A teardrop shaped bead that is faceted on all sides

Changes colour when different light hits it, (pronounced die-crow-ic).

flat surfaces ground onto beads or stones to create a more reflective surface

Jewellery components used to connect other jewellery components, ie, clasps and earing hooks

Meaning floral. Flowers on or inside the glass beads.

A pearl formed in a mollusk that lives in freshwater rather than salt water

Small particles of crushed or ground glass

Sterling silver with a layer of high karat gold bonded by heat and pressure (not electroplated) over it's surface

Tapped with a small hammer to create a wavy texture

Refers to the Karen Hill tribe in Thailand who handcraft Sterling silver jewellery and components (96 - 99% pure silver)

Earwires which fasten at the back with a little loop

Special oven for beads.

Glass beads formed by placing molten glass on a mandrel and shaping it with a torch.

Metal tube used to support molten glass as it is formed into a bead. the mandrel creates the hole in the bead.

Meaning a thousand flowers. These are the more traditional venetian beads

Strips of transluscent glass over coloured foil.

Bead shaped like a flattened ball or saucer shape.

Any stone suitable for use in jewellery that is not a diamond, ruby, sapphire or emerald

Used to describe a technique where small flecks of brightly coloured glass are gathered inside clear glass to add depth to the bead.

Small beads used to accent and to separate beads

Sterling silver base (at least 92.5% pure silver) plated with gold, (pronounced vermay)