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Basic Information on Alphabet Beads

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Sterling Silver Alphabet Beads

Alphabet beads are one of the most popular sterling silver beads in the world.

These versatile beads can be used to make custom bracelets or necklaces. You can add Swarovski crystals to really jazz them up, silver spacer beads and then connect your creation with a sterling silver toggle clasp.

Alphabet Beads - All Shapes and Sizes

There are several sizes of alphabet beads. The most popular alphabet bead is the square 5.5mm with a 4mm hole. There are also 4.5 mm with a 3mm hole beads and a 4.5 mm with a 2mm hole.

You have probably seen the rounded alphabet beads which are available as 6mm with a 4mm hole and a 4.5mm with 3 mm hole.

What Alphabet Letters Will You Need?

When just starting out it is best to get a starter set of sterling silver alphabet beads. You get one of every letter in the alphabet. However, common sense tells you that you will need more "a,e,i,o and u's. So, spell out the most common words you will use, prior to your order and then it will be easy to know exactly what letter blocks you will need.

Greek and Hebrew Alphabet Blocks

Is this cool or what? You can of course get the standard English alphabet beads. However, did you know you can get Greek and Hebrew alphabet beads?

A newer item is heart shaped beads as well as oval beads with each letter of the alphabet centered.

You can get all these alphabet beads in sterling silver, however you can get square 4.5 mm with a 3mm hole in the gold plated.

Alphabet Beads

Sterling Silver Findings

If you are like me you want your custom creations to look spectacular. I spend a lot of time creating my jewelry, and I want the beads and findings to be of the best quality. I also want to get the best bargain I can find. Be sure to check out these other lenses for tips on how to save money and get the best deals on findings and other jewelry components via wholesale silver jewellery sources.
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