[Jewelry making - Article 00102] - [Orchid] [Source] Unusual shapes stone beads

[Amy Haugen]

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Hi there:

    I've been trying to source a number of unusual shapes in high
    quality stone beads, but have yet to find a supplier that stocks
    these shapes, e.g. top drilled (front to back) 10-14 mm beveled
    octagons, 9 x 34 mm facetted drops, in the appropriate stones, e.g.
    topaz, quartz, corundum, etc. 

    Given that I was wondering if any of you either knew of a
    supplier(s) that carried unusual, well cut stone beads, or had
    worked with a supplier to have a series of stones custom cut to your
    specifications...If you have placed a custom cut order in the past,
    do you have a sense of what the minimum order size usually is and
    how costs tend to change with such an order? I haven't been down
    this road yet, so any advice would be greatly appreciated... 

    Thanks in advance for your help! 

Amy Haugen
amy AT haugen.com


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