New beads: brown lava stone

Lava rock beads have caught on in recent times. Their pockmarked surfaces have a really interesting feel. Because they’re basically pieces of pumice, these beads are also surprisingly light–with tiny holes all through them, they’re full of air!

Most of these beads so far have been glossy and black, from the treatments applied to their surfaces. Rings & Things has just added another great color, brown lava stone beads. They’re an earthy matte hue, and we have them in a lot of shapes and sizes! Look how nice this stone looks in corner-drilled and regular cube shapes:

Does that make anyone else think of brown sugar cubes?

There are also plenty of brown lava beads with curves that contrast wonderfully with their naturally uneven surface texture. Have a look at some rondelles and rounds to see this effect:

You can see how impressive this stone looks in all kinds of beads. Do you think it might set off metal beads nicely, the way the black lava stone does? Will it pair with wood? Hmmm, azurite makes a nice planet-Earth bead… How about brown lava stone beads of various sizes to represent a few of our rougher neighbors in a solar-system necklace or bracelet? (Mercury, the Moon, Mars?)

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