So I know if you’ve never done this before that you will have a lot of questions.
How many tools do I need and how much money do I have to spend? Do I have to buy a ton of stuff that I can’t afford and can’t find? Does this jewelry take forever to make?
Answers: Depends. Depends. Depends.
What Fremont? Those aren’t definitive answers. Okay, let me be more specific.
Here are the necessary tools. Side Cutter. Round nose pliers. Needle nose pliers (preferably 2). Crimping tool. Small scissors. A mirror.
Additional items that may be helpful but not necessary. A bead design board (used for making necklaces). A pair of curved tweezers. A bead saver (tight spring placed on wire to prevent beads from slipping off). Pair of reading glasses for those of you that have lost your ability to accommodate (as related to your vision)- like me, you have come to the age that you can no longer see very well up close.
You may or may not have most of these things already. Your hubbie, boyfriend, dad may have some of these tools and you can pilfer them (I mean, “borrow” them) like I did. You can easily find them in the beading section of most craft stores.
The stuff you will have to buy is the parts of the jewelry. Depending on what materials you use, will determine how much money you spend. Once you start loving to do this, you will be like me and start collecting more and more beads, spacers, etc. In the jewelry that I make to inspire you, I will try to use the easily found materials at the big craft stores which most of you have nearby.
Something else to spend is your time. The assembly of the materials will again depend on many things. Your manual skills (including ambidexterity), your ability to design and decision making process. When I spend my time doing something I like to do, it is time well-spent. That being said, I have to admit that I am a little wishy-washy and take forever to make decisions. Analysis, analysis, analysis. I am the type that runs the options through her mind over and over and over…
I tend to spend too long thinking about things and then talking about them. Just ask my hubbie, Doc Kitchen (coming soon to blog). Now that you are familiar with how I can go on and on and on ….
On that note:
Next blog will be: Materials
