Halloween

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Sunstone has an optical effect that is due to reflections from inclusions of red copper. These inclusions give the stone an appearance something like that of aventurine, hence sunstone is known...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Tourmaline is part of a large group of boron silicate minerals with a wide range of colors. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5. History: In the 1500s, a Spanish conquistador of Brazil, washed the dirt from a...

Approximate beads per strand: 125 What is it: Spinel gets its name comes from the Latin word "spinella", which means spine, refering to its pointed crystals.  It can be found in many different shades of pink, red, blue, yellow, green, brown, black,...