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I use E6000 glue to adhere my flatbacks...works great and when it dries,if you have any around the outside of the flatback,take tweezers and pull slowly..the entire dried up glue will come right off in one piece.
Good luck. I am adhearing mine to a lacquer on top of my designs..it is a clear,shiney surface like glass. Works great !!

Thank you for your inquiry. If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your order, you may return or exchange most items for a full refund of the original price paid, less shipping. Items returned to us MUST be in their original condition and packaging.
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the material for each item is listed with the item next to the picture.

The Xilion has alternating small and large facets cut into it. It catches the light more than the original faceted bicone causing it to sparkle more brilliantly.

Please view the following equivalent sizes in millimeters:

SS07: 2.1-2.3mm
SS09: 2.5-2.7mm
SS12: 3-3.2mm
SS16: 3.8-4mm
SS20: 4.6-4.8mm
SS30: 6.32-6.5mm
SS34: 7.06-7.27mm

When the stone cutters are forming various shapes and sizes of beads they tend to have a lot of unusable leftover pieces. They take those pieces and grind them up into a powder. This they then mix with a resin compound, and use that mixture to press form new beads. So the beads do contain real stone but they are not pure stone.

Fake Swarovski Crystals will have bubbles in them. Also, when you hold some sort of light underneath them, like a match or a flashlight, the rainbow effect created will be 'smudged', whereas with a real Swarovski, the rainbow will be... well... crystal clear hehe ;D Hope this helps!!

Aurora borealis refers to the spectacular Northern Lights seen in the sky over the North Pole. Here, it refers to the coating applied to glass beads in the manufacturing process to produce a multi-color effect when the bead is turned in the light.

Here is an example of how you can use a chandelier component:

http://www.artbeads.com/carries-bridal-earrings.html