Jewelry

Straight Barbells – The most famous

Tongue piercing is most famously done with straight barbell. Tongue piercings are most often done with a straight, 14 gauge barbell style tongue ring. The tongue ring used to perform the tongue piercing should be at least to allow for swelling in the tongue. The piercing once healed can be replaced to a shorter barbell of 9/16″(14mm) which is the most common size. Wearing a shorter tongue ring barbell after the piercing is healed is suggested.

Barbell style body jewelry, including tongue rings, is made up of a straight bar with a bead on each end that can be unscrewed. Often one of the beads is united, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead is used to install or remove the body jewelry. Barbell threads on body jewelry are most often right handed.

There are roughly five types of popular barbells used for tongue rings. The internally threaded barbells are slightly more expensive than externally threaded barbells as there will be additional labor involved. However, they are considered superior because this type of body jewelry is less likely to cause damage, especially when using the body jewelry during initial piercing. The bead in an internally threaded barbell has a receiving tube machine into it with a threaded post extending from the center, which mates with the threaded receiving tube on the bar.

The externally threaded barbells has become less common for use with all types of body jewelry, including tongue rings because the overall popularity of the internally threaded body jewelry has increased. It is so named because shaft of the bar has threads at both ends to allow beads with internal threads to be attached.

In naval piercings, it is much more common to use a curved barbell, named for its curvature, and in tongue ring piercings it is much more common to use a straight barbell. Curved barbells, often used for naval rings are mechanically identical to straight barbells, often used for tongue rings with the exception of the curvature. Curvature on a curved barbell can range from almost straight to circular, with some barbells actually being spiral, with the ends overlapping but departed to allow the insertion of the jewelry. Curved barbells can either be internally or externally threaded.

A variation in this body jewelry design is a J-bar, a slightly curved barbell (sometimes referred to as a bananabell or banana barbell) with a 90 degree bend near one end, used in vertical navel piercings to position the decorative end of the body jewelry more
appropriately. The J-Bar style of body jewelry can be either internally or externally threaded.

Circular barbells, also known as horseshoe barbells are commonly used in many types of piercings and body jewelry. They are named so due to their shape.

In surface piercings, a type of body jewelry called surface bars is used. In order to used this barbells for surface piercing it has a pair of 90 degree bends in the same direction. Using this type of body jewelry relieves the pressure that is often caused by other body jewelry and allows for a faster healing time.

Jewelry is a great way to express your personality. It is even better, if you can make your own jewelry. You can choose from thousands of beads of different colors, material, size and style. You can let your imagination run wild when it comes to jewelry making ideas using beads. This is because the possibilities are numerous and with the addition of semi-precious stones, pearls, crystals, etc., you can create jewelry that can be passed on to the next generation.

There is no dearth of ideas for making beaded jewelry. You will already have many designs stored in your mind from what you have seen so far! Sometimes, you see a design and that prompts you to come up with something very creative! Inspiration can stem from many things that we come across in life. Actually, there are no rules for designing jewelry, but it is a good idea to follow some of the guidelines given below:

Do what you like to do.
Use different types, textures and sizes of beads in one design.
Decide on color combinations that create harmony.
Use spacer beads, connectors, bead cps, etc., creatively.
Use beads that you like most.
Never underestimate yourself.

Necklaces can be made, highlighting a bead in the center or a pendant. By varying the number of strands, length, color, and shape of beads different designs can be created. It is one of the easiest pieces of jewelry that a novice or a seasoned person can make. Necklaces can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Asymmetrical necklaces are the more modern types and can be created by mixing up the beads or by ensuring that no two beads on the necklace are the same. It is also possible to make an asymmetrical pattern by using the same type of beads in different colors on each side.

You can combine pink glass pearl beads with Swarovski faceted crystals in order to create an opera length necklace strand. Lavender and mint crystal beads in cube, round and rondelle shapes can be included to give a unique look.

Bracelets and rings are a part of any jewelry box. Beaded rings or bracelets can be as simple as a row of beads strung on wire or thread and secured to form a circle. Multiple strands of beads can be used for making bracelets and rings to make a style statement. A pearl and rainbow crystal bracelet makes great evening or casual wear.

You can make your watch come alive by creating a special band made out of beads! You will definitely stand out in a crowd as you decided not to settle for the plain old wristband for the watch. Strategies for watch bands can vary from multi-stand to woven, single to multiple layers, etc. However, make sure that color, size and shape of the beads chosen and the watch itself are in harmony.

Earrings are the minimum jewelry that any woman wears. A myriad combination of colors, sizes and shapes of the beads can be used to make earrings. Generally, the earrings, in terms of color of beads used, will have to be matched with the necklace, ring and bracelet. It is easier to make earrings and take less time compared to other jewelry.

Some jewelry making ideas using beads have been discussed. The possibilities are endless and matching sets of earrings, bracelets and necklaces to suit your expectations can easily be made.