Mardi Gras-style beaded necklaces, once associated exclusively with seasonal pre-Lenten celebrations along the Gulf Coast, are now a bona fide national phenomenon. From football games and theme parties to corporate events and even wedding receptions, from parades and festivals to just about any locale where the Spring Break crowd gathers, the festive strands have become a celebratory fashion statement. And So Much More! .

Beads Central Blog covers many bead topics, including jewelry designs, jewelry design techniques, wire jewelry, making lampwork beads, and many more topics. It is the companion site to beads-central. Monday, January 14, 2008. New Calendar by Lampworker Corina Tettinger. For friends and fans of Corina Tettinger. You need to know about her new calendar.

BEAD SCHOOL - Free online jewellery making help and instructions. Learn how to make your own jewellery. Beads, beading and jewellery making. Make A Wrapped Loop Bag Charm. You will need a selection of beads, headpins, jumprings and a trigger clasp or similar. Wire all your beads and then join pairs of beads with jumprings. I give instructions on how to make wrapped loops in this post. You could also use Wubbers Looping Pliers, which I reviewed in this post. Wubbers have a nice .

For those who want to make jewelry and ornaments with a proper finish these can be as basic starter kits. As those supplied with our basic course consists of 1 x round nose plier, 1 flat plier. 3 pliers, needles x 3 wire, 10 x squash crimps with 3m cable wire, bead ends calottes, 8 pairs and clasps and jump rings for 10 items, 3m twine, 2m elastic. 3 pairs ear wires, 6 head pins.