5 Benefits of Buying Handmade Beads

5 Benefits of Buying Handmade Beads

When it comes to making jewelry, there is always an edge if you can make something very different from anyone else. That is where using handmade beads comes in. As a lover of all things beads, I spend most of my free time admiring beads that artists seem to make effortlessly. I am particularly drawn to those who play with fire and create amazing little glass works of art like these beauties from Kerri Fuhr.

1. You are getting a piece of functional art. Functional art means each bead is designed to do a job, and while art hanging on the wall is usually personal and pretty, it only does something for the person who made the purchase. A bead is there for you to take and create something that others will enjoy in a personal way, too.
2. You are getting a one-of-a-kind product. Designing with a handmade bead is very different from taking a string of beads that you purchased at a box store or online from a wholesaler and stringing them.  Commercially produced beads are best used to accent a handmade focal point rather than being the focus of the jewelry.
3. Handmade beads give your jewelry designs added value. Savvy jewelry buyers know that handmade beads are worth more than commercial beads since the beads are handcrafted one at a time rather than mass produced from a machine or other processes.
4. Handmade beads put you in contact with the artist, thereby making it a more personal piece of jewelry. Since each bead has been created by hand, the artists have a piece of themselves invested in the bead. This gives both you and your end customer a personal connection to the maker.
5. Uniqueness, artistic appreciation and a more personalized experience make customers more likely to buy your handmade jewelry. Handmade beads are attractive, and that makes your jewelry attractive to the end customer. Not to mention, people will notice their jewelry and really, isn’t that why we wear jewelry in the first place?

In the end, if you want to create jewelry that sells, offer your customers something that stands above all the rest by buying and using handmade beads and findings. Seriously, have you EVER seen dragons and horses like Kerri's anywhere but at her site?

More beads that I enjoy.

The above beads are from https://covergirlbeads.com/

Handmade polymer clay beads from Blue Morning Expressions.