Faceted Bead Mala

Crystals beads are made from minerals that have been heated and then cooled. This process creates a beautiful, sparkly material that is very popular in jewelry making. Glass beads, on the other hand, are made from sand that has been melted and then cooled. A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing.