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From Bali and Thailand, the centers of arts & crafts in Asia, we serve you as a source for quality Bali and Thai silver beads, findings and silver jewelry through the Internet.
Most of our silver products are hand-made by Balinese and Thai Karen hill tribe silver-smiths. Our company main objective is to establish a good and long term business partnership with our customers through reliable service and reasonable price for quality products.
Enjoy browsing our website to explore our wide range of products: Bali sterling silver beads, Thai Karen hill tribe silver beads, vermeil (gold plated) beads, bright (non-oxidized) beads, bead spacers, bead caps, clasps, toggles, findings, sterling silver wire, chains, and our beautiful pendants, rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, etc!

SILVER   We all know about silver which could be wear together with every outfits. Silver is cheaper than gold but yet everyone agree they are equally attractive. We will try to give more details on silver. Silver was discovered after gold and copper about 4000 BC, when it was used in jewelry and as a medium of exchange. It has long been valued as a precious metal and used in currency, ornaments and jewelry, as well as utensils. Silver is a very ductile and malleable (slightly harder than gold). It all started from the fine silver, which is 99.9% silver or better. This grade is used to make bars for international trading, just like gold does. This fine silver is too soft for jewerly or other items use so it's mixed with other metals to make it more durable. The purpose of mixing the metals is to get the hardness we wanted yet still soft enough to create items into the shapes and sizes we wanted.		STERLING SILVER BEADS   With amount of effort, time and skills, we got our silver beads. Some manufacturer use machine or casting, and some is handmade. Handcrafted silver needs more patience and high skill. Silver beads have some range of finishing: dull, bright, oxidized or even vermeil with gold. The complete range components such as toggles, findings, headpins, connectors, jumprings, clasps, charms, chains are designed to complete the silver beads to maximize the look. Silver beads come in all sizes, ranging from smallest 2mm to large focal beads. The details of design can be very unique and ethnic. Silver beads also have some variety in finishing process. Most popular is in vermeil. Vermeil is gold plating. The inside is silver but the outside has a gold coating.
BALI SILVER   Bali is a small island in Indonesia. Bali beads are silver beads which produced in Bali, Indonesia. Certain community in Celuk, Bali are specialize themselves as silversmith from generations. They are highly skilled silversmith known for their granulation and wirework decoration. they use very simple tools and made silver entirely by hand. They mix fine pure silver with copper. The metals will melt when they heated with a torch. After that, the silver will be poured into a mold to create a sheet or a wire. And then the silver is cut into different shapes and sizes. After it is formed, they will be cleaned by a solution and dipped into an oxidixing solution which fills the silver with a dark colour and highlight the images on a bead. A limited amount of Bali silver is made by casting because some models and designs are just tend to be made by casting and not handmade. Some of designs also needs both hand skill and casting proces. After all, Bali beads have a unique design and intricate detail, far more superior in quality too.		THAI SILVER   Thai hill tribe silver is less tarnishing since there is a little or no copper in Thai hill tribe silver. It is also softer than Bali silver but since it contains less copper, it is softer and easier to shape and require special care in storing to avoid tiny pieces crushed or bent. Hill Tribes people live in northern Thailand. It is around the Golden Triangle region of Northern Thailand, Burma, and Laos. There are around 20 distinct tribes, including Akha, Iumien, Lisu, Karen are all hill tribe groups in Thailand. But most popular of their silverwork is made by Karen Hill Tribe people. The method in production is made by hammering, or sculpted into shapes which is different from Bali silver production. After melting down the silver with torches, they will pour into the mould and do the shaped by tapping. Hill Tribe silver are also handmade and sometimes using a little machinery. Their designs are classic or contemporary or ethnic often mirrored natural objects such as flowers and animals.

We currently offer more than 3,000 models of Bali silver beads and jewelry products	We currently offer more than 3,000 models of Thai silver beads, jewelry and gemstone bead products NEWS: Flat US$ 5 shipping by registered airmail is now available for Thai silver order! NEWS: Huge selection of gemstone beads is now available in our Bangkok warehouse!