Bead Jewelry Idea – Bead Jewelry For Your Pet!
No, this isn’t a late April Fool’s joke!
I went to a craft show last weekend (as a shopper, not an exhibitor) and I saw a lady there with some beautiful bead jewelry bracelets and necklaces. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted some strange looking bracelets that had a buckle clasp. I picked up one and, sure enough, the tag said “Dog Collar!” It was a real dog collar with a beaded strand of gemstones attached to the collar on each end!
The woman at the show (she doesn’t have a website) didn’t have any collars that were small enough for my little doggy at the time. She said she had sold out of them and was going to start bringing more “small dog” collars to her next show. When I got home I started looking around the internet and found a lot of people selling all sorts of neat-looking pet collar bead jewelry.
Big Paw Designs – Here’s a good professional website with all sorts of neat dog and cat related jewelry and charms for pet and owners alike. They have a good collection of pet supplies, but I’m not sure if they make any of their own stuff. You can get some great ideas from all the different categories they feature on their website.
Dogs and the City – They are based out of Australia, but they have a great collection of bead jewelry collars for your favorite furry friend! They have three full pages of wonderful bead jewelry for dogs! This is the real deal with great photos and descriptions!
Glitzy Pet Jewelry – All sorts of traditional and some amazing non-traditional bead jewelry pieces for your dog. These high fashion collars are definitely for the doggy with discriminating taste who doesn’t fear pushing the boundaries of doggy fashion!
Chloe’s Canine Collection – This website is a little hard to navigate around, but the photos are priceless! Click on the “Products” link and go to see their Jewelry. Those doggies look simply regal with all those gemstones!
Zola Bella – When your dog is yearning for something, treat your pet to pearl necklaces and even Swarovski crystals! Some neat stuff here with cute photos as well. Be sure to check out their “Bone Necklaces!”
As far as I can tell making bead jewelry for your dog and cat is not much different than making regular bead jewelry, but you might want to watch what kind of clasp you use.
For dogs you might want to simply attach your beaded creations to collars that are made strong enough for dogs and leashes. For cats you generally want a collar that will break away and not strangle the cat if it gets caught in a tight space. I’ve seen strong magnetic clasps that will work great for this!
Be creative! You can add beads to existing pet collars, you can make beaded collar “charms” which attach to a ring where a traditional dog licence might hang, you can create beaded pieces from scratch or you could just create pet themed charms and bracelets for the owners.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure if I could resist buying a matching necklace, bracelet and earrings for me and a matching collar for my little furry friend!
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Comment by Deborah
Keep an eye out for two doggie fashion magazines out in September that feature haute dog couture and jewelry for the pet with discriminating taste.
There’s the “Diamond Dogs” feature article that’s in the September issue of Hollywood Dog & New York Dog Magazines. Glitzy Pet Jewelry was shot on location in New York by New York Dog Magazine’s talented photographer, Karen Ngo. Many other companies will also be mentioned in this article.
The other is “Canine Couture,” a feature article that captures differences in fashionable couture pets wear in the U.S. vs Europe. Glitzy Pet Jewelry has its new Glitzy PetCuff “Opulence” featured in the article. Ffion Llwyd-Jones, a Welsh writer living in Canada, is the woman behind this great piece of work. Even her dog is talented — fluent in two languages, Welsh and English!
Comment by Katy
Thats so odd. I was thinking about making jewelry for dogs just last night.
Comment by Lisa Winterburn
This is so cool! It’s funny because I already have a drawing of my dog in jewelry on my business cards. I had thought about doing this but I was afraid to because of safety issues. I’m going to definitely give this a go. Thanks for the good information : )
Comment by K
I was also a little worried about the “safety” issue for animals, but I think if you were to buy a “real” fabric dog collar from a pet store and then just attach a string of beads around it that you’d be okay.
The collar would still provide the strength and stability needed for dogs, and the beads would supply the fashion!
My little furry friend is so fuzzy that any collar we put on her is immediately lost under her fur. Hmm.. Maybe there’s a way to make a doggy bracelet! LOL!
-K
Comment by Deborah
Here’s one for you. There are those pooch owners out there looking for masculine necklaces for their male dogs! Rock n’ Roll or ?
Personally if I were a male I’d have no problems wearing Swarovski or Diamonds!
Comment by Laurie
You haven’t SEEN pet jewelry until you’ve seen Bark & Sparkle!!
http://www.barkandsparkle.com
Comment by sharonwasham
Please can you tell me if the dog charms are safe in a liability issue if dogs or cats should chew or swallow it
Comment by sharonwasham
I am concerned for safety issues with animals wearing dog and cat charms can you offer any isight too this thank you