Welcome to our very first Bead of the Week! Each week we’ll be spotlighting one bead from our range — sharing what makes it special, what you can make with it, and why we think it deserves a place in your bead box. This week, we’re kicking things off with a real showstopper.

Meet the AB White Faceted Glass Bead.

If you’ve never worked with an AB (Aurora Borealis) finish before, prepare to fall a little bit in love. The AB coating adds a rainbow iridescent shimmer to the surface of the bead — so what starts as a crisp, bright white catches the light and throws off flashes of pink, blue, green and gold depending on the angle. It’s subtle enough to be elegant, and showy enough to get noticed. Think of the effect as halfway between a diamond and a soap bubble — that kind of delicate, colour-shifting magic.