Natural beads with their superb natural colors are a constant source of inspiration for designing highly individual pieces of beaded jewelry.
There is a distinct quality about blending modern designs with rustic beads.
The types of natural beads are so diversified and all are so adorably beautiful that is difficult to make a choice.
Nut and seed beads coming from trees and plants that grow on tropical islands are like miniature sculptures.
Not one resembles the other and each has its own very special characteristic.
Wooden beads may be all cut to the same size but each carries a different grained pattern.
Bamboo tube and banana wood beads have lovely patterns, almost like Japanese Zen paintings.
Coco beads made from the shell of a coconut have a speckled surface and this makes them extremely attractive to use for beading.
Not only that, they can be cut into so many intriguing shapes.
A mix of coconut beads is all you need to make a strikingly fascinating beaded necklace.
There is another group of natural beads to choose from.
These are the shells in various beautiful shapes and natural hues, and also exquisite mother of pearl.
Agate beads come in exciting natural shades.
Ocean jasper beads and limestone tiger coral beads seem to have spent some time in the hands of a graphic designer, but nature itself is responsible for all the artwork.
Horn beads are also of artistic beauty with their shiny surfaces and sumptuous shades of amber to dark brown.
It is great fun and extremely fulfilling to make beaded jewelry with natural beads.
The variety of structures, patterns and natural hues are so inspiring.
This is actually the fascinating part of beading your own jewelry.
You have such an endless diversity of possibilities, even if you narrow down your choice to one type of beads.