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franknbeans82		#41	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 9:32 PM	shoebaby1 wrote: Do I need a wholesale license? To buy all the beads and crap? yes, you need one if you're seriously planning to start a business. i use mine when i buy beads, and they don't make you pay taxes during the purchase. of course, you have to keep receipts of all your business purchases, report them and pay those taxes back later, though. however, some places will give you an extra discount if you have a business license.
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franknbeans82		#42	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 9:33 PM	shoebaby1 wrote: I wanna make these... and also bangles covered in Swarvorski crystals? I really love that type of stuff. those are so cute. i've thought about making one but haven't gotten around to it yet.
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franknbeans82		#43	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 9:36 PM	shoebaby1 wrote: I need help on trying to find the supplies and stuff. I'm really excited! i get most of mine from etsy, ebay, bead shows, sometimes hobby lobby or michaels, and there are a couple bead shops in town. i also try to make a trip to nyc each year b/c the fashion district has amazing bead stores. plus, there's a great shop there that has metalsmithing supplies, and i my teacher hooked me up with a guy who sells awesome gemstones wholesale.
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shoebaby1		#44	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/21/2012 9:37 PM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	I'll try thedon03 lol! Wow franknbeans thats so cool! Do you think it would be difficult working with those chains? Is that sorta stuff expensive? I'm gonna do as much research as I can online.
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franknbeans82		#45	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 9:47 PM	shoebaby1 wrote: I'll try thedon03 lol! Wow franknbeans thats so cool! Do you think it would be difficult working with those chains? Is that sorta stuff expensive? I'm gonna do as much research as I can online. the part with the beads looks like they're individually linked together, so you might need to learn some basic wire wrapping. it's really not that hard, but it might be a little time consuming since it's 10 beads. won't be that bad, though. the rest is just chain, which is easy to connect to the end of your linked beads before you close the ends off. if you don't feel like learning wire wrapping, you could probably just find some kind of chain with beads in it and connect it to the plain chain with open jump rings.
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iheartjustinjc		#46	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7928 05/21/2012 9:48 PM	My dreams of making jewelry has been crushed until I can go find this stuff. On another note my attempt with yarn, changed to thread, wasn't exactly successful, but now I have cool things to put on my bobby pins and stick in my hair.
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shoebaby1		#47	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/21/2012 9:50 PM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	Ohhh okay, I live in California near LA about 1 hour from the garment district or whatever you call it so I will probably go down there and check it out with my sister. She said its CRAZY packed down there so I'm sorta afraid to go alone.
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franknbeans82		#48	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 9:55 PM	shoebaby1 wrote: Ohhh okay, I live in California near LA about 1 hour from the garment district or whatever you call it so I will probably go down there and check it out with my sister. She said its CRAZY packed down there so I'm sorta afraid to go alone. lucky!! i would kill to live in a city that has a garment district. i'm always in heaven when i go to nyc. idk if the one you live near is anything like the one in nyc, but just a little tip, indian-owned stores are awesome! most of the really great quality gemstones i've gotten have come from india. plus, i've always found those to be the friendliest stores with the best deals.
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shoebaby1		#49	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/21/2012 10:41 PM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	wow thanks for all of the information. I hope I can make these to fit different hand sizes..it seems pretty difficult. I'll have to figure it out, I'm sure I can do it though.
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franknbeans82		#50	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/21/2012 11:01 PM	you can do it. once you make the first one, it'll get a lot easier. as for different hand sizes, maybe just base it on general bracelet sizes? i think 7-7.5 is the most common size.
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shoebaby1		#51	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/21/2012 11:50 PM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	I had no idea about that! Maybe I can take a class in my area. They have summer classes and I'm sure one of them HAS to be jewelry making or something like that.
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franknbeans82		#52	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/22/2012 12:04 AM	oops, that should say 7-7.5 inches, lol. you could also check the jewelry sections of store websites to see what size/length bracelets they offer to give you some idea of general sizes.
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shoebaby1		#53	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/22/2012 12:06 AM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	yeah I'll do that, I'm also gonna go walk around Micheals and see if they have any kits I can practice with before I actually buy a bunch of actual material.
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franknbeans82		#54	[url]	[-]
Posts: 54622 05/22/2012 12:11 AM	that's a good idea. it helps to get a close look at other people's work to learn some techniques, too. sometimes i also sketch stuff out first, so i get a good idea of exactly what materials and how much i'll need.
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iheartjustinjc		#55	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7928 05/22/2012 1:03 AM	shoebaby1 wrote: yeah I'll do that, I'm also gonna go walk around Micheals and see if they have any kits I can practice with before I actually buy a bunch of actual material. I wonder if the young girly jewelry kits at Target would be cheaper, there's a hobby lobby nearby I should check out. Oh and from what I've seen, you should find bracelets that have the latches so at least the wrist part can be adjusted.
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shoebaby1		#56	[url]	[-]
Posts: 47740 05/22/2012 1:36 AM Most Dramatic JJBer '08 Most Likely to be Online '09 Coco Cherice	iheartjustinjc wrote: shoebaby1 wrote: yeah I'll do that, I'm also gonna go walk around Micheals and see if they have any kits I can practice with before I actually buy a bunch of actual material. I wonder if the young girly jewelry kits at Target would be cheaper, there's a hobby lobby nearby I should check out. Oh and from what I've seen, you should find bracelets that have the latches so at least the wrist part can be adjusted. I think there is a hobby place around me too.....I gotta check it out. I had no idea Target sold that stuff.
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iheartjustinjc		#57	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7928 05/22/2012 1:52 AM	It's just the ones that the younger girls play with to make friendship bracelets and such, but I figure if I wanted to try, I would start small and work my way up.
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lacheysgurl		#58	[url]	[-]
Posts: 18266 05/22/2012 3:37 AM I'm rich biatch!	Hey shoebaby, I've been making jewelry for awhile-- mainly earrings. It started as a hobby but it turned into a good side business. I'll pm you all of my bead sources downtown. Over the weekend I found a really unique bead store in Long Beach, so I bought some pearls, vintage glass beads, tiny seed beads, and some straight pins. They sell the tiny chain downtown by the foot, you can get real gold or sterling silver but it is expensive. if you want to just practice buy the "costume chain" and get some needle nose plyers to cut the chain, sturdy. Jump rings, and some cheaply small beads. The bracelet is really cute, if you can get craftsmanship good you can sell these to friends, family, and online! Good Luck I'll pm in the morning.
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lacheysgurl		#59	[url]	[-]
Posts: 18266 05/22/2012 6:58 PM I'm rich biatch!	Hi shoebaby, check your mailbox...
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