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Aventurine Beads, jade beads and Agate Beads make good fashion jewelry

Posted by admin on Jan 7, 2011 in jewelry beads | 0 comments

Used in jewelry making, like other crystal beads, glass beads…, gemstone beads provide a wonderful sparkle in bright light, which makes them an exceptionally good choice for daytime wear. Ancient jewelry Wholesale Beads were usually gemstones only. Until today, the main use of gemstones remains that of making jewelry.

Gemstone Beads, Green Aventurine, Round, 8mm.
Here you will find the popular Aventurine Beads, jade beads and Agate Beads used as jewelry beads for jewelry, their origin, composition, and metaphysical properties.As Different traditions all over the world have acknowledged the metaphysical properties of gemstones and crafted them as jewelry to provide some effects on the physical, spiritual, and even on the financial aspects.

Gemstone Beads, Multicolor Agate, Mixed, Round, 10mm.
Aventurine beads is said to be a good luck stone, especially on the matter of finance. The stone is believed to stimulate creativity, perceptiveness, and intelligence. For ages, the stone was used to provide a sense of well-being. Agate Beads come in a variety of colors and even stripes. The agate pebbles are worn to promote overall protection and healing. The stone is also believed to enhance courage, confidence on oneself, energy, as well as promoting longevity. This is also the stone for gardeners.

Gemstone Beads, Taiwan Jade, Green, Round, 6mm.

Jade is a stone for wisdom, humility, generosity, mercy, peace, and harmony. Wearing jade as jewelry helps protect a person and brings luck. You can place some jade underneath your pillow for invigorating dreams.

Tell you the Legend of Agate Beads

Posted by admin on Dec 23, 2010 in Beading Tips | 0 comments

Agate is a type of chalcedony quartz that forms by filling a cavity in a rock. Agate is also called “onyx” in some western countries. Varieties of agate are formed by the differences in shape and color of these bands. Agate is very strong, resists acid and is an excellent stone to work with when it comes to jewelry. Agate is also used in beautiful mosaics and picture frames.
With their natural tones and striking patterns, these agate beads will make a lovely piece of jewelry findings. Agate is usually created into beautiful stones that are then placed on rings, as charms, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, dream catchers etc.
Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst and protect against fever or making one invisible or protecting one from sickness. Persian magicians used agate to divert storms. Scientists believe that Agate is created when gas bubbles inside of cooling lava include saline water. It is also known as a good luck stone. As a stone of harmony, one of the things Agate Beads do is balance yin/yang energy. Agate Semi Precious Stones increase energy. Legend says that Agate improves memory and concentration, increases stamina and encourages honesty.
Today, Many Top Designers Use Beautiful, Rich Agates in their Jewelry Designs. According to Greek legend, agate was found in the river Achates, which is now called the Drillo River, located in Sicily. However, there is evidence that stone-age men in Western Europe used agate more than 15,000 years ago.

Agate occurs in a wide range of colors and we have a great selection of agate beads to choose from. But all agate gemstone beads have certain things in common. In North America the majority of agate produced comes from the western states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and California. Lace agate has been found in southern California, Mexico and Texas, and is translucent blue and white. Some moss agate is found Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone River of Montana, and can be anywhere from white to green agate with green to brown to red with black inclusions that resemble moss or landscapes dotted with trees.

Something about gemstone beads and semi-precious stones

Posted by admin on Nov 2, 2010 in Beading Tips | 1 comment

First thing we should know is the question that what gemstone beads are. In the realm of gemology, gemstones beads are generally divided into two types of precious stones and semi-precious stones. Precious stones, including four, that is, diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, and the rest of the gems, like crystal, agate, carnelian, etc. are all semi-precious stones.
In general, the higher the hardness of precious stones, while the value is higher, but very many varieties of semi-precious stones, and different semi-precious stones have different characteristics, identification methods, and values are different. And gemstone beads are loved more than precious stone. These gemstones have always been the most popular and the market for these stones is different than the market for other gemstones or jewelry beads in many ways.
The second question is about the reason for the name semi-precious stones. When other gemstone varieties began to be popular in jewelry, the jewelry industry got tired of calling them “colored gemstones other than ruby, emerald and sapphire.” People needed a term to distinguish these other gems from the big three, since all of them can be called colored gemstones. Unfortunately, the term they made up was “semi-precious” since the big three were often called precious stones, probably from the French “pierres precieuse.” Unfortunately the French terminology was not followed for the other stones or they would be known as “fine gemstones,” which is much better than that semi word.

Despite the fact that everyone in the jewelry industry now agrees that the term semi-precious is not fair, they still need a name to call those gemstone varieties such as agate beads other than ruby, emerald and sapphire. Semi-precious has a way of creeping back into the vocabulary.