For any other jewellery makers out there, I thought I would do a post on the best jewellery making supply shops I have found to date on Etsy and why. These are my top ten, in no particular order.
Mountain Shadow Beads - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/mountainshadowdesign
Price range: £0.65 - £6.48
Sales: 100489
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This shop mainly sells small beads, a lot of Czech glass beads, and no gemstones etc. The reason it is part of my top ten is it is the best seller I have found for toho seed beads. Some of my faves below:
Here's a couple of the bracelets I have recently made with them:
Breathtaking Beadzz - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BreathtakingBeadzz
Price range: £0.47 - £36.48
Sales: 47630
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This store is a new one for me and whilst the seller sells all kinds of findings and beads, the reason this shop is in my top ten is because it is the first time I found some decent coloured bronze chain, jump rings, clasps and head pins that don't look too tacky / cheap. Here's what I bought:
Five Sisters - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/fivesisters
Price range: £0.94 - £4.69
Sales: 58668
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This shop makes my top ten simply because the beads are so pretty! Very nice photography too and all the beads are just a little bit different than the standard. Some of my top pics of what they are currently selling:
Fanciny Beads - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/fancinybeads
Sales: 19124
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This store sells so many different types of thing its ridiculous. As you can probably tell from the price range it sells everything from silver plated findings to gemstone beads. My latest purchase from this store was gorgeous glass bell jars containing dried flowers which I made into these pendant necklaces:
Click here to see the purple flower listing and here to see the pink flower listing.
Jewel Basket - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JewelBasket
Price range: £0.63 - £71.00
Sales: 31467
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This is probably the store on Etsy I have made most purchases from. Until very recently, when they changed the item, this was where I bought all my chain from, both gold and silver (I don't recommend the chain they are currently selling, it doesn't look as good as previously) and it is still where I buy all my clasps and jump rings from. But my favourite items from this store are the pendants. I love them! Here are some of the pendants and what I have done with them:
Gypsy Bead Peddler - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/gypsybeadpeddler
Price range: £0.63 - £12.41
Sales: 6035
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
I have been looking for the below item everywhere, and this item is where I found it! I want to make some new wrap bracelets making this - watch this space!
Sales: 31467
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This is probably the store on Etsy I have made most purchases from. Until very recently, when they changed the item, this was where I bought all my chain from, both gold and silver (I don't recommend the chain they are currently selling, it doesn't look as good as previously) and it is still where I buy all my clasps and jump rings from. But my favourite items from this store are the pendants. I love them! Here are some of the pendants and what I have done with them:
Price range: £0.63 - £12.41
Sales: 6035
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
I have been looking for the below item everywhere, and this item is where I found it! I want to make some new wrap bracelets making this - watch this space!
Blue Marble Beads - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/bluemarblebeads
Price range: £1.09 - £14.35
Sales: 38504
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This store is slightly more pricey than some of the others but you get what you pay for - these are good quality beads and not your standard beads to be found everywhere. In fact the store owner describes the shop as selling 'Uncommon vintage beads and findings'.
I bought these recently which I love...
Some other items in store now I have my eye on are these:
Price range: £1.25 - £2.50
Sales: 6
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
So this store only has 6 sales and two of them are from me! So a bit different from the stores above. This store only ever tends to have around 6 items for sale, all of which are very cute little glass jars with fimo clay goodies inside which you can make into lovely pendant necklaces, as I have below:
RedRingKet - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RedRingKet
Price range: £1.22 - £10.95
Sales: 223
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
Whilst this store does have more than 6 sales, it is another store that isn't quite as established as some of the other shops above but I have no idea why. Here's what I bought recently:
Sales: 38504
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
This store is slightly more pricey than some of the others but you get what you pay for - these are good quality beads and not your standard beads to be found everywhere. In fact the store owner describes the shop as selling 'Uncommon vintage beads and findings'.
I bought these recently which I love...
Some other items in store now I have my eye on are these:
iCandyCharms - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/iCandyCharms
Sales: 6
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
So this store only has 6 sales and two of them are from me! So a bit different from the stores above. This store only ever tends to have around 6 items for sale, all of which are very cute little glass jars with fimo clay goodies inside which you can make into lovely pendant necklaces, as I have below:
RedRingKet - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RedRingKet
Price range: £1.22 - £10.95
Sales: 223
Star Rating (from Etsy reviews): 5*
Whilst this store does have more than 6 sales, it is another store that isn't quite as established as some of the other shops above but I have no idea why. Here's what I bought recently:
So that's it. Think that might have been 9 rather than 10 but never mind. I hope you find this useful & happy shopping!!
Frederica
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