Two years ago, I took two classes in jewelry making through our local school system. The classes met one night a week for a month. I had a blast! Your imagination will go wild if you are a creative person. My instructor would let the students go in any direction creative wise. People stop me all the time and ask me where I got my jewelry. The following Christmas, I made jewelry for all the women in my family...they loved it. We went to the store and I let them pick out what beads they wanted in their jewelry set.
There is a lot involved in jewelry making and highly recommend someone to teach you the skills. This will save you a lot of money in the long run. Jewelry making is not cheap...your supplies, kit, and tools can run into some money. I got into buying bags of vintage jewelry at estate sales and redesigning them...what a blast. I also learned how to repair a lot of my necklaces. There are bead shows that travel the convention circuit. The shows have a lot of classes...and the sign-up for these fill up quickly. There are also a lot of tutorials at Fire Mountain Gems, http://www.firemountaingems.com/ . You can order their WONDERFUL catalog. If you have a problem understanding how to order from them, shoot me a private email. Their pricing structure is a bit confusing. There are also bead stores. We have one in city that offers jewelry making classes...I know there is one for wire wrapping. I will warn you that some of these stores are very expensive. JoAnn's, Ben Franklins, and Michael's stores, have a nice assortment of beads. Michael's runs sales frequently on them. NOTE: Use coupons...JoAnn's honors Michael's coupons. You might be able to take classes at JoAnn's. They have there monthly classes for your local store online. Have a blast with your new hobby! I loved every minute of my classes. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
