One of my favorite sites is
www.firemountaingems.com... (Somewhere on their website you can get their Jewelry Making Catalog (It's a book of several hundred pages, that has every jewelry supply known to man) this book comes out yearly, then every few weeks, their "sale Catalogs" come out, that have special things in them... they also have patterns and ideas for creating new jewelry.
Their website has some neat ideas too:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/gall...rch=chandelier
The only real piece of equipment that you need is a good pair of jewelry making pliers (these are a little more delicate than the pliers you'd buy in the hardware store, and will often have a rounded tip (Like needle nose pliers but more delicate) used for creating rounded ends.
Then the fun is pickout out the beads and stones you want to use. The Swarovski beads are some of my favorites now...
There are a ton of websites out there that have jewelry designs on them as well as places that sell beads and jewelry making supplies, to get started you want to start small... Don't start with something huge with intricate designs, because you'll probably give up in frustration... I'm not saying just start with threading beads onto a string.. but there's something in between that could be pretty... Then experiment... Once you get the general techniques down. (ie making a good looking curve on the headpin, then go crazy with color and have fun with design.)