Site Meter Bead Arts » Blog Archive » Fire polished facetted beads

Fire polished facetted beads

by Cyndi Lavin

Make Art Monday!

I’ve been having a great time with these Czech facetted beads lately. Many people refer to them as crystals, and although I’ve been known to slip and write that from time to time, they are not really properly called that. True crystals have a high lead content, which gives them a brilliant shine not matched by these beads. Swarovski cut crystals are real crystal. Most Czech beads, at least the ones I know of, are not.

However, I don’t think that the bead police are going to come get you if you use the term wrong. I do think that if you are selling your work, you should definitely try to be as accurate as possible and at least call them Czech crystals so that your customers don’t think they’re getting Swarovski. Oh yes, there is a difference!

Back down off my soapbox now, and off to change all the places in my website descriptions where I used the wrong terms..LOL! Here’s what I made :)

fig3.jpg

This is right angle weave around an optical lens. The other side is done with amber colored beads…two for the time it takes to do one!

bracelet47.jpg

This bracelet alternates large facetted beads with 2-holed jasper beads.

, , , , ,

Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to Bead Arts. It's Free!

Posted in Bead Stringing, Bead Weaving, Make Art Monday, Mixed Media, Wearable Art on August 20th, 2007

Link to this Entry

Recent Posts

Related Posts

Leave a Reply


About Bead Arts

Come on a journey through a bead and jewelry wonderland, where no item is considered too strange to use in making something...especially if that item has a hole in it! All types of beads are welcomed and cherished here, and no techniques are off-limits. You'll be amazed and inspired by the beadwork that is being done today!

Bead Arts Author(s)
    » Cyndi-Lavin

NAVIGATE

LINKS

CATEGORIES

TOP COMMENTERS

RECENT COMMENTS

SUBSCRIBE

ARCHIVES

Crafts & Hobbies Channel Posts

  • Bionic Commando Prototype Figure
    I recently ran across a posting on Capcom's blog showing off a prototype action figure from the upcoming Bionic Commando game. Even though he's the "new" version of the character and not the classic [...]
  • Hasbro to the Rescue
    If you ordered a 25th Anniversary Doc and have been waiting patiently or otherwise for him, Hasbro updated their official G.I. Joe site (which is hardly ever updated) with news that the extra [...]
  • Crafty Links - 10/03/2008
    This week has been a blur. I've been getting ready for the extremely busy weekend we have planned. Party for the little girl is on Sunday but her birthday is actually Saturday. It seems every event [...]
  • How Has the Economy Affected You?
    So with the American economy in the dumper (and soon the rest of the world) I've been left wondering about my toy buying habits. I had already scaled back and haven't gotten much in the last few [...]
  • How About Some Commercials!?
    Yeah, I'm pretty much running out of steam this week. I'm ready to buy some beers and take a long nap. To get you through your Friday, I've got a couple of commercials here for you to enjoy. The [...]
  • Ebay Madness: Ghoulish or No Big Deal? Your Call
    This Ebay Madness we'll take a look at an auction that is... a bit questionable. First though, let's have some background. In 2007 Hasbro released a limited edition R2 action figure named R2-KT. [...]
  • Partylite Candles
    Candles, who doesn't love them? And with Partylite Candle Company you can have two in one really. They are one of the main companies that offer a business to men and women that is easy and [...]
  • Furniture Wax and Polishes? Are They a Good Thing?
    Most commercial furniture polishes contain chemicals that don't need to be going on your wood furniture in the first place and many contain products that are under pressure and that are aerosol [...]
  • Health Benefits of Beeswax
    Beeswax, since the turn of the century and even before, has been used to make candles, shoe polish, as well as furniture polish, but beeswax and other things produced by the honeybee have health [...]
  • Soap Scum and How to Prevent it
    Many of us battle with soap scum everyday and a lot of us lose the battle, but it doesn't have to be that way at all. With a simple product, soap scum can be controled with just a spray. Green [...]

 

Hot Off The Press

  • Football Press Conference Highlights
    Bobby Petrino and players from the Arkansas football team met with the media Monday afternoon. [...]
  • I can haz code....Iz dink so
    The code is as follows <a href="http://www.blogherads.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/larger-de-lurk-button3.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1199" [...]
  • Reef flip-flops with a FLASK in the sole
    Looking for the perfect gift for the man that likes to tail gate? Look no further than Reef's Dram Sandals. Not that I am condoning bringing liqour into football stadiums, but bringing it [...]
  • Official Description for Episode 3.07, “Eris Quod Sum”
    NBC has released the official episode description for episode 3.07, “Eris Quod Sum.” HEROES ERIS QUOD SUM 10-27-2008 9:00PM TRAPPED, TERRIFIED AND CORNERED, NATHAN (ADRIAN [...]
  • Celebrity Fashion Watch 1st CFW Countdown
    From the time I took over this blog middle of last year, the thought of coming up with an annual celebrity fashion countdown has already crossed my mind. But then again, I had to set it behind to [...]
  • Grocery Savings: Pet Food
    I haven't had a pet dog in years because I know that they can be quite costly. It's like feeding another person in the family. Since they have a special diet, they can't feed on the same food as [...]
  • Living la Vida Lohan!
    If it's not one thing, it's another, right? Right! While Lindsay jetted to San Francisco to support Samantha at a gig, they parted ways soon after -Sam to another gig in Canada, and Lindsay to chow [...]
  • Break From Weighing In
    I'm still at a writer's conference/on holiday today, so I'm not planning on weighing in. If I remembered to bring along my scale and have internet access today, I'll log in and change this post to my [...]
  • Striker NOT At No Mercy, Another Dibiase On The RUN, Jericho No Mercy Injury
    -WrestlingObserver Reports: Matt Striker missed last night's PPV, No Mercy, was because his father passed away. -Brett DiBiase, the 20-year-old son of Ted DiBiase Sr., brother of current WWE [...]
  • Isla Fisher is a Shopaholic
    Perhaps grabbing celebrity headlines for dating Borat (aka Ali G), Isla Fisher will soon be the talk of the town when her first movie starrer in Hollywood, Confessions of A Shopaholic, is [...]