A bead is a small piece of decorative object that is formulated into variety of shapes and sizes which is done with materials such as bone, pearl, stone, glass, shell, and wood or plastic which has small hole drilled through it for threading or stringing. The Heart Beads is basically a certain bead produced in the 1800s in Murano, Venice. These beads were made from two-tone compound beads called “white Hearts”, these beads were manufactured as an exchange medium (currency) for the furs in Africa and North America. It was made by the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company.

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There is also a red heart bead which is African made. These green heart bead are actually same as white heart beads but are been colored translucent outside (usually read). Other Beads are carved in love shape is the using of the Jade gemstone, glass, bone and/or plastic and are also called Heart Beads. These beads are decorated and are really beautiful which different colors. The Heart beads are actually be used if you are looking out to given romantic bead designed jewelry out as a present, as the Heart bead symbolizes love just as the shape shows

Uses of Heart Beads
The Heart Beads are used for different jewelry purposes and other distinct purposes. These are beads are used for

• Fashion designs
• Necklaces
• Bracelet
• Earrings with bead design

 
Heart Bead and Jewelry
The Heart Bead has become a very popular and useful bead in jewelry making establishments for its unique nature as these beads are used alongside other elements such as diamond, silver or gold in making of beautiful jewelries ranging from bracelets, necklaces earrings with beads designs. Other craved Heart beads are made and denotes love as such men who intend please their partners which jewelries sometimes go for heart beads jewelries which is carved in heart shape. These beads are charms and pendant and are perfect for creating romantic jewelry.

Heart beads in present days
Heart Beads are not longer used as exchange (currency) in the present days, these days the Heart Beads are now used in jewelry making, these jewelries comes in various sizes, patterns, and designs. The heart bead has become is valuable bead in bead making today as it not too expensive and it’s been used in making different jewelries such as; bracelets, earrings and necklaces

Wood is a very interesting supply material for crafting wooden beads bracelets or other jewelry. Wood beads come in very handy and very easy to use in crafting. Not to mention they look good on everyone’s wrist.

            Wood crafting dates from the oldest times of humanity. Even before Roman times, wood is and has been a fundamental material in day by day life. Starting from chairs to tables, to wardrobes and wooden houses to the smallest pieces of art are made of wood beads.


Though, wood is a sensitive aspect of our lives, when it comes to wooden beads, you don’t need to worry about wood waste as they are made by remaining pieces of wood which is being transported from big factories to small workshops, where the artist come in and give their input to jewelry beads.
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If you’d look in choosing some fine wooden beads, you need to know that they come also in categories like:

• Oak
• Maple
• Teak
• Pine
• Rose wood

The list goes on. Here’s just a preview on guiding you to wooden beads categories. If you go to a wholesale beads market you might find also some wooden beads stack. Better to choose the ones that comes in sealed and categorized so you can know what you are buying. Nevertheless you can go with some from stacks also, but recommended as a second choice.
                On a world wide scale, wooden beads are more rare than the other jewelry beads. Nonetheless people go for wooden beads as they bring more substance into people’s life.
Going further into another wooden beads topic, children love to craft bracelets using wooden beads as much as other beads you can find on the market.

They are recommended to school classes as much as any different crafting beads for bracelets. As they come in various categories, also they carry various shapes and forms crafted with passion and attention to a fine wooden bead.
If you’d ask me what kind of wooden bead bracelet I’d go for, the rose  wood one.  It’s classy and has a tone of elegance.
                Enclosing, I recommend all parents into educating children to beads crafting. Wholesale beads including wooden beads along is the simplest and easiest way to get some nice and beautiful crafting beads.

Categories may be always combined and in the end every bracelet or necklaces will carry a story for children to tell to their children and so on.
                

Everyone associates a heart with love. Did you know that the way you are dressed really matters to people? Yes it does matter. Dress well and people will automatically respect you on the first sight. Believe me, heart beads will give you a sense of loving and make you happy all the time. These are beads that are made by loving hands and they take the shape of a heart. Believe me, they look lovely and you would love to wear them.



Types of heart beads

I would like to take you through a list of heart beads available in the market. There are many heart beads in the market and you cannot get to know them all but here, I am giving you a list of some of the most popular heart beads.

• Black shell faceted heart beads
• Lava beads/ volcanic rock beads
• Glass hearts
• Carved pink white acrylic heart beads
• Raw brass heart beads
• Silver heart beads

There are a lot of heart beads you can find in the market. They are made from different materials but all of them are heart shaped. For example, there are heart beads made from glass, brass, silver, wood, gemstones and many more materials. They come in different colors and stay rest assured that you won’t miss heart beads with your favorite color.

Heart beads look nice when you wear them. They can blend with every type of necklace, earring and bracelets. All you have to know is that you won’t miss your taste. Be classy, go for these unique blends. Modify them in any way you want but you will still look nice.

The beads are made with keenness to ensure that they are light. They are not heavy to make you tired of carrying them. When you wear them in fact you won’t feel like you are wearing something. And for those people who like to feel like they are wearing something, there are also some beads for you in store. You can get a necklace full of the heart beads or you can have a single simple necklace with one bead hanging at the end.

If you are in for plain colors, then you can find beads that have only one color but if you are someone who likes decoration, you will also find your taste; beads that are well decorated with different colors

Wood is generally easy to find and work with so wherever wood is found you will find wood beads. Regional carpenters and carvers use the most readily available species of wood and beadmaking itself was used as exercises for apprentices or a spare time work for masters. This wide variety of wood workers and woods makes for an astonishing variety of forms, sizes, and types of wood beads.



























Unfortunately, because of these wooden beads are so common they are taken for granted. The amount of printed materials on the subject of wood beads us few and far between and study of common wood beads is not considered a proper subject for serious bead researchers.

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Types of woods used
Many species of tree provide materials for wood beads. These include olive, sandalwood, bamboo, bayong, ebony, ironwood, palms apple and rose. All these types of woods have been used for beads either because the grain of the wood is beautiful.
Olive trees have a natural red grain that wavy and the heartwood darkens and hardens with age to produce an elegant pattern.

Sandalwood beads
       Sandalwood beads are light both in color and weight and they have a distinctive soothing aroma.

Rosewood beads
     Rosewood is the greatest for making beads, it is dark and heavy and its grain appears in subtle lines of black and dark brown. Rosewood beads are said to strengthen the aura and award away negative energy.

Wooden beads are cherished for a variety of reasons beside beauty and aroma. Some woods are prized because they are considered sacred like that of the Bodhi tree, where the Buddha found enlightenment.

As with all forms of beads there are few dedicated artists who revel in making their own wooden beads. These artists collect exotic woods from around the world and carve exquisite and unique types. Art of jewelry brings crafters an opening assortment of wood jewelry alongside a gallery of inspirational work from the best contemporary artists.

Filled with stepped out examples of each project in a different stage. It covers all the basic including an exploration of sawing, sanding, drilling, carving, pyrography, and painting. All the inspiring projects feature such standout pieces as a carved ebony ring, copper and wood brooches embellished with pyrographed patterns, and a rich mahogany pendant dotted with delicate pearls. All the items are showcased in beautiful color images, accompanied by the artists’ professional insights and creative tips.