Beach glass beads are both naturally sculpted by the sea winds, water, and sand; and artificially made by men. The easy way to recognize an original bead is to see its shape; natural beads are irregular in shape. The natural beads can also be identified by their true sea like tumbled look; they are never shiny. The unnatural beads are fabricated out of a special type of glass known as beach glass or sea glass. This glass is well treated by the sea water and sand, and tumbled by waves. All this action results into small pieces of smooth and frosted glass. The beads made of this glass are the most appropriate and popular for craft work. These beads are particularly used for the adornment of exquisite ornaments. These beads are crafted in a multitude of colors, shapes, and designs. The kind of diversification found in beach glass beads is immense, one can't find any two pieces alike.

Fabrication
However, nowadays the beach glass beads are also manufactured artificially, but the natural glass beads are much ahead in quality and allurement than those produced synthetically. The natural beach glass beads are formed in the shallow seas by the accustomed movement of water and sand. On the contrary, artificial or faux beads are fabricated by the craftsmen, who employ the techniques like tumbling and sand blasting for the production of beach glass beads.

Popular Forms
As far as natural sea glass beads are concerned, they are irregular in shape. One can rarely find any bead which is a proper round or oval in shape. Beach glass beads in general are multicolored and have a smooth texture. These beads come in numerous splendid sea glass colors like sapphire blue, topaz amber, amethyst purple, blue green, rose pink, blue zircon, etc. The common application of these beads can be seen in jewelry items like necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, and many more.