Her Tackle It Tuesday post was to clean out the fridge! eewww Good Luck! I wish you well and you are a better women than I! I leave it for the hubby to do! (grin)

STUDIO FRIDAY

It's the weekend again. Normally I would be jumping up and down, but with this stuffy nose and deep cough I am not that excited. I would love to say that I am going to be making lots of jewelry, but I am afraid I am going to be cuddled up in bed with a box of tissue and a lot of covers!

Custom Orders

To Do List: Custom Orders
I jotted down a list of notes for myself with details on all of my custom orders that I need to fill since I was heading off to the fabulous Gem Show. I knew I had several orders to do and was hoping to find just what I was looking for on my trip Saturday.

The first on my list was: brown stones-big and chunky
Customer would like: brown stones to be large in size and several shades of brown, gold toggle, short necklace with a matching pair of earrings and matching bracelet.

After shopping for a few hours and with several vendors.....I found "THE" brown stones! I took one look at these and said, "These stones are going to make a beautiful necklace that I know she will love!" I snatched them up and tucked them away in a safe place.

Here is a picture of my final creation using round Tigers Eye Stones and Brown Shell Discs along with gold Bali and gold toggles. I think my customer will love her one of a kind necklace, bracelet and earring set! What do you think?

STUDIO FRIDAY

Happy Friday! Today in the Beady Queen studio I have several projects gathered up to work on this weekend. I am making some beaded ID Badge Lanyards, some Vintaj earrings and a couple of bookmarks. Looking forward to finishing them so I can show them off!

I am also super excited about the Gem Show that is in town. My Mom and I are headed out early in the morning to shop for some beautiful beads and pendants! I will report back on all my good findings. The Gem Show motivates me to come home and work. I love searching for new beads and stones that inspire me to create beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

Stay tuned to see what all I bought...................

ID Badge-Beaded Lanyards

I am so excited to share with you two new beaded ID Badges I made over the weekend! These beaded lanyards are stunning and designed with unique beaded patterns. Each one measures about 45" long. The perfect length to be able to swipe, flip, or show your badge at work. These lanyards are easy to lift over your head.

I designed them with brand new clips. These are swivel clips that you squeeze open and slip the hole on your badge into the opening and then let go. The squeeze clip closes right up and your badge is secure.

Pink Zebra Badge

Here is a close up of the Pink Zebra ID Badge. Isn't it fun?! I just love the zebra beads mixed with pink seed beads and pink rock chips.

Mid-Night Magic Badge
SOLD
This terrific ID Badge has several different colors and I love how it came out! It makes a statement but is nuetral enough to wear everyday and with any outfit. The Italian Bead featured at the bottom has gold, copper, green, blue, and black stripes in it. I saw this gorgeous bead and knew I had to have it!

January Bracelet Design of The Month

Wow, 2008 is already here! Happy New Year! I welcome this new year with open arms, an open mind and a renewed spirit. This is the year of gr8tness! To help get the year started off right I am offering a sale. Save 10% on any item you see on www.BeadyQueen.com Even better the coupon is on your entire purchase! Type coupon code Gr8tness during checkout and receive your savings!

Here is a picture of the Bracelet Design of The Month.

This amazing eclectic bracelet and chandelier earrings feature several different antique gold metals intermingled between ruby red AB crystals, table cut silk colored crystals and gold zech crystals. This bracelet sparkles and shines! An 18kt gold plated lobster clasp is used for closing the bracelet.

The chandelier earrings are on 18 kt gold plated lever backs. Beneath the 18kt gold plated swirl designs are wire wrapped ruby red AB crystals and gold Czech crystals.

Beady Queen has more fabulous earring, bracelet and necklace designs that can be seen in the online catalog.

Happy shopping and looking gr8t in 2008!