Best Beads & Jewelry Supplies Online
73Beads and Pieces
Do you love making jewelry?
Here are five useful websites for buying beading supplies.
Great for the beginner and the more experienced jewelry maker. These sites are afforbable and have great varietyof products.
Beadsandpieces.com
If you are looking for wood, shell beads, or recycled glass beads this site is a good source.
A very large selection of wood beads of various sizes and shapes.
This site supplies a large selection of natural beads and pendants at low prices. Also offers a large selection of unique pendants, beading tools, and supplies.
Beads and Pieces has Natural beads and pendants, also a collection of horn beads, bone beads, capiz shell beads, mother of pearl beads, wood beads, recycled glass beads, and gemstone beads.
Fashionable and unusual pieces like inlaid shell bangles and banana bark inlaid pendants, wood pendants and bangles.
Bead supplies in sterling silver, gold filled, Bali silver beads, silver plated beads, and brass beads.
Free shipping with orders over $40.00!
Firemountaingems.com
This website has an absolutely huge selection of jewelry supplies. A one stop shop for beads, jewelry findings or any jewelry supplies.
A favorite beads and jewelry supply site since 1973. Largest selection of beads and jewelry making supplies at wholesale prices.
User friendly website offers free design ideas and instructions on beading.
Quantity discounts are available.
- Order more than 15 items get a discount
- Order 50 plus items get an even larger discount
- Order 200 plus items and receive the maximum discount.
You will be surprised how quickly your cart fills up.
*The site also has one of the most extensive collection of Czech glass beads.
A catalog is available free upon request.
Shipping: Items can be shipped for a $5.00 flat fee via FEDEX ground shipping, Plus a $2.65 processing fee.
If you are ordering big quantities the shipping cost is worth it.
Beadaholique.com
This is a very attractive webpage that offers a large variety of findings, plated and unplated chains, and beads.
Vintaj brand brass findings and chain are available on this site.
Beads, Beading Tools, Jewelry Supplies, Swarovski Crystal Beads, Pandora Beads, Czech Glass Beads, Rhinestones, Preciosa, Vintaj, ...
*Bonus* Detailed descriptions of the product are given, with suggestions of complementary products.
Free design ideas are available with a list of products needed to complete the project.
Free shipping with orders over $25.00!
Giftsjoy.com
This site has very affordable prices. Large selection of gemstone beads at a great value.
Site offers a unconditional 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, and requires no authorization for returned items.
The site does not have a large selection of beading materials or findings. But its a great source to stock up on beads.
Quantity discounts are given with 3 different prices depending on number of items:
- 3 to 4 items discount,
- 5 to 9 items discount,
- 10 to 1000 items discount.
*Bonus* No minimum order required.
*Shipping charges are based on the cost of your order, starting at $3.50.
I always receive my order quickly, very fast shipping!
Vitabeads.com
A limited selection jewelry findings clasps, and spacers…But Low prices & unique beads!
VitaBeads has Wholesale priced gemstones beads, gems semi- precious stones, carved gemstone pendants, shell, cherry quartz, Chinese turquoise, cat's eye, cloisonne dyed coral, hematite, pearls…
A good selection of gemstone pendants, and tumbled nugget gemstone beads, and various shapes of gemstone beads.
*Bonus* There is a selection of affordable cloisonne beads by the strand.
Sale items sell out quickly!
There is only a basic description of the products. But the photos taken are a good representation of the product.
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Thanks JL Close
I am glad they are good to work for that makes me feel good about buying their products :)
I've only heard of Fire Mountain Gems too, although I do shop at a beadaholique on ebay, don't know if its the same people.. Great article!
Yes Savannahbree10 beadaholique on ebay is the same store...
thanks for the info on where to get some beads. I did not know about fire mountain. you did a great job, keep it up.
I'm into beads...so this is great. Thanks!
Thanks Jane.
I am sure there are are many great sites out there for beads. But these are ones I personally use and like.
So far...
Here's a way to save even more money at Fire Mountain: put items you want from Fire Mtn in one of their "favorites" lists and then check that box that says the box is public. Then go to jetbeads.com and follow the instructions. Jason at Jetbeads is like a middleman but in a good way. He'll place the order at Fire Mtn and get you the next highest one or two discount levels. I've saved $50 on two orders by going through jetbeads.com. This is all done w/ Fire Mountain's approval. I love it!!!
Thanks so much Sally! I'll try this next time!
Hi b4murry! Saw your follow, and like to say thank you! Oh, you have opened Pandoara's box when I seen this! I have not shopped at the places you've mentioned, but a strange thing, I beaded before I knew it was getting popular! Right now a lot of my things are packed up as I'm awaiting my house to be fixed. But, I've only bought once online when I couldn't find the right yellow seed bead! Two colors both wrong LOL! Anyway, the way I began my collection was rather odd I guess. But I lived in Michigan at the time, and went to yard sales, well any sales I could find and for like a quarter I bought necklaces, bracelets.. shapes, colors nothing matter except they be GLASS! I've ended up with about (to start) 5 of those plastic boxes that keep little things separated, to the bigger boxes to keep bunches of bigger beads boxed/together. Now I have, with those about 4 boxes of beads, and what is funny, every time a store thinks it's a passing fad, they start marking things down and I snagged them up, got them as gifts, and then I got cataracts! I thought, when age caught up to me, that would be my thing I would make more things with beads than I had! From the little beaded purses to jewelry! FINALLY after the past 6-7 years of being completely blind I have my eyesight back! And at the right time two friends and I are having a round robin (nobody else wanted to join in) so, we're just going to send something to each other that is handmade. So I'm making them each bracelets. What's great, is I already have everything, and wouldn't you know it, the one I was making for my "colorful" friend, I SAW IT AT JCPENNY!!! My jaw dropped! lol! I'm still going to make it as I don't think she shops there and she'll know I made it anyway. My other friends husband just passed away so she's very sad, so I can't wait to get working on her blue and purple one! Ok, well, I could go on and on about beading lol! I really wish I knew where all my things were right now with my house being fixed, because my other friend actually gave me a "buck-hub-list" LOL! He said these were things I needed to do hubs on! So, looks like this is another nudge! :) Great hubs, love those pinks, I have some red ones similar I think will make a good bracelet with dangle beads. A good/bad thing about glass! Love the sound/feel, but have to be careful of chips or breaks. I LOVE my Antique beads a lot, makes me miss the north with their whole weekend sales! Thanks for the follow, will check out more and return as well as vote up & awesome!
Thanks Katharella, I have sort of taken a break from beading...But do find good beading stuff on these sites, etsy, and ebay.
Happy beading :)
I use Art Beads for ordering beads online most of the time. I have used Fire Mountain and Beadaholique, too, and have been pretty pleased with both. I'll have to check out the other sites. Thanks!
:) Thanks.. I was a seller (antiques) on eBay until they kept changing I only do emergency selling there now, no buying. But My eyes stay peeled for sales on glass beads at second hand stores/yard sales.. I took a break too, but I figure I'm going to be too old to get out and look one day :) then I'll be stocked up! I like cross stitch too, but.. like you say, I think we need a break from things! I keep them cos I'll go back at some point! :)
Thanks for commenting glad you find the list useful randomcreative and Katharella!
Randomcreative I have used artbeads too but I find them a little expensive...
ArtBeads can be pricy when you're buying individual items. They have pretty good prices for beads by the gram: delicas, Tohos, etc.
Interesting fact silver made in Thailand is only made in villages outside of the main cities by Hilltribe families. Most patterns have been in there family for many years and can only be made by large order. There are no stores or one central place to purchase Hilltribe silver in variety other than from the large wholesale shops in the city. Mondays and Fridays are the days families will bring their goods to the main shops for sale and to pick up new orders. A trip to a silver village is a real eye opener to see how families work together to make beautiful silver pieces of art. All Handmade.
Hilltribe Silver tours available
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JLClose 14 months ago
I have only heard of Fire Mountain Gems, and that's because I used to work at the FMG warehouse! I am so excited to see that you listed them first. FMG really is a great company, and they are awesome to work for. All the beads and findings I own come from them.