Beaded jewelry design for friends and family
The most meaningful gifts I have received in my life are those that my close friends and family have given me. There is something very special about opening a gift and knowing that that person not only spent their time looking for the right things to include it, but also did it with their own hands. It is something like the difference between a homemade meal and a restaurant one: subtle but undeniable.
Caution to The personal taste
One of the important things to consider when designing jewelry for someone is their personal taste. I know it may seem obvious, but how many times have you received a gift and thought, "Well, it's pretty nice, but isn't it more like something they would use, eat, listen to, see, etc.?" It's so easy to get carried away when you're designing something and think, “Oh, these delicate diamond beads look gorgeous with these elegant sapphire briolets! I'll wear them together. ”However, when you design for someone who prefers chunky amethyst nugget beads and huge keishi pearls, although the piece you design with diamond beads and sapphire briolets may be impressive, they may not appreciate it as much as Therefore, the first thing to consider when designing jewelry is: "What do they like?"
remember their favorite colors
If you know them well, you can remember their favorite colors. Are you going for something dramatic and really wild? Or are they more subtle and delicate? Or is everything they own absolutely neutral? Or do they follow every new trend? If you love drama and color, you can think of some of the more colorful gemstones that come in larger sizes like blue chalcedony, fluorite, lapis lazuli, kunzite, turquoise, or ruby zoisite. If you really love delicate and elegant, gemstones will win your hearts. Try ruby, emerald, sapphires or for the more adventurous: spinel, tsavorite garnet, tanzanite, apatite, tourmaline (one of my personal favorites!) Or diamond beads if you really want to surprise them. Don't be put off by the cost of gemstones. You can always go for briolettes and make a pretty necklace by hanging them on an open link chain or you can get a pair for earrings. If you're designing for someone who loves neutrals, you can go for classic pearls or any of the many varieties of agate, mother-of-pearl, quartz, or moonstone. Fossilized coral is also a lovely neutral with interesting patterns - perfect for pendants! If they follow the latest fashions, it is great fun to get them something that few people have heard of, such as hypersthena, chiasolite, bronzite, kunzite, fuskite or hemimorphite.
There are so many Beaded jewelry to choose from
There are so many stones to choose from that the most challenging part is cutting them down. I find that once you have chosen the stones that you think they will like the most, the design part takes care of itself. They've already thought about their personal style, so it's easy to find something that works for them. Once you've chosen your beads and designed your piece, the really fun part begins: giving the gift and, if you've done your job well, seeing their eyes light up when they open it. By designing something yourself for your friend or relative, you get something really special. Not only can you give a wonderfully personal gift to someone you love; you enjoy watching them wear it and appreciate it for the rest of their lives. What could be more wonderful?
