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2026 Bead Fairs
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key OPAL at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 9th October 2026. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
London Luton Bead Fair – Sunday 4th October, 11am to 4pm
10-minutes walk from City Centre. Half-hours drive from London, and 5-minutes from M1 exit 10 – down London Rd, into Castle St. Follow Town Centre local traffic signs from motorway.
Many visitors from London say it’s faster to see us here, than when we’re actually in London! Limited parking at the hotel, but there is a carpark just 2-minutes walk away: South Road Car Park LU1 3AL. For full details click here. Free entry & refreshments!
Here at LouLou JooJoo we hand make crystal bead accessories with intuition and intention to elevate your wellbeing & style. Our current collections include many different crystal combination pens to support and align with your Chakras also known as emotional energy centres. The crystals in our accessories are selected based through intuition and intention based on their healing properties, each resonating and aligning with one or more of our bodies Chakras (energy centres). Keyrings, handbag charms and phone strap collection are in future development.
Types of Opal
Fine opals shine and sparkle in a continually changing play of colours called Opalising. Depending on the location they have names like Harlequin, Peacock, and Fire Opal. Most opal has this play of colours except Common Opal, a name give to all others, like Pink Opal.
As demand outstrips supply, fine opalizing opal is very expensive – sometimes costing hundreds of pounds each bead. Therefore, the most popular for jewellery is non-opalizing opal – usually pink opal from Peru. Opals play of colour is caused by small spheres of silica creating interference and refraction. The spheres, which are arranged in compact structures, dissect light through the gemstone, turning it into the rainbow effect, always new and different.
Peruvian Opal
Peruvian Opal comes in faint pink, light blue and light mint-green tones. From the Andes Mountains near San Patricio, Peru. Although native South Americans have been using the stone for thousands of years, it only became widely available recently. It’s usually translucent to opaque with no play of colour and often has lots of black and tan dendrites. Most Peruvian Opal beads are semi-opaque to opaque. Peruvian opals metaphysical properties are similar to other opals. Helping to intensify your traits and characteristics. Peruvian Opal can activate the heart charka and assist during spiritual journeys.
How to Value Opal
Price of fine opal depends on its play of colour, the colours, their pattern and location. If red appears when looking through the stone, so will all the other colours.
Black Opal has the most play of colour. Especially from Lightning Ridge or Mexican Fire Opal. Crystal opal is the next best, being more transparent with a deep play of colour. White or milky opals with diffuse colour and are the cheapest.
To bring out the play of colour in a fine opal, the stones are cut and polished to round or oval cabochons. Only the best qualities of Fire Opal is faceted.
How does Opal Effect You?
Opal is thought to remove depression and to help find true love.
Looking after Opal
Due to containing 5% water, opals easily become brittle. If stored too dry, the play of colour will fade. Therefore, Opal jewellery should be worn as often as possible, giving gemstone the humidity from the air and skin of its wearer.
See our Peruvian Opal Nugget Beads: Opal Beads
We have booked 30 shows so far for 2026:
Saturday 3rd October: Swindon Bead Fair, Purton Village Hall, 70 Station Road, Purton SN5 4AJ
Sunday 4th October: London Luton Bead Fair, Stockwood Hotel, Luton LU1 3SS
Sunday 18th October: Cambridge Bead Fair, Harston Village Hall, Harston CB22 7PX
Sunday 25th October: Norwich Bead Fair, George Best Western Hotel, Norwich NR2 2DA.
Sunday 1st November: Windsor Bead Fair, Old Windsor Memoral Hall, Straight Road SL4 2RN.
Click For Bookings So Far: 2026 Bead Fairs
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key OPAL at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 9th October 2026. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
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