"German silver" is nickel silver, a white brass alloy containing  copper, nickel and often zinc. It is only available in white color. There are colored craft wires called variously German craft wire, British Craft wire or European craft wire. These are usually either silver colored or gold colored brass based wire. The ...

 Thanks, Rustie, for mentioning Swarovski Factory Packs at Rings & Things. They are very competitively priced if you can use that quantity. For most of this year Swarovski has held their currency surcharge even though the Dollar has dropped against the Euro. Recently they raised the surcharge. You can expect to see small increase in ...

 Sterling or silver plated base metal?

 Check out some of the bead makers on Etsy. Oh, and welcome to our forums!!!!  

[quote user="crazytxbeader"]You must love what you do.[/quote]      Thanks!   Yes, I do, I love beads in general and love sharing what I've learned. I love researching and learning new things, and that keeps it going. I feel really fortunate that I can make an adequate living doing what I enjoy and ...

 ".....discounts and low prices without sacrificing quality." Generally, you get what you pay for. If you compare sterling round beads, for example, lighter gauge, more crushable beads will be cheaper than heavier ones. Bali silver is more expensive than Bali style beads made in India. Last time I checked, Rainbows of Light was ...

 Thanks, I'll add them to my list.

Welcome to our forums!!!    Thanks for jumping in with more bead sources in NYC, Rambi!  It's been a few years since I walked the bead areas in NY but I figgured old info was better than no info. I'm familiar with Margola, a good resource for Precosia crystal. What sort of things does LITA sell?

Welcome to our forums, Frida!     Here's my saved notes on beads in NYC and links to other threads: What's left of the "bead district" is on 37th between Fifth Ave and Broadway and up and down Broadway from 37th. there are also some bead stores with gemstones around the Diamond District at 47th at ...

Try building your own from Art Clay Silver or Precious Metal Clay.