Elana Marshallsea Thank you so much!! I’m very happy that I helped you!! 👍😁💖

Oh no I’m so sorry!! That’s terrible that they sold you plastic beads when advertised to be glass! Check one more time and put them into water if they Float they are definitely plastic. If they sink they may be glass. With Swarovski crystals they are cut flat at the end where the hole is, like a gemstone. Also they will feel cold when put to your lips. So find a bead you know is plastic and one you know is glass and feel on your lip the temperature of them. Glass, gemstone & crystal will be much colder than plastic. I hope i was helpful, Suzie :)

thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am supper happy that i could help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! let me know what you find! hugz, Suzie

great! I'm so happy it helped!!

Thank you!! I'm so glad you liked it!! I hope you have a wonderful day!! HUGZ, Suzie 💐

GREAT!! I'm so happy it helped!! Big HUGZ! Suzie ✨🤗💐

Deborah McCormick thank you!!!!!

Glass Beads in between beads

m so happy it helped! TFS Suzie :-)

Your so welcome!! I'm happy that it helped you!!

Michael Mallal oh no im so sorry.. I can tell u if it’s stone but I can’t tell you the quality of it.

Depends on the stone.

Hi there :) Thank you for writing me!! :-) is it possible for you to take a picture of one intact bead and the one that split apart? send the pictures to me in a private message :) Greetings to you from Oregon USA!! :)

Sorry, but I didn't keep the one that fell apart. They look like mother of pearl, though.

Do you sell your beads ?

I believe lower grades are used for beads, much higher grades are for high end jewlery like rings. Also they use pure sterling silver, gold, and/or other valuable precious metals, not generally silver PLATED or cheaper metals such as copper, etc and other more common and less costing metal for setting if any metal is used at all in bracelets. A LARGE portion of bead bracelets are made using stretch cord which is EXTREMELY cheap to buy. I paid over 20 bucks for 5ft of pure sterling silver wire. 5 FEET. And it's 22 Guage, which is very thin, especially compared to the metal weight in the average ring. But like I said first, I believe it's MOSTLY such a big difference in cost because the grade/quality of the stones/gems/crystals etc being used for the jewlery. 😁😌 also, a lot of fakes are sold as real, and a lot of beads sold are not the amount stated in the listing, on a website, sold at shops, etc. I've bought beads from Amazon with sellers with EXCELLENT ratings even. And have only gotten half the purchases I've made for beads and jewlery making supplies be the proper amount as stated in the listing. So, I would recommend counting your beads if you buy them online or from a store you never shopped at, or haven't shopped there enough to say you trust them 100%.

I don't know if what I ordered in the beginning of me making jewlery were the right amount, tbh. I wonder how many times I've bought beads and not gotten all that I pay for or not. I'm counting them all from now on after having such an awful purchase that's so far off from the listing as this was. The only reason thought to take a closer look and noticed it was likely not the right amount was because they were not all filled to even close to the same level as all the beads... one was 31 beads, barely over half of the 50 it is supposed to have been, and was so noticeably less than the rest that i counted to make sure I wasn't seeing things or the beads were so different in size that it was that easy and visible that there weren't the correct number of beads.. they shorted me so bad I couldn't help but to notice it. Lol it wasn't even a good job shorting me since I noticed so fast. 🤷🏼‍♀️ that's not even a good thief. 🤣 I looked at the lowest reviews and a lot of people (30 in 12 months) noticed they didn't get the right amount, and a few mention sizes being wrong as well from this 1 seller I'm talking about. Since they lied about amount, size and pretty much the whole purchase from them, I'm not sure if they are all real or not anymore.. it's how I ended up here to see every way to test or tell the difference because I'm gonna be very upset over it if they turn out to be fake on top of all the rest of the inaccuracies/lies. 😔😮‍💨

Also, the stone has to be cut precisely to look good in a ring, has to be faceted for the setting of said stone etc and the metal work, if done by hand (USUALLY in a forge with metal, heat, and anvil and hammer), will be a lot more because it involves much more time to make and make it beautiful and good long lasting quality. It's a craft, a form of art, metal work or making most jewlery. A beaded bracelet is so easy to make. I can make one in just a few minutes! If the beads are small, I use spacers, add bracelet clasps or other findings for bracelet ends instead of only a stretch cord or stretch cloth cords, it could take as long as 10 or 15 minutes.a simple ring, including cutting, polishing, and faceting the gemstone as well as mold the metal for the ring, it takes HOURS or even DAYS depending on the details, and intricacies it might have. Metal has to be heated, formed, cooled, heated, formed, cooled, then they heat to a specific temp range, and cool it a certain way, at a certain speed to make it harder or softer metal.

Ritu Parna Samanta hi thank you for watching!! I wish i knew, i can tell if its gemstone or glass but i dont know how to tell one stone from another unfortunately. Im sorry I couldn’t be more help.

@@happywifecraftssuzie6432 Ohh that's sad for me😅 It's ok ,no problem 😊

your very welcome! I'm so happy it helps! :-) Suzie

yep, it does, I thing the most helpful is the one about the shape of the hole. If is glass has the halo. If is stone it doesn't. :D

Hi! yes, I did say that plastic and wood will float when water is first added. :)

Nube that’s horrible, I’m so sorry!! It’s terrible how many people are scammers!

Ikr ;-;

Ruthie Little lol! Thanks I think!

Thanks!! :)

HappyWifeCrafts Suzie you are welcome. ❤️☮️⚡️📡

Angel aka MICHdaMEANER lol maybe a little

Totally agree!

Michelle from Toronto you

You do sound like Leah Remini

Lol not even close🤣

Dawna Brown hi thank you for swatching! Real pearls do not peal or chip off like paint, natural colored real pearls are naturally colored and come in many different colors. If there pealing or chipping off there most likely glass. It’s very common for vintage glass pearl beads to chip or peal. I’m sorry for the bad news.

oh I'm sorry I don't know why it would have done that. try reloading the page maybe there was a glitch. good luck I hope it works, Suzie :)

Sound is great...check ur software or hardware with diagnostics...

Napoléon Bouchet how much hardness scale of most hard a fake ruby?

l want to know the knowledge.

Nope. You're wrong.

Take a hard Left then Hater! She took time out of her previous life to record and upload this for FREE a “thank you” is much higher energies and vibrations for this wonderful video! We ALL are busy and In a hurry So quit expecting people to do things the way u want them! Makes the world a happier place!

I know! She clearly wasn't prepared with what to say. Was like waiting for my 90 yo grandmother to gather her thoughts and speak already!

There’s no need to be so rude. Haven’t you ever heard the phrase if you haven’t got anything nice to say don’t say it? Just think before you type something please!

Like I told person before u...take a HARD left! Hater!! 🧐

It was great! Take a hard left Hater!!

I'm so happy I't helped!!