Shell Beads

Shell beads are highly popular in the fashion jewelry market because of their attractive colors, shapes which give them a unique appeal. They are just perfect to be used as embellishments on garments, different kinds of jewelries. Shell is a versatile and easily accessible material to be used for personal adornment. Since time immemorial, it has been used and equally appreciated by our ancestors. The earliest known beads made out of shell dates back to thousands of years. Back to the modern present world, shells have been given various artistic forms in beads and pendants.

Design
Shell beads are available in numerous shapes, sizes and magnificent colors. Shells are considered as one of the most lustrous and luxurious material used for jewelry making. These beads lend a touch of tropics and beach to all designs of beaded jewelry. Natural sea shells are cut and polished further to make shell beads.

Usages Shell beads are extensively used in jewelry and other artifacts. Wide design variations of them are in :

• Necklace
• Anklet
• Earrings
• Bracelets
• Chokers
• Belts
• Pendants
• Arm or chest bands

Forms
Main varieties of shell beads are spherical, tubular, barrel-shape, discoidal, conical, truncate, rectangular and many other forms in a vast range of sizes and colors. These wonderful and beautiful shell beads are available in unique, unusual shapes & styles. Varied shapes of them can be either flat round, rectangle, oval, round, heishi, donut, teardrop etc. Due to their invaluable and sheer design, texture, shell beads are very sought after.