Although many things are made with Swarovski glass like sculptures, chandeliers, decorative miniatures ... the best known and valued product in recent years are his famous "crystals", well differentiated from the competition thanks to its unique quality.

Call them crystals is not entirely correct, since a crystal is the formation of a body with faces, edges and vertices by the action of pressure, temperature and time. But then the marketing involved, and as a business strategy firm coined the term "Swarovski crystal" be their product, glass actually known worldwide that way.

Swarovski crystals are manufactured in a wide range of colors, effects (glass, smoke ...), forms (Tupi, buckets, tears, faceted beads ...) and sizes. Their quality is the highest in the market thanks to the brilliance of its facets (faces of the crystals) attained with cutting or grinding of glass exclusive of the firm.

"The Swarovski crystal beads are the most popular and easy to handle. Can be used in a variety of techniques such as weaving, sewing, use of wire, etc. mixing well with other materials. And if there is one type of account you note, this is undoubtedly the Tupi. Tupis Swarovski crystal are the most popular of Austrian house. Are essential for any creation.

Its huge variety of colors and effects make their combinations are endless. The 50 colors with Swarovski crystal tupis also have 15 possible effects. The effects are steamed or shallow baths that give the finished pieces in crystal or other colors. Some effects are usually applied only in the colorless crystal or Jet (black), and on one side of it.

The effects available in the Swarovski range of accounts are as follows: Golden Shadow, Aurora Boreal (AB), Hematite, Satin, Mat Finish, Moonlight, Copper, Dorado, Comet Argent Light, Vitrail Medium, Sky Blue, Star Shine, Nut, Silver Shade, Metallic Blue, Bermuda Blue, Heliotropo, Vitrail Light. The name 2X means the effect is applied on both sides of the account. These effects and colors can be seen below in the color chart of accounts Swarovski. The most used size is 4mm Tupi, although the parts are also common to use the element of 3mm and 6m.