Huge Gleaming 54mm Red & Green Jade Donut Bead 14mm Freshwater pearls are popular for

Freshwater pearls are popular for their colours: white

Garnets are found in jewellery from ancient Egyptian

5-inch string of these beautiful beads - each measures 19mm x 15mm x 6mm - about 20 beads to the string

Moonstone is fragile and should be handled carefully

Huge Gleaming 54mm Red & Green Jade Donut Bead 14mm Freshwater pearls are popular forPrice is per bead measures a huge 52mm x 15mm. Ideal as a pendant or focal bead. All will look slightly different colour & pattern. For 5,000 years Imperial China used the word "jade" as something precious. Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society. A symbol of purity and serenity, it is delicate, but will not break is beautiful, but not impermanent, it can be flawed with lines, but still pleasing. It is believed to