GEM-Inside 6mm Natural Round Pink Opal Beads Jewelry Making Loose Gemstone Beads 15"

I hesitated to buy from GEM-Inside as these beads are shipped from China. I’m glad that I did. The quality of all the beads far exceeded my expectations, and I will buy from them again.I purchased 8mm and 10mm sizes and make bracelets using 1mm Stretch Magic cord. ALL the beads easily threaded with no large gaps. The knots were relatively easy to embed into one of the holes. Every one of the strands exceeded 15”, often over 16”. Sixteen inches is the standard length I usually get at Gem Shows.Often at Gem Shows the cheaper beads are not fully polished. They are left in a matte finish and then coated with something to give them a shiny luster. The beads from GEM-Inside were all completely, perfectly polished to the natural luster of the stones. Out of all the strands I ordered, only one bead was not usable. I was definitely impressed with their quality.The items arrived via US mail (USPS) after making it here via China Post. Tracking was difficult, and unnecessary. When purchased, I was given a date range for the ETA. The items arrived before the first date of that range.Quality and other comments:OBSIDIAN – Beautiful, clearer rather than cloudy, evenly toned, all but three beads completely matchedTURQUOISE – Perfectly colored, a few dendritic beads, mostly solid. I bought the bluer ones.NATURAL OPALS – Color varied from green to brown, mostly medium green, many dendritic beads, some calico. No white; no opalescence; no problem. These are incredibly beautiful and will definitely purchase more.SODALITE – Ranged from bluish to grayish. Stones tended to be either grays and whites or blues and whites. About equal amounts of blues and grays. Very nicely patterned.AMETHYST – Much better than expected, dark and fairly even in color, they do not seem dyed, just natural amethyst. The color is more like the stones I have seen from Uruguay rather than Brazil. Will be purchased again. Amethyst is regularly requested in the type of products I create.LAPIS LAZULI – So much better than expected! Only two beads had traces of white, and those were very interestingly patterned. Nicely dark, rich blue and all had those telltale golden flecks of pyrite. A real find.CITRINE – Perfectly clear, flawless, gorgeous colorAll in all I had an absolutely wonderful experience purchasing, creating, and gifting these beads.

great quality and price

Hmmmm. Mixed review. Delivery from China, which really isn't relevant in the product review, was surprisingly fast. But I used this fact to bolster my 3 stars.I ordered these specific beads due to the lranslucency visible in the photograph. While I am pleased with the color and translucency of the beads, I'm disappointed with the polish of each bead. Each bead has numerous, very tiny pock marks and uneven surfaces which gives the bead a dull and rough sheen instead of the shine I have on beads made from many other types of agates. This rough, uneven texture can be felt when you run your fingernail over them. The strands of beads pictures in the listing have a much smoother polish. As I received four strands, I would not think that this is an isolated problem. Had the polish been smooth and glossy, I would have considered them to be an outstanding purchase.I have purchase a few items from this vendor, GEM-inside, but always as an Amazon Prime item. Those items were exactly as listed, so I felt the company conformed to high standards and took the chance. Unfortunately, returning these items to China is cost prohibitive. Lesson learned.

Really lovely AAA strand of amethyst of fine quality, and thank you Amazon for super fast delivery.

These are excellent quality and arrived intact. I am a little disappointed there are only 47 on the strand.

Love these stones! Just beautiful

It’s what it says it is

I do not believe these are stone beads but the seller says that they are. There is no variation in the beads and they are all pretty transparent. They look like glass or plastics to me. Because I was not satisfied they offered a full refund which I appreciate. My negative review is of the product itself - the seller was accommodating and understanding.

I bought three 6mm strands, 66 beads each. Color is the same as shown in the pictures, quality is good, will buy again.

Beautiful stones! Will buy again when I run out.

Love the beads! I will use them to make a bracelet.

tres belle pierre

They arrived quicker than expected and very nice quality!