


However, Frabels is more willing to do returns than John Bead, and their service is better. It has been reported that some Asian shipments are poor in quality. They have limited amounts of Silver Chains, Silver Wire, Silver Earring Components, Silver Clasps, Silver Headpins, Silver Jump rings, and little to no Silver Charms. Frabels carries a large variety of Semi-Precious Stone Beads, Fresh Water Pearls, Glass Beads, Czech Beads, Metal Beads, Swarovski Crystals, Glass Pearls. Frabelsįrabels is a Jewellery Supplies store located in Montreal, Canada. John Bead is located in Canada, so their shipping charge to Canada is much lower.

Their service is reputed to be extremely poor but they have a great Swaroski Crystal store. They have a fairly high minimum and have stringent trade policies. John Bead has an Online Jewellery Component Store, but it is very difficult to navigate and the picture quality is poor. Their selection of Glass Beads is great, though, they are actually the largest Wholesale Supplier of Glass Seed Beads. John Bead recently started stocking more Stone Beads and Fresh Water Pearls, however, the selection and quality is rather poor and you won’t find unique Jewellery Components there. They carry very limited Silver Chains, Silver Wire, Silver Earring Components, Silver Clasps, Silver Headpins, Silver Jumprings, and very little in the way of Silver Charms. They carry a large selection of Beads, Glass Beads, Czech Beads, Metal Beads, Swarovski Crystals and a little bit of Silver Beads. Their service is not the greatest and they have the same problem of shipping to Canada with the duties and taxes and high shipping costs.

Rio Grande Gems and Findings is well known for their selection of Jewellery Making Tools and Goldsmithing equipment, they are strictly a Wholesale Jewellery Supplier, so you will need to register as a business to gain access to their website. They also carry some Gold Filled Chains, Gold Filled Wires, Gold Filled Earring Components, Gold Filled Stampings, Gold Filled Clasps. Rio Grande Gems and Findings in the USA has a large catalogue of Silver Chains, Silver Wire, Silver Findings, Silver Earring Components, Silver Clay and Silver Clasps. If you ship air, the brokerage is included, but the shipping by air can be very expensive. Make sure you ask your broker about brokerage costs, UPS brokerage is approx $60 for low value shipments. They carry some Fresh Water Pearls, and some Faceted Gems.įire Mountain Gems is located in Oregon, USA, duties and taxes are applicable. However, they do have steeper discounts when you buy in large volume. Fire Mountain Gems is very much a retail Jewellery Components supplier and carry anything from Jewellery Art Supplies to simple Jewellery Tools. They also have Silver Clasps, Silver Earring Findings, Silver Charms, Headpins, Silver Jumprings, and other Silver Components. You can also get anything from gifts, gift boxes, Beading Magazines from Fire Mountain Gems. They have a large online store that also offers some Silver Chain and Silver Findings. Fire Mountain Gems & Beadsįire Mountain Gems has a large selection of Beads, Glass Beads, Czech Beads, Metal Beads, Silver Beads, and Semi-Precious Stone Beads. Please see our Product Knowledge article on the Gold Filled manufacturing process. You might also want to consider adding Gold Filled components to your Jewellery Designs such as: Gold Filled Chains, Gold Filled Wires, Gold Filled Earring Components, Gold Filled Stampings, Gold Filled Clasps. Gold Filled Jewellery is highly popular in North American Jewellery. Also of interest are suppliers for Faceted Gems, Faceted Stone Beads, Fresh Water Pearls, Swarovski Crystals, Czech Fire Polish Crystals, Glass Beads and Metal Beads. We’ve listed a few Jewellery Finding Suppliers below that could be of interest to you.
