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Glossary: Beads
What’s a bead? Anything with a hole going all the way through it is technically a bead. Our Beads Glossary will help you learn the differences among some of the most popular beads for jewelry making. |
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  | | Crystal
Crystal is a synthetic product created by combining glass and other minerals such as lead to create sparkle and various colors. Crystals are then faceted to reflect light and add brilliance. The most popular and well known crystals, |  | | Semi-Precious Stones
Semi-precious refers to gemstones that occur naturally in the earth but are not considered precious. All semi-precious stone beads have been treated in some way, usually with heat to enhance the stone’s natural color and harden it. Semi-precious stones are more plentiful than precious stones and are therefore less expensive. Some examples of popular semi-precious stones are amethyst, peridot, aquamarine, carnelian and garnet. | |  | | Precious Stones
Precious stones occur naturally in the earth and are rarer than semi-precious stones. Precious stones are found frequently in fine jewelry. Diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires are all precious stones. | |  | | Freshwater Pearls
Freshwater pearls have been grown in pearl mussels that naturally live in freshwater. Pearls come in many shapes and sizes – rice, round, potato, button and stick are just a few. In nature, pearls come in a range of colors from white, cream or pale pink to natural tints of yellow, green, blue and black. The darker colors are more rare. Using an electroplating process, freshwater pearls can be treated to create gorgeous fashion colors – fuchsia, purple, blue, yellow and green. Unlike dyeing, electroplating results in a permanent color on the pearl.
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