Ageless and androgynous, gemstone beads are made with precious and semi-precious stones. A gemstone is a piece of mineral, rock or organic material with aesthetic value. It is lustrous and hard. Immensely personal, jewelry made from gemstone beads make great presents. The value of a gemstone bead is determined as per the gem’s rarity. As [...]
Beads are an essential item in many a jewelry maker’s tool box. A lot of aspiring jewelry makers in fact start their journey of designing and making jewelry with beads, thanks to their easy to use construction and the sheer variety available. The fact that you can now purchase wholesale beads from simple and quick [...]
Sterling silver beads are one of the most versatile and easy to use pieces when crafting jewelry. They can serve as a focal point of an entirely beaded piece or be used to highlight other accents of a piece as well. Sterling silver jewelry and silver beaded jewelry is seen in some form of the [...]
When it comes to creating jewelry that is universally appealing to most age groups, it has to be beads! Beads are so versatile that most jewelry designers have experimented with them at some point or the other and you will find some kind of beaded jewelry and accessories in almost every store you go to. [...]
Iolite is also called Dichroite or Cordierite, or water sapphires in places like Sri Lanka. At the same time as most Iolite readily available in the market today is imported from Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil, Madagascar and parts of Wyoming in the United States, this particular stone can be found in colors such as [...]
Buying beads and pearls has become somewhat of a norm for jewelry makers from all around the world to make various ornaments like necklaces, bracelets, anklets, earrings and rings. A majority of designers have now turned towards online shopping from wholesale jewelry supplies dealers for the same. This is easy and efficient as compared to [...]
Silver has been used to make jewelry for centuries in many cultures of the world. Sterling silver beads can be found in antique jewelry items too. This fad is still popular with jewelry makers and one can see quite a few kinds of beads used in various ornaments made these days. In view of the [...]
Jewelry makers from around the world are on a constant look out for wholesale suppliers that can provide them with the various materials needed for making jewelry. House of Gems introduces wholesale beads, pearls, sterling silver chains, clasps, jump rings and more, for making spanking new and trendy jewelry at awesome prices that fit every [...]
Silver is one of the most commonly sold metals in the world. In its pure state, it is a rare metal which is valuable and much like gold cannot be effectively used because it is too soft. To make the metal worthy of using in jewelry, cutlery, or showpieces, it is alloyed with copper to [...]
In order to make any sort of jewelry, it is very important to know the details of the jewels and materials used to create it and have all the relevant information about the gemstones so that the creation is made for a specific audience. After all handmade jewelry is all about the exclusivity factor in [...]