Thursday, March 22, 2012

New Top 3 Stone Beads for Jewelry Making

When talking about fashion jewelry, gemstone beads jewelry are loved deeply by many people. These jewelry pieces are created with different stone beads, such as agate, amazonite, amethyst, ametrine, aquamarine, aventurine, black stone, spot stone, Buddhist relics, coral, carnelian, crystal, hematite, jade, jasper, lava, howlite, lace stone, dragon blood, hypersthenes, moonstone, onyx, tiger eye, turquoise, wealth stone, wood petrifaction, rhodonite and so on. There are really so many different stones. These stone beads are available in different colors, shapes, sizes and effects. They are good choices for creating various jewelry pieces.

Natural Phenix Crackle Agate Beads Strands

Natural Phenix Crackle Agate Beads Strands

While, there are so many different stone beads available, do you know them clearly? Here are some information about several stone beads which are the most widely used in jewelry making.

Turquoise Stone Beads: Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum. One of the main compounds of the turquoise stone beads is copper. This is what gives them blue, green, bluish-green colors. This kind of stone beads is wonderful for drawing out negative vibrations from a person. They are also regarded as the symbol of strength, protection from harm, psychic sensitivity and connection to the spirit world. Turquoise stone beads have been used in jewelry making since ancient.

Crackle Crystal Beads Strands, 128 Facets, Round

Crackle Crystal Beads Strands, 128 Facets, Round

Jade Stone Beads: Jade is the term applied to forms of jadeite and nephrite. Today, many jade stones are produced in China and Myanmar. Panda Hall is one of the largest suppliers of these beads. These stones appear in different colors, emerald green, mottled green, white, and the rarer colors of yellow, pink, purple, and black. The range of greens is light to dark, creamy, grayish, and also white. Jade is admired as the stone of love, inner peace, harmony and balance, so they are given as a gem on the 12th, 30th and 35th wedding anniversary, and widely used in jewelry making too.

Gemstone Beads Strands, Grade "AA" Natural Amazonite

Gemstone Beads Strands, Grade "AA" Natural Amazonite

Coral Beads: Coral stones, unlike most other gemstone, are actually the skeletal remains of marine polyps. The polyps are surrounded by a fleshy skin and excrete a carbonic substance from which the coral grows like trees and branches. The history tells us that the oldest coral stone beads to be used in coral jewelry were thousands of years ago.

Some other stone beads are also very popular in jewelry making, and jewelry pieces with them are loved very much by people. Today, different gemstone beads are available around the world. In order to save your time and purchase more stone beads without breaking your bank, finding a large and reliable jewelry supplier is quite important.

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