Bead Shapes                                                               

Not all beads are round.  Hard stones can be carved into almost any shape, although many are cut to similar facets as natural crystal gems like diamonds.  Furthermore, these faceted beads need not be round either - they can be made oval, square, rhombus, and a whole range of other forms.  Beads of differing shape add interest to the design of a necklace or bracelet. 

Getting to know the various shapes at this early stage will really help you as a beader.  As you can see below, there are far more shapes than you may initially have thought.  If you considering buying online, we want to ensure that you are not wasting all the money from your credit card you carefully picked through http://www.lovemoney.com/savings/, which is why we have displayed them in this way for you.  Getting the perfect beads will really improve your jewelry making skills.

Beads are a really versatile material that can be used for so much.  You can make everything from bracelets to beaded bags.  It is really satisfying to create your own piece of jewellery and if you give it as a gift to friends and family it is something they can treasure forever.  If you are a professional beader you are able to create things to sell in markets, shops or online.  We hope seeing the collection of beads below, you will feel inspired and start getting creative.

Many shapes are obvious like “heart” or “leaf” - but others, like “briolette” or “rombus” are not so well know.  As a beader, you should familiarize yourself to the standard shapes available, so you know what you will be getting without looking at a picture.  Don’t forget beads are three-dimensional: so round or oval can also be flat or puff.  Pillow can be rectangle or square, and nugget can be almost any shape not uniform (sometimes called freeform).

Below is a list of the most common shapes:     Order By Shape      Stone Properties     Diamond Jewelry at 77Diamonds


Abacus 


Barrel


Bicone


Briolette


Button


Bottle 


Cabochon


Capsule


Chips


Cube 


Disc


Dog Bone   


Donut


Drum


Fancy Drop

Flower Beads
Flower


Heart


Puff Heart


Hour-glass


Leaf


Moon


Nugget 


Flat Oval


Puff Oval


Pillow


Rhombus


Rectangle


Wavy Rectangle


Rice


Ring


Rondelle


Round 


Faceted Round


Spangle


Square


Wavy Square


Star


Triangle


Teardrop


Tube

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