Beads, beads and more beads. Thats what you see when you walk into a bead store. Log onto any bead website, more beads! Which ones do you buy? What are you going to make with them? How are you going to put them altogether? Where do you start? Your confidence starts to plummet as the overwhelming anxiety of where to start takes over.

Lets face it we've all been there at some stage. How do you move to the next stage? Ask an expert! People make a living off making jewelry, ask them.

I bet you've look at those reels of beading wire and thought, hmm now that looks like fun, but what and how do I make anything with it? Want to know the secret to mastering wire? Ask the retailer, afterall, if they are selling it, chances are they know how to use it!

A professional bead wholesaler won't charge you for ideas and instructions on how to use certain items. Afterall, if you know how to use something, you are more likely to buy the item and buy it from them.

If you are a beading beginner, check out the items of jewelry you think you might want to create. Then ask the bead wholesaler what beads, chain and findings they have used to put this unique piece of jewelry together. Better yet, ask them to give you a copy of their instructions on how to make that piece of jewelry. There are plenty of websites out there with free beading instructions as well.

For those of you who have a little more experience up your sleeve in beading, have a look at what jewelry takes your fancy. Study it, bit by bit. Then go off and collect the goodies you will need to make that item. And don't forget, if you get stuck, ask the experts.

Some people are not very good at visualizing the end product. You may look a range of beads you think might look great together, but can't actually picture how they will look as a finished jewelry piece. So go the other way; find the jewelry piece, then choose the beads. At least then you know what it is going to look like!

It is so easy to get carried away buying hoards and hoards of beads. You end up with this mound of beads you have collected, especially if you found them cheap, and then don't use them. You are tired of making jewellery with the same old beads, you want something fresh. Sound familiar? Solution? Buy small packets of beads. That way you don't end up with boxes of beads that are just going to sit there or 10 necklaces that all look the same. Buying small quantities of various style of beads means that every jewelry piece is an individual.

Buy findings in larger quantities and save. Basic items such as head pins, eye pins, jump rings and crimps, can be used in many different ways to put your jewelry pieces together. They are the foundation of your jewelry piece. You shouldn't have to spend big on the basics. You're better off using that money on all those beautiful beads!

Beading can become a very expensive hobby. An honest bead wholeslaer will show you how to cut your costs without cutting your quality. They will share with you their experience and ideas on how to save time and money. They will guide you along with what tools of the trade are necessary and which ones are just gimmicks. The less you spend on tools the more you can spend on, you guessed it, beads!

Beading can be overwhelming to a beginner. An expert bead retailer will take you from overwhelmed and anxious, to excited and creative. Liaise with the experts now.