Plastic & acrylic beads & pendants

In a huge range of colours our plastic pony beads will brighten up even the cloudiest day! Their large holes make threading a breeze.

View our fantastic range of Barrel shaped plastic pony beads >>

A big favourite with kids and adults alike, their large holes and bright colours make them so versatile.

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Lightweight and inexpensive these plastic beads have an antique finish. A number are based on classic sterling silver designs.

View our fantastic range of Metallised & bone finish beads & pendants >>

Do not be fooled by these humble plastic beads. Tooling is a very precise skill and each item is a small and consistent work of art.

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Frequently asked questions about the collection: plastic & acrylic beads & pendants

Q: hiya i was wondering if u sell plastic butterfly and flower beads as i cant see them and thought maybe im just not looking in the right place? many thanks Aisha x
A: The best way to find specific items is with the advanced search facility here: www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/home/search-advanced.php If you type 'flower' in the code or keyword box, then select plastic from the material dropdown box it will bring up all the related current stock. The same for butterfly. At the moment we have 5 items for plastic flowers but unfortunately none of our butterflies are plastic.

Q: I am looking for some coloured plastic rings about 1.5cm in diameter. Do you stock these please?
A: Do you mean plastic rings for your finger? I'm afraid we only have metal rings that you can stick beads or cabochons onto www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/Finger-ring-12mm-pad/bo864 and rings that you can weave through or attach headpins to www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/Finger-ring-10-loop/bo1504

Q: I am looking for some lightweight silver finish beads with very large holes anything from 8mm holes to 12mm so the bead is going to be quite big. Wanted to go over ends of a scarf to hide wire join. Hope you can help. Regards Angie
A: How about the chunky aluminium donuts www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/Aluminium-donut-shapes/bo530 the holes in the middle are about 150mm wide so you could thread them on a scarf.

Q: I would like to buy some round beads for heads of 'angel' christmas decorations The height of the body of the 'angel' excluding the head is 9cm so the bead would need to be about 18mm approx to be in proportion- ideally silvery plastic, but unvar nished natural wood would be ok.The hole would need to be big enough to thread 2 metallic pipe cleaners. Do you have such a bead. Thank you V
A: The only beads we have that are big enough with big enough holes would be our unvarnished wood beads, our 15mmwww.beadsunlimited.co.uk/Unvarnished-round-15mm/bo697 has 2.5mm wide holes and our 20mm www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/Unvarnished-round-20mm/bo698 has 3mm wide holes. I know a customer who uses them as heads for her creations, unpainted you can see the wood grain and this adds a rustic touch.

Q: I would like to purchase some cheap plastic beads in various colours and sizes, of of which will be suitable for 2mm thread, the holes should not be much larger than the than the thread as I would want to knot it, and if the holes are too large the knot will slip into the bead. I want to do some work with a group of very poor people in Romania who will not be able to buy the necklace that they make. Thank you
A: These plastic barrel beads www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/barrel-shaped-plastic-pony-beads/c444 are the cheapest plastic beads that we sell, the holes are 4mm wide so if you knot 2mm thread on either side of the beads it should hold. None of our other cheaper plastic beads have big enough holes.

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