Thursday, August 4, 2011

Unique Cinnabar Beads Are Great Component for Jewelry Making

Cinnabar beads are made from a lacquer which is derived from a tree sap found in China. Each bead is hand carved with intricate designs representing various symbols or images found in nature, such as animals, flowers, human and so on. They come in different shapes including round, oval, rectangle, flat round, flower, heart and many others.

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

Some people may not know cinnabar beads well, especially the freshmen to jewelry making. Cinnabar is a lovely red bead with a sub metallic luster. Traditionally, cinnabar was built-up lacquers, coats upon coats and so forth, and allowed to dry then hardened and carved. This bead can be carved into different sizes and shapes which make this bead most suitable for making beaded jewelry and carvings. The traditional formulas contained high quantities of mercury and again, are considered toxic and poisonous by today’s standards. Today, these beads are made from non-toxic, modern formulas, and include the carved wood beads regardless of color.

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

Many jewelry designers like to use cinnabar beads to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. Unique and antique imitated cinnabar beads and cinnabar pendants are beautiful and exotic additions to your beaded design and jewelry wardrobe. Those beads can be mixed and matched well with cloisonné beads and many other beads. And of course, they are also an excellent alternative to coral jewelry.

Traditional Handcraft Carved Lacquerware Beads

Traditional Handcraft Carved Lacquerware Beads

As most producers of cinnabar beads are in China, you’d better purchase them from China. But which company or store should we purchase from? Shelley, a jewelry maker from Australia, said:” I have been making jewelry for more than 9 years. Cinnabar bead is one of my favorite jewelry beads. And all of them are purchased from a China beads, findings and gems online market—PandaHall.com. It is one leader of China beads wholesalers. Its beads are very unique and the colors are so bright. Some people may don’t know that cinnabar impacts fluency to the mind and speech and releases energy blockages and aligns energy centers. It enhances dignity, and helps aggression. As a healing bead, the cinnabar bead heals and purifies blood and imparts flexibility to the body, stabilizes weight and enhances fertility. So the cinnabar beads jewelry pieces are very popular now. And I am sure they will become more and more popular in the near future.”

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

Cinnabar Beads, Carved Lacquerware

If you are a jewelry businessman, don’t miss this opportunity to expand your business. If you are just an amateur of making jewelry, why not purchase some cinnabar beads to make special jewelry pieces for your concerned one?

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