Semi-precious jewellery designs created from these beautiful natural stones.

by

Roger Trite

Semi-precious stones are naturally made for us by Mother Nature and they have been a part of mans culture for centuries and for 100 s of years in the making in unique handmade semi-precious jewellery designs and as well as making these beautiful adornments they have been used for their mystical properties that some people believe these natural stones to have.

There is not a culture or civilisation from anywhere around the world at any time that have not but some spiritual value behind these beautiful stones. They have always been thought to be able to help with connecting with the divine and spiritual world and many of these lovely semi-precious stones have been thought to possess healing properties. This is why you will see that all the different cultures will have their own favourite piece of semi-precious jewellery that they believe will have healing or protective powers and in years gone by earrings, pendants, jewellery sets, bracelets and amulets were worn set with these natural stones were not worn as adornments but were worn for protection.

If you want to make beads and pendants to make your unique pieces of semi-precious jewellery you may find it a difficult and delicate process. If it is a bead that you want to make then you will have to through drill so that they can be used to create your unique jewellery designs. These beads that you would like to create are natural materials and because of this there can be a lot of internal pressure so it is advisable not to try and make beads that are smaller than half a centimetre.

If you want to make your own beads at home to create your own unique semi-precious jewellery you will need certain tools and you may decide to purchase stones that are already polished as the colour of these natural stones will be deeper and there will be a smoother finish with the stone. That does not mean to say that unpolished stones will not work in your unique jewellery designs and some of these can be stunning unusual and individual designs.

If you are to drill your own beads then you will need a workbench and a vice that has been securely fitted. The vice is to hold your stone still and in place and this is the most important thing. There should be no chance that your stone will move when you are drilling it. Also you do not want the vice to scratch or mark you beautiful natural stone so it is a good idea to place some soft cloth or padding around the stone so it will not mark. When coming to create your piece of semi-precious jewellery with these beads you do want them to be perfect.

You will need a light cordless drill with a drill bit of around 1/16 and before you start work on your pieces of semi-precious stones you need to take some time to practise on something like a piece of hard plastic. You will need to have a steady hand and work slowly and do not add pressure as this will only lead to the bead cracking.

When you have your collection of these finished natural stone beads you will be able to put them all together to create your own individual semi-precious jewellery designs. You will be able to create bracelets, jewellery necklaces, earrings and jewellery sets from these beautiful natural stone beads and create unique and original designs that no one else will have.

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Semi-precious jewellery designs created from these beautiful natural stones.