I already knew about most of these, but I was surprised about African turquoise. A few years ago I saw someone show an easy way to discern the difference between glass beads and genuine gemstone beads, because sometimes it's very difficult to tell even in person. There's a difference at the point where the beads are drilled; the glass beads have a small dimple around the hole and the genuine beads have a sharper edge to the hole. This is helpful if shopping in some retail stores where they just post whatever their vendor tells them as well as at bead shows. I believe that most people are honest, but it's a terrible truth that there are a few crooks out there who are happy to scam anyone, and you might run into a seller who isn't as well educated on their products as one might wish, too. Happy beading to everyone.
Your transparency and sharing of knowledge is one of the reasons I continue to purchase from your company. Let’s all reward the good and honest sellers out there.
I have been keeping the invoices from both the monthly box and also when I buy from the sister site. That way when I don't remember an item or a bead then I have my invoices with the description of the item. When I sell a piece I want to know what it is I'm selling for my own benefit for pricing and also so my customer knows what they are buying. This information is quite wonderful and makes us jewelry designers smarter lol !! Thanks for sharing 🤗 Syndy
I appreciate the information re beads. Years ago while in Texas I attended a Bead Show with a friend. I am definitely not an expert but I can occasionally recognize ConArtists. 2 guys had a booth and were taking advantage of overwhelmed shoppers. The guys couldn't keep their stories straight. They had trays and boxes of raw nuggets that were gorgeous but too inexpensive to be raw ruby, raw jade, raw amethyst, raw citrine, RAW AMBER, etc. Most of the nuggets were the size of a small tangerine - all were marked $10 each but buy 5 or more and they were $5 each. Obviously fakes! They claimed they had yellow diamonds under the table but I refused to give them a penny. Raw amber and raw citrine for the exact same price. No thanks. Lauren's transparency is much appreciated! An educated consumer is a happier and more loyal consumer.
That was a great segment, Miss Lauren. I find that I like what I like and I like Blue Goldstone, mermaid glass, African Turquoise, sea opal, etc. I realize they are man-made but have their special qualities none the less. Thanks for the info. ❤
@@kathygeisler6324 yes, I love them all too! 😊 I have NOTHING against any of the materials in this video and have used them all in my projects. 💕 I just don’t like seeing them sold as something they’re not!
Lauren, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. Not all of us have benefit of the education that you have, and I admire your willingness to share it so freely and openly. (But, you have nothing to hide!) I think it is extremely beneficial for each of us to have the knowledge required to be able to purchase beads intelligently. And as you say, to know exactly what we are buying-or at least looking at purchasing. Better informed shoppers make happier buyers! (as an aside, I do love the way your nail polish is blue Goldstone! Not distracting, I found an attitude presentation!). If I had searched for videos explaining this topic, I don’t think I would have found any, but this was great to watch. Thank you again for sharing this information.
I'm really enjoying your channel! Not only seeing the "what's coming" videos, tutorials and finished designs......but I love these informational videos as well. Thanks so much for providing this information. Loving all your channel content.
This is very helpful information and I appreciate so much you letting us know this information to help us on bead purchases. Thank you so much Lauren! Take care and have a great day!❤
It's nice to here you being honest about your beads . I love a good gemstone and hate when I see fakes selling as real gemstones . You do offer some very nice man made stones though. I have actually bought some of them and willl continue to purchase more in the future as I find what I like . Thank you . 😊💖
Thank you for the info much needed and your honesty. To give you an example, I thought synthetic was lucite or something like that. I had No idea. Many Thanks.
Thanks!! I love this series - I'm going to look for episode 1 next. Could you also explain what is crystal and what is glass? Is the only difference the faceting?
@@LoriWaltman-if5fv great question! Hematite DOES occur naturally, but almost all the hematite beads on the market are lab-created, man-made hematite (also known as hematine or Hemalyke). That’s why all of our hematite beads are marked as man-made. Natural hematite is relatively rare and quite expensive.
@@carolinetancredy175 that’s a great question, and a great idea for a future bead brief! “Gold plating” can be actual gold coating or just a gold-toned coating, depending on the vendor. Personally, I typically use “gold plated” for items with actual gold plating, and mark the karat gold used (18k Gold-Plated, etc).
@@lisafarin7770 I definitely agree! I will always have an item’s material composition marked clearly in the listing title, and mark all synthetic materials as man-made. However, trade names are common search keywords and are also not incorrect in and of themselves, especially for synthetic materials- if someone is looking for goldstone beads, for example, the trade name “goldstone” needs to be in the title to make sure they can find the right items. So I’ll title the item something like “8mm Goldstone (Man-Made) Round Beads” and explain exactly what goldstone means in the listing. Similarly, for genuine stones commonly known by other trade names, we include the trade name in the title but also make sure to tell you what the stone is actually composed of. So I will title the stone known as African turquoise something like “8mm African “Turquoise” (Dyed Jasper) Round Beads.” That way, if you’re looking for African turquoise, you’ll find our beads. But you’ll also know exactly what you’re buying, and I’ll explain in the item description that this variety of dyed jasper is known by the trade name of African turquoise. It literally has no other name in the jewelry trade. But it’s also not actually turquoise. That’s what makes trade names confusing! Trade names are common in this industry, but I want to make sure to be clear about every item we sell at www.beadboxbargains.com. Hope that helps! :)
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I already knew about most of these, but I was surprised about African turquoise. A few years ago I saw someone show an easy way to discern the difference between glass beads and genuine gemstone beads, because sometimes it's very difficult to tell even in person. There's a difference at the point where the beads are drilled; the glass beads have a small dimple around the hole and the genuine beads have a sharper edge to the hole. This is helpful if shopping in some retail stores where they just post whatever their vendor tells them as well as at bead shows. I believe that most people are honest, but it's a terrible truth that there are a few crooks out there who are happy to scam anyone, and you might run into a seller who isn't as well educated on their products as one might wish, too. Happy beading to everyone.
I’m so glad you explained the differences of stones. A little knowledge helps people to learn something new every day.
Your transparency and sharing of knowledge is one of the reasons I continue to purchase from your company. Let’s all reward the good and honest sellers out there.
More videos like this please!
I have been keeping the invoices from both the monthly box and also when I buy from the sister site. That way when I don't remember an item or a bead then I have my invoices with the description of the item. When I sell a piece I want to know what it is I'm selling for my own benefit for pricing and also so my customer knows what they are buying. This information is quite wonderful and makes us jewelry designers smarter lol !! Thanks for sharing 🤗 Syndy
I appreciate the information re beads. Years ago while in Texas I attended a Bead Show with a friend. I am definitely not an expert but I can occasionally recognize ConArtists. 2 guys had a booth and were taking advantage of overwhelmed shoppers. The guys couldn't keep their stories straight. They had trays and boxes of raw nuggets that were gorgeous but too inexpensive to be raw ruby, raw jade, raw amethyst, raw citrine, RAW AMBER, etc. Most of the nuggets were the size of a small tangerine - all were marked $10 each but buy 5 or more and they were $5 each. Obviously fakes! They claimed they had yellow diamonds under the table but I refused to give them a penny. Raw amber and raw citrine for the exact same price. No thanks. Lauren's transparency is much appreciated! An educated consumer is a happier and more loyal consumer.
@@galady8632 oh wow, that is definitely suspicious! 😒
Hi! Love the new segment! Can't wait to see more! ❤
Truth and transparency is key in days like today. People can make better choices based on truth. TY for being an amazing company ❤
Love the new Playlist. BBB is so much more than a Bead Store!
Loving the new segment! Tysm! ❤️
Thank you, Lauren. Really enjoy these segments. Can't wait to see what's next ❤
Have a weekly color theme-showing all the beauties BBB carries in that color. ❤
Hi Lauren, great information I love that you explain this so well I’m learning so much from these videos. Thank you 😊🌸🌼🌸
A lot of great information. Thanks, Lauren! Your nails remind me of blue goldstone, which I LOVE!
Thank you! Very helpful.
Thank you for your education on gemstone terms
Wow, thank you for being transparent. Awesome video. Would love more informative videos. Btw… LOVE BBB!❤
That was a great segment, Miss Lauren. I find that I like what I like and I like Blue Goldstone, mermaid glass, African Turquoise, sea opal, etc. I realize they are man-made but have their special qualities none the less. Thanks for the info. ❤
@@kathygeisler6324 yes, I love them all too! 😊 I have NOTHING against any of the materials in this video and have used them all in my projects. 💕 I just don’t like seeing them sold as something they’re not!
Very informative and interesting
Lauren, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. Not all of us have benefit of the education that you have, and I admire your willingness to share it so freely and openly. (But, you have nothing to hide!) I think it is extremely beneficial for each of us to have the knowledge required to be able to purchase beads intelligently. And as you say, to know exactly what we are buying-or at least looking at purchasing. Better informed shoppers make happier buyers! (as an aside, I do love the way your nail polish is blue Goldstone! Not distracting, I found an attitude presentation!). If I had searched for videos explaining this topic, I don’t think I would have found any, but this was great to watch. Thank you again for sharing this information.
I'm really enjoying your channel! Not only seeing the "what's coming" videos, tutorials and finished designs......but I love these informational videos as well. Thanks so much for providing this information. Loving all your channel content.
This is very helpful information and I appreciate so much you letting us know this information to help us on bead purchases. Thank you so much Lauren! Take care and have a great day!❤
This was great. I knew about turquoise names but was unsure about the Jade variation of names!
@@cherylmccall9391 so glad it was helpful! 💕
Being newer to beading, this video was very informative and educational. Thank you!!
Lauren, thank you for clarifying what these terms actually mean!
@@sdiegel53 you’re so welcome! Thanks for watching! 😊
Thank you. This is very interesting and helpful.
Great info! Thanks Lauren!
Very informative-great job explaining Thanks
Didnt know any of this!! Very interesting to learn. Thank you!!!
It's nice to here you being honest about your beads . I love a good gemstone and hate when I see fakes selling as real gemstones .
You do offer some very nice man made stones though. I have actually bought some of them and willl continue to purchase more in the future as I find what I like . Thank you . 😊💖
Very helpful guidance Lauren - thank you!
I’m so glad it was helpful! ❤
Thank you for the info much needed and your honesty. To give you an example, I thought synthetic was lucite or something like that. I had No idea. Many Thanks.
Thank you, this was very helpful and enlightening!
Thank you. Very informative.
Great new episode. Tyfs
Great video! Thanks.❤
This is a fantastic video and so informative! Thank you!❤
Thanks!! I love this series - I'm going to look for episode 1 next. Could you also explain what is crystal and what is glass? Is the only difference the faceting?
Thanks! 👍🏻
Thank you I learned a lot!
@@teresarose1038 yay, so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! 😊
Thanks for the info❤
My pleasure, thanks for watching! 😊
Thanks for sharing
@@savannah58 thanks for watching! :)
Love this thank you so much!! Is there a possibility of getting Laramar in the shop???
Ooh, I will ask my lapidary friends to let me know if they come across any!
Hematite is sometimes labeled as man made. Does it occur naturally or is it always synthetic? Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Much appreciated!😊
@@LoriWaltman-if5fv great question! Hematite DOES occur naturally, but almost all the hematite beads on the market are lab-created, man-made hematite (also known as hematine or Hemalyke). That’s why all of our hematite beads are marked as man-made. Natural hematite is relatively rare and quite expensive.
I’d like to know more about how the industry uses terms like “gold plated”.
@@carolinetancredy175 that’s a great question, and a great idea for a future bead brief! “Gold plating” can be actual gold coating or just a gold-toned coating, depending on the vendor. Personally, I typically use “gold plated” for items with actual gold plating, and mark the karat gold used (18k Gold-Plated, etc).
Jasper.
@@marykayn8344 I love jaspers! So many beautiful kinds!
I think you should list it by what it actually is
@@lisafarin7770 I definitely agree! I will always have an item’s material composition marked clearly in the listing title, and mark all synthetic materials as man-made. However, trade names are common search keywords and are also not incorrect in and of themselves, especially for synthetic materials- if someone is looking for goldstone beads, for example, the trade name “goldstone” needs to be in the title to make sure they can find the right items. So I’ll title the item something like “8mm Goldstone (Man-Made) Round Beads” and explain exactly what goldstone means in the listing.
Similarly, for genuine stones commonly known by other trade names, we include the trade name in the title but also make sure to tell you what the stone is actually composed of. So I will title the stone known as African turquoise something like “8mm African “Turquoise” (Dyed Jasper) Round Beads.” That way, if you’re looking for African turquoise, you’ll find our beads. But you’ll also know exactly what you’re buying, and I’ll explain in the item description that this variety of dyed jasper is known by the trade name of African turquoise. It literally has no other name in the jewelry trade. But it’s also not actually turquoise. That’s what makes trade names confusing!
Trade names are common in this industry, but I want to make sure to be clear about every item we sell at www.beadboxbargains.com.
Hope that helps! :)
Thanks for sharing