Beads with Large Holes

Raw Brass Since brass is a copper alloy, prolonged contact may discolor the skin of the wearer. Raw brass items will develop a natural patina over time unless sealed. To speed up the patina process, try applying an oxidizing solution such as Win-Ox...

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Add elegance to a wide variety of jewelry designs -- pearls are perfect for formal occasions such as bridal jewelry, weddings and proms, and are equally at home in light-hearted beach-inspired jewelry. Pearls are organic gemstones, formed when a foreign...

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Leather cord is a natural material and may vary in size. So, to make sure these pearl beads fit on your cord, you may want to use 1.5mm leather cord, or have a bead reamer on hand to enlarge the holes of beads that need help fitting over larger sections...

Raw Brass Raw brass items sometimes have a thin coat of oil. Warm water and detergent (dry to avoid water spots) or alcohol and a cotton ball are all it takes to remove it. Since brass is a copper alloy, prolonged contact may discolor the skin of the...

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Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960s and 1970s, thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes.  "Long chain crystals" in the colored section of the beads refract light differently at...

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Green Silver All our sterling silver items are nickel free. And this sterling silver item is even better! This item is made from environmentally responsible green silver. See Related Products links (below) for similar items and additional...

Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960s and 1970s, thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes.  "Long chain crystals" in the colored section of the beads refract light differently at...

Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960's and 1970's, these thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes. ''Long chain crystals'' in the colored section of the beads refract light differently...

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Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960's and 1970's, these thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes. ''Long chain crystals'' in the colored section of the beads refract light differently...

Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960's and 1970's, these thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes. ''Long chain crystals'' in the colored section of the beads refract light differently...

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Color-Change Mirage BeadsInspired by the mood jewelry of the 1960's and 1970's, these thermo-sensitive liquid crystal beads change color with small temperature changes. ''Long chain crystals'' in the colored section of the beads refract light differently...

Sodalite Beads and PendantsAlso known as Canadian blue stone and Canadian lapis, sodalite beads and pendants are characterized by an intense dark blue hue with white and sometimes yellow streaks.Sodalite consists of a sodium aluminum chlorine silicate...

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Amazonite is a rare blue-green variety of microcline (a feldspar mineral) used as a semiprecious stone. Amazonite (sometimes called Amazon Stone) is an opaque stone, often found with white, yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen...

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Onyx is a striped, semiprecious variety of agate, with white, black, brown or red alternating bands. It is different from regular agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. The name onyx originates from the Greek word...

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Fancy jasper beads are also known as India agate beads. These pretty semiprecious beads and gemstone donuts add color to any jewelry application with their swirls and speckles of lavender, green, pink, orange, and/or red on an opaque creamy beige or gray...

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Olive Jade: Yellowish-green olive jade beads are occasionally called peridot stone due to their color (not because of any relationship to that gemstone). Olive jade is actually a form of serpentine, and is not a "true" jade. These semiprecious beads are...

Red creek jasper beads are also known as Chinese picasso beads, reed picasso beads, and red cherry creek jasper beads. While these stunning semiprecious beads offer wonderful patterns in shades of rusty red, ochre, taupe and gray, the name is descriptive...

Rose quartz is one of the most desirable varieties of quartz in the gemstone trade. Also known as ancona ruby and mont blanc ruby, these semiprecious gemstones display a lovely, unique pink tone. Rose quartz beads have been found in Mesopotamia that date...

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All of our sterling silver is nickel-free, cadmium free and meets the EU Nickel Directive. See Related Products links (below) for similar items, additional jewelry-making supplies that are often used with this item, and general information about these...

African Opal Gemstone Beads: Opal beads have the same chemical composition as quartz, but contain up to 13% water. Because of this, opal jewelry components should be protected from heat and strong light. Loss of water can cause opals to crack and/or lose...

African Turquoise BeadsAfrican turquoise is a descriptive name and is not true turquoise, but actually a jasper found in Africa. These semiprecious beads have a matrix structure similar to that of turquoise, and are light bluish-green in color. Jasper is...

Rainbow amazonite, sometimes called black amazonite, offers a wider color range than our other semiprecious amazonite beads, displaying not just shades of pale sea-mist blue-green, but also gray, black, brown, yellow, and rust. Some of these semiprecious...

Onyx is a striped, semiprecious variety of agate, with white, black, brown or red alternating bands. It is different from regular agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. The name onyx originates from the Greek word...

Crazy lace agate gemstone beads (sometimes known as fashion jasper beads) offer dramatic twisting and turning bands of color. The untreated, natural hues of these semiprecious gemstone beads most commonly consist of yellow and gray, sometimes with shades...

Dyed blue crazy lace agate twists and turns through "crazy" bands of of sky blue, turquoise, teal and mahogany and is a reasonably priced substitute for genuine Turquoise. Please see the Related Products links below for similar items, and more...

Dumortierite Gemstone BeadsNamed after French paleontologist Eugene Dumortier, the semiprecious gemstone dumortierite is typically colored blue or violet. Beads cut from this borosilicate mineral are also known as blue quartz beads (and are sometimes...

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Larvikite, more commonly known as black labradorite, is an igneous rock that occurs only in the Oslo rift near Larvik, Norway. Like labradorite, larvikite is a coarse-grained mixture of plagioclase and feldspar. Individual grains of anorthoclase within...

Larvikite, more commonly known as black labradorite, is an igneous rock that occurs only in the Oslo rift near Larvik, Norway. Like labradorite, larvikite is a coarse-grained mixture of plagioclase and feldspar. Individual grains of anorthoclase within...

Leather cord is a natural material and may vary in size. So, to make sure these pearl beads fit on your cord, you may want to use 1.5mm leather cord, or have a bead reamer on hand to enlarge the holes of beads that need help fitting over larger sections...

Leather cord is a natural material and may vary in size. So, to make sure these pearl beads fit on your cord, you may want to use 1.5mm leather cord, or have a bead reamer on hand to enlarge the holes of beads that need help fitting over larger sections...

Leather cord is a natural material and may vary in size. So, to make sure these pearl beads fit on your cord, you may want to use 1.5mm leather cord, or have a bead reamer on hand to enlarge the holes of beads that need help fitting over larger sections...

Cherry "Quartz" is a very pretty mixture of clear glass with thin swirls and needles of pink. This manmade gemstone is similar in hue to PRESTIGE Crystal's color padparadscha. Some people use the name "strawberry quartz" for this material that we call...

African Turquoise BeadsAfrican turquoise is a descriptive name and is not true turquoise, but actually a jasper found in Africa. These semiprecious beads have a matrix structure similar to that of turquoise, and are light bluish-green in color. The...

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These assorted gemstone strands can include rose quartz, dalmatiner, rhodonite, unakite, snowflake obsidian, tigereye, howlite, various types of jasper, and many other beautiful semiprecious beads. Mixed stone assortments generally include natural...

These assorted gemstone strands can include rose quartz, dalmatiner, rhodonite, unakite, snowflake obsidian, tigereye, howlite, various types of jasper, and many other beautiful semiprecious beads. Mixed stone assortments generally include natural...

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Sand-colored picture jasper beads display streaks and marking that often seem to depict landscapes - from desert sand dunes to rocky mountains to dry riverbeds. This semiprecious gemstone is actually petrified mud. The mud was rich in quartz that oozed...

Pyrite BeadsAlso known as fool's gold, pyrite beads offer a glittering option for gemstone jewelry components. Sometimes mistaken for gold, pyrite is actually iron sulfide and has an opaque, shiny, metallic luster. The gemstone trade often mistakenly...

Pyrite: Also known as fool's gold, pyrite beads are crystalline iron sulfide, and offer a glittering option for gemstone jewelry components. This semiprecious gemstone has an opaque, shiny, metallic luster. The gemstone trade often mistakenly calls these...

Rainbow Amazonite BeadsNatural rainbow amazonite beads offer a wider color range than our other semiprecious amazonite beads, displaying not just shades of pale sea-mist blue-green, but also gray, brown, yellow, and rust. Sometimes these semiprecious...

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Red snowflake obsidian beads offer you lovely semiprecious beads in mixed shades of reddish-brown and creamy pink, with attractive black speckles. Obsidian (pronounced ub-SIH-dee-in) is a natural glass that forms from volcanic activity. As a result,...

Sky Eye Jasper BeadsOur sky eye jasper beads come primarily in shades of gray, tan, red, and golden yellow. We were told that this form of jasper gets its name from the pretty sky blue color found in its mix of shades - well, our stock must be more...

Tigereye Beads come in richly chatoyant browns and yellows with a golden luster. While legends exist of Roman soldiers wearing this "all seeing" stone for protection in battle, tigereye was not considered a semiprecious gemstone until the late 19th...

Tigereye Beads come in richly chatoyant browns and yellows with a golden luster. While legends exist of Roman soldiers wearing this "all seeing" stone for protection in battle, tigereye was not considered a semiprecious gemstone until the late 19th...

Rich, golden-hued yellow jade beads are also known as butterscotch agate beads, but in fact they are made from a type of serpentine. Semiprecious serpentine gemstones are translucent, waxy silicates of magnesium which often come in shades of green and...