Here are a collection of handmade beaded jewelry tutorials to get you started, along with some advice on other aspects of beadwork.
My favorite jewelry forums
Bead embroidery techniques
The Library - the best beading and jewelry books
Making your own beads
Online color training and tools
Online jewelry design tools
The best seed bead books
Wire resources and tutorials
Making a wrapped wire loop
The best of the basics online
Creativity online
Lampwork basics
Online dictionaries, glossaries, and encyclopedias
Suppliers to get you started
Spiral square stitch
Working with Copper Clay
Jewelry education
An easy bead embroidery project
A freeform peyote beaded bead
Easy beaded flowers
Lizard barrettes
Polymer clay swirl necklace
Love is a Rose
Bead embroidered cuff bracelets
Making a seed bead floral chain
Super-simple little lampwork bead earrings
Summer Flowers necklace
Double the Fun
Metal clay tutorials
Metal clay resources
Making a "Sea Glass" necklace
Knotting a continuous necklace
Bali Hai necklace
Sunlit Seas necklace
The simplest pendant necklace
How to make beaded buttons
Copper and bone necklace
Ethiopian Crosses
Flapper necklace
Button and wire charm necklace
Perth the turtle necklace
Simple polymer clay earrings
Know your jewelry terms
Celebrating seed beads
Making an eyeglass holder necklace
Best Books For Beginners: Do you know someone who wants to get started with beading and jewelry making? These are all good books which teach the basics of their various media.
Beading in No Time
Jewelry and Beading Designs for Dummies
Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads
Create Jewelry - Glass
Chain Style
Shaped Beadwork
Metalworking 101 for Beaders
Crystal Brilliance
Bead Embroidery Stitches by Cyndi Lavin (free download)
The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making by Tammy Powley
The Absolute Beginners Guide: Stitching Beaded Jewelry: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
New Dimensions in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter
Endless Sparkle by Aimee Carpenter
Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions
