Friday, April 29, 2011

Hottest Agate Beads Create Unique Jewelry Pieces

Agate beads have become more and more popular with almost every woman. Adding agate beads into your jewelry pieces will make you more attractive and elegant.

15.5" Round Gemstone Strands, Moss Agate

15.5" Round Gemstone Strands, Moss Agate

What is agate? Agate is a translucent variety of microcrystalline quartz. It is used as a semi-precious stone when it is of desirable quality and color. Agate generally forms by the deposition of silica from ground water in the cavities of igneous rocks. Agate occurs in a wide range of colors which include: brown, white, red, gray, pink, black and yellow. Agates have been used as gemstones for thousands of years. They were some of the earliest stones fashioned by people. Today they are cut into cabochons, beads, small sculptures and functional objects such as paperweights and bookends. Agate beads are commonly made into necklaces, bracelets, earrings.

Gemstone Beads Strands, Natural Agate

Gemstone Beads Strands, Natural Agate

Hottest Types of Agate Beads

Moss Agate Beads: moss agate beads have firm like impressions and also called dendritic agate beads. They are available in different colors like green, red, black and more and look like the vegetable growth. The fern like pattern in moss agate beads is because of the manganese and iron oxides.

Turritella Agate Beads: They are formed from silicified fossil Elimia tenera (erroneously considered Turritella) shells.

Gemstone Beads Strands, Natural Agate and Crystal

Gemstone Beads Strands, Natural Agate and Crystal

Natural Eye Agate Beads: they are considered as talisman or amulet. The agate with natural eye is thought to have some connection with the God. This agate beads attract good fortune, promotes good will, overcome fear and flaws, remove loneliness and bad luck. The natural ones also have the healing powers and very good for allergies and bone marrow.

Greek Agate Beads: Greek agate is a name given to pale white to tan colored agate found in Sicily back to 400 B.C. Today any agate of this color from Sicily, once an ancient Greek colony, is called Greek agate.

Round Gemstone Strand, Indian Agate

Round Gemstone Strand, Indian Agate

Apart from them, there are some other types. Many people believe that the agate beads can balance the yin and yang energies and give a wearer protection, calming nature and healing power. So they are commonly used in jewelry making. People believe they will have sweet dreams if they keep the agate beads under their pillow at night. Wearing black agate beads ring make the wearer very seductive. No matter what kind of agate jewelry piece you wear, it will bring you good luck and elegance.

Natural Gemstone Beads Strands, Agate and Crystal

Natural Gemstone Beads Strands, Agate and Crystal

Agate beads can be purchased from your local craft stores and online beads wholesale stores. But if you would like to get a wide range of selection and low prices, I would like to say you can purchase them from online stores, such as PandaHall.com.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Handmade Glass Beads Jewelry Suit for Every Occasion

Glass beads are one of the most commonly used jewelry beads. They are widely used in making necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Mather’s Day is coming soon. Are you thinking about choosing a unique and meaningful gift for your dear mom? If yes, why not present her with handmade glass beads jewelry?

Handmade Glass Beads, Faceted

Handmade Glass Beads, Faceted

Glass beads come in various colors, sizes and shapes and styles, such as frosted glass beads, lampwork glass beads, glass seed beads, silver foil beads, gold foil beads, glass pearl, Czech glass beads and so on. Glass beads jewelry is versatile and can be worn with any outfit and in any occasion. However, it is always a good ideal to wear glass bead jewelry depending on the occasion and the dress that your mom wears. The bead embellishment is different depending on the usages. You can even make them at home.

Glass Beads Strands, Faceted, Abacus

Glass Beads Strands, Faceted, Abacus

Glass beads jewelry with formal attire can be sober and stylish yet elegant. Followed are some hot sale glass beads for making jewelry.

Gold Foil Beads: they are alluring pieces of beauty that have captivated the attention of people the world over. Their lustrous appearance in diverse colors make these beads look more costly and elegant. Gold foil beads display a vast array of shapes and sizes, some of which include circular and oval, rectangular, heart shaped, diamond and cubic.

Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads Strands

Handmade Silver Foil Glass Beads Strands

Frosted glass beads achieve the look of etched glass and come with various designs in lines, waves, or double crossed waves. These beads have been quite popular for making jewelry as well as for other styles of decoration. They are available in unlimited design possibilities, allowing the designers to bring vibrant color, visual effects and graphic patterns to glass surface. They offer additional style and grace to decorating capabilities.

Glass Beads Strands

Glass Beads Strands

Lampwork beads are handmade glass beads which are widely used in jewelry making. They are available in vast variety of finishes, colors, and textures, and come in numerous designs, patterns, and shapes. These beautiful colorful handmade beads make stunning jewelry. They are very popular with the artists because they give the artists a creative independency in the creation of beads for varied uses, and employing vivid colors.

Handmade Glass Beads

Handmade Glass Beads

Glass pear beads, in particular, is now one of the favorite glass beads, worldwide. These add a subtle, stylish and effective level of beauty to any application. Extremely beautiful and highly sought after, glass pearl beads are ideal for jewelry making as well pin beading and stitched beaded projects. Glass pearl beads closely resemble the natural pearls, but cost only a fraction of the latter’s price. The primary colors of these beads include white, pink, silver, cream, gold and black.

There are also many other styles of glass beads for choosing according to your designs. PandaHall.com—one of the largest and reliable China beads wholesalers, can offer you many other jewelry suppliers as well as all kinds of glass beads at competitive prices.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Wholesale Jewelry Supplies to Make Designs Easier

Whether you are a professional jewelry maker or just a beginning hobbyist, you will eventually need to think about one of the most important concerns for jewelry making which is obtaining cheaper

Acrylic Beads, Frosted, Flower, Pink

Acrylic Beads, Frosted, Flower, Pink

than those sold in the stores. Wholesale jewelry supplies from online stores to make designs easier, they will give you special inspirations and a lot of choice.

Jewelry supplies include jewelry beads, jewelry findings, wires and jewelry tools. Buying wholesale jewelry supplies will allow you to buy the supplies that you need at drastically discounted prices so that when you sell the jewelry at retail prices you will make more off of each piece. If you don’t buy jewelry suppliers in bulk you might find that the cost of your products must to be very high to get back what you have spent to produce the finished product.

Glass Rhinestone European Beads

Glass Rhinestone European Beads

To make jewelry designs easier, one of the best things to do is to wholesale jewelry supplies from online stores. With so many online jewelry supplies stores nowadays, it is quite easy to get some decent deals on suppliers online. Knowing what jewelry supplies you need is an important part of jewelry making. Your personality will have a lot to do with what you purchase and store. These supplies offer you loads of possibilities and there are endless tools to make your designs easier.

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads, Flower

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads, Flower

Purchasing jewelry supplies in bulk is a good thing to jewelry makers. They can get a wide range of different jewelry beads, findings, wires and jewelry tools from the same online wholesale store, and get a low wholesale price. That is to say, they can get one-stop shopping for all the jewelry supplies they need, which is so convenient. A lot of different jewelry beads will give you many good and special inspirations for jewelry designs.

Erose Shell Beads Strands, Dyed, Ivory, AB Color

Erose Shell Beads Strands, Dyed, Ivory, AB Color

I have been working with beads and making jewelry for several years now, and I remember what it was like to be a beginner. I usually wholesale jewelry supplies from PandaHall.com. Whether you are just getting started, or you are already a beads addict, come take a look. I hope you can find a good jewelry supplies wholesaler for yourself too. PandaHall.com is a federation of Chinese factories and also the Chinese Small Merchandise online market. It retails and wholesales Beads & Findings including jade, silver, pearl, gemstone, lampwork glass and crystal items etc. It also can source many products for you. It is a Verified Seller. Whether you have a company of jewelry making or personal jewelry store, PandaHall.com can offer different solutions according to your needs. Just visit this website to check if you are interested in. Enjoy your jewelry making.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Wholesale Bargain Wooden Beads from Online Shops

Throughout history, wooden beads have held symbolic meaning. In some cultures in southern Asia, they are used in prayers because of the aroma of the wood. The scent of the wood native to the area is said to help monks and prayer seekers meditate. In some African cultures, wooden beads are symbols of rank. The ranks are distinguished by color and shape. Beads and necklaces are used during ceremonies, such as weddings and funerals.

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Dyed White

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Dyed White

Wooden beads are good components for craft projects like jewelry making, but working with plain, bare wood has its artistic limitations. Paint wooden beads to make them colorful and suitable for all sorts of decorating projects. Painting the beads also gives them some protection from scuffing or scratching. Whether using small or large beads, painting them first will make them bright and suitable for any holiday or special project.

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Round

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Round

Wooden beads come in a variety of shapes, sizes and designs, and can be dyed colorfully. They are normally used to make interesting necklaces, bracelets, anklets and earrings. If you are allergic to natural materials, you can add natural wood beads to your jewelry supply list. When you make jewelry and crafts with wood beads, it can make the finished jewelry pieces look more natural and earthy.

Round Wood Beads, Lead Free

Round Wood Beads, Lead Free

Bringing a whole new meaning to the natural look, wooden beads have become the latest staple in fashion. It reason is very sample. Wooden beads are inexpensive and chic. You can still look glamorous without paying an arm and a leg to do so. Not only do these beads add a subtle yet earthy tone to any outfit, but they can be treated and customized in many different ways to provide all sorts of fun and fabulous effects.

Wooden beads can also be easily mixed and matched with other materials, such as glass beads, acrylic beads, lampwork beads, clay beads, European beads, metal beads, resin beads, seed & bugle beads, woven beads, and so on. By mixing and matching with different materials, colors and shapes, you can design different styles. Summer is coming, and the wood beads will be a great option for summer jewelry.

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Dyed

Wood Beads, Lead Free, Dyed

If you would like to get bargain wood beads in variety of colors, shapes and sizes, you would better to wholesale them from online shops. Because the beads wholesale online shops can offer them to you in bulk at low price. And one of the largest beads wholesalers in China—PandaHall.com will meet all your requests, no matter you have a company of jewelry making or personal jewelry store, PandaHall.com can offer different solutions according to your needs.