Create original costume jewelry with this CCB metallic acrylic olive bead with its unique crumpled effect, adding a textured, luminous touch to your DIY necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
CCB stands for Copper Coated Beads. This is a coating technique that consists of covering acrylic beads with a thin layer of copper, before plating them with other metallic finishes (gold, silver, copper, antique bronze...).
These beads combine the lightness of acrylic with a metal-like shine. Please note that there may be slight traces of oxidation.
The crumpled effect of this bead gives it a textured, irregular surface that catches the light differently at different angles. Its elongated, olive-like oval shape adds movement and volume to compositions. The bead measures 22 x 16 mm and has a large 3.7 mm hole for easy threading.
What can you do with this olive bead?
Its generous size and elongated shape make it an ideal centerpiece for a variety of DIY jewelry creations. It can be threaded onto elastic wire to create gold-tone elastic bracelets, or integrated into an XXL necklace alternating with other beads to create contrast. It's equally at home in dangling earrings, where its oval shape adds dynamism, or in bohemian or ethnic-style compositions.
Whether you're new to costume jewelry design or already have some experience, there are resources to help you along the way. Technical sheets cover useful basics such as wire selection, threading techniques and the use of different types of clasps. Tutorials offer concrete projects, accessible to all levels, to advance step by step and develop your own creative ideas.
Details:
Length: 22 mm
Diameter: 16 mm
Internal hole diameter: 3.7 mm
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