In order to make beaded jewelry one must have the proper tools to start. One needs cutters of some sort or scissors, a variance of beads, and string or floss. A clipboard is nice to have but not really necessary. One can have some tape and piece of cardboard to tie down the work if necessary. A pair of pliers might also come in handy if one is using metal wire.

• Friendship bracelets are made with embroidery floss and can have beads add to the

strands as you are making it. It is begun by choosing the colors you want to use for the bracelet. The bracelets are made by creating knots. You use one strand to knot it on each of the other strands until one reaches the last strand and when you get to the end, you take the next strand across each of the other strands and continue until you reach the end. As you are making knots across the other strands, you can insert beads onto the strand that you are working with before creating the knot to add it to the bracelet or whatever piece of jewelry one is making at the time.

• Another way to create jewelry is by using fishing line or elastic band, if one is creating a

bracelet or necklace for a child, and a variance of beads. All one has to do is string the beads onto the line and before you know it you can create bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. One can be as creative as you choose to be by adding a variance of colors, shapes or styles of beads depending on one's taste.

• In various locations, One can find kits to make beaded jewelry that come with all the

necessary adornments to create necklaces, earrings and bracelets. There are even instructions in the book accompaniment to help a beginner to learn what to do with the wire or elastic to create various animals for the jewelry. I have even seen a kit to create bobby pins with adornments such as grape clusters and butterflies to wear in one's hair. Pins or broaches for clothing can be created in these kits where one can create people, lizards, dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies to put on a bracelet or necklace and maybe even an earring. There are also spiders for Holidays such as Halloween and Christmas trees for the yuletide spirit.

• Earrings are a popular beaded item. One can make a set of earrings with a little bit of

patience and time. The metal pieces for the earrings can be found online in various places and the beads or other adornments can be found probably in the same place. One just simply had to put the beads on the metal piece in whatever variety one may like. During Mardi Gras, if one lives in a place that celebrates it, this would be a great idea to sell some of the jewelry one has labored to make.