Try craft stores such as JoAnn Fabrics or Michaels.
Glass is melted silica. Some of the products made from this process are glass bottles, window panes, and decorative beads.
Glass
Stained glass is decorative, and when it is well done it is beautiful. It is most often seen in churches and cathedrals, but it does not have to be based on religious themes.
Cindy Jenkins has written: 'Beads of glass' -- subject(s): Glass artists, Glass beads, Glass blowing and working, Technique 'Making glass beads' -- subject(s): Glass beads, Glass blowing and working
Lampwork glass beads are often used to make jewelry. Some examples of this jewelry can be found online at Lampwork-Beads-Glass, Zacoo, and Lima Beads.
A group of beads is commonly referred to as a strand. Individual beads are linked together on a strand to form jewelry or decorative pieces.
The most sustainable beads are pearl beads. They are much stronger and last much longer than glass beads. This is one of the reasons they cost more than glass beads.
You take the breads and put then on the string.
Wood beads are simply a variety of woods cut or turned into the shapes of other beads, what the bead is made out of is the only difference between a glass and wood, or any combination of materials, (metal,wood,glass,plastic,precious stones,etc.) generally a bead has a hole within the shape. A wood beads used in Jewelry need a durable protective finish because of the wear factor against the skin. Beads of any type of materials can be used for a multitude of decorative and or decorating purposes.
Louise Mehaffey has written: 'Glass beads' -- subject(s): Glass beads, Glass craft, Glass blowing and working
YES! Because when you heat the mixture of water and glass beads up at boiling temperature, the water will evaporate and leave the glass beads behind. =-)
Beadwork is any form of decorative work involving beads.