Beaded Jewelry By Renee

Swarovski Crystals are very popular in fine jewelry.  I use only Swarovski Crystals in my designs.
Daniel Swarovski is the creator of Swarovski Crystals and after nine years of work, he perfected a machine  that could cut and polish crystal with precision.  As a boy, he worked in his father's glass and crystal factory where workers cut and polished the  crystal by hand, a laborious and time-consuming task.  Daniel Swarovski envisioned a better way.  In 1892, Daniel Swarovski, the son of a Bohemian-born gemcutter, founded the Swarovski Crystal. The Swarovski Crystals are considered the highest quality machine cut and polished crystals in the world.  The Swarovski Company makes its product with a special compound containing at least 32% lead which creates the incredible brilliance of their products.   Swarovski  uses complex machinery to precisely cut each crystal so the facet juncture is “pointing up” at precisely the same point, producing the     unbelievable flash Swarovski crystals are known for.  When you look   inside one of their crystals you won’t see any bubbles or flaws, only incredible color and sparkle.
Swarovski AB Crystals have an Aurora Borealis coating on them, usually only on one side of a crystal which gives off a rainbowlike array of colors.  The colors are most apparent when on a clear crystal.