Precious Metal Beads: Gold Beads | Silver Beads | Sterling Silver Beads

Precious Metal Beads

A large variety of precious metals are being used to manufacture different kinds of precious metal beads. Though expensive, these beads lend a royal look and are used for varied purposes such as for making jewelry, buttons, cufflinks etc. Three types of precious metals are usually taken to make precious metal beads and these include- gold, silver & sterling silver. These precious metals are given different shapes and sizes. Apart from the standard precious metal beads, the wholesale precious metal beads suppliers also create these precious beads to match the specifications of the buyers.

Precious Metal Beads- Gold Beads

Gold- the most precious metal for making jewelry is also used for making gold beads. The specifications of such gold beads can differ according to the gold used. Thus, one can easily get 14k gold beads as well as 18k gold beads but the cost will obviously differ depending upon the purity level of the precious metal. Apart from the standard solid gold beads made wholly of the precious metal gold, there are different variations or types of gold beads such as gold plated beads, gold filled beads, rose gold beads, gold alphabet beads, gold vermeil beads etc.

Types of Gold Beads

The following types of gold beads are popular for making precious metal gold bead jewelry.

• Solid Gold Beads
• Gold plated beads
• Gold Filled Beads
• Rose Gold Beads
• Gold Vermeil Beads
• Gold foil beads
• Gold Rosary Beads

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All of the above mentioned gold beads for jewelry making are used to make such gold beaded jewelry pieces as gold bead bracelet, necklace, chain, gold bead earrings etc. Apart from the above types of gold beads used for making beaded jewelry, some other gold beads like gold spacer beads and gold bead caps are also used as jewelry making accessories. Some others like gold rosary beads are used for religious purposes.

Precious Metal Beads- Silver Beads

Next to gold, the other popular and precious metal is silver. Silver beads in wholesale are also made by precious metal beads manufacturers. Silver is itself found in different types and as such a variety of silver beads can be found for jewelry making as well as for other purposes. Smaller as well as larger silver beads are popular for making silver beaded jewlry.

Types of Silver Beads

Sometimes, silver beads are classified on the basis of the place of origin and at other times according to the manufacturing methods or specific purposes like handmade silver beads and silver rosary beads respectively.

• Solid Silver Beads
• Silver Plated Beads
• Antique Silver Beads
• Silver Rosary Beads
• Liquid Silver Beads
• Silver Foil Beads

Sometimes, silver beads are also classified on the basis of bead shapes.

• Silver Alphabet Beads
• Silver Tube Beads
• Silver Letter Beads
• Silver Heart Beads

Based on the origin of silver beads, these precious metal beads are classified as follows.

• Bali Silver Beads
• Hill Tribe Silver Beads
• Thai Silver Beads
• Tibetan Silver Beads

Apart from the above mentioned types of silver beads, there are silver spacer beads and silver bead caps which are used for making silver beads jewelry such as silver bead chain, silver bead necklace, and silver bead bracelet etc.

Precious Metal Beads- Sterling Silver Beads

Sterling is a combination of fine silver and other metal alloys. Sterling is usually combined with about 7.5% copper to make sterling silver more durable. Although sterling silver beads are not so precious as gold or silver beads, they are made of just the right combination of silver and metal which lets a beads jeweler to create a long lasting jewelry piece which is shiny and brilliant enough to be mistaken for more expensive precious metal beads.

Types of Sterling Silver Beads

As silver is now more expensive, many bead lovers prefer to have sterling silver beads for jewlry making and therefore many types of sterling silver beads, categorized on the basis of size, shape and place of origin are available in the market.

• Bali Sterling Silver Beads
• Sterling Silver Letter Beads
• Sterling Silver Alphabet Beads
• Sterling Silver Spacer Beads
• Sterling Silver Bead Caps

Sterling silver beads are more likely to tarnish over time due to the presence of copper. However this can be minimized through proper care of sterling silver beads jewelry. Sterling silver beads are used for making different jewelry items like charms, rings and chains.

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