One of the ways to make sure you are buying your beads for the right price and selling your handcrafted jewelry or for the proper charge is by using a sophisticated method to keep track of your expenditures and profit margins with specialized beaded jewelry software.

By measuring how much you spend on your beads you can use this jewelry software to not only automatically figure out your cost-per-bead for you but you can also keep track of bead sales and even keep track of of the vendors with the lowest price for specific beads you use often!

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Every so often someone asks me if Swarovski crystal beads are dangerous or not, seeing how Swarovski advertises its products as being made with “lead crystal.” Let’s cover some of the more common questions:

Do Swarovski crystal beads contain lead?
Yes, it does! And yes, it is the lead that you always hear about in paint and other substances that can poison the body. It is estimated that Swarovski crystal beads contain about 32% lead or lead oxide in them. The lead is used to maximize the way the light refracts through the crystal which gives them …