Swarovski Beads
 Bling Jewelry 925 Sterling Silver White Swarovski Crystal Bead Fits Pandora Pugster List Price: Sale Price: $12.99 You save: $14.00 (52%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionMade from .925 Sterling Silver and dazzling iridescent crystals, this White Crystal Bead is compatible with Pandora bracelets, and Pandora charms! An exciting variety of available patterns will allow you to create your own stylish bead bracelet...  |
 Ten (10) Pack of Assorted Crystal Rhinestone Beads (Styles you will receive are shown in picture) Charms Spacers for European Style Bracelets Fits Pandora, Biagi, Troll, Chamilla and Many Others Sale Price: $11.75 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionIf you have any questions about bracelet comparability, or any other questions,Feel free to send me a message "Pro Jewelry" I will answer as promptly as possible. |
 Pugster Heart Grandma Charm Bead - Pandora Beads & Charms Compatible Sale Price: $12.49 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThis Heart Grandma Charm Bead - Pandora Beads & Charms Compatible Bead is compatible with Pandora bracelets, and interchangeable with Pandora charms / beads! Made of pewter plated with silver, will stand up beautifully to the test of time and wear... |
 Royal Diamond Crystal Stone Balls Shamballa Bracelet (9 COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM) List Price: DescriptionThis Sparkling Austrian Crystal Shamballa Inspired Bracelet is the perfect addition to your summer wardrobe. What better way to show your spiritual devotion than to wear one these stunning Shamballa bracelets... |
 Pugster Heart Swarovski Crystal Bead Fits Pandora Beads Charm Bracelet List Price: Sale Price: $13.74 You save: $5.15 (27%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThis Heart Swarovski Crystal Bead Fits Pandora Beads Charm Bracelet Bead is compatible with Pandora bracelets, and interchangeable with Pandora charms / beads! Made of pewter plated with silver, will stand up beautifully to the test of time and wear... |
 Bling Jewelry 925 Sterling Silver Pink Swarovski Crystal Bead Pandora Chamilia Beads Compatible List Price: Sale Price: $12.99 You save: $14.00 (52%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionCompatible with Pandora beads and bracelets, this Pink Crystal Bead is the perfect addition to your European style bead bracelet. Made from a .925 Sterling Silver core that is completely nickel-free and glistening coffee colored crystals, the Pink Crystal Bead is compatible with charms that fit Pandora! Hundreds of available patterns will allow you to create your own stylish bead bracelet to showcase your unique style... |
 Pugster Pink Crystal Bead Charm Pandora Charms Compatible List Price: Sale Price: $9.99 You save: $2.50 (20%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionThis Pink Crystal Bead Charm Pandora Charms Compatible bead is compatible with Pandora bracelets, and interchangeable with Pandora charms / beads! Made of pewter plated with silver, this bead will stand up beautifully to the test of time and wear... |
 Queenberry (Free S/h) Sterling Silver Swarovski Crystal White Pearl Dangle Bead Charm for Pandora Troll Biagi Chamilia Birthstone June List Price: Sale Price: $13.98 You save: $15.00 (52%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionIt is compatible with Pandora, Troll, Chamilia, Biagi, and other Italian jewelry. Please be aware of the hole size.Queenberry SKU: PA1066B-650X1-V2 |
 Bling Jewelry Light Pink White Stripe Swarovski Crystal Bead 925 Sterling Silver Fits with Pandora Bracelets List Price: Sale Price: $12.99 You save: $14.00 (52%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionGirls just want to have fun, and what is more fun than glitter and pink? Nothing! Thats why this Light Pink and White Stripe Crystal Bead is perfect for any girly girl's Pandora compatible fashion jewelry bracelet! This stripe bead, in the barrel bead shape is dripping with pink and white crystals, wrapped around a 925 sterling silver core... |
 Pugster December Birthstone Flowers Beads Fits Pandora Chamilia Biagi Beads Charm & Bracelet List Price: Sale Price: $9.99 You save: $2.50 (20%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThis Oval December Birthstone Flowers Beads Fits Pandora Charms Bead is compatible with Pandora bracelets, and interchangeable with Pandora charms / beads! Made of pewter plated with silver, will stand up beautifully to the test of time and wear... |
Swarovski Beads
Glass Bead Finishes And Coatings
By: Reuel Crook
Glass beads come in an assortment of finishes, which embellish and enhance their appearance. A finish is a surface treatment, such as an additive, color or coating applied to the end product.
Common finishes include matte, frosted, AB (aurora borealis) or rainbow, metallic, pearl and satin.AB finish is a permanent rainbow finish that can be applied to any color or type of glass bead. The finish is only applied to one side of the bead.
Metallic coatings are usually applied by heating the glass beads and then spraying them with oxidized tin.
A matte treatment results in a non-reflective, frosted, velvet-like appearance. Semi-matte is matte but with a light polish. The beads do not look as shiny as regular opaque.
Luster coatings may be metallic, white or colored. They have a uniform, shiny finish on the surface of an opaque, translucent or transparent bead. The beads end up having a pearlized look.
Pearl finish is often used to describe beads with an opaque luster.
Iris is an iridescent permanent coating applied to glass beads, which gives them a rainbow metallic shine.
Vitreal (vitrail) is when one half of the glass bead is painted silver, with a rainbow finish over the silver half. There are a variety of rainbow coatings available. Raku is a matte vitreal finish.
Gold or Silver Luster is when transparent glass beads have been coated with a luster gold or silver finish, which creates subtle gold highlights.
A galvanised bead has been plated with zinc with either a shiny or matte finish.
Plated glass beads are plain beads which have been electroplated or coated with a metallic finish. Silver-plated beads are plated with silver, and gold-plated beads are plated with gold.
Glass Pearl jewelry beads are another perfect example of coating - they start out as regular white, opaque pressed glass beads. The beads are strung, spaced and are fixed horizontally onto a painting rack. Then these beautiful crafting beads are then spray painted in an oven similar to that in which cars are painted.
Available in both smooth and textured finishes. Textured beads are sometimes called "Moon Surface". These jewelry making beads are available in a large palette of colors with the most popular being Natural pearl and Gold colored.
Glass Pearl beads were popularized by the Swarovski company. Today Czech and Chinese glass pearl beads are of good quality and offer an affordable alternative to Swarovski.
About the Author
Reuel Crook Talks about Spacer Beads.For more information on wholesale Beads please visit http://dollarbead.com/
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