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where can you buy black onyx rubber beads? online or store?

i wanna st art making bracelets but where can i find beads ? i want them to look like this http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=3999930

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1. You can't get black onyx rubber beads. You can get black rubber beads or black onyx beads -- those are pretty expensive, though. Onyx is a semi-precious gemstone. Michaels has some beads that look pretty much like these. The cross you can find at Joann's. I haven't seen those beads there, however.
2. i have no idea for that. how about cubic zirconia?or maybe another jewel stone? u must see this http://www.emitations.com/bracelet1.html . good luck : )
3. I'm with the first poster, but wanted to add that you could also just make the beads yourself from polymer clay (polymer clay can also be made to look like many other materials, including various gemstones, wood, metal, stone, pearl, etc., as well as onyx or rubber. (Black onyx would probably just be black clay with a high-gloss finish created with a liquid gloss or by sanding then electric buffing... black "rubber" would be created by just using the black clay without a finish, perhaps using Sculpey III brand since it has the most matte finish naturally of all the brands, or using a bit of "sanding" with steel wool, etc, if necessary. (Not sure how you got the idea that the beads in the pics were onyx or rubber though. I couldn't see them that well. Had you seen a description of them somewhere else at the site?) If you are interested in making your own beads from polymer clay (like these, or any shape/color/pattern/look, check out at least these pages at my polymer clay "encyclopedia" site: http://glassattic.com/polymer/beads.htm ... and http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/beads-holes.htm http://glassattic.com/polymer/jewelry.htm http://glassattic.com/polymer/pendants_cording.htm http://glassattic.com/polymer/wire.htm http://glassattic.com/polymer/Faux--many.htm (jade/pearl/metal/stone/raku/amber,etc.) http://glassattic.com/polymer/inclusions.htm HTH, Diane B.