Celestial Crystal vs. Swarovski Crystal...opinions?

Has anyone had any experience with the Celestial Crystal? I know it doesn't come in as many nice colors as the Swarovski, but for the clear and clear ab crystals, I thought it'd be a good substitution. I know they are hand cut....does that mean that they're not at all uniform? How off are they?

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J's Girl
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Hi,

The best way to see the difference is to look at them side by side. The Swarovskis are a much, much better crystal bead. I've see the Celestial brand and in my opinon they do not compare.

Best, Deborah

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Deborah

I don't even think of Czech fire-polished as crystal. I think of it as another type of glass bead. Czech is very high quality for what it is. Swarvski is bar-none the best in quality, for crystal. I use both, but don't use CC because it is lower quality crystal.

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Kandice Seeber

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 0:21:56 -0400, Kandice Seeber wrote (in message ):

I use it for give away bracelets. (Newbies: I usually go out with an armful of bracelets, and always return without any. I give them out to people who look like they need cheering up) I try to keep the cost of each bracelet to fifty cents or less, so I can give more away. That wouldn't be possible with Swarovski.

Kandice and others are right - it's not Swarovski. Not even close. But it is glittery and pretty, and adds an affordable accent to pieces where I don't want to spend a lot of money. I cannot recommend the larger sized crystals, say 8 mm and up. They're sharp and uncomfortable when used in bracelets.

I agree with Kandice on the fire polished stuff - IIRC, it's not crystal, merely faceted glass. It's very high quality, and quite pretty in its own right. I use a lot of it, especially in the richer colors.

Kathy N-V

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Kathy N-V

I sometimes combine it with Swarovski, in coordinating colors. The Swarovski really stands out in sparkly contrast, but the firepolish, with its softer edges, feels better against the skin than the sharp-faceted crystals.

So, I let the firepolish fill in around the back of a necklace, which the wearer can feel, but most folks aren't going to see very much of, while the 'good stuff' stays front and center, earning its keep in dazzle-factor.

Deirdre

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Deirdre S.

CCs look like acrylic to me.... Even after the "tooth test", it's hard to believe they aren't acrylic. They chip pretty badly, too. Over all, I'd say go with the FP-- it holds up better, doesn't have sharp edges and is (usually) cheaper priced. Kaytee "Simplexities" on

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Kaytee

That's interesting. At first I thought you meant you use fire polish with Swarovski in between.

Tina

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Christina Peterson

You could certainly do that. It would make the Swarovski 'snap', since its light-reflective properties are much better than the fire polish. And it would serve to 'stretch' the more expensive Swarovskis.

Deirdre

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Deirdre S.

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