Your copy-and-paste listing template
Include: Stone, Shape, Size range, Hole size, Strand length, Bead count, Color or phenomena notes, Photo set checklist, QC tolerances.
Stone: ______ Shape: ______ Size range: ______ Hole size: ______ Strand length: ______ Bead count: ______ Optical notes: ______ Grading notes: ______ Stringing notes: ______ Care: ______ Photos: full strand, color card, scale, hole macro, angled light, backlit. QC: size verified, drill quality checked, chips and pits policy, matching policy, representative vs actual strand stated.
For shapes, we use standard terms like rondelle, pear and heishi. Photos are of the actual strand unless marked representative. Anish here: we always shoot under neutral light and include a scale because that alone cuts misunderstandings.
- List exact stone species, not just color.
- Give verified size range and strand length from tip to tip.
- Show hole macros and a ruler for scale.
- Explain any graduation or free sizes.
- State if the photos are the actual strand.
How many 6 mm beads do you need?
We publish counts so buyers can plan. On average, a 15 to 16 inch strand of 6 mm rondelles has about 65 to 70 beads. A beaded run on a 7.5 inch bracelet is about 6 inches, so plan bracelet and necklace counts from that math.
These counts help prevent returns caused by underestimating material for a design.
- 7.5 inch bracelet, 6 mm about 25 beads
- 7 inch bracelet, 6 mm about 23 beads
- 16 inch choker, 6 mm about 61 beads
- 18 inch necklace, 6 mm about 70 beads
How do I photograph sheen, flash and play-of-color?
Use indirect daylight at two to three angles and a neutral white background. Take one short video tilt to show on-off behavior and one backlit photo to reveal body clarity. Add a macro of the drill hole and one frame with an inch ruler.
For stone behavior references, compare what you see to our guides for labradorite, rainbow moonstone and Ethiopian Welo opal. That phrasing builds buyer trust without promising a specific look under every light.
What QC notes actually reduce returns?
Tell buyers how you measured size, note any graduation, and call out the smallest and largest bead observed. Describe drill quality and if common pits, cleavage or edge nicks are present or culled. State your strand-to-strand matching policy when a listing uses representative photos.
Make the hole spec practical. Say what cord or wire you test through, and note if knots add length between beads. Add care notes so buyers choose appropriate uses before they string.
- Size verification method and tolerance language
- Drill quality and end-bead trimming policy
- Color and optical-effect grading terms you use
- Actual vs representative photo statement
- Care and use guidance by stone
What does a perfect labradorite listing look like?
Stone: Labradorite, a plagioclase feldspar. Shape: faceted rondelle, size about 6 mm, strand length 15 to 16 inches with about 65 to 70 beads. Optical notes: gray body with labradorescence, and blue across most beads reads as higher grade. Care: warm soapy water only and avoid hard knocks.
Stringing notes: 7.5 inch bracelet needs about 25 beads. 18 inch necklace needs about 70 beads. Photos: full strand front and back, angled light to show flash, backlit for body, hole macro, on a skin-tone card, with ruler. See our labradorite guide for grading language.
- QC: Chips culled on face sides; minor edge pits can exist on larger beads as shown.
- Hole: center-drilled; standard stringing wire passes, see macro.
- Photos are of the actual strand unless stated representative.
- Matching: flash level kept consistent across the run.
What does a perfect rainbow moonstone listing look like?
Stone: Rainbow moonstone, also called white labradorite. Shape: faceted rondelle, 3 to 4 mm, strand length 16 inches with about 95 to 100 beads. Optical notes: adularescence, and strong blue flash across many beads is top. Care: warm soapy water only and avoid rough-wear bracelets.
Stringing notes: 16 inch choker needs about 61 beads at 6 mm, so plan more spacers or multi-strand with 3 to 4 mm. Photos: flat-lit white, angled tilt showing flash, hole macro, ruler, and a comparison frame to rule out opalite look-alikes. See our moonstone guide.
- QC: Cull chalky beads that never flash; include representative mix if selling mixed grade.
- Hole: center-drilled; note cord types that pass.
- Photos are of the actual strand unless stated representative.
- Matching: body color kept within the same white range.
What does a perfect Ethiopian Welo opal listing look like?
Stone: Ethiopian Welo opal, white to crystal. Shape: smooth rondelle, about 4 mm, 16 inch strand with about 95 to 100 beads. Optical notes: play-of-color from multiple angles, and weight guide about 20 carats per 8 inches at 4 mm. Care: remove for water, lotions and heat.
Photos: neutral light, angled tilt to show green, orange and blue flashes, black and white backgrounds, backlit for clarity, hole macro and ruler. If your beads are 3 to 5 mm graduated, state the smallest and largest measured. See our opal guide.
- QC: Reject crazing and severe clouding; disclose minor surface pits if present.
- Hole: center-drilled; confirm pass with your go-to stringing wire.
- Representative vs actual strand must be clear in the first line.
- Matching: similar background tone and brightness across beads.