Beads
Discover our wide selection of natural stone beads for jewelry: round beads, faceted beads, chips or pucks to create necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Choose your natural stone beads from dozens of carefully selected gems to bring all your DIY creations to life.
Natural stone beads, formerly known as semi-precious stones, are essential elements in your jewelry creations. Whether you're making bracelets, necklaces, earrings or other accessories, these natural beads add an authentic touch to every piece. With a wide range of stones such asagate, jasper, sodalite and many others, you can create jewelry that perfectly matches your style and desires.
Gemstone beads are an essential basis for creating authentic, easy-to-customize DIY jewelry. In this category, you'll find natural stone beads for every project: elastic bracelets, necklaces on steel cables, lightweight earrings or multi-strand jewelry. Each natural pearl features unique nuances and marbling, making your creations truly singular.
Choosing a natural stone pearl also means being able to play with shapes and finishes to give rhythm to a piece of jewelry. Depending on the effect you're looking for, alternate round, faceted, chip or puck pearls, and compose a harmony of colors around a main stone. Natural pearls for jewelry can be worn as an accumulation or as a centerpiece, on a fine chain or cord.
To help you quickly find the right natural stone bead, you can use these simple criteria:
- Diameter: 4 mm to 6 mm for a discreet look, 8 mm and more for a more prominent bracelet
- Shape: round (classic), faceted (more sparkle), palet (graphic), chips (bohemian)
- Assembly: elastic thread (fast), wired thread (good hold), nylon thread (versatile)
Easy DIY ideas with natural stone beads
- Elastic bracelet: string natural pearls, add a spacer and a larger central pearl.
- Simple necklace: mount beads on a wired thread and hang a pendant from the center.
- Multi-strand necklace: mix several natural stone beads of different sizes to create a material effect.
- Earrings: combine a natural stone bead with a hoop or creole for a light, trendy piece of jewelry.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer, we have tutorials and technical sheets to help you make a success of your settings. You'll find practical advice on choosing the right thread, securing finishes, balancing colors and achieving a clean, long-lasting finish. So you can move forward with confidence and exploit the full potential of natural pearls for jewelry, from the first bracelet to the most elaborate piece of jewelry.
Natural stone beads are particularly prized for their raw beauty and diversity. Each stone is unique, offering shades of color and natural patterns not found in synthetic beads. Whether you're a DIY beginner or an experienced designer, working with gemstone beads lets you add a natural, timeless dimension to your creations. In addition to their aesthetic appeal, natural stones are durable and long-lasting, making them ideal materials for quality jewelry.
Tube-, nugget-,olive- or chip-shaped, faceted, hexagonal, round, flat, square, oval or rectangular, you're sure to find your ideal pearl! Thanks to this variety, you can create simple yet elegant designs or more complex creations according to your skills.
In short, gemstone beads are the perfect choice for creating handmade jewelry, offering aesthetics, diversity and longevity in equal measure. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or an experienced designer, these beads will enable you to create unique, personalized pieces.
What kind of jewelry can you make with gemstone beads?
With their diversity of shapes and colors, gemstone beads can be used to create many different designs:
- A multi-row necklace with pearls of different sizes.
- An ultra-feminine bracelet.
- An elastic bracelet for men.
- Trendy earrings.
- An adjustable bracelet.
- An original grigri necklace.
- Colorful creoles.
How do you plan the right number of beads for your jewelry?
Simply divide the length of your wire by the diameter of your bead, and you'll get the number of beads you need.
For example:
- Bracelet: approx. 25-308 mmbeads for a 17-20 cm bracelet.
- Necklace: approx. 756 mmbeads for a 45 cm necklace.
The smaller the beads, the more you'll need. Don't forget to add extra beads (10%) to cover any mistakes or defects. Everything is summarized in our technical data sheet.
How to make a bracelet with natural stone beads?
It all depends on your project, but the simplest option is to slip your stone beads onto an elastic wire and close it with a surgeon's knot.
On wired wire, you'll need to add a clasp. To do this, slip a crushable bead onto both ends of the wire. Thread the wire through a wire guard and back through the squeeze bead. Crush the bead with pliers. All that's left to do is hang your clasp with a junction ring.