Lucite beads, a kind of resin beads, were created in 1937 and used in jewelry making then. Both lucite beads and resin beadsare widely used in jewelry making today. They are inexpensive and easy to work with and resulted in lovely carvings and inlays. Both beads are manufactured in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes and styles.
Taiwan Resin Beads, Column, Dyed, Multicolor
About the styles of lucite beads, we can simply sort them as contemporary and vintage. While, how to distinguish them? Here is some useful information for your reference. First, vintage style lucite beads come in some very singular styles that make it look different than most contemporary lucite beads. If they are made of many small pieces set in metal, they could be molded lucite, and if so, they are likely vintage pieces. Second, judge from colors. Lucite beads come in a number of colors, including opaque, clear and semi-transparent. Contemporary ones usually come in solid colors. While, today, almost all the lucite beads and resin beads in the fashion jewelry markets are contemporary.
Resin Beads, Magenta, Cube
As both lucite beads and resin beads are available in a variety of types. They are loved deeply by jewelry makers and craftsmen, for they are lightweight, cheap, but colorful. These beads are the trend for making fashion jewelry. Why not purchase some for your jewelry designs? No matter for necklace making, bracelets making, earrings making, rings making or many other fashion decoration making, they are versatile and will make your designs become the spotlights. Oversized jewelry is the trend of this year. These beads have variety of sizes, from 1mm to larger than 40mm, and the sizes of their hole are from smaller than 1mm to larger than 10mm.
Resin Beads, Flocky Style, Multicolor
The contemporary lucite beads and resin beads are produced in different styles, for example, imitation cat eye, crackle ones, imitation lava, imitation Swarovski crystal, imitation amber, and imitation bone. Some of them are produced with special effects, such as produced with chains inside of these beads or with rhinestones on their surfaces. Many jewelry makers or designers like to use these beads to make jewelry with other beads together. And to the craftsmen, lucite beads and resin beads are best choice for making fashion decoration, for example, add them on hair decoration or hair clips, add them on hats, shoes, bags, clothes and many others. Even some craftsmen use these beads to create decorated curtains, hangings, mats and etc. Purchase some and just create your own unique pieces.
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