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Deciphering the Mystery of Native American Silver Beads

Deciphering the Mystery of Native American Silver Beads

Native American Silver Beeds can be confusing! There are handmade beads, bench beads, and entirely commercial production beads. All can be made of sterling silver, but beware, there are some commercial beads that can be silver plate, or even rhodium plated.
Classy Farm Girl only deals in sterling silver beads. The differences of the types of beads are explained below.

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A New Online Sale Every Week:   CFG (Classy Farm Girl) Specials FAQ

A New Online Sale Every Week: CFG (Classy Farm Girl) Specials FAQ

CFG is an acronym for Classy Farm GIrl which is the name of my business   A CFG Special is a "great" buy at an amazing price. 

Why do we do CFG Specials?

CFG Specials We post CFG Specials to give a sincere thank you to all of my clients for supporting my small business

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The Fiery Oranges & Purples of Spiny Oyster

The Fiery Oranges & Purples of Spiny Oyster

Spiny Oyster is often combined with turquoise in statement pieces, and is equally beautiful standing alone.   

The spiny oyster, otherwise known as spondylus, is a large family of mollusks. They are sometimes known as thorny oysters or spondylids. A bivalve mollusk, the animal is encased in a hinged shell.   Large quills grow from their shells, which is why they are called "spiny".   Despite its name, these creatures are not true oysters and are more closely related to scallops.

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Beautful White Buffalo

Beautful White Buffalo

White Buffalo is one of the most popular stones found in Native American Jewelry. It's found only one place in the world in Tonopah, Nevada and was not discovered until 1993.     

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Gorgeous Wild Horse!

Gorgeous Wild Horse!

If you go into any jewelry shop  that sells Native American created jewelry (online or brick and mortar) -- it's likely that you'll find some stones known as Wild Horse among their displays. 

This brown/white stone is often called turquoise, because it has a matrix similar to matrix found in pieces of turquoise, however, Wild Horse isn't really turquoise at all. 

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Classy Farm Girl Rewards

Classy Farm Girl Rewards

We are excited to offer you a rewards program!    Earn Classy Farm Girl Points that can be exchanged for free shipping or dollars off in our online store! 

You earn 1 point for every $1 you spend after you register for our rewards.   

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