Handmade beaded jewelry
Unique handmade jewelry ranks right up there as one of the wonders of modern day. In fact custom jewelry takes the heart of yesterday and makes it the beauty and wondrous grace of today's beaded jewelry.
Some of the most amazing necklaces, bracelets, earrings worn by today's top names are actually handmade beaded jewelry crafted from the naturally formed stone and elements that have been present on the earth for centuries. It is this tie with nature, with a greater power, that makes handmade jewelry so attractive to so many people.
Gemstone jewelry is often used to symbolize or signify specific qualities the wearer hopes to enhance and accent. Handmade jewelry - perhaps a ruby - accenting a cross may signify the blood of Christ, the sacrifice, while jewelry containing turquoise may symbolize the traditional association of being at one with the sky, or freedom.
The prime advantage of handmade jewelry as a gift, is that it is cost effective. Conduct a test. Find a beaded necklace at one of your local retailers, say one made from turquoise, noting the materials used and of course, the price. Then visit your local hobby shop to price out the turquoise beads needed to make the same thing. Better yet, price them out online as you will get a much better price than locally. You will find that you will be able to create the same piece for a third of the cost. That alone is reason enough to consider hand making your own beaded jewelry to give as gifts.
Need more incentive? Then consider the personal touch that makes a handmade gift so much more special than one that is store bought. By giving the gift of something you laboriously made by hand shows the recipient that you cared enough to take the time to find just the right items needed for your gift; you took the time to find just the right colors that you knew where their favorites. And you poured love into designing the finished products. I for one can honestly say I have always been more touched by presents from the heart than presents from an assembly line.
And finally there is the appeal of your handmade gift becoming a treasured keepsake to be passed down over generations. I myself have a rosary that was given to my grandmother by my great grandmother on her wedding day. The rosary was handmade by my great grandmother from soybeans of all things, but it is beautiful and full of character and unspoken stories, and it means more to me than the strand I have of cultured pearls. That above all else should be incentive enough for making your own handmade beaded jewelry for gift giving.
Some of the most amazing necklaces, bracelets, earrings worn by today's top names are actually handmade beaded jewelry crafted from the naturally formed stone and elements that have been present on the earth for centuries. It is this tie with nature, with a greater power, that makes handmade jewelry so attractive to so many people.
The prime advantage of handmade jewelry as a gift, is that it is cost effective. Conduct a test. Find a beaded necklace at one of your local retailers, say one made from turquoise, noting the materials used and of course, the price. Then visit your local hobby shop to price out the turquoise beads needed to make the same thing. Better yet, price them out online as you will get a much better price than locally. You will find that you will be able to create the same piece for a third of the cost. That alone is reason enough to consider hand making your own beaded jewelry to give as gifts.
Need more incentive? Then consider the personal touch that makes a handmade gift so much more special than one that is store bought. By giving the gift of something you laboriously made by hand shows the recipient that you cared enough to take the time to find just the right items needed for your gift; you took the time to find just the right colors that you knew where their favorites. And you poured love into designing the finished products. I for one can honestly say I have always been more touched by presents from the heart than presents from an assembly line.
And finally there is the appeal of your handmade gift becoming a treasured keepsake to be passed down over generations. I myself have a rosary that was given to my grandmother by my great grandmother on her wedding day. The rosary was handmade by my great grandmother from soybeans of all things, but it is beautiful and full of character and unspoken stories, and it means more to me than the strand I have of cultured pearls. That above all else should be incentive enough for making your own handmade beaded jewelry for gift giving.
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