Rhinestone bead is an imitation gem made from glass, which is an economical material, but often with diamond-like sparkling facets. Currently we have two kinds of rhinestone beads, one is flatback clear rhinestone beads, and the other is pointback clear rhinestone beads. Both of them come with a foil on the back for extra brilliance and protecting.
These rhinestone beads are nice component for jewelry making, and they are perfect for adding sparkle to scrapbooks, greeting cards, cellphones and embellish your costume. They would add sparkle to anything you apply them to.
The history of the rhinestones
The “Rhine” of the word rhinestone refers to the Rhine River which is well-known and significant in Europe. Originally the rhinestone is a kind of nature transparent quartz discovered in or near the Rhine River. Then people found that this stone can be used to imitate gems, thus the name rhinestone was applied to the artificial gems.
The biggest advantage of the rhinestone is its economical and dazzling effect like a diamond. It is precisely its visual effect that the rhinestone has a wide range of uses in the jewelry like the earring, bracelets, rings, necklace and so forth. Their glitter and glitz also made them popular in some competition costume.
