Glass Rhinestones

What is a glass rhinestone?

Glass rhinestones are made from glass that is transparent. A layer of metal coating is place on the backside of the stones to allow light to be able to reflect and make the rhinestones shine like a diamond.

What does SS stand for?

It describes the rhinestones size. SS is abbreviation for stone size. 

What does AB mean?

AB is an abbreviation for Aurora Borealis. This gives the stone an iridescent coating on rhinestones and pearls.

What is a Gross of Rhinestones?

A gross is a group of 144 pieces or a dozen dozens(square dozen, 12²). Rhinestones are often packaged in units of gross or dozens. Below are how our rhinestones are packed.

• 2 gross= 288 pieces (24 dozen)
• 10 gross= 1,440 pieces (120 dozen)

What are the benefits of glass rhinestones?

Glass rhinestone are high quality stones that provides a great sparkle and refraction. Glass rhinestones are a great alternative to crystal rhinestones. They provide a similar shine but at a lower cost.

Glass rhinestone has a flat side and a faceted side. The flat side is mirrored with a silver coating. The flat side allows for easy placement when working on your projects. The faceted side and the mirror side goes hand and hand to provide the stone with clarity, light refraction, sparkle, and shine like a diamond.

For information, please visit our FAQ page. For rhinestone sizing, please download our size charts.

If you are interested in a creating a custom kit or product that is not on the website, please send us an email at customerservices@rhinestonesinabox.com.