Jewelry Making 101: How to Make an Amethyst Bead Bracelet - The Bead Traders

Jewelry Making 101: How to Make an Amethyst Bead Bracelet

Learn how to make an amethyst bead bracelet from start to finish, including choosing your beads, measuring your wrist, calculating bead count, stringing with beading wire, and making a stretch version.

Tanzanite vs. Amethyst vs Sugilite: 2026 Purple Gemstone Guide - The Bead Traders

Tanzanite vs. Amethyst vs Sugilite: 2026 Purple Gemstone Guide

Tanzanite, amethyst, or sugilite? Compare three standout purple gemstones by color, rarity, durability, value, and jewelry-making potential to find the right beads for your next design.

6 Types of Amethyst Beads - The Bead Traders

6 Types of Amethyst Beads

Amethyst, with its easily recognizable rich purple tones, is at once both striking and calming, mesmerizing and exciting. A prized gemstone for centuries, amethyst can be found worldwide and is...