let's create

welcome to the blog i created! in this blog i'm going to show how i design and create accessories for my small business. scroll down to read my blog about the process i go through from designing the pieces to creation and then to selling my hand-made accessories.

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getting inspired

i mainly find my inspirations from pinterest and other shops i like to browse on. some terms i search for are 'beaded necklace', 'hand-made accessories' and 'bag charms'. i also like to take color palette inspirations from my everyday life! like these photos i took on a saturday afternoon while waiting for my donuts.

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another image of color inspiration
four colors and their colorcodes

"sketching"

once i find my inspirations and color palettes, i color coordinate beads and put them in groups. then i start arranging them in an order i like and begin my design process! i would call this step 'sketching' but without a pen and a pencil. i work on my desk and move around beads to make sure i am happy with the design and order the beads are in.

image of necklace bead line-up

begin creating!

once i come to a design i like, i take these steps to create a complete necklace!

  1. gather tools:
    • stainless steel beading wire
    • toggles for the ends
    • chain and round nose pliers
    • spacer beads for locking the ends
    • head pins
    • jump rings for charms
    • and most importantly the beads!
  2. begin by looping the wire through the spacer bead into the hole on the toggle and back through the spacer bead.
  3. press close the spacer bead using the chain plier to lock in the wire.
  4. set the wire and toggle aside. grab the charms and loop the head pins through and using the round nose pliers, roll up the exposed head pin into a roll
  5. set the charms aside. thread the beads through the wire. make sure to check the length every now and then with a ruler!
  6. after 5 inches in, add on charm per inch
  7. once the length of the necklace is at 16 inches, repeat the second step: add last spacer bead followed by the other end of the toggle and then loop the wire back through the spacer bead.
  8. lock the necklace in by pressing close the spacer bead with the chain plier
  9. done!
sketch of materials needed for making necklace

what's next?

once i finish creating the necklace i make sure the product is well made, add the logo charm and begin taking product photos! once i get enough photos i like, i post them on MSOH's instagram as well as the website. when uploading product images to the website, i use help from roboflow to quickly identify the beads i used and list them on the product details.

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screenshot of roboflow in action

product details

check out msoh's instagram!
product image for vday necklace product image of green/beige bag charm product image of blue and white necklace
product image of all for love product description image of all for love second product description image of all for love

thank you!

hope you enjoyed the blog ☺