| Natural beads with their superb natural colors are | | | | strikingly fascinating beaded necklace. |
| a constant source of inspiration for designing | | | | There is another group of natural beads to |
| highly individual pieces of beaded jewelry. There is | | | | choose from. These are the shells in various |
| a distinct quality about blending modern designs | | | | beautiful shapes and natural hues, and also |
| with rustic beads. The types of natural beads are | | | | exquisite mother of pearl. Agate beads come in |
| so diversified and all are so adorably beautiful that | | | | exciting natural shades. Ocean jasper beads and |
| is difficult to make a choice. | | | | limestone tiger coral beads seem to have spent |
| Nut and seed beads coming from trees and plants | | | | some time in the hands of a graphic designer, but |
| that grow on tropical islands are like miniature | | | | nature itself is responsible for all the artwork. Horn |
| sculptures. Not one resembles the other and each | | | | beads are also of artistic beauty with their shiny |
| has its own very special characteristic. Wooden | | | | surfaces and sumptuous shades of amber to |
| beads may be all cut to the same size but each | | | | dark brown. |
| carries a different grained pattern. Bamboo tube | | | | It is great fun and extremely fulfilling to make |
| and banana wood beads have lovely patterns, | | | | beaded jewelry with natural beads. The variety of |
| almost like Japanese Zen paintings. Coco beads | | | | structures, patterns and natural hues are so |
| made from the shell of a coconut have a | | | | inspiring. This is actually the fascinating part of |
| speckled surface and this makes them extremely | | | | beading your own jewelry. You have such an |
| attractive to use for beading. Not only that, they | | | | endless diversity of possibilities, even if you |
| can be cut into so many intriguing shapes. A mix | | | | narrow down your choice to one type of beads. |
| of coconut beads is all you need to make a | | | | |