Rose quartz beads?

[Begonia]

Does anyone have a source for high quality round rose quartz beads in the 6 to 8mm range? I've checked Etsy, and while the inventory is vast, I've not seen any in the clear quality I'm after. Madagascar rose quartz preferably.

 

[fel]

I have some beads I don't wear -- from the 1980's...

 

[Begonia]

I have some beads I don't wear -- from the 1980's...

Pics?

 

[fel]

The lampwork beads would have to removed. I never liked this combination (sorry Mom!) , so I never actually wore the necklace. To be clear, only the spherical beads are rose quartz.

 

[mayday]

Those intense purplish pink Madagascar rose quartz beads were really something, when they were available. I haven't seen them for sale for years now, though. Hope you can find some!

 

[Begonia]

The lampwork beads would have to removed. I never liked this combination (sorry Mom!) , so I never actually wore the necklace. To be clear, only the spherical beads are rose quartz.

Very pretty!
I'm looking for a consistent strand of 6 to 8mm rounds to make a bracelet. Thank you tho!!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Very pretty!
I'm looking for a consistent strand of 6 to 8mm rounds to make a bracelet. Thank you tho!!!

about a year ago i saw a necklace in a shop window in town
it was one of those artisan type jewlers down a side street
he works in lots of difffeernt medium
he had the most beautiful rose quartz
i was stopped in my tracks, the colour and transperancy i had never seen before
to be fare i have only see rose quartz in crystal shops except for a very pale pendent at one of the mall jewlers
he said he had had the pieces for years and was only just using them now
it was expensive for a piece set in stirling silver but the rose quartz was drool worthy

 

[Begonia]

about a year ago i saw a necklace in a shop window in town
it was one of those artisan type jewlers down a side street
he works in lots of difffeernt medium
he had the most beautiful rose quartz
i was stopped in my tracks, the colour and transperancy i had never seen before
to be fare i have only see rose quartz in crystal shops except for a very pale pendent at one of the mall jewlers
he said he had had the pieces for years and was only just using them now
it was expensive for a piece set in stirling silver but the rose quartz was drool worthy

Hard to find for sure! I see the odd piece on etsy. The beads are usually very large, like 12 to 15mm which I find big for a bracelet. That would be a Wilma Flintstone bracelet on my wrist LOL. Always love to hear about stock tucked away from another time @Daisys and Diamonds

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Hard to find for sure! I see the odd piece on etsy. The beads are usually very large, like 12 to 15mm which I find big for a bracelet. That would be a Wilma Flintstone bracelet on my wrist LOL. Always love to hear about stock tucked away from another time @Daisys and Diamonds

i wish i had taken a photo
i rather loved it but it was exspenive for non fine jewery, if i had had a full time job i might have put it on a credit card
it was a new piece made with old stones, but im not sure if actually vintage, more like just been put away in a drawer and forgotten about never used
but they were beautiful, maybe yes too big for a bracelet but otherwise exactly how you describe
they did stop me in my tracks

i cant wait to see what you eventually find and your new bracelet
please keep us updated
i am rather new to sourcing gemstone beads and im learning and making mistakes as i go
(im practising before i ever buy a diamond or precouse or even semi porecouse stone) so please post this braclet's journey

 

[Begonia]

i wish i had taken a photo
i rather loved it but it was exspenive for non fine jewery, if i had had a full time job i might have put it on a credit card
it was a new piece made with old stones, but im not sure if actually vintage, more like just been put away in a drawer and forgotten about never used
but they were beautiful, maybe yes too big for a bracelet but otherwise exactly how you describe
they did stop me in my tracks

i cant wait to see what you eventually find and your new bracelet
please keep us updated
i am rather new to sourcing gemstone beads and im learning and making mistakes as i go
(im practising before i ever buy a diamond or precouse or even semi porecouse stone) so please post this braclet's journey

I will. I'm not hopeful I'll find something of the quality I like, in the size I like, in the price I can afford!


Etsy has changed a lot. I'd heard they got more expensive for sellers. I dunno if this I true, but I've noticed a difference in the past few years. Lower quality and higher prices. Inflation too i guess...

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

I have a rose quartz necklace I bought in the 1980s I never wear. I will pull it out and post it for you. I’d let it go to a good home!