Welcome to Beaded Jewels Material Info Guide where you can find detailed info about the materials  were using for our  Handcrafted Beaded,Trendy Woven and Wire-Wrapped  Jewelry & Accessories. One of a Kind  Affordable Custom Made Beaded Jewelry  Designs  for all occasions created for you by US Jewelry Designer & Beading Artist Lexi Butler. When you buy our one of a kind handmade beaded jewelry creations you will not be just spending your money, but investing it in something worthwhile to treasure for a long time.
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The Original Austrian Swarovski Crystal  is made since 1892 by the Austrian family company based in Wattens, Tyrol, has been the world's leading manufacturer of cut crystal for over a hundred years. Each bead is machine-faceted, optically pure, 32% lead crystal with facets that have a brilliance and sparkle unmatched by other crystal beads. (Lead crystal by definition must contain at least 24% lead.) The rumor is that Swarovski adds silver to the crystal-but whatever they add, it certainly makes these beads more brilliant than any other crystal beads.

Swarovski crystals, like most other crystals, contain lead oxide. Lead creates the refraction of the crystal with the maximum refraction at 30-32% lead content. Lead also adds to the weight of the crystal giving it a more substantial feel. Austrian Swarovski crystal contains approximately 32% lead. Full lead crystal must contain above 30% lead oxide content in order to be consider full lead crystal.
Swarovski Crystal AB and AB2X colors that normally more expansive than normal colors. AB ( Aurora Borealis) means more color effects and AB2X means more double color effects on Swarovski Beads.
Please note, Lead levels in Beaded Jewels products comply with FDA
standards.
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Freshwater Pearls are characterized by their translucence and luster . All pearls that I choose to work with are genuine freshwater pearls. Freshwater pearls are cultivated (cultured) in mussels and oysters that live in freshwater pearl farms in Asia. The disired unique look is accomplished through using all colour shades and sizes with each other. All pearls exept for the natural pearl-white ones are dyed in fashion colours. BEADED JEWELS


Mother of Pearl is the name given to the iridescent coating on the inside of mollusk shells. When an object gets inside the shell of a mollusk, it will protect itself by coating the invading object with the same material it uses to coat pearls. This is where the name creator (mother) of pearls comes from. Nacre is found in pearl oysters, freshwater mussels and abalone. Some of the m.o.p in my work is dyed in fashion colours. BEADED JEWELS

Shell Beads like the Paua  are laminated for extreme beauty and stability. Two-sided beads are drilled top to bottom for optimum presentation effects.


Fossil Beads are formed by the skeletons of countless tiny sea creatures, have been specially cut to reveal unusual and interesting surface features. The fossil beads that are used in my work are dyed in fashion colours. BEADED JEWELS

Kiwi Quartz
Aka Kiwi Stone
This quartz is mottled with green, black and white; while translucent, kiwi quartz is more opaque than most quartzes.  It has specks of black and white similar to a kiwi fruit. The unique marbled pattern of kiwi stone has made it one of the most popular gemstones being used today. The kiwi stone that I used in my work are dyed red, turquoise-green, purple.  BEADED JEWELS

Jasper comes from the Greek and means "spotted stone. Jasper comes in so many unique forms ,  Jasper is a rock composed of chalcedony, dense microcrystalline quartz and other minerals which make up the colorful bands or patterns throughout. It is found in Germany, India, France, Russia and the U.S. It is rare to find Jasper that is uniformly colored.  I have used in my work  moss jasper. It gets its name from the word 'moss' because it does resembles moss.
I also use ocean jasper which gets its name from resembeling the bottom of the ocean.
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Snowflake Obsidian resembles flakes of snow floating against a deep black sky. The snowflake appearance in this volcanic glass is produced by internal crystallites formed as lava quickly cooled.
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Amethyst is known as the " Purple Gem" and has a well established history in the gemstone world. Amethyst is a form of quartz which is light lavender to deep purple in colour. BEADED JEWELS

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