Beads > Freshwater Pearls
Unlike other gems, the pearl is born of water and living creatures. Pearls begin as a foreign body embedded within a mollusk's shell. The animal's defense against the foreign body is to form a protective layer of nacre around the intruder. The culturing process simply entails planting a "seed" within the mollusk, normally either a plastic bead or a small piece of shell, nature takes its course and another pearl is born. Our cultured freshwater pearls come in an ever growing variety of shapes, sizes and colors, so whatever your fashion preference you are sure to find the pearl to suit your needs. Ancient beliefs about the origin of the pearl include: moonlight filled dewdrops and Aphrodite's tears of joy. Although not technically a stone, pearl is one of June's birthstones. Currently, the International Commission of Colored Gemstones (CIBJO) recognizes only five organic (once living material) gemstones: Ammolite, amber, pearl, jet, and coral. Also be sure to check out our freshwater pearl mixtures and our flawlessly crafted glass pearls by Jablonex and crystal pearls by Swarovski.
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99FP508
1 ST $19.25 ($19.25 per ST)
2 ST $33.60 ($16.80 per ST)
4 ST $53.80 ($13.45 per ST)
6 ST $77.55 ($12.92 per ST)
99FP593
1 ST $18.25 ($18.25 per ST)
2 ST $30.95 ($15.47 per ST)
3 ST $38.25 ($12.75 per ST)
4 ST $48.95 ($12.24 per ST)
9FP632
1 ST $4.95 ($4.95 per ST)
2 ST $9.25 ($4.62 per ST)
3 ST $13.00 ($4.33 per ST)
4 ST $16.65 ($4.16 per ST)
FP2
1 PC $8.50 ($8.50 per PC)
2 PC $14.30 ($7.15 per PC)
3 PC $18.75 ($6.25 per PC)
5 PC $28.60 ($5.72 per PC)
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CRYSTALLIZED™ Christmas Tree Earrings
Adorable CRYSTALLIZED™ Christmas Tree Earring Kits are now available! Kit includes all the beads and findings required to create these popular earrings, plus step-by-step instructions! All you need is basic jeweler's tools and less than 5 minutes! Watch our basic earrings instructional video to see how easy making your own earrings can be!
Shipwreck Beads Catalog
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5 Minute Earrings
Follow these easy instructions to create thousands of incredible earring designs! Click here to watch the video.
Twelve Days of Christmas
Everybody's favorite Christmas song is available as pewter charms! Give the gift of the 12 days of Christmas with a charm bracelet. Give your favorite people a chain bracelet with the partridge charm on the first day, then give them the corresponding charm on each consecutive day. Perfect for young and old alike!
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Shopping for sensational CRYSTALLIZED™ -Swarovski Elements just got simpler! Shop all Swarovski shapes, styles and sizes in every one of these splendid shades! Click here!
Gift Bundles
Our special beginner gift bundles are perfect for that future beader in your life! At three price levels, there's a bundle for every budget! Your beginner beading bundle includes a Shipwreck Beads gift card, a 2010 Shipwreck Beads catalog, The Basics of Bead Stringing instructional booklet, and a 2010 Bead Dreams Calendar!
Jasper Beads
You'll jump for joy over our incredible jasper selection! Our selection of jasper beads is full of extravagantly patterned pieces in many different types, shapes and styles.
Czech Druks
Czech druk beads are round pressed glass treasures manufactured in the age old Czech tradition by Jablonex, the World's top name in glass beads. Druk beads are consistently uniform in shape and size, and are available in nearly innumerable finish and color combinations. Druk beads are widely used in numerous jewelry designs, and are the perfect combination of quality and economy. These popular and versatile Czech glass beads are hand made in small batches, so some slight color variance is to be expected from batch to batch and size to size.
Video: Linear Necklace Design
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Pressed Flower and Leaf Beads
Bring the look of nature's most beautiful creations to your beading projects with our great selection of Pressed glass Flowers and Leaves by Jablonex®. These high quality pressed glass beads come in nearly limitless variations of size shape and color just like their counterparts in nature
Swarovski Flowers
CREATE your STYLE™ with CRYSTALIZED™ -Swarovski Elements - Swarovski Crystal Flower beads are fantastically fun and versatile. They come in a great selection of vibrant colors to compliment any of your crystal creations. Swarovski Crystal Flowers look great with Swarovski Crystal Butterflies!
Precious Metal Findings
Be sure the quality of your findings reflects your jewelry creations. Our precious metal findings come in either gold fill or sterling silver. They are quite affordable and will continue to look great for years to come.
Ribbon Necklaces
Quickly and easily transform your favorite pendant into an alluringly feminine necklace with one of our ribbon necklaces. The necklaces are already to wear so just slip on your pendant and go!
Bone Pendants
Check out our bone pendants. They look great when strung on natural materials such as leather or hemp and are come in lots of hip trendy shapes like fishhooks and yin yangs.
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