You have a wide variety of choices when it comes to materials for making handmade gemstone jewelry. You’ll find that you have a huge selection of beads with colors ranging from black, to clear to every other color you can imagine.

These gemstones vary in the sizes,  shapes, and the feel of the beads. They can be either precious or semi-precious stone. The difference between precious or semi-precious stone is the quality of the stones.  Precious stones are also more expensive than semi-precious stones. Diamonds, emeralds and rubies are a few examples of precious stones. Topaz, garnets and opals are examples of semi-precious stones.